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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosco Brown has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steel Penn's sensitive parts.
Brown drives through with a takedown into Steel Penn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Steel Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Steel Penn!
Steel Penn wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Steel Penn postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Steel Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Steel Penn defends easily.
Steel Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel Penn wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Steel Penn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Steel Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Steel Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown wants to improve his position but instead Steel Penn has moved into half guard.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura here.
Brown regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown keeps trying to improve his position.
Steel Penn wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Steel Penn passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown looking for subs off his back but Steel Penn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steel Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to improve his position but Steel Penn is controlling well.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel Penn's back!
Steel Penn is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steel Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown thumps Steel Penn with a low kick.
Steel Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Steel Penn misses with an uppercut.
The Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws a hook but Steel Penn blocks it.
No luck for Steel Penn with that takedown attempt.
Steel Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel Penn's knee momentarily.
Steel Penn throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Steel Penn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steel Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bosco Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown trying to control but Steel Penn postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brown has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to improve his position but Steel Penn is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Steel Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steel Penn is pressing down on Brown's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brown is holding on for now.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steel Penn wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping busy.
Steel Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel Penn works his way into full mount!
Brown can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Steel Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Steel Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from Steel Penn misses its intended target.
Steel Penn darts in looking for a takedown but Brown gets double underhooks and turns Steel Penn into the cage.
Steel Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is struggling to control the position.
Steel Penn fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel Penn has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Steel Penn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Brown's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brown wants the takedown. Steel Penn is fighting it off but Brown persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Steel Penn's guard against the cage.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown stalling away here and it's allowed Steel Penn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steel Penn is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up over Steel Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
Brown thows a huge punch but Steel Penn dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses his free foot to push down on Steel Penn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Steel Penn.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Steel Penn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bosco Brown really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steel Penn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Steel Penn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Steel Penn looking to pass the guard.
Steel Penn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Steel Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steel Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown is working for an americana but Steel Penn has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Brown was thinking about the submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn managing to control the position.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown postures up.
Brown preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Steel Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Steel Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Steel Penn misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steel Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Bosco Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steel Penn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Steel Penn keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel Penn's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of The Steel Penn.
Steel Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steel Penn tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a big head kick but Steel Penn shrugs it off.
Steel Penn misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Steel Penn down.
Brown lands a front kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Steel Penn avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosco Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Steel Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steel Penn gets back to full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steel Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
The Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel Penn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brown has passed into half guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bosco Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosco Brown!
Bosco Brown is the new middleweight champion!
Bosco Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated The Steel Penn had this to say: 'I will be back. '.
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