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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikku Kurokawa (ranked 5261 p4p, 4854 weight class) and Brendon Rownie (ranked 591 p4p, 574 weight class). Ikku Kurokawa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ikku Kurokawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendon Rownie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rownie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurokawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kurokawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kurokawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurokawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rownie throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurokawa.
Kurokawa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Kurokawa.
As Rownie looks to move away, Kurokawa throws a big counter combo but Rownie just gets out of the way.
Kurokawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rownie.
Kurokawa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rownie just manages to avoid it.
Rownie misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Rownie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rownie connects with a right hand. Kurokawa shakes it off.
Rownie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rownie throws out a loose jab but Kurokawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rownie misses with an uppercut
and Kurokawa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurokawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rownie is trying to stand.
Kurokawa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
It looks like Brendon Rownie has been cut.
Rownie trying to control from the bottom.
Kurokawa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rownie defends it well.
Kurokawa is taking a breather. Rownie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kurokawa thows a huge punch but Rownie dodges it nicely.
Kurokawa works his way into side control.
Kurokawa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rownie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rownie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kurokawa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kurokawa working the ground and pound from side control.
Kurokawa tries to score with some ground and pound. Rownie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kurokawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Rownie is defending well.
Check out the look on Kurokawa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kurokawa happy to just control the position for now.
Rownie parries the strikes from Kurokawa easily there. Kurokawa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rownie to escape.
Kurokawa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kurokawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kurokawa tries for a kimura but Rownie is defending well.
Kurokawa working the head with strikes.
Kurokawa working the ground and pound.
Kurokawa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kurokawa misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurokawa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've been informed that Rownie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kurokawa trying to control the action but Rownie is working from the bottom.
Rownie dodges the ground and pound from Kurokawa.
Kurokawa trying to control the position but Rownie is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurokawa lands a few punches from side control.
Kurokawa wants to control but Rownie is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ikku Kurokawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brendon Rownie's cut.
That's time! Kurokawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rownie looks to land a left hand but Kurokawa moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rownie.
Kurokawa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rownie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurokawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurokawa throws a quick counter head kick but Rownie was just out of range.
Rownie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kurokawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kurokawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rownie throws out the jab.
Rownie throws a big shot that misses.
Kurokawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rownie looks to throw the jab but Kurokawa is out of range.
Rownie lands a glancing blow to the side of Kurokawa's head.
Rownie scores with a sloppy right hand. Kurokawa should have avoided that one.
Brendon Rownie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurokawa throws a sloppy body shot
and Rownie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurokawa dives in and grabs Rownie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rownie pushes down on Kurokawa's head and hops out.
Rownie cracks Kurokawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Rownie misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rownie misses the target.
Kurokawa slips a jab from Rownie.
Kurokawa throwing a counter right hand but Rownie manages to avoid it.
Kurokawa slips under a jab.
Brendon Rownie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rownie misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Kurokawa misses the target.
Kurokawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rownie moves away.
Kurokawa slips under a jab from Rownie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kurokawa.
It seemed like Rownie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rownie misses with an uppercut. Kurokawa saw that one coming.
It looked like Kurokawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rownie.
Rownie checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Rownie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rownie throws a lazy uppercut
and Kurokawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rownie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurokawa's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rownie trying to control but Kurokawa is working from the bottom.
Rownie wants to pass the guard but Kurokawa is keeping the position.
Kurokawa throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Rownie wants to pass the guard but Kurokawa is keeping the position.
Kurokawa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rownie won't allow Kurokawa to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kurokawa is on top in guard.
Rownie looking for a sweep. Not yet Rownie, not yet.
Kurokawa throwing strikes but missing.
Kurokawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kurokawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kurokawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rownie controls Kurokawa momentarily but Kurokawa frees himself.
Kurokawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurokawa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurokawa wants to pass the guard but Rownie is defending well.
Kurokawa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rownie moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurokawa postures up and lands a big shot to Rownie's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Rownie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brendon Rownie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kurokawa misses the shot to the body.
Rownie missing with a left hand there. Kurokawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurokawa slips under a jab.
Kurokawa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kurokawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kurokawa is nestled in close to Rownie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kurokawa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kurokawa trying to pass the guard but Rownie defending well.
Kurokawa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurokawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kurokawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rownie defending well though.
Kurokawa controlling the action here.
Kurokawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rownie is defending against the submission attempts here by Kurokawa.
Kurokawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rownie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kurokawa controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kurokawa trying to mount his opponent but Rownie defends it.
Rownie is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurokawa is looking for a kimura but Rownie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kurokawa to get the leverage.
Kurokawa works his way into full mount!
Kurokawa lands a couple of good shots and Rownie has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kurokawa biding his time, controlling Rownie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurokawa working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Rownie is doing well to defend. Kurokawa seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Rownie is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ikku Kurokawa!
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energy
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hype
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