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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kinney (ranked 25006 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Effen (ranked 5492 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Israel Kinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Effen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Effen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Effen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kinney is proving hard to escape from.
Effen postures up in Kinney's guard and throws a big left but Kinney blocks it.
Effen trying to control but Kinney is working from the bottom.
Kinney trying to keep a closed guard but Effen is proving a slippery customer.
Effen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinney working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Effen is aware though and is defending well.
Kinney tries to strike from the bottom.
Kinney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Effen lands a high kick!
Effen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kinney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Effen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Effen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kinney is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinney manages to get back to half guard.
Kinney controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kinney is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Effen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kinney is controlling Effen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Effen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinney is controlling Effen's trapped leg to prevent Effen from advancing to side control.
Kinney continues to stall.
Effen wants to control but Kinney is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kinney is trying to maintain the position but Effen is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Effen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinney is trying to control but Effen passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinney sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Effen is thwarting Kinney's attempts to control the position.
Kinney is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Effen jumps into side control!
Effen trying to control the action but Kinney is working from the bottom.
Kinney sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kinney moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Effen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Effen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kinney counters by clinching up.
Effen lands a takedown into guard.
Kinney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Effen throws a big right hand that misses.
Kinney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kinney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Effen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kinney is keeping the position for now.
Effen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Effen wants to control from the top but Kinney keeps moving.
Effen postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Effen gets to his feet - Kinney follows without any prompting.
Effen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Effen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kinney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Effen's guard.
Effen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kinney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kinney has gone for a leg lock! Effen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kinney's guard.
Kinney striking off his back but it's not causing Effen any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Effen wants to control from the top but Kinney keeps moving.
Gary Effen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Effen slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kinney.
Kinney wants to improve his position but Effen is controlling well.
Kinney wants to get back to full guard but Effen has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Effen working the ground and pound but Kinney is defending the strikes.
Kinney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kinney sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kinney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Effen.
Kinney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Effen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Effen is trying to control the action in half guard but Kinney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kinney controlling the position for now.
Effen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kinney gets back to full guard.
Kinney has his foot on Effen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Effen works his way back into a safe position though.
Kinney working for a triangle but Effen defends it easily.
Effen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Effen has closed the distance and engaged Kinney in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Effen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Effen gets a double leg takedown into Kinney's guard.
Kinney doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kinney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kinney throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kinney controls Effen momentarily but Effen frees himself.
Kinney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Effen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kinney trying to control the position here.
Effen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinney trying to strike off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Effen preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gary Effen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Effen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kinney quickly recovers to half guard.
Effen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinney's head.
Kinney is refusing to be controlled, as Effen sits in half guard.
Kinney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Effen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinney's head.
Effen is looking to take a break and control but Kinney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinney wants to improve his position but Effen is controlling well.
Effen is thwarting Kinney's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Effen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinney's head.
Effen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinney defending well though.
Kinney controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Effen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Effen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Effen lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinney looking to control.
Effen wants to control from the top but Kinney keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinney throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kinney throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kinney has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kinney gets tackled into the cage by Effen. Effen maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Come on Kinney - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Effen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Effen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Effen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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