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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiguro Kamoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamoko comes to the cage accompanied by Cathedral - Voodoo Fire. Orange has chosen Bob Seger- Turn the Page as his entrance music. Jake Orange will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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216 lbs
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214 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiguro Kamoko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamoko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jake Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orange misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orange rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kamoko counters with a stiff right hand.
Orange looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orange misses with a few strikes there.
Kamoko connects with a body shot that sends Orange's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Kamoko.
It looks like Jake Orange has been cut.
Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamoko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orange.
Orange misses with a hook. Kamoko ducked under it nicely.
Kamoko dodges the punch combination from Orange.
Orange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamoko.
Kamoko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orange tries to avoid it but Kamoko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orange to the ground. Orange escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kamoko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kamoko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orange.
Kamoko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orange.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orange throws a head kick that misses.
Kamoko looks to land a right hand but Orange moved out of range.
Kamoko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orange slips under a jab.
Kamoko walks into a jab.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Kamoko.
Orange tried to score with a low kick but Kamoko checks it.
Orange avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orange throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamoko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kamoko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Orange.
Orange lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamoko defending well as Orange loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy body kick from Orange
and Orange takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orange takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orange throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamoko manages to avoid it.
Orange looks to throw the jab but Kamoko is out of range.
Kamoko misses with a body shot.
Orange connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orange throws a lazy body kick
and Kamoko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orange ducks under a wild hook from Kamoko.
Kamoko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko misses with a series of wild punches.
Orange buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamoko looks to score with a jab to the body but Orange is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orange.
Kamoko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jake Orange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamoko throws a sloppy body shot
and Orange counters with a straight right hand.
Kamoko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Orange eats them both and turns towards Kamoko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orange smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kamoko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orange instigates a clinch.
Orange lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamoko is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko tries to circle away but Orange has him pinned against the cage.
Orange will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kamoko up against the cage.
Orange lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamoko backwards.
Kamoko prevents a body shot from Orange.
Orange lands a knee to the body.
Orange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orange staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Orange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamoko moves away.
Orange misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Orange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Orange's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orange throws a one two combo.
The fighters circling - Orange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orange connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamoko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orange.
Jake Orange seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orange.
Kamoko misses with an uppercut
and Orange counters with a nice leg kick.
Kamoko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamoko throws the left hand but Orange avoids the punch easily.
Orange throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kamoko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kamoko throws the left hand but Orange avoids the punch easily.
Orange swings for the body but Kamoko moves out of range.
Kamoko thows a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Kamoko blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orange wants to clinch up but Kamoko keeps it at a distance.
Orange thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamoko if he has to take too many more of those.
Orange looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamoko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orange looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamoko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orange throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orange takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orange misses with a head kick.
Kamoko lands with a shot to the body.
Kamoko connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamoko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orange cracks Kamoko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange catches Kamoko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamoko. Orange does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kamoko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orange tries to get to full guard but Kamoko has control of the leg.
Kamoko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamoko misses with a head shot. Orange uses the momentum to regain guard.
Orange is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orange has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kamoko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamoko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamoko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamoko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Orange trying to control the position here.
Orange preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamoko preventing the sweep.
Orange is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orange has momentary wrist control but Kamoko slips an elbow through the middle.
Kamoko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orange is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamoko throws an elbow that misses. Orange uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kamoko's guard. Nice move by Orange!
Orange trying to control but Kamoko is working from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orange is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jake Orange has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
That kick from Orange tenderised Kamoko's leg. Kamoko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orange slips a jab and a cross from Kamoko.
Kamoko avoids the head kick by Orange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange cracks a nice hook into Kamoko's ribs.
Kamoko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orange with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Orange showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Orange's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kamoko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kamoko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kamoko 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.
Orange is looking for a sweep.
Kamoko cracks Orange with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Orange is looking for a sweep.
Kamoko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Orange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orange sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kamoko prevents Orange from improving his position.
Kamoko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamoko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orange's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orange trying to hold on to Kamoko's head to control him but Kamoko postures up.
Kamoko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Orange is looking for a sweep. Kamoko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamoko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kamoko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orange moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kamoko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orange looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamoko is one step ahead there.
Orange is adopting a defensive guard.
Orange working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamoko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kamoko is pushing down on Orange's leg trying to pass to half guard. Orange is fighting to maintain full guard but Kamoko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kamoko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orange keeps working.
Orange makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orange.
Kamoko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamoko stands and steps away. Orange gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Orange misses with a body shot.
Orange blocks a jab.
Orange tries a low kick but Kamoko avoids it.
Orange looks to land a left hand but Kamoko moved out of range nicely.
Orange scores with a jab. Kamoko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange staying out of range there.
Orange turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orange wants to slow Kamoko down by chopping away at his legs.
Orange scores with a jab to the head.
Orange checks a leg kick nicely.
Kamoko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jiguro Kamoko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamoko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orange uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kamoko.
Kamoko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orange defends it nicely.
Kamoko avoids the body shot from Orange.
Jake Orange is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kamoko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kamoko swats away the attempt to clinch by Orange.
Orange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kamoko was well out of range. Poor timing from Orange.
Orange throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orange lands with an uppercut that bounces Kamoko off the cage and back into range.
Kamoko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamoko moves away.
Kamoko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orange scores with a hook.
Orange with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamoko misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jiguro Kamoko.
I think Orange has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Orange!
Post fight, Jake Orange took to the microphone: 'Hope the new boss liked the show. Glad to finally be in Vortex after so long. '.
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hype
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