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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orange comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Seger- Turn the Page. East has chosen Cold as Ice- M.O.P. as his entrance music. Klein East acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
31 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange scores with a shot to the body.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orange.
East connects with a solid leg kick.
East looks to land a body kick but Orange moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orange.
East tries a head kick but it misses.
East avoids the body shot from Orange.
East chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orange can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from East.
East misses with a kick to the body.
Orange thows a leg kick but East checks it
and East finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Orange.
East is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orange lands a nice looking body kick.
Jake Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orange throws a wild body kick that East sees coming a mile off.
Orange tries to clinch there but East circles away.
East avoids the body shot from Orange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orange throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
East lands a nice looking body kick.
Orange gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows East to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Orange is adopting a defensive guard.
Orange will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
East looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orange wants to sweep but no luck.
Orange pulls East in to control the position.
East chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orange wants to sweep here but East controlling him for the moment.
Orange is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
East wants to pass the guard but Orange is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange looking to hit a scissor sweep but East is one step ahead there.
Orange lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for East!
Orange controlling the position easily from mount.
Orange looking to control but East is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orange tries to control but East wriggling away.
Orange controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Orange.
East throws out a leg kick but Orange moves out of range and East only half commits.
East chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orange can pounce on him.
Orange scoring well with a low kick there.
Orange throws a combination but it was largely blocked by East.
A lazy left from Orange finds it's target.
East ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
East moves out of range of the body kick.
East tries to score with a low kick but Orange moves his leg out of the way.
Orange thuds his shin into the meat of East's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orange. That one must have hurt.
East gets tackled into the cage by Orange. Orange maintains the clinch.
Orange creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through East's defenses.
East lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Orange dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Orange steps to the side to avoid the strikes from East.
East scores with a jab. Orange acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
East takes a swing at Orange's ribcage but misses.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orange.
Nice straight punches there by Orange. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orange.
Orange looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Orange moves out of range as East throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by East.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than East was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Orange wants to control but East is having none of it.
East unloads with some shots from mount but Orange bucks and avoids them well.
Orange is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by East.
Orange is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Orange wants to control but East is having none of it.
East misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Orange is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
East throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orange because East loaded up on that one.
East avoids the attempt from Orange to control.
East putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
East working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Jake Orange has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orange is just holding on here. East manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange prevents East from getting a body triangle.
East looking for the choke but no joy.
Orange showing good submission defense here.
Orange controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Orange's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East is looking for the choke from the back position but Orange is controlling his hands well.
East lands shots from the back.
Jake Orange's cut is getting worse.
East tries to get the hooks in deep but Orange pushed the leg off.
East tightening his grip on Orange, looking for the choke.
East doesn't have the hooks in and Orange manages to turn into his guard.
Orange showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Orange looking to sit in guard and control but East gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange looking to hit a scissor sweep but East is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as East accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orange seems keen to control East's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orange working a defensive guard here.
East slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
East tries a low kick but Orange avoids it.
East swings for the body but Orange moves out of range.
Orange moves out of range of the leg kick from East.
Orange with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling East to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by East as he checks the leg kick.
Orange goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orange on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orange throws a leg kick but East moved away.
Orange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orange throws a good cross that connects.
Orange lands with a straight right. East didn't see that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orange.
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orange.
Orange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on East. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orange. That's going to slow East down.
East missing with a left hand there. Orange was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orange scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
East changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orange looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
East scoring with punches and elbows.
East is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Klein East has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orange is trying to get back to half guard.
East has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Orange is working hard here to advance position.
East tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no East has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orange stops East from passing to mount.
Orange is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but East has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Orange is looking for a sweep.
East throws an elbow but Orange slips to the side and avoids it well.
East with the ground and pound but Orange regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Orange gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from East.
Orange looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
East throwing strikes but missing.
East with a flurry of punches that miss.
East being controlled here momentarily.
East trying to control the position from guard on top but Orange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orange is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Orange being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Orange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orange.
East lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jake Orange's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Orange thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orange avoids the body shot from East.
Orange scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East checks the leg kick.
East looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East blocks a jab.
Orange is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orange throws a low kick but East moves out of range easily.
Orange throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klein East.
I think East 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!
Klein East managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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