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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riley Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riley Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Jon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon tries to keep at a distance but Freeman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Freeman wants to stall.
Freeman has Jon pressed against the cage.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but Freeman blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Freeman stalling in the clinch but Jon improves position.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman connects with a knee to the head.
Freeman avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon misses with some punches.
Freeman slows down the pace here.
Freeman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jon managing to block the knees to the body from Freeman.
Jon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Jon is blocking nicely.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman is pushing Jon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Freeman lands a nice knee to the body.
Freeman effectively controlling the action here.
Jon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freeman slowing the pace effectively.
Jon misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Jon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Jon takes an elbow to the temple.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Jon.
Jon tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon takes an elbow to the temple.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jon avoids it.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jon blocks it with crossed arms.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Jon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman landing knees to the body.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
Jon misses with a punch on the inside.
Freeman stalling in the clinch but Jon improves position.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freeman.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freeman tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Freeman back against the cage.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Jon throws a head punch that misses.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Jon blocks it.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as Freeman controls his hands.
Jon tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
It looks like Derrick Jon has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jon is defending well for now.
Freeman struggles to land a body shot inside as Jon controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Freeman.
Freeman tries to work over Jon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freeman is looking to control Jon's arms but Jon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freeman has his back to the cage.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Jon tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Jon back against the cage.
Freeman stalling.
Jon with a knee to the head.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Jon blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freeman.
Freeman blocking some punches.
Freeman avoiding damage.
Jon misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Riley Freeman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Jon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jon misses with a looping right.
Jon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
Jon tries to clinch but Freeman moves out of range.
Riley Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Jon.
Freeman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jon clinches up against the cage.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Jon avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Jon lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.
Derrick Jon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jon lands a good knee to the midsection. Freeman won't want to take too many of those.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Freeman takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jon.
Jon throws a punch but it's blocked by Freeman.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jon or not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Freeman landing knees to the head.
Freeman prevents a body shot from Jon.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Freeman throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jon as Freeman tries to tie him up.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Jon dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Freeman lands a damaging elbow.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
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!
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Freeman - that landed with a thud.
Jon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Freeman.
Freeman misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands an elbow just above Jon 's eye.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Freeman fails to land.
Jon can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman scores a nice knee to the body.
Jon tries a knee to the head but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman is trying to stall.
Jon blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Freeman.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Freeman.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freeman's elbow.
Freeman lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jon avoiding damage as Freeman throws knees to the body.
Freeman misses with an elbow over the top.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freeman's elbow.
Freeman scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jon avoids the elbow strike from Freeman, against the cage.
Jon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Jon is blocking nicely.
Freeman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Freeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Jon is blocking nicely.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Freeman is trying to maintain a safe position but Jon gets an underhook and turns Freeman into the cage.
Jon tries to work over Freeman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Riley Freeman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Derrick Jon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Freeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jon doesn't manage to clinch there - Freeman circles away.
Jon wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Freeman scores with a leg kick.
Jon wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman clinches up with Jon and pushes him back against the cage.
Freeman lands a nice elbow.
Jon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman tries a body shot but Jon blocks it.
Freeman avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon scores with a knee to the head.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jon as Freeman tries to tie him up.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Freeman is looking to control Jon's arms but Jon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Freeman has his back to the cage.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Jon blocks it.
Freeman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jon's defenses.
Freeman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Freeman is defending well for now.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jon obliges.
Jon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but Jon blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jon tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Jon back against the cage.
Jon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jon dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Freeman avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Freeman looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Freeman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jon's brow.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Jon blocks it.
A body shot lands from Freeman.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jon blocks it with crossed arms.
Freeman managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Freeman can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon tries a body shot but Freeman blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Freeman lands an elbow that stopped Jon in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman misses with a body punch.
Jon misses with a knee strike.
Freeman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Derrick Jon's cut even more.
Jon misses with a knee to the head.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as Freeman controls his hands.
Freeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Freeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freeman avoids it.
Freeman misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick Jon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley Freeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Freeman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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 Riley Freeman.
Well Freeman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Freeman!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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