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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gottlieb Hiebknecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gottlieb Hiebknecht!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon clinches.
Jon digs a right hand into Hiebknecht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hiebknecht's gas tank.
Jon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but Jon holds him up against the cage and eventually Hiebknecht drops back down to his feet.
Jon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jon misses with the head strike.
Jon keeps control of Hiebknecht as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiebknecht's coach down at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hiebknecht's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jon can't find room to land a body shot as Hiebknecht controls the action.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
Jon tries a body shot but Hiebknecht blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
Jon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiebknecht tries to stall but Jon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jon tries a knee to the head but Hiebknecht blocks it.
Hiebknecht has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiebknecht takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jon obliges.
Hiebknecht looks winded!
Hiebknecht misses with the head strike.
Hiebknecht looking to stall.
Jon blocks a body shot from Hiebknecht.
Jon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiebknecht has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Jon scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gottlieb Hiebknecht has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Hiebknecht's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
A knee to the head by Jon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Hiebknecht avoids it.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiebknecht is defending well for now.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jon blocks an uppercut.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Hiebknecht taking a breather.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiebknecht controls his hands.
Hiebknecht wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiebknecht blocking some punches.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiebknecht avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Hiebknecht is trying to pull guard but Jon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Derrick Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gottlieb Hiebknecht.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiebknecht controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Hiebknecht blocks a body shot from Jon.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jon as Hiebknecht tries to tie him up.
Jon misses with a body punch.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
Hiebknecht jumps guard but Jon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hiebknecht tries to stall but Jon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jon lands a knee to the body.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon working Hiebknecht over with knees to the body.
Jon tries to work over Hiebknecht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jon throws a head punch that misses.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Jon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gottlieb Hiebknecht's cut.
That's time! Jon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jon instigates a clinch.
Derrick Jon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jon digs a right hand into Hiebknecht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hiebknecht's gas tank.
Jon lands a good knee to the midsection. Hiebknecht won't want to take too many of those.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
Jon keeps control of Hiebknecht as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jon obliges.
Jon can't find room to land a body shot as Hiebknecht controls the action.
Jon works on Hiebknecht's body with a couple of short punches.
Hiebknecht lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hiebknecht's face.
Jon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jon obliges.
Jon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiebknecht is breathing heavily.
Jon landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hiebknecht blocks it with crossed arms.
Jon with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon lands a knee to the head.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Jon.
Jon can't find room to land a body shot as Hiebknecht controls the action.
Jon landing knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jon throws a head punch that misses.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Hiebknecht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiebknecht can do to turn this around?
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Hiebknecht's ribcage.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiebknecht is defending well for now.
Jon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hiebknechts head.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jon.
Hiebknecht pushes Jon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon can't find room to land a body shot as Hiebknecht controls the action.
Hiebknecht is trying to pull guard but Jon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiebknecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jon.
Jon tries a body shot but Hiebknecht blocks it.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but Hiebknecht blocks with his arms.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but Jon holds him up against the cage and eventually Hiebknecht drops back down to his feet.
Derrick Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gottlieb Hiebknecht.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Jon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hiebknecht or not.
A knee to the head by Jon.
Hiebknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jon's elbow.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but Hiebknecht blocks with his arms.
Jon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Jon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jon lands a body punch.
Jon misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiebknecht blocks a body shot from Jon.
Jon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiebknecht has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
Hiebknecht wants to stall.
Jon lands a hook that snaps the head of Hiebknecht backwards.
Hiebknecht misses with a punch to the body.
Hiebknecht working aggressively here.
Jon misses with some punches.
Jon lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jon lands a knee to the body.
Hiebknecht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jon has a couple of punches blocked by Hiebknecht.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Jon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gottlieb Hiebknecht's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jon pushes Hiebknecht up against the cage in a clinch.
Hiebknecht tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jon smiles and moves away.
Jon misses with a left hand
and Hiebknecht counters with a stiff right hand.
Jon wants to clinch.
Hiebknecht swinging wildly here.
Jon moves in looking to clinch but Hiebknecht pushes him off.
Jon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Hiebknecht avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jon looking to throw knees to the head but Hiebknecht is blocking nicely.
Jon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hiebknecht backwards.
Jon tries to throw a body punch but Hiebknecht avoids it by throwing Jon back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Hiebknecht lands a nice uppercut.
Jon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiebknecht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon cracks Hiebknecht with a nice body shot.
Hiebknecht is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jon is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
Jon scores a nice knee to the body.
Jon tries to work over Hiebknecht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jon lands a nice knee to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Hiebknecht back against the cage.
Jon blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon with a knee to the head.
Hiebknecht blocks a body shot from Jon.
Jon tries a body shot but Hiebknecht blocks it.
Hiebknecht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Jon on the inside.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but Jon holds him up against the cage and eventually Hiebknecht drops back down to his feet.
Jon working Hiebknecht over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hiebknecht avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but Jon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Derrick Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gottlieb Hiebknecht.
Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiebknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Jon.
Jon misses with a punch to the body.
Hiebknecht trying to stall but Jon improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jon.
Jon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiebknecht prevents a body shot from Jon.
Hiebknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hiebknecht.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiebknecht controls his hands.
Hiebknecht is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but Jon won't allow it.
Jon prevents a body shot from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hiebknecht jumps guard but Jon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jon.
Jon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Jon clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gottlieb Hiebknecht'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.
Hiebknecht uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Derrick Jon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiebknecht looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hiebknecht swats away the attempt to clinch by Jon.
Jon misses with a lunging right hand
and Jon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiebknecht connects with a crisp jab.
Jon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jon is looking to clinch but Hiebknecht is avoiding it.
Hiebknecht lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiebknecht changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon pushes Hiebknecht up against the cage in a clinch.
Jon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hiebknecht tries a body shot but Jon blocks it.
Hiebknecht blocks an uppercut.
Jon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiebknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiebknecht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jon blocks a body shot from Hiebknecht.
Jon tries to work over Hiebknecht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Hiebknecht tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Hiebknecht back against the cage.
Hiebknecht stalling in the clinch but Jon improves position.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but Jon holds him up against the cage and eventually Hiebknecht drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jon obliges.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Hiebknecht avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiebknecht lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hiebknecht is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiebknecht's elbow.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Hiebknecht misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Hiebknecht lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hiebknecht throws a punch but it's blocked by Jon.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jon just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiebknecht struggles to land a body shot inside as Jon controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jon.
Hiebknecht jumps guard but Jon stands there with Hiebknecht around his waist. Hiebknecht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Derrick Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gottlieb Hiebknecht.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hiebknecht avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jon misses with a body punch.
Hiebknecht tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Hiebknecht back against the cage.
Hiebknecht can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Hiebknecht's ribcage.
Hiebknecht has a couple of punches blocked by Jon.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Hiebknecht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jon fails to land.
Jon trying to land knees to the body.
Hiebknecht takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jon blocking some punches.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiebknecht is defending well for now.
Jon landing knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries a body shot but Jon blocks it.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Hiebknecht tries to stall but Jon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiebknecht's elbow.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiebknecht controls his hands.
Hiebknecht wants to break free but Jon has control.
Jon lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Jon had his way with Gottlieb Hiebknecht in that round.
The cut man is working on Gottlieb Hiebknecht's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiebknecht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jon moves into the clinch successfully.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiebknecht 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. Hiebknecht is defending well for now.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Hiebknecht avoids the damage to the body.
Hiebknecht is trying to break the clinch but Jon is controlling him.
Hiebknecht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiebknecht is trying to break the clinch but Jon is controlling him.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiebknecht is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon tries to work over Hiebknecht's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hiebknecht has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiebknecht lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hiebknecht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hiebknecht has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon lands a good knee to the midsection. Hiebknecht won't want to take too many of those.
Hiebknecht jumps guard but Jon stands there with Hiebknecht around his waist. Hiebknecht gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hiebknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jon's elbow.
A body shot lands from Jon.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
Hiebknecht jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jon walks away with a smile on his face. Hiebknecht gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jon is looking to clinch but Hiebknecht is avoiding it.
Jon dodges the punch combination from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hiebknecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht throws out a counter right but Jon avoids it with no problem.
Jon tries to clinch up
and Hiebknecht counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gottlieb Hiebknecht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hiebknecht swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Hiebknecht releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hiebknecht tests Jon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiebknecht avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiebknecht keeps the fight on the outside.
Jon walks into a left hand.
Hiebknecht connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hiebknecht swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hiebknecht avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiebknecht cracks a nice hook into Jon's ribs.
Jon moves in looking to clinch but Hiebknecht pushes him off.
Jon tries to clinch but Hiebknecht is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hiebknecht swats away the attempt to clinch by Jon.
Hiebknecht throws a counter combo.
Hiebknecht stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jon tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiebknecht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hiebknecht on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiebknecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hiebknecht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Hiebknecht is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hiebknecht wants to break free but Jon has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiebknecht tries to break the clinch but Jon is controlling the position.
Hiebknecht tries to throw a body punch but Jon avoids it by throwing Hiebknecht back against the cage.
Jon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiebknecht controls his hands.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hiebknecht is defending well for now.
Hiebknecht is trying to break the clinch but Jon is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Hiebknecht fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hiebknecht.
Jon blocks a body shot from Hiebknecht.
Hiebknecht managing to block the knees to the body from Jon.
Jon tries a knee to the head but Hiebknecht blocks it.
Hiebknecht lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiebknecht avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Hiebknecht throws a head punch that misses.
Derrick Jon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hiebknecht tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jon's elbow.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gottlieb Hiebknecht.
I think Jon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 49:45
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 49:44
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Jon!
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