Kennedy Freeman, from Stanley, wins the Cage Warriors Bantamweight Championship in Newcastle.
A sport fighting competitor says she feels like she has put her small town on the map by winning her first mixed martial arts world championship.
The 28-year-old said 4,000 fans "erupted" after her opponent retired from the fight after the fourth round."I've got such a serious face when I'm in the cage and then, every time the announcer announces where I'm from, Stanley, the crowds just go crazy, I just get a little grin on my face. Freeman, who trains in Sunderland, is one of only two women fighters, along with Liverpool's Molly McCann, to hold a Cage Warriors World Title.
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