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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tomasz Drwalewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weathers has chosen Heathens - Twenty One Pilots as his entrance music. Tomasz Drwalewicz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomasz Drwalewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Weathers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwalewicz takes the fight into the clinch.
Weathers lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weathers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz misses with the head strike.
Drwalewicz prevents a body shot from Weathers.
Weathers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Drwalewicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Weathers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drwalewicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drwalewicz stalling the fight.
Drwalewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Weathers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drwalewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Weathers controls the action.
Drwalewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drwalewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drwalewicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Drwalewicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Drwalewicz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drwalewicz.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz blocks a body shot from Weathers.
Drwalewicz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Drwalewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Drwalewicz lands a left hand.
Weathers misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Weathers 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weatherss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weathers.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weathers struggles to land a body shot inside as Drwalewicz controls his hands.
Drwalewicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drwalewicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drwalewicz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drwalewicz prevents a body shot from Weathers.
Drwalewicz misses with the head strike.
Weathers avoids a wild elbow strike from Drwalewicz.
A short uppercut from Drwalewicz.
It looks like Jerome Weathers has been cut.
Weathers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drwalewicz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drwalewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weathers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drwalewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weathers tries to work over Drwalewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drwalewicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drwalewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Weathers.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Drwalewicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Drwalewicz misses with the combination.
Drwalewicz connects with a high kick.
Drwalewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drwalewicz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drwalewicz checks a leg kick.
Weathers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers misses with a hook to the body
and Drwalewicz counters by moving into the clinch.
Weathers is trying to maintain a safe position but Drwalewicz gets an underhook and turns Weathers into the ropes.
Weathers misses with a punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers blocking some punches.
Weathers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drwalewicz avoids it.
Drwalewicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weathers can do to turn this around?
Weathers tries a body shot but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weathers looking to stall.
Drwalewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weathers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drwalewicz misses with the head strike.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Weathers missing with knees to the body.
Drwalewicz can't find room to land a body shot as Weathers controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drwalewicz.
Weathers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drwalewicz.
Weathers blocks an uppercut.
Weathers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weathers has a couple of punches blocked by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Weathers or not.
Weathers misses with the head strike.
Drwalewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers misses with some punches.
Weathers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Drwalewicz.
Weathers is breathing heavily.
Drwalewicz lands with a short shot to the head.
Drwalewicz scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Drwalewicz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drwalewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Weathers missing with knees to the body.
Drwalewicz gets through Weathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weathers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drwalewicz lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Drwalewicz.
A nice left hand lands by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weathers is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Drwalewicz.
Weathers is still on wobbly legs! Can Drwalewicz finish him?
Drwalewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Drwalewicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Drwalewicz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Weathers.
Weathers seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Drwalewicz misses its intended target.
Weathers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Drwalewicz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drwalewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drwalewicz thuds his right hand into Weathers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weathers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drwalewicz is looking to counter the offense by Weathers and move into the clinch.
Drwalewicz forces Weathers back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weathers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drwalewicz effectively controlling the action here.
Weathers tries to work over Drwalewicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Drwalewicz as the two fighters clinch.
Weathers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Drwalewicz - that landed with a thud.
Drwalewicz lands a body shot.
Weathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drwalewicz pushes Weathers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weathers is defending well for now.
Drwalewicz lands with a right to the head.
Drwalewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Drwalewicz gets through Weathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tomasz Drwalewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drwalewicz scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Drwalewicz on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weathers tries to throw a body punch but Drwalewicz avoids it by throwing Weathers back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwalewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drwalewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Drwalewicz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weathers tries to land knees in the clinch but Drwalewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Drwalewicz lands with a left to the head.
Weathers is rocked!
Weathers takes a shot to the head.
Weathers is still on wobbly legs! Can Drwalewicz finish him?
Drwalewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Drwalewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drwalewicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drwalewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drwalewicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Weathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Weathers is working Drwalewicz over against the ropes.
Weathers seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz misses with some punches.
Drwalewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weathers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drwalewicz scores with a shot to the side of Weathers's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Drwalewicz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drwalewicz rushes Weathers and presses him up against the ropes.
Weathers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
Drwalewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Weathers controls his hands.
Drwalewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Weathers blocking some punches.
Drwalewicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drwalewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Weathers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drwalewicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drwalewicz prevents a body shot from Weathers.
Drwalewicz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Weathers with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Weathers looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Weathers get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drwalewicz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drwalewicz thumps Weathers with a low kick.
Weathers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Weathers thows a body kick. Drwalewicz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Weathers walks into a jab.
That has opened up Jerome Weathers's cut even more.
Drwalewicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weathers moves away.
Drwalewicz sets himself, and Weathers steps forward looking for the clinch! Drwalewicz avoids it this time.
Drwalewicz tries to land a leg kick but Weathers saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz has Weathers up against the ropes in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Drwalewicz.
Weathers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drwalewicz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drwalewicz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drwalewicz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weathers backwards.
Drwalewicz lands an uppercut.
Drwalewicz misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers misses with a punch to the body.
Weathers is trying to stall.
Drwalewicz prevents a body shot from Weathers.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Drwalewicz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drwalewicz.
Weathers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drwalewicz's elbow.
Weathers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weathers blocking some punches.
Drwalewicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Drwalewicz.
Weathers tries a body shot but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Drwalewicz creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Weathers crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
Weathers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Weathers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drwalewicz misses with a low kick as Weathers jumps back.
Drwalewicz lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Weathers goes down! The ref sends Drwalewicz to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Weathers is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
After the multiple knockdowns, Tomasz Drwalewicz takes the final round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Weathers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Drwalewicz cracks Weathers with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Weathers is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Weathers is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Jerome Weathers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drwalewicz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drwalewicz misses with an uppercut.
Drwalewicz digs a good hook to Weathers's body.
Weathers connects with a leg kick. Drwalewicz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Weathers staying out of range there.
Drwalewicz has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwalewicz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Weathers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Drwalewicz lands a right hand.
Drwalewicz scores with a shot to the side of Weathers's head.
Weathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drwalewicz blocking some punches.
Drwalewicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers tries a body shot but Drwalewicz blocks it.
Drwalewicz lands with a right to the head.
Drwalewicz has a couple of punches blocked by Weathers.
Drwalewicz blocks a body shot from Weathers.
Weathers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drwalewicz is defending well for now.
Drwalewicz creates a bit of space and cracks Weathers with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Weathers is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Tomasz Drwalewicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Drwalewicz pushes Weathers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Weathers tries to throw a body punch but Drwalewicz avoids it by throwing Weathers back against the ropes.
Drwalewicz lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drwalewicz.
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!
Drwalewicz creates a bit of space and cracks Weathers with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Weathers is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
Drwalewicz moves out of range of the body kick from Weathers.
A good leg kick by Drwalewicz.
Drwalewicz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weathers.
Drwalewicz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weathers takes a swing at Drwalewicz's ribcage but misses.
Drwalewicz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Weathers manages to circle out of the way.
Drwalewicz moves into range and clinches up with Weathers.
Weathers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drwalewicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Jerome Weathers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drwalewicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Weathers controls his hands.
Drwalewicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drwalewicz blocking some punches.
Weathers trying to land knees to the body.
Drwalewicz creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Weathers crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Weathers face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Drwalewicz takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tomasz Drwalewicz!
Tomasz Drwalewicz retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tomasz Drwalewicz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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