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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Klimenko (ranked 926 p4p, 1738 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 126 p4p, 228 weight class). Klimenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TWIST HIS D*CK. Palmotic has chosen One day I'll be king as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zachary Klimenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimenko moves into the clinch.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmotic prevents a body shot from Klimenko.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmotic digs a right hand underneath Klimenko's ribcage. Klimenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimenko.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmotic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmotic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Klimenko.
Klimenko digs a right hand underneath Palmotic's ribcage. Palmotic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palmotic has had enough of the clinch but Klimenko keeps him there for the moment.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko gets through Palmotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Klimenko lands an elbow that stopped Palmotic in his tracks for a moment.
Klimenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Klimenko as the two fighters clinch.
Palmotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks a body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Klimenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmotic working aggressively here.
Palmotic takes a shot to the head.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Palmotic tries to throw a body punch but Klimenko avoids it by throwing Palmotic back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmotic.
Klimenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Palmotic looks winded!
Klimenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Klimenko.
A short uppercut from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands with a right to the head.
Klimenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmotics head.
Still in the clinch, Klimenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Klimenko.
Palmotic misses with a body punch.
Klimenko tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Klimenko tries a body shot but Palmotic blocks it.
Palmotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Klimenko on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Klimenko.
Palmotic misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimenko lands with a light punch inside.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmotic is rocked!
A hook to the body from Klimenko.
Palmotic is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimenko finish him?
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko works on Palmotic's body with a couple of short punches.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmotic seems to have recovered his senses.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmotic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmotic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klimenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko stalling in the clinch.
Klimenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmotic dodges an elbow strike from Klimenko.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Klimenko prevents a body shot from Palmotic.
Klimenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Klimenko.
A shot in the inside from Klimenko.
Palmotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klimenko tries to throw a body punch but Palmotic avoids it by throwing Klimenko back against the cage.
Klimenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Klimenko.
Klimenko lands with a left to the head.
Klimenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Klimenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Klimenko clinches up against the cage.
Palmotic is trying to push Klimenko away but Klimenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmotic.
Palmotic tries to throw a body punch but Klimenko avoids it by throwing Palmotic back against the cage.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimenko.
Palmotic tries a body shot but Klimenko blocks it.
Klimenko lands a nice uppercut.
Klimenko scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Palmotic fails to land.
Klimenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klimenko pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmotic is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimenko lands a body punch.
Klimenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmotic can do to turn this around?
Palmotic misses with some punches.
Klimenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Klimenko successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko pulls Palmotic in close to his closed guard and prevents Palmotic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Klimenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palmotic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palmotic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Klimenko holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Klimenko trying to keep a closed guard but Palmotic is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmotic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmotic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Klimenko drives through and clinches with Palmotic against the cage.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Klimenko.
Klimenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Klimenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.
Klimenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmotic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zachary Klimenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmotic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko tries to work over Palmotic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmotic blocks a body shot from Klimenko.
Palmotic blocks an uppercut.
Klimenko throws a head punch that misses.
Klimenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko pushes Palmotic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Klimenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Klimenko on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimenko misses with a body punch.
Palmotic misses with a punch to the body.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmotic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klimenko's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmotic controls his hands.
Palmotic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klimenko digs a right hand into Palmotic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Palmotic's gas tank.
Klimenko takes a shot to the head.
Klimenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmotic controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Klimenko.
Klimenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmotics head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Klimenko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Klimenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Klimenko tries to clinch there but Palmotic circles away.
Palmotic throws an overhand right that lands on Klimenko's shoulder, as Klimenko tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Klimenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimenko moves in looking to clinch but Palmotic pushes him off.
It seemed like Palmotic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Klimenko wants to clinch.
Palmotic swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palmotic, pushing him back against the cage.
Klimenko lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimenko has a couple of punches blocked by Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Klimenko.
Palmotic tries to break the clinch but Klimenko is controlling the position.
Palmotic misses with a punch to the body.
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimenko can't find room to land a body shot as Palmotic controls the action.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmotic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmotic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Palmotic fails to land.
Klimenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Klimenko on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimenko lands a right hand.
Palmotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Klimenko controls his hands.
Klimenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimenko working aggressively here.
Klimenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
Klimenko misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmotic misses with a punch to the body.
Palmotic wants to break free but Klimenko has control.
Palmotic misses with some punches.
Klimenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmotic.
A short body shot lands from Klimenko as the two fighters clinch.
Palmotic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmotic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klimenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmotic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmotic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmotic.
Klimenko blocks an uppercut.
Palmotic can't find room to land a body shot as Klimenko controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmotic.
Klimenko cracks Palmotic with a nice body shot.
Palmotic misses with the head strike.
Klimenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmotics head.
Klimenko lands a nice uppercut.
Klimenko lands a shot to the body.
Klimenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klimenko unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Palmotic! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Klimenko is unloading with more strikes now! Palmotic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zachary Klimenko!
Zachary Klimenko retains his light heavyweight title!
Zachary Klimenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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