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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zekariays Solomon (ranked 128 p4p, 391 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 21 p4p, 56 weight class). Palmotic has chosen One day I'll be king as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zekariays Solomon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmotic.
Palmotic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palmotic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Solomon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Palmotic looks to throw the jab but Solomon is out of range.
Solomon feinted with a counter takedown.
Palmotic is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palmotic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palmotic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Solomon with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Zekariays Solomon has been cut.
Solomon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rage Training in the buildup to the fight.
Palmotic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Solomons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palmotic misses with a left hand
and Solomon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Solomon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solomon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Solomon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Solomon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palmotic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Solomon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palmotic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Palmotic is not content to let Solomon control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solomon working the ground and pound.
Solomon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palmotic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Solomon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic is being controlled here.
Solomon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palmotic can't do much from the bottom here.
Solomon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palmotic keeps working.
Palmotic keeping his opponent close.
Solomon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four 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.
Solomon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palmotic keeps working.
Palmotic stops Solomon from passing to mount.
Solomon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Solomon working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmotic wants to control but Solomon postures up.
Palmotic is trying to improve his position.
Solomon lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zekariays Solomon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zekariays Solomon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmotic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Solomon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmotic.
Solomon attempts a counter takedown but Palmotic avoids it well and moves away.
Solomon moves out of range of the strikes.
Solomon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Palmotic misses with a looping right.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmotic throws a looping overhand right but Solomon ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmotic lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmotic throws a shot from downtown. Solomon moves away and avoids it.
Solomon tries to counter with a takedown but Palmotic is quick to defend against it.
Palmotic throws a sloppy head kick and Solomon moves out of range easily.
Solomon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Solomon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palmotic was covering up waiting for the punch and Solomon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Palmotic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Solomon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Palmotic keeps moving.
Palmotic looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmotic, not yet.
Solomon trying to control but Palmotic is working from the bottom.
Solomon is really struggling to control Palmotic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Solomon working some strikes from top position.
Solomon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Palmotic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon postures up and lands a big shot to Palmotic's brow.
Solomon cracks Palmotic with a solid left hand.
Palmotic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Palmotic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Solomon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Solomon distracts Palmotic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Solomon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Solomon trying to control but Palmotic is working from the bottom.
Solomon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palmotic is keeping the position for now.
Solomon works over Palmotic with some ground and pound from guard.
Solomon stands up over Palmotic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon trying to control but Palmotic is working from the bottom.
Solomon connects with a couple of short punches.
Solomon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Solomon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Solomon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmotic can do to turn this around?
Solomon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palmotic's head.
Palmotic keeping moving, preventing Solomon from controlling successfully.
Palmotic controlling Solomon's posture.
Solomon trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmotic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmotic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zekariays Solomon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zekariays Solomon's cut.
That's time! Solomon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Solomon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Solomon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Solomon tries to counter with a takedown but Palmotic is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Palmotic misses.
Solomon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Palmotic sprawls and moves away.
Solomon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmotic tries to land a body kick
and Solomon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Palmotic!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solomon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Solomon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Solomon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Palmotic!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon with shots to the head and body - Palmotic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Palmotic is in a horrible position here. Solomon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Palmotic wants to control but Solomon is having none of it.
Solomon with shots to the head and body - Palmotic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Palmotic tries to hold on but Solomon postures up.
Solomon looking for a guillotine from mount but Palmotic is having none of it.
Solomon working Palmotic over with strikes here.
Zekariays Solomon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Solomon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Palmotic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic can't escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solomon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Palmotic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Solomon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palmotic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Solomon landing strikes from the mount and Palmotic is in trouble!
BOOM! Solomon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Solomon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Palmotic is rocked!
Palmotic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Solomon loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Palmotic scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Solomon land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Solomon stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zekariays Solomon!
Zekariays Solomon retains his light heavyweight title!
Zekariays Solomon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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