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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vance Patrick (ranked 2192 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Kresimir Ilic (ranked 295 p4p, 363 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vance Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kresimir Ilic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick misses with a left hand
and Ilic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vance Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ilic.
Nice uppercut there from Ilic.
Ilic gets tackled into the cage by Patrick. Patrick maintains the clinch.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ilic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick has Ilic pressed against the cage, preventing Ilic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ilic blocking some punches.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Ilic lands with a right to the head.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ilic cracks a nice hook into Patrick's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Patrick misses.
Patrick throws a hook to the side of Ilic's head but Ilic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Ilic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick blocks an uppercut.
Ilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrick working aggressively here.
Ilic blocks an uppercut.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Ilic controls the action.
Patrick blocking some punches.
Patrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ilic.
Patrick pushes Ilic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
Ilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Patrick controls his hands.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ilic's elbow.
Ilic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ilic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patricks head.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Ilic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ilic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patrick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Patrick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrick tries to clinch up but Ilic circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Vance Patrick has been cut.
Ilic misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Ilic.
Patrick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ilic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ilic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Patrick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ilic! But no joy.
Ilic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Patrick tries for a takedown but Ilic circles away easily
and Ilic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilic misses with a hook. Patrick ducked under it nicely.
Ilic keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Ilic misses.
Patrick wants to clinch.
Patrick cracks Ilic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ilic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick tries to clinch but Ilic moves away
and Ilic counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Ilic - that landed with a thud.
Patrick misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ilic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patrick backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilic.
Ilic blocks a body shot from Patrick.
Ilic tries to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling the position.
Patrick presses Ilic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patrick gets through Ilic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ilic is trying to break free.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Ilic controls the action.
Ilic misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick is leaning against Ilic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrick lands a shot to the body.
Ilic tries to throw a body punch but Patrick avoids it by throwing Ilic back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kresimir Ilic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vance Patrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Patrick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ilic.
Patrick throws a body punch but Ilic moves out of range.
Patrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ilic.
Ilic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick throws a right hand that Ilic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ilic also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Ilic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ilic counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilic gets caught flat footed, as Patrick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Patrick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ilic isn't going anywhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ilic can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Ilic is looking for a sweep.
Ilic seems a little lost for a moment, as Patrick dominates the positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ilic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Patrick decides to stand back up.
Patrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilic.
A big right from Ilic misses.
Patrick attempts a counter takedown but Ilic avoids it well and moves away.
Ilic looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ilic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick works Ilic's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ilic.
Patrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ilic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ilic looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
Patrick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Patrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Patrick.
Ilic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vance Patrick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ilic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patrick backwards.
Patrick misses with a body punch.
Ilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patrick.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Patrick blocks an uppercut.
Ilic tries a body shot but Patrick blocks it.
Ilic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
Patrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ilic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilic misses with a punch on the inside.
Ilic is trying to force a seperation but Patrick has the dominant position.
Patrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Ilic backwards.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Patrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Ilic avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the cage.
Ilic manages to break the clinch.
Ilic moves away from the strike by Patrick.
Ilic throws out a counter right but Patrick avoids it with no problem.
Patrick moves into range and clinches up with Ilic.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick misses with a right hand
and Ilic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ilic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Ilic.
Kresimir Ilic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patrick misses with an uppercut. Ilic saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Patrick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vance Patrick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Patrick misses with a hook
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ilics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patrick tries to clinch but Ilic is having none of it.
Patrick tries to clinch up.
Patrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patrick lands a nice hook to Ilic's body. Ilic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Ilic counters with a straight right hand.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilic.
Ilic keeps the fight on the outside.
Ilic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patrick darts in trying to clinch
and Ilic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patrick moves out of range as Ilic strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick avoids the body shot from Ilic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrick. Ilic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilic misses the jab.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patrick tries a body shot but Ilic blocks it.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Patrick lands a body shot.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
Patrick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilic was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilic.
Patrick throws a looping overhand right but Ilic ducks down to avoid it.
Patrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ilic lands a nice shot that snaps Patrick's head back.
Patrick misses with a body shot
and Ilic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ilic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ilic takes a shot to the head.
Ilic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick fails with a takedown attempt.
Ilic works Patrick's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick thuds his right hand into Ilic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ilic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Patrick avoids the body shot from Ilic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Patrick.
Ilic throws a shot from downtown. Patrick moves away and avoids it.
Patrick slips a jab from Ilic.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patrick's elbow.
Patrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ilic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ilic lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Ilic.
Ilic swings for the body but Patrick moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patrick catches Ilic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patrick moves away from the strike by Ilic.
Patrick swings for the body but Ilic moves out of range.
Patrick has Ilic up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kresimir Ilic.
I think Ilic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kresimir Ilic!
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energy
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hype
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