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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay's entrance music is Iron Chef. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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287 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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273 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Pate!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pate takes a step back to recover.
Flay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pate blocks a head kick by Flay.
Flay jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Jake Pate has been cut.
Jab by Flay.
Flay slips under a jab.
Flay scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pate tries to work over Flay's front leg with a kick but Flay checks it.
Nice jab there from Flay.
Pate moves out of range as Flay throws a body kick.
Pate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pate. That's going to slow Flay down.
Pate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flay moves away.
Flay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flay misses with a hook.
Pate feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flay's guard.
Flay gets full guard.
Pate postures up and lands a big shot to Flay's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flay doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pate won't allow Flay to sweep him here.
Pate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pate tries to free his leg and advance position but Flay is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate thows a big elbow that misses.
Flay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Flay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pate. Pate obviously looking to wear him down.
Pate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Pate ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Pate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flay.
Flay misses with a double jab.
Pate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Flay.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flay.
Pate tries a low kick but Flay avoids it.
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Pate is just out of range.
Pate misses with a hook. Flay ducked under it nicely.
Flay misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Flay as Pate shoots in.
Pate shoots for a double leg takedown but Flay sprawls well. He's pushed Pate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flay.
Flay fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Flay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flay misses with a straight right.
Flay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pate.
A swing and a miss from Flay.
A big right from Pate misses.
Flay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
A jab from Pate misses.
Some wild striking there from Flay.
Flay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pate tries for a takedown but Flay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bobby Flay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Pate.
Flay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flay moves away.
Flay throws a leg kick which misses Pate's front leg but catches the back leg as Pate tries to avoid it.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pate tries to keep at a distance but Flay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flay turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Flay is breathing heavily.
Pate is looking to reverse the position.
Pate is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flay off and has taken his back!
Flay takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pate is working the ground and pound. Can Flay escape?
Flay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flay tries to roll over but Pate keeps him under control.
Pate wants to pass the guard but Flay is defending well.
Flay gets full guard.
Flay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pate is pressing down on Flay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Flay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pate has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flay has managed to get both his arms back between Pate's legs - danger averted.
Pate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flay is one step ahead there.
Flay scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to free his leg and advance position but Pate is retaining full guard.
Flay stopping the sweep attempt from Pate.
Flay tries to free his leg and advance position but Pate is retaining full guard.
Flay connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flay's guard.
Pate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flay keeping full guard, as Pate tries to pass.
Flay trying to strike off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pate is looking to work some ground and pound but Flay has wrist control.
Flay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Flay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Pate's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Flay misses with a looping left.
Flay slaps away a takedown attempt from Pate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Flay's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Flay duly obliges.
Pate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Flay moves out of range as Pate strikes.
Pate dives in and grabs Flay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flay pushes down on Pate's head and hops out.
Pate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Flay finds it's target.
Pate takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Flay throws a sloppy head kick and Pate moves out of range easily.
Pate throws a lazy right hand but Flay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pate throws a leg kick but Flay moved away.
Flay lands a head kick!
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Pate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Flay.
Flay slips a straight right by Pate.
Pate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Flay.
Pate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pate tries to land a leg kick but Flay saw it coming and moves away.
Flay moves out of range of the leg kick from Pate.
Pate tries to work over Flay's front leg with a kick but Flay checks it.
Pate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flay.
Flay throws a body punch but Pate moves out of range.
Flay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pate.
Pate slips a jab from Flay.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flay checks a leg kick.
Pate fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobby Flay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Pate.
Flay throws a leg kick which misses Pate's front leg but catches the back leg as Pate tries to avoid it.
Flay defending well as Pate loads up on a big left hand.
Flay looks to land a body kick but Pate moved away.
Flay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Flay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flay scoring with strikes but Pate is staying in there.
Flay cracks Pate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Flay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pate connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Pate is trying to get back to full guard.
Flay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pate tries to roll over but Flay keeps him under control.
Flay is looking to advance position but Pate won't allow it.
Pate is looking to improve his position.
Flay moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate is trying to get back to half guard.
Pate takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pate manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Flay 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.
Flay is pressing down on Pate's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pate tries to free his leg and advance position but Flay is retaining full guard.
Flay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pate is one step ahead there.
Pate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flay can't keep his opponent in guard - Pate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Flay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pate lands with a punch from half guard.
Pate throwing shots but Flay is blocking nicely.
Pate tries to pass the half guard into mount. Flay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Flay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flay keeping full guard, as Pate tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Flay misses.
Good shot there by Flay.
A combination from Flay does no damage.
Flay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flay connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Flay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Pate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flay staying out of range there.
Flay lands a two punch combo.
Flay feints and then cracks Pate's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pate down.
Flay catches Pate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Flay.
The crowd cheers as Pate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flay doesn't seem phased though.
Pate avoids the head kick by Flay.
Flay checks a leg kick.
Pate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pate prevents Flay from improving his position.
Flay is working hard here to advance position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pate connects with a nice short shot to Flay's temple.
Pate is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Flay!
A nice elbow there by Pate.
Pate with the ground and pound from mount.
Pate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate working for a guillotine from mount but Flay is in no mood to give up.
Flay is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Pate connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flay is working to get back to half guard.
Pate scoring with strikes but Flay is staying in there.
Pate with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pate cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flay working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Pate connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jake Pate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Flay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pate dominating with strikes here.
Flay tries to hold on but Pate postures up.
Pate landing shots from mount.
Flay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Pate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flay is positioning himself well to prevent Pate advancing to mount.
Flay has hold of Pate's hands but Pate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay tries to get to full guard but Pate has control of the leg.
Pate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flay defending well though.
Pate is looking to advance position but Flay won't allow it.
Jake Pate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flay's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flay scores with a hook.
Flay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pate!
Pate is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flay takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pate swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pate keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Flay perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Flay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pate is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Pate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Flay!
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hype
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RATING
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