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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barack Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay has chosen . as his entrance music. Barack Lesnar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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279 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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287 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barack Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Flay!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Lesnar.
A swing and a miss from Lesnar.
Flay slips a straight right by Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Flay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lesnar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flay looks gassed!
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lesnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Bobby Flay has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a low kick.
Lesnar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flay on the side of the head.
Lesnar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flay staying out of range there.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flay manages to avoid it.
Lesnar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar lands a jab to Flay's midsection.
Lesnar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lesnar tried to score with a low kick but Flay checks it.
Lesnar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lesnar feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Flay sprawling to the canvas! Flay rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lesnar finish him?!
Flay is rocked!
Lesnar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar throws a hook but Flay avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lesnar!
Flay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
Flay throws a leg kick but Lesnar checks it.
Lesnar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flay manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Flay.
Flay blocks a low kick nicely.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. Flay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar misses with a straight right.
Lesnar tried to score with a low kick but Flay checks it.
Lesnar misses with a leg kick.
Flay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lesnar drops his hands momentarily and Flay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flay.
Flay shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lesnar is trying to defend but Flay finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar tries to kick Flay off in order to stand up. Flay Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lesnar down.
Flay is chipping away with strikes.
Lesnar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lesnar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Flay.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet but Flay is dominant here and he's now got Lesnar's back!
Lesnar trying to get back to his feet but Flay is in full control for now.
Flay is landing with strikes from the back.
Flay doesn't have the hooks in and Lesnar manages to turn into his guard.
Flay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flay trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay is working an open guard so Lesnar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Flay looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Flay prevents Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
Lesnar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flay wants to control but Lesnar is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lesnar working over Flay with some ground and pound. Flay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lesnar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Flay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lesnar wants to stand but Flay has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Flay is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Flay is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flay avoid being mounted?
Flay manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Barack Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flay misses with a looping left.
Flay throws a hook but Lesnar avoids it easily.
Flay shoots for a takedown but Lesnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesnar throws a combination. Flay tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Flay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
A big left from Lesnar misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Lesnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Flay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Flay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar throws a body punch but Flay moves out of range.
Barack Lesnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Flay lands with a straight right. Lesnar didn't see that one coming.
Flay catches Lesnar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lesnar misses with a two punch combination.
Lesnar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Flay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lesnar wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Flay is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Flay connects with a nice short shot to Lesnar's temple.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep. Flay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Flay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lesnar looking for a kimura from the bottom but Flay passes into side control!
Lesnar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flay lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lesnar taking a bit of punishment here - Flay scoring with strikes.
Lesnar is not content to let Flay control the position.
Flay scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lesnar is trying to control Flay's posture but Flay avoids it.
Flay lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
Flay working the head with strikes.
Flay trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away.
Flay working away.
Flay working the ground and pound.
Flay tries to score with some ground and pound. Lesnar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Flay looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lesnar is avoiding damage well.
Flay working the ground and pound.
Lesnar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flay off and has taken his back!
Flay trying to control the position but Lesnar manages to sink in the hooks.
Lesnar throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Flay covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands shots from the back.
Flay is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Flay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flay is trapped and Lesnar is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Flay fending off the submission attempt from Lesnar.
Flay covering up well under a series of strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar avoiding Flay 's attempts to control his hands.
Lesnar struggling to land strikes to the head as Flay covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flay surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Lesnar has the hooks in. Flay is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Flay is trapped and Lesnar is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Lesnar lands strikes to the head.
Lesnar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Flay knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Flay for a finish.
Lesnar misses with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flay turns into Lesnar and is now in his guard.
Flay postures up.
Flay preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Flay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Flay's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lesnar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Flay.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flay was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Lesnar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flay. Flay obviously looking to wear him down.
Flay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Flay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnar swats away the attempt to clinch by Flay.
Lesnar lands a left and a right that send Flay crashing to the mat, dazed. Lesnar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Flay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flay counters with a nice body shot.
Lesnar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flay.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Flay.
Lesnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flay rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Flay.
Flay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flay blocks a body shot from Lesnar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar swings wildly with an uppercut but Flay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lesnar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flay is defending well for now.
Flay pushes Lesnar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Flay.
Lesnar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Flay.
Flay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lesnar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lesnar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar moves out of range as Flay strikes.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flay can do to turn this around?
Lesnar misses with the combination.
Barack Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lesnar is trying to buck Flay off.
Lesnar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flay tries to advance to mount but Lesnar denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar sneaks back into half guard.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Flay keeps him under control.
Flay thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Flay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lesnar defending well though.
Flay is thwarting Lesnar's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flay walks into a left hand.
Lesnar looks to throw a body kick
so Flay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Flay with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar pushes Flay off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lesnar's head.
Flay misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Lesnar both land. Nice combination.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flay was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flay.
Lesnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Flay thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Flay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lesnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flay is thwarting Lesnar's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnar is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Lesnar misses its intended target.
Lesnar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Flay.
Barack Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flay. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flay checks the leg kick.
Lesnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Flay.
Flay throws a leg kick which misses Lesnar's front leg but catches the back leg as Lesnar tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay throws a head kick that misses.
Lesnar takes a swing at Flay's ribcage but misses.
Lesnar blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flay.
Flay forces Lesnar back against the cage and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Flay.
I think Flay 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Flay!
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energy
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hype
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