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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucal Jabneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock's entrance music is Alive. A fine choice. 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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195 cm
35
279 lbs
34 - 16 - 0 |
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200 cm
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328 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mookie Blaylock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jucal Jabneel! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jabneel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaylock on the side of the head. Jabneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaylock.
Jabneel takes one to the chin there. Decent striking displayed by Jabneel there. Blaylock misses with a looping left. Jabneel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Blaylock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jabneel's calf. Blaylock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Jabneel. Beautiful body shot. Jabneel swings and misses with a shot to the body letting Blaylock counter with a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Jabneel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaylock. Jabneel looks to clinch and Blaylock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaylock, right into the meat.
Jabneel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Blaylock misses with a body kick. Blaylock takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blaylock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jabneel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jabneel scores with a kick to the midsection. Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaylock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jabneel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Jabneel lands with a straight right. Blaylock didn't see that one coming. Jabneel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Jabneel avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A decent looking body kick lands there for Jabneel. Jabneel throws a leg kick that misses. Blaylock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jabneel's corner calls for a 1-2. Jabneel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jabneel misses with a wild body shot. Jabneel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaylock. Blaylock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jabneel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaylock just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabneel stuns Blaylock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaylock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaylock. Jabneel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaylock takes a step back to recover. Jabneel scores with a body shot.
Jabneel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jabneel as Blaylock tries to tie him up. Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaylock. Jabneel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside. Blaylock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jabneels head. Blaylock misses with a body punch.
Blaylock blocking some punches.
Blaylock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside. Jabneel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Jabneel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaylock's elbow. Jabneel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaylock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Blaylock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaylock lands on the inside with an uppercut. Jabneel lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaylock backwards. Jabneel throws a head punch that misses. Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
Jabneel throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaylock. Jabneel gets through Blaylock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jabneel lands a hook to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel. A left hand lands to the body for Blaylock.
Nice body punch from Jabneel. Blaylock looks to throw an elbow but misses. Jabneel misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jabneel blocking some punches.
Blaylock blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jabneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaylock uses good head movement to avoid it. Blaylock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Blaylock lands an elbow just above Jabneel 's eye. Blaylock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jabneel managing to block the knees to the body from Blaylock.
Jabneel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jabneel fails to land. Blaylock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A nice left hand lands by Jabneel.
Blaylock lands with a short head shot on the inside. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jabneel. Jabneel lands a nice uppercut. Jabneel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blaylock misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabneel. Blaylock crunches a lovely knee into Jabneel's ribcage. Jabneel misses with a short punch on the inside. Blaylock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jucal Jabneel dominated that round. That's time! Blaylock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by Blaylock misses and Jabneel counters with a takedown into side control. Blaylock can't do much from the bottom here. Blaylock tries to bench press Jabneel off him but Jabneel keeps the position. Blaylock takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Jabneel has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Blaylock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Jabneel looks to land a strike but Blaylock avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Jabneel landing some decent shots from guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jabneel throws a big elbow that misses. Blaylock controlling Jabneel's posture. Jabneel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jabneel postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabneel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Blaylock is controlling Jabneel's posture. Jabneel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Jabneel scoring with some ground and pound. Jabneel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jabneel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Jabneel trying to control but Blaylock is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mookie Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jabneel misses with a looping left. Blaylock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jabneel checks it well. Jabneel cracks Blaylock with a right hand to the side of the head. Jabneel fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaylock in the body. Nice cross by Jabneel. Jabneel lands a jab to Blaylock's midsection. Jabneel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaylock was well out of range. Poor timing from Jabneel. Jabneel slips under a jab from Blaylock. Jabneel throws a wild body kick that Blaylock sees coming a mile off. Nice straight punches there by Jabneel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jabneel.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jabneel shoots in looking for a takedown. Blaylock tries to sprawl out of it but Jabneel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blaylock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Jucal Jabneel seems to be getting the better of the standup. A slow jab from Blaylock misses its intended target. Jabneel lands a nice hook to Blaylock's body. Blaylock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Blaylock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaylock. Jabneel drops his hands momentarily and Blaylock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Jabneel keeps Blaylock at a distance using the push kick. Jabneel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jabneel misses the shot to the body. Blaylock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jabneel just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabneel throws a sloppy head kick and Blaylock moves out of range easily. Blaylock is looking to counter punch. Jabneel avoids the body shot from Blaylock.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big left from Jabneel misses. Jabneel slips a straight right by Blaylock. Jabneel with the counter takedown but Blaylock avoids it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from Jabneel. Blaylock does a little dance to reset his feet. Blaylock throws a big counter combination but Jabneel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Jabneel throws a shot to the body.
Jabneel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaylock. Jabneel feints the counter takedown. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good exchange - Blaylock coming out on top. Jabneel cracks the inside of Blaylock's front leg. Blaylock throws a low kick but Jabneel moves out of range easily. Blaylock throws a leg kick that misses. Jabneel moves out of range as Blaylock strikes. Blaylock throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jabneel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jabneel is breathing heavily. Blaylock scores with a leg kick.
Jabneel takes a swing at Blaylock's ribcage but misses. Blaylock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jucal Jabneel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blaylock tests Jabneel's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jabneel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blaylock rather than just go for the knockout. Blaylock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabneel. A nice side step and Jabneel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Nice jab there from Blaylock. Blaylock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jabneel moves out of range as Blaylock strikes. Jabneel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. A shot to the liver by Blaylock. Beautiful body shot. Jabneel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Jabneel slips the punch. Jabneel just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blaylock misses with a hook. Jabneel ducked under it nicely. Good standup being displayed there by Blaylock as he connects with a hook. Blaylock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Jabneel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blaylock tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaylock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blaylock takes a body punch but keeps moving. Blaylock avoids the body shot from Jabneel.
Jabneel avoids the head kick by Blaylock.
Jabneel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaylock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Jabneel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Blaylock cracks Jabneel with a right hand to the side of the head. Jabneel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Blaylock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jabneel throws a body shot but no joy. Nice uppercut there from Jabneel. Jabneel throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blaylock lands a leg kick that knocks Jabneel off balance momentarily. Jucal Jabneel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jabneel ducks right into an uppercut from Blaylock. Blaylock missing with a left hand there. Jabneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Jabneel misses with a kick to the body and Blaylock counters with a stiff right hand. Blaylock throws a head kick but Jabneel moves out of range.
Jabneel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Jabneel throws the kick towards the body but Blaylock avoids it. Blaylock misses with an uppercut. A swing and a miss from Blaylock. Jabneel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blaylock blocks it well. Blaylock misses with a two punch combination.
Jabneel scores with a jab to the head.
Blaylock lands with a good body shot. Jabneel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blaylock to score with a decent uppercut. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blaylock checks a leg kick. Blaylock looks to land a right hand but Jabneel moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blaylock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blaylock misses the jab. Jabneel with the counter takedown but Blaylock avoids it easily. Jabneel throws a body punch but Blaylock moves out of range. Jabneel connects with a looping right hand.
Blaylock loads up on a big right hand but Jabneel slips the punch. Blaylock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Blaylock misses with a wild body shot. Blaylock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabneel.
Blaylock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Blaylock jabs at Jabneel's body. Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabneel manages to avoid it. Jabneel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Jabneel looks for the body kick but Blaylock saw that one coming. Blaylock is looking to counter punch. A head kick misses from Blaylock. Jabneel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jucal Jabneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jabneel misses with a wild body shot. Blaylock is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from Blaylock. Jabneel fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Blaylock jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jabneel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaylock manages to avoid it. Jabneel walks into a stiff left hand from Blaylock. Excellent takedown into side control there by Jabneel. Jabneel working away. Mookie Blaylock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! You can see that Jabneel has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks Jabneel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Jabneel cracks Blaylock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight! Mookie Blaylock showed his dominance in that final round. I think Jabneel 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jucal Jabneel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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