ESPN2 FNF: Zahir Raheem vs. Bayan Jargal & Juan Rodriguez vs. Yenifel Vicente RBR

He had a long career, with many big fights officiated, and yeah there were screw-ups here and there including that one very high-profile instance, but he did and does know a lot about the game.

 

Dan Rafael says it should be changed to a NC.

Atlas says to let the result stand and that it would be wrong to strip Barthelemy of his title.

 

Zahir Raheem vs. Bayan Jargal, 10 rounds @ light welterweight

 

Atlas is laying on his anti-Raheem bias very thickly from the start.

 

Round 1

Raheem is waiting outside, throwing jabs into the stomach of Jargal and some jab feints up high without closing distance. Raheem is trotting laterally and changing directions as Jargal moves forward on him. Raheem is controlling range and waving the left glove out in the air, tossing a few jab feints, catching Jargal walking in with the single right hand down the middle. Raheem is turning his cheek while circling just out of Jargal's reach, slipping the high jab of Jargal.

10-9 Raheem

 

In this case I side with the fatty over the Mongoloid.

 

Round 2

Raheem is leaning over to his right and moving his feet as Jargal presses in on him, missing jabs over Raheem's neck. Jabs flipped up into the body by Raheem. Jargal is bobbing side to side, marching up to Raheem and starting to execute punches but pulling them as Raheem twitches and shows a jab feint and straight right lead. Raheem is wary coming in as Raheem rolls his left glove in lulling concentric motions in front of his face. Raheem leaps in from a crouch with a blocked left hook. Jargal hooks into Raheem's chest after aiming at his chin as Raheem leaps into him again, throwing his own hook and skidding it off Jargal's shoulder. Wild flurry over Raheem's head by Jargal as Raheem dives in on him.

10-9 Raheem

20-18 Raheem

 

So this might go ten. :yep

 

Round 3

Raheem is lunging with long jabs high and low by turn, sliding in with them and then melting away. BIG solid counter right by Raheem as Jargal opened up missing shots over Raheem's back. Jargal was stunned. Raheem jumps in and throws a combination as Jargal covers up. Raheem swirls his left glove around, holding the arm out several inches from his body, then flicks a jab into Jargal's gut. Raheem backs out and pushes out with his left arm outstretched and planted on Jargal's side, turning his face to slip the reach-in jab of Jargal. Raheem is shimmying, shoulders popping inward one after the other, keeping distance, leaving jabs in Jargal's path. Jargal bobs in, shifting his guard left and then right looking tentative. Double left hook lead on the jaw by Raheem. Another flush left hook banging into the side of Jargal's head as he fails to react in time and doesn't even lift his arms instinctively as Raheem pops in a parting fourth consecutive unanswered left hook on the way out.

10-9 Raheem

30-27 Raheem