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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reynold March (ranked 5797 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Rahardian (ranked 5182 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammed Rahardian has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reynold March's chin.
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177 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes comics |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reynold March!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mohammed Rahardian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahardian closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming March to the mat! March manages to get full guard.
March is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rahardian passes into half guard.
Rahardian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
March blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rahardian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahardian trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
March has hold of Rahardian's hands but Rahardian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
March looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rahardian performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Rahardian there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rahardian throwing shots but March is blocking nicely.
Rahardian seems to be working for a kimura but March defends the submission attempt.
March wants to improve his position but Rahardian is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rahardian seems to be looking for submissions.
Rahardian performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahardian throwing shots but March is blocking nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rahardian is looking for a kimura but March is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rahardian to get the leverage.
Rahardian controlling the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rahardian changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. March looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rahardian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
March wants to control but Rahardian postures up.
Rahardian remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rahardian is trying to get an arm triangle but March is defending well.
Rahardian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
March on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on March's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Rahardian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rahardian closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. March did well to prevent Rahardian getting side control.
Rahardian content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rahardian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rahardian is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahardian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. March doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rahardian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahardian wants to stand but March has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rahardian stops March from getting back to his feet.
Rahardian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rahardian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rahardian takes the fight into the clinch.
March pulls Rahardian into guard.
Rahardian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rahardian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
March is trying to keep Rahardian in close.
March utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
March is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
March is trying to keep Rahardian in close.
March working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rahardian.
Rahardian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rahardian looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
March dodges the punch combination from Rahardian.
March tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rahardian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahardian circles away from the clinch attempt
so Rahardian counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahardian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
March looking for a sweep. Not yet March, not yet.
Rahardian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rahardian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
March can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rahardian controls the pace.
Rahardian pushes down on March's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Rahardian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
March goes for a double leg but Rahardian avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rahardian continues to drive forward.
March doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahardian circles away.
Rahardian misses with a head kick.
March lands a nice looking body shot.
March tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahardian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
March looking to score a takedown here. Rahardian is defending well but March drives through and ends up in Rahardian's guard.
March wants to control from the top but Rahardian keeps moving.
Rahardian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahardian is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahardian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rahardian looking to hit a scissor sweep but March is one step ahead there.
Rahardian is looking to stand back up but March counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rahardian.
Rahardian gets full guard.
Rahardian is trying to control the position but March postures up.
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.
Rahardian pulls March in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
March preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
March closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rahardian circles away.
March gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rahardian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rahardian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
March utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rahardian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! March is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! March has escaped and now he's on top!
March wants to pass the guard but Rahardian is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahardian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rahardian isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. March stacks Rahardian on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by March!
Rahardian tries to buck March off but March is having none of it.
That's four 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.
March wants to control but Rahardian is keeping him busy.
March working away.
Rahardian is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Rahardian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rahardian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but March wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rahardian wants to control but March postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reynold March.
Well Rahardian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Rahardian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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