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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Wikstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wikstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Remeber the name. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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188 cm
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Wikstrom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mansour connects with a right hand. Wikstrom shakes it off. Mansour smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Mansour lands with a right hand. Wikstrom fails with the takedown. Mansour takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Mansour catches Wikstrom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Wikstrom tries for a takedown but Mansour circles away easily and Mansour makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Mansour lands with a good body shot. Mansour lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A cross from Mansour lands. Mansour lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Wikstrom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Mansour lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mansour jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mansour comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mansour cracks Wikstrom with a good jab. Mansour lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Wikstrom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Wikstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wikstrom defending well as Mansour loads up on a big left hand. Mansour lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wikstrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wikstrom is looking to clinch but Mansour is avoiding it.
Wikstrom throws a head kick that misses. Mansour might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Mansour throws a jab but it's blocked by Wikstrom. Wikstrom thows a body shot but no joy. Mansour lands with an uppercut that bounces Wikstrom off the cage and back into range. Good exchange - Mansour coming out on top. Mansour scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mansour swats away the attempt to clinch by Wikstrom. Mansour throws an overhand right that lands on Wikstrom's shoulder, as Wikstrom tries to avoid the shot. Mansour tests Wikstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mansour scores with a decent looking hook. Mansour misses with a hook. Wikstrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Mansour circles away.
Wikstrom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mansour clobbers Wikstrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice sprawl there from Mansour as Wikstrom shoots in. Mansour is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wikstrom had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Mansour connects with a crisp jab. Mansour scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansour catches Wikstrom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Mansour scores with a nice head shot. A jab from Mansour does it's job there. Mansour scores with a shot to the body.
Wikstrom looks for a takedown but Mansour sprawls well. Mansour connects with a nice looking jab.
Mansour dips to his left and cracks Wikstrom with an uppercut! Mansour gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Wikstrom is breathing heavily. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Wikstrom tries to stand but Mansour is controlling from the bottom. Mansour working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mansour looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wikstrom is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Mansour lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mansour with a nice cross. Nice shot by Mansour. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mansour connects with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wikstrom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Mansour throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Mansour moves into range and connects with a jab. Tony Wikstrom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wikstrom throws a sloppy head kick and Mansour moves out of range easily. Mansour keeps the fight on the outside. Mansour lands an overhand right. Wikstrom ducks right into an uppercut from Mansour. Mansour connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wikstrom. Wikstrom circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Mansour throws a series of punches but Wikstrom moves out of range. Mansour throws a hook but Wikstrom blocks it. Wikstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wikstrom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck for Wikstrom with that takedown attempt. Mansour cracks Wikstrom with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mansour works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A cross from Mansour lands. Mansour slaps away a takedown attempt from Wikstrom, before circling back to the center of the mat. Mansour cracks Wikstrom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wikstrom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Mansour looks to land a combination. Wikstrom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Good standup being displayed there by Mansour as he connects with a hook. Mansour throws a series of strikes that have Wikstrom backpedaling.
Wikstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wikstrom gets a clinch. Mansour looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Mansour is looking to control Wikstrom's arms but Wikstrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mansour has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wikstrom pulls guard. Wikstrom tries to strike from the bottom.
Mansour would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Mansour is fighting to break Wikstrom's control of his arms but Wikstrom is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Wikstrom. Wikstrom closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wikstrom lands in his opponent's guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wikstrom content to stall in guard here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Wikstrom trying to control the position from guard on top but Mansour is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony Wikstrom has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Mansour clobbers Wikstrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Wikstrom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mansour as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Wikstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mansour connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wikstrom momentarily.
Mansour lands a jab to the nose. Mansour with a jab. Wikstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Mansour sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mansour, as that shot connected.
Mansour tries to clinch but Wikstrom is having none of it. Wikstrom darts in and clinches Mansour up against the cage. Mansour is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mansour misses with a punch on the inside.
Wikstrom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mansour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wikstrom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice defenses there by Wikstrom. Mansour keeps the fight on the outside. Mansour jabs Wikstrom to the body, keeping him at a distance. A jab from Mansour finds it's way through Wikstrom's defenses. Mansour scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wikstrom doesn't seem bothered though. Wikstrom tries to clinch but Mansour moves out of range. A jab from Mansour does it's job there. Wikstrom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Wikstrom scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Mansour has a hand on Wikstrom's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wikstrom takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Wikstrom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wikstrom trying to control but Mansour is having none of it. Wikstrom swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mansour is now in Wikstrom's guard. A big mistake from Wikstrom there, giving up the dominant position! Mansour got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wikstrom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mansour has managed to get both his arms back between Wikstrom's legs - danger averted. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wikstrom is looking for a triangle but Mansour pushes his legs off easily.
Mansour trying to control the position from guard on top but Wikstrom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansour wanted to stand there but Wikstrom had control of the position. Mansour advances to half guard. Wikstrom is looking for a sweep. Mansour is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Mansour slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour wasn't active enough on the ground. Mansour keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wikstrom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mansour lands an overhand right. Mansour lands with a hook. Wikstrom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Mansour connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Mansour fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mansour connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Mansour connects with a right hand. Wikstrom shakes it off. Wikstrom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mansour wants to clinch and Wikstrom counters with a head kick. That will keep Mansour thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Tony Wikstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mansour throws a good cross that connects.
And that's the end of the fight! Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Mansour winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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