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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Tito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 cm
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Tito! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mansour throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tito misses with a right hand letting Mansour counter with a right hand. Tito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansour tests Tito's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mansour scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Tito closes the distance and clinches up with Mansour, looking for a takedown. Tito pushes Mansour against the ropes but Mansour circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Tito takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tito darts in trying to clinch and Mansour counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mansour connects with a right hand. Tito shakes it off. Tito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tito moves out of range as Mansour strikes. Mansour misses with a looping right. Tito shoots in but no luck this time. A swing and a miss from Mansour. Nice defenses there by Tito. Tito misses with a body punch
and Mansour counters with a right hand to the body. Tito misses with an uppercut
and Mansour counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Mansour throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tito sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tito fails with the takedown. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Tito. Mansour throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tito fails to land the takedown. Mansour walks into a left hand. A jab from Tito finds it's way through Mansour's defenses. Mansour looks to land a left hand but Tito moved out of range nicely. Mansour misses with the combination.
Mansour jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mansour works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Mansour lands with a hook. Tito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tito circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansour connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tito. Tito circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Mansour is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Tito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansour uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tito. Mansour throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mansour ducks under a wild hook from Tito. Tito throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mansour's waist but Mansour gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tito off to one side. Tito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mansour lands a glancing blow to the side of Tito's head. Tito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Mansour swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tito. Tito tries for a takedown but Mansour sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Tito throws a body punch but Mansour moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tito wants to clinch up but Mansour keeps it at a distance. Tito doesn't manage to clinch there - Mansour circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Mansour there. Mansour leaves Tito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Tito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mansour.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tito takes one to the chin there. Danga de danga de dang - Tito scores with a four punch combination! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mansour avoids the body shot from Tito.
Tito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mansour was well out of range. Poor timing from Tito. Tito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mansour. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Tito will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tito takes one to the chin there. Mansour misses with a straight right. Tito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mansour connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tito on the wrong end of a nice jab. Tito loads up on a big right hand but Mansour slips the punch. Tito throws a low kick, looking for Mansour's leg but Mansour calmly moves out of range. Tito closes the distance and clinches up with Mansour, looking for a takedown. Tito pushes Mansour against the ropes but Mansour circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour is winning the standup battle so far. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mansour. A big left from Mansour misses. Mansour throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tito on the side of the head. Mansour misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tito.
Tito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mansour as he jumps to the side. Tito shoots in but no luck this time. Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Tito. Mansour looks to land a left hand but Tito moved out of range nicely. Mansour lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Harry Tito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mansour throws a hook to the side of Tito's head but Tito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Tito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mansour throws out the jab. Tito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mansour rather than just go for the knockout. Mansour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tito.
Mansour uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tito.
Tito thuds a left hand into Mansour's body. Tito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tito cracks a nice hook into Mansour's ribs. Mansour checks a leg kick. Mansour scores with a decent looking hook. Tito blocks a jab. Mansour jabbing away but nothing is landing. Tito misses with a lunging right hand
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mansour stuffs the takedown. Tito throws a chopping leg kick but Mansour manages to avoid taking any serious damage. 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! Nice jab there from Tito. Tito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mansour misses the jab. A left lands for Mansour. Mansour looks to land a left hand but Tito moved out of range nicely. Mansour throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A jab from Mansour does it's job there. Mansour moves out of range as Tito throws a body kick.
Mansour avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Mansour lands a lovely overhand right. Mansour throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mansour lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mansour. Tito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mansour throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Mansour throws a big shot that misses. Tito misses with a looping right. Harry Tito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mansour is fending him off so far but Tito persists. Nope, Mansour circles away and we're back to standing. Mansour throws a hook to the side of Tito's head but Tito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mansour uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tito. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Donk. Mansour catches Tito right on the button with a cross. Some wild striking there from Tito.
Tito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mansour as he jumps to the side. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ramadan Abdel Rehim Mansour's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mansour lunges at Tito with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tito's hand. Mansour clobbers Tito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Mansour misses with a hook. Good standup being displayed there by Mansour as he connects with a hook. Tito missing with a left hand there. Mansour was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mansour has time to react. Mansour moves into range and clinches up with Tito. Tito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Mansour tries to throw a body punch but Tito avoids it by throwing Mansour back against the ropes. Tito prevents Mansour from breaking the clinch. Tito drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Mansour looking to sit in guard and control but Tito gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mansour can't keep his opponent in guard - Tito advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Tito is looking to take a break and control but Mansour is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Tito wants to free his trapped foot but Mansour is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tito is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mansour has managed to free his arm - good work. Tito looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tito is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Tito is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mansour! Tito with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mansour is looking to improve his position but Tito isn't that keen on the idea. Mansour is working hard here to advance position. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tito goes for an armbar but Mansour turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mansour.
And that's the end of the fight! Harry Tito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Tito 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight as a draw! Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Harry Tito! Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Harry Tito!
Harry Tito wins by majority decision!
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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
51% |
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