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Philadelphia’s Rami “The Arabian Nightmare” Ibrahim defended his WKA 132 lb. North American Pro title for the 4th time tonight at Take On Productions “September Showdown” in New York City. Rami’s opponent was the very tough and very talented Philippe Allaire Landreville out of Canada’s Tristar Gym. In the nights only professional match up both fighters demonstrated beautiful Thai technique and during the first two rounds were involved in what was a very tightly contested war of attrition. For every strike Ibrahim landed, Allaire quickly responded with a strike of his own in order to even things up on the score card. Both fighters went leg kick for leg kick and body kick for body kick during the first two rounds. As the 3rd round came around, Ibrahim’s work rate increased and the talented Philadelphia based fighter began to pull ahead slightly. Ibrahim’s success was his ability to pair his always crisp hands with solid body kicks and knees in the clinch. Towards the end of round 4, Ibrahim cornered his Canadian opponent and opened up with a flurry of punches. During this onslaught of punches, Ibrahim landed a big left hook that floored Landreville and forced the referee to give him a standing 8 count. During Round 5, Landreville, aware that he had to come out strong and make up for the knockdown, kicked up his aggression level and pushed forward. Both fighters really began to throw leather looking to land the big punch or kick that would end … Continue reading →