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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Salim Al Mansur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Spataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mansur comes to the cage accompanied by The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim. Julio Spataro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salim Al Mansur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Spataro!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spataro throws a hook but Al Mansur blocks it.
Al Mansur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Mansur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spataro throws a looping overhand right but Al Mansur ducks down to avoid it.
Al Mansur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spataro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spataro misses the jab.
Al Mansur throws a push kick but Spataro slaps the foot to one side.
Al Mansur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Mansur throws a leg kick but Spataro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Mansur, right into the meat.
Al Mansur tries to land a leg kick but Spataro saw it coming and moves away.
Al Mansur throws a leg kick but Spataro moved away.
Salim Al Mansur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Mansur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Mansur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spataro checks a leg kick.
Spataro stalks Al Mansur and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Al Mansur's face. Al Mansur staggers backwards, shaken.
Spataro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mansur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spataro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Al Mansur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Mansur just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Al Mansur does no damage.
Al Mansur lands with a nice body kick.
Spataro connects with a right hand. Al Mansur shakes it off.
Al Mansur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spataro.
Spataro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Al Mansur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spataro is out of range and Al Mansur settles back down.
Spataro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Mansur.
Al Mansur throws a body kick that misses.
Al Mansur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Al Mansur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Al Mansur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spataro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Al Mansur backs up against the cage.
Al Mansur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Spataro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spataro duly obliges.
It looks like Salim Al Mansur has been cut.
Al Mansur lands with a nice body kick.
Spataro looks to land a combination but Al Mansur avoids it well.
Al Mansur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spataro is able to avoid easily.
Spataro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Spataro. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Al Mansur misses.
Spataro tries to bum rush Al Mansur with a series of wild strikes but Al Mansur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spataro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Mansur.
Nice defenses there by Al Mansur.
Al Mansur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spataro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Mansur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spataro misses with an uppercut.
Al Mansur swinging wildly here.
Spataro swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mansur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Al Mansur throws a front kick that sends Spataro stumbling back into the cage.
Spataro is looking to clinch.
Spataro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Mansur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spataro looks to land a right hand but Al Mansur moved out of range.
Spataro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Al Mansur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spataro looks gassed!
A solid body kick from Al Mansur.
Spataro throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Al Mansur.
Spataro moves out of range of the body kick.
Spataro moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Mansur.
Spataro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Mansur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spataro misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spataro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Mansur can pounce on him.
Al Mansur looks to land a body kick but Spataro moved away.
Spataro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Mansur. Al Mansur obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Mansur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Mansur misses with a head kick.
Al Mansur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spataro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Al Mansur scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Mansur gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spataro.
Al Mansur slips a jab and a cross from Spataro.
Al Mansur thows a body shot but no joy.
Spataro misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mansur thuds his shin into the meat of Spataro's side.
Al Mansur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al Mansur misses with an uppercut. Spataro saw that one coming.
Al Mansur throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salim Al Mansur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salim Al Mansur's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Al Mansur throws a looping overhand right but Spataro ducks down to avoid it.
Al Mansur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spataro throws a right and a left that Al Mansur avoids nicely.
Spataro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Mansur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Mansur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spataro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Mansur ducks under a wild hook from Spataro.
Al Mansur scores with a head kick.
Spataro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Julio Spataro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spataro throws a jab when Al Mansur was well out of range.
Spataro swings for the body but Al Mansur moves out of range.
Al Mansur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Al Mansur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spataro moves out of range as Al Mansur throws a body kick.
Spataro is breathing heavily.
Spataro throws a shot from downtown. Al Mansur moves away and avoids it.
Spataro 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Mansur misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mansur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spataro.
Spataro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spataro misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Spataro.
Al Mansur lands a leg kick that knocks Spataro off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Al Mansur.
Al Mansur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spataro.
A telegraphed right hand from Spataro misses the target.
Al Mansur throws a hook but Spataro avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Mansur.
Al Mansur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spataro throws out the jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al Mansur, right into the meat.
Al Mansur tries to land a leg kick but Spataro saw it coming and moves away.
Al Mansur throws a poor cross that misses
letting Spataro counter with a right hand.
Spataro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Al Mansur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Al Mansur misses.
Al Mansur throws a low kick, looking for Spataro's leg but Spataro calmly moves out of range.
Spataro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Al Mansur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spataro throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Mansur counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Mansur.
Al Mansur is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Spataro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Al Mansur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Mansur tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Mansur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Mansur throws a body kick that misses.
Spataro misses with a few strikes there.
Al Mansur looks to score with a jab to the body but Spataro is just out of range.
Spataro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Al Mansur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Mansur connects with a leg kick. Spataro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Spataro does no damage.
Al Mansur throws a wild body kick that Spataro sees coming a mile off.
Al Mansur tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Mansur is looking to land body kicks.
Al Mansur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spataro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Al Mansur.
Al Mansur lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Al Mansur misses with a kick to the body.
Spataro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Al Mansur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Mansur misses with a body shot.
Al Mansur misses with a body kick.
Al Mansur slips under a jab from Spataro.
Al Mansur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mansur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spataro's corner calls for a 1-2. Spataro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spataro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Mansur.
Al Mansur looks to score with a jab to the body but Spataro is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Spataro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spataro cracks Al Mansur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spataro throws a right and a left that Al Mansur avoids nicely.
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!
Al Mansur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spataro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spataro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Al Mansur has got the better of the exchanges.
Spataro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Al Mansur backs up against the cage.
Al Mansur swings for the body but Spataro moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mansur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Al Mansur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spataro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al Mansur. Al Mansur obviously looking to wear him down.
Al Mansur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salim Al Mansur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Salim Al Mansur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Spataro.
Al Mansur misses with a kick to the body.
Al Mansur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Mansur thumps Spataro with a low kick.
Al Mansur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spataro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spataro has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Mansur.
A slapping body kick lands there for Al Mansur.
Al Mansur lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Al Mansur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salim Al Mansur is winning the standup battle so far.
Al Mansur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spataro is out of range.
Spataro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Al Mansur. That one must have hurt.
Al Mansur bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Spataro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Spataro.
Al Mansur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spataro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Mansur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Mansur looks for the body kick but Spataro saw that one coming.
Al Mansur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spataro moves out of range as Al Mansur throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Mansur. Spataro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Mansur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spataro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Spataro misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Mansur throws a chopping leg kick but Spataro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spataro throws a right hand that Al Mansur ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Mansur also avoids with ease.
Spataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spataro throws a right hand that Al Mansur ducks under and follows up with a left that Al Mansur also avoids with ease.
Al Mansur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Al Mansur thuds his shin into the meat of Spataro's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Al Mansur.
Spataro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Spataro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Al Mansur.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Mansur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Mansur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spataro can do to turn this around?
Al Mansur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spataro.
Al Mansur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Al Mansur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spataro's sensitive parts.
Al Mansur throws a series of punches but Spataro avoids them all with ease.
Spataro takes a kick to the side of the head.
A cross from Al Mansur lands.
Al Mansur throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spataro counters with a left and a right that stings Al Mansur.
Spataro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Spataro misses.
Al Mansur misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spataro moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Mansur.
Spataro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Mansur throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Mansur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Al Mansur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spataro throws out a loose jab but Al Mansur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Julio Spataro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spataro looks to throw the jab but Al Mansur is out of range.
Spataro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Mansur throws out a leg kick but Spataro moves out of range and Al Mansur only half commits.
Spataro slips a jab from Al Mansur.
Spataro cracks Al Mansur with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Al Mansur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spataro fails to land with a series of punches.
Salim Al Mansur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mansur tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Spataro as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Spataro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A bone on bone clash there as Spataro blocks the leg kick.
Al Mansur thuds a left hand into Spataro's body.
Spataro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spataro moves out of range as Al Mansur throws a body kick.
Al Mansur throws the kick towards the body but Spataro avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al Mansur.
Spataro misses with a few strikes there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Al Mansur!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mansur misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Al Mansur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spataro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al Mansur.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salim Al Mansur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Mansur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salim Al Mansur!
Salim Al Mansur managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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