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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Ebe (ranked 2977 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Seth Mansour (ranked 336 p4p, 172 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Mansour!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ebe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mansour.
A little jabbing left from Mansour on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Ebe coming out on top.
Ebe tried to score with a low kick but Mansour checks it.
Mansour misses with a double jab.
Ebe moves out of range as Mansour strikes.
We've been informed that Mansour has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A bone on bone clash there as Ebe blocks the leg kick.
Ebe throws a right hand that misses
and Mansour counters with a good low kick that Ebe was not able to check.
Isaac Ebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mansour with a nice cross.
Ebe gets tackled into the cage by Mansour. Mansour maintains the clinch.
Ebe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mansour tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ebe's elbow.
Mansour misses with a punch to the body.
Mansour lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mansour lands a left hand.
Ebe tries to pull guard but Mansour forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ebe successfully pulls guard.
Ebe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebe seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ebe has his foot on Mansour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansour works his way back into a safe position though.
Ebe has a closed guard, preventing Mansour from standing up.
Ebe is looking for a triangle but Mansour pushes his legs off easily.
Ebe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mansour defends well.
Ebe has his foot on Mansour's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mansour works his way back into a safe position though.
Mansour postures up.
Mansour wants to stand but Ebe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ebe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mansour has picked Ebe up and slammed him! Ebe can't keep hold of the triangle and Mansour manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ebe can't do much from the bottom here.
Ebe is looking to regain half guard here but Mansour keeps moving and retains side control.
Mansour working away.
Ebe is looking to reverse the position.
Ebe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ebe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ebe trying to hold on to Mansour's head to control him but Mansour postures up.
Ebe is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ebe wants to control but Mansour is keeping busy.
Mansour tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ebe controls his leg.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ebe moves into full guard.
Ebe seems keen to control Mansour's posture.
Ebe looking for subs off his back but Mansour has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ebe wants to get back to full guard but Mansour has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Mansour working away.
Ebe is looking to regain half guard here but Mansour keeps moving and retains side control.
Ebe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ebe is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ebe is trying to maintain the position but Mansour is very close to passing his half guard.
Ebe trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Mansour dominated that round.
That's time! Ebe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ebe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mansour.
Ebe lands a really nice looking cross but Mansour seems unphased.
It looks like Seth Mansour has been cut.
Ebe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mansour fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mansour takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mansour keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ebe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mansour under the eye.
Ebe throws a big shot that misses.
Ebe misses with a left hand
and Mansour counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ebe misses with a body shot
and Mansour counters with a stiff right hand.
Ebe takes a swing at Mansour's ribcage but misses.
Ebe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ebe throws a chopping leg kick but Mansour manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mansour connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mansour moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mansour moves away from the strike by Ebe.
A little jabbing left from Mansour on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mansour throws a jab when Ebe was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ebe dodges the punch combination from Mansour.
Ebe scores with a jab to the body.
Ebe takes one to the side of the head.
Mansour missing with a left hand there. Ebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mansour scores with a nice right hand.
Mansour stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ebe walks into a jab.
Mansour tries to clinch but Ebe is having none of it.
Ebe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mansour checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice combination there by Ebe.
Ebe looks to score with a jab to the body but Mansour is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebe misses with a body shot
and Mansour counters with a nice leg kick.
Ebe throws a hook to the side of Mansour's head but Mansour sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Mansour.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mansour closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mansour gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mansour throws a lazy right hand but Ebe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ebe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ebe takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebe. Mansour does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mansour looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mansour.
Ebe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mansour.
Mansour feints a counter leg kick.
Ebe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mansour checks it well.
Mansour swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Ebe misses.
Ebe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mansour connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ebe scrambles back to his feet.
Mansour throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ebe throws a poor cross that misses
and Mansour counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mansour throws an overhand right that lands on Ebe's shoulder, as Ebe tries to avoid the shot.
Ebe is looking to counter punch.
Mansour misses with a low kick.
Ebe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ebe lands a nice hook to Mansour's body. Mansour takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mansour pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe throws a combination. Mansour tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ebe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mansour at a distance.
Ebe drops his hands momentarily and Mansour takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ebe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ebe scores with a leg kick.
Ebe misses with an uppercut. Mansour saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ebe.
The crowd cheers as Ebe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mansour doesn't seem phased though.
Ebe catches Mansour with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ebe lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ebe takes a swing at Mansour's ribcage but misses.
Mansour ducks right into an uppercut from Ebe.
The fighters circling - Ebe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ebe lands a really nice looking cross but Mansour seems unphased.
Mansour moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ebe finds it's target.
Mansour lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut there from Ebe.
Ebe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mansour manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Mansour on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ebe misses with a jab to the body
and Mansour counters with a straight right hand.
Mansour checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Isaac Ebe is winning the standup battle so far.
Mansour tries to land a front kick but Ebe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A counter left hand to the body from Ebe misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebe. Mansour does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mansour defending well as Ebe loads up on a big left hand.
Ebe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ebe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mansour.
Ebe misses with a hook. Mansour ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mansour missing with a left hand there. Ebe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ebe scores with a jab to the body.
Mansour uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ebe.
Ebe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mansour's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Ebe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Mansour's cut.
That's time! Ebe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A combination from Ebe does no damage.
Mansour uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ebe.
Mansour slips under a jab.
Mansour is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ebe slips a jab and a cross from Mansour.
Ebe throwing a counter right hand but Mansour manages to avoid it.
Ebe throws a hook but Mansour blocks it.
Mansour walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mansour is looking to clinch.
Mansour bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mansour connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ebe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mansour moves into the clinch.
Ebe tries to pull guard but Mansour won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mansour misses with the head strike.
Ebe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mansour just stands there and leans against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mansour.
A short body shot lands from Mansour as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mansour tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ebe avoids it.
Ebe tries to pull guard but Mansour won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Ebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansour lands a nice uppercut.
Mansour throws a head punch that misses.
Mansour lands with a short shot to the head.
Mansour throws a head punch that misses.
Mansour working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mansour.
Mansour misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mansour lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mansour.
Mansour lands with a light punch inside.
Ebe tries to pull guard but Mansour won't allow it.
Mansour tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ebe avoids it.
Mansour lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ebe backwards.
Mansour misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ebe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mansour is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ebe is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ebe tries to pull guard but Mansour won't allow it.
Mansour swings wildly with an uppercut but Ebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mansour swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ebe tries to pull guard but Mansour forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ebe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mansour to keep the fight standing.
Mansour misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ebe pulls guard effortlessly.
Ebe working a defensive guard here.
Ebe looking for subs off his back but Mansour has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ebe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebe controlling the position for now.
Ebe actively working from the bottom here.
Ebe wants to get back to full guard.
Ebe is working hard here to advance position.
Ebe trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mansour manages to pass to mount!
Mansour wants to stand but Ebe is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Ebe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mansour manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ebe to take his back!
Mansour is not going to allow Ebe to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebe is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mansour wants to stand up but Ebe is stuck to his back.
Ebe can't escape the position.
Mansour is looking to get the fight back to the feet.
Ebe can't escape the position.
Ebe just looking to survive in the bad position.
Ebe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Mansour comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mansour 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Mansour!
Seth Mansour thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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