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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Seaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seaver's entrance music is Overkill - The Goal Is Your Soal. A fine choice. John Seaver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derek Davison's chin.
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161 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Seaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Davison!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seaver rushes Davison and presses him up against the cage.
Davison prevents the takedown attempt.
Seaver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davison tries to circle away but Seaver has him pinned against the cage.
Davison prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Seaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seaver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davison's efforts to push away.
Davison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seaver has him pressed against the cage.
Seaver can't get the takedown.
Seaver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davison is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seaver tries for a takedown. No joy.
Seaver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seaver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seaver wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaver looking for a takedown.
Seaver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davison's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Davison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Seaver has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seaver wants a takedown but no success here.
Seaver is breathing heavily.
Seaver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davison pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davison misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Davison.
Davison throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaver pushes Davison up against the cage in a clinch.
Seaver has Davison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seaver has Davison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seaver looking for a takedown.
Davison is trying to force a seperation but Seaver has the dominant position.
Seaver keeps control of Davison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davison is trying to break the clinch but Seaver is controlling him.
Davison tries to break the clinch but Seaver is controlling the position.
Seaver looking for a takedown.
Davison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davison working hard to break the clinch.
Seaver has Davison pressed against the cage, preventing Davison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison is trying to break free.
Davison tries to circle away but Seaver has him pinned against the cage.
Seaver tries for a takedown but Davison manages to get underhooks.
Davison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davison tries to circle away but Seaver has him pinned against the cage.
Davison prevents the takedown attempt.
Davison is trying to force a seperation but Seaver has the dominant position.
Davison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seaver dodges the punch combination from Davison.
Seaver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Derek Davison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seaver circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derek Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison throws a hook but Seaver blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Davison.
Davison misses with a low kick.
Seaver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davison.
Davison wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davison throws a series of punches but Seaver moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Davison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davison wants to clinch up but Seaver keeps it at a distance.
Seaver tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davison sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seaver somewhat.
Davison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seaver closes the distance and clinches up with Davison, looking for a takedown. Seaver pushes Davison against the cage but Davison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Seaver gets the takedown into side control.
Seaver tries to advance to mount but Davison denies him.
Seaver connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Davison some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaver prevents Davison from escaping the position.
Seaver tries to move to mount but Davison blocks the move with his legs.
Seaver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An elbow from Seaver crashes against the mat.
Seaver scores with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Seaver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davison is trying to escape the position but Seaver is controlling the position.
Seaver advances nicely into full mount.
Seaver working for a guillotine from mount but Davison is in no mood to give up.
Seaver looking to control but Davison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seaver won't let Davison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seaver has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davison prevents Seaver from taking his back.
Seaver wants to control the pace but Davison is squirming around nicely.
Seaver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davison manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davison fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davison attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davison misses with a body shot.
Davison misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Davison misses.
Davison tries to clinch up.
Seaver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davison avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Seaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davison wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Seaver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Davison throws a head kick but Seaver moves out of range.
Davison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seaver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seaver.
Seaver sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davison's guard.
Davison pushes Seaver off looking to stand but Seaver dives back in and keeps control.
Seaver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Seaver wants to pass the guard but Davison is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davison keeps working.
Seaver tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Seaver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Seaver is looking to clinch.
Seaver gets the takedown into side control.
Seaver trying to control the action but Davison is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seaver.
Seaver tries to move to mount but Davison blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davison is not content to let Seaver control the position.
Seaver tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seaver has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison is trying to buck Seaver off.
Seaver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Davison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Seaver asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Seaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davison.
Davison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seaver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seaver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seaver.
Davison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seaver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seaver.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Seaver showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Seaver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Seaver!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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