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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Seaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seaver has chosen Overkill - The Goal Is Your Soal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Seaver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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180 cm
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Seaver!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Seaver.
Seaver swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Seaver misses with a few strikes there.
Chan staying out of range there.
John Seaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seaver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chan tries to get out of the position.
Seaver wants to take a breather but Chan is having none of it.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seaver.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaver seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chan is refusing to be controlled, as Seaver sits in half guard.
Seaver with the ground and pound but Chan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Seaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Chan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seaver is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Seaver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seaver lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.
Chan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Seaver has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chan gets underhooks to prevent Seaver's takedown attempt.
Michael Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Seaver.
Seaver looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seaver's face.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Seaver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan working Seaver over with knees to the body.
Seaver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan has Seaver pushed against the cage.
Chan tries a knee to the head but Seaver blocks it.
Seaver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan lands a knee to the body.
Chan misses with a knee strike.
Chan stops a takedown attempt from Seaver.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seaver tries to score a body lock takedown but Chan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Chan lands a knee to the body.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan with a knee to the head.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Seaver takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seaver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chan lands a knee to the head.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seaver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chan lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chan has Seaver pressed against the cage.
Seaver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chan obliges.
Seaver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chan lands a good knee to the midsection. Seaver won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Chan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chan wants to clinch up but Seaver keeps it at a distance.
Seaver throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Chan tries to clinch but Seaver moves out of range.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seaver lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Seaver misses.
Seaver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seaver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seaver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Seaver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chan is fending him off so far but Seaver persists. Nope, Chan circles away and we're back to standing.
Seaver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Seaver.
Seaver misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Seaver pushes him off.
Seaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Seaver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seaver closes the distance and clinches up with Chan, looking for a takedown. Seaver pushes Chan against the cage but Chan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Seaver circles away.
Seaver fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan tries to clinch up but Seaver circles away and keeps his distance.
Seaver throws a series of punches but Chan avoids them all with ease.
Seaver throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
Seaver shoots for a double leg takedown but Chan sprawls well. He's pushed Seaver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seaver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chan as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seaver shoots for a double leg takedown but Chan sprawls well. He's pushed Seaver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seaver misses with a two punch combination.
Chan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seaver thuds his right hand into Chan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Michael Chan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chan clinches.
Chan stops a takedown attempt from Seaver.
Seaver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chan walks away with a smile on his face. Seaver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Seaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seaver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seaver swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Chan. No joy for Seaver on that attempt.
Michael Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Seaver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan wants to clinch.
Seaver throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seaver.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seaver misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Seaver throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
John Seaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seaver swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Seaver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan is looking to clinch but Seaver is avoiding it.
Seaver misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seaver tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chan swivels and escapes.
Seaver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Seaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Chan moves away from the strike by Seaver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seaver fails with the takedown.
Seaver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Seaver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice cross by Seaver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Chan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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