UFC Fight Night 37 Play-by-Play: Brad Pickett vs. Neil Seery

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Brad Pickett vs. Neil Seery

Round 1: Pickett bounces on the outside.  He lands an outside leg kick.  He moves forward and Seery lands a right hand.  Pickett looks to get the fight to the ground, but Seery shakes off the attempt.  Seery moves in with a left hand the knocks Pickett off balance.  Pickett inches forward and lands a right hand.  Pickett catches a finger in the eye and is given time to recover.  He does and the fight is restarted.  Pickett lands an outside leg kick and Seery answers with a counter right hand.  Pickett changes levels and takes Seery down.  Seery ties up Pickett’s arms.  Pickett moves to the half guard position.  He peppers Seery with short right hands.  Pickett sets up an arm triangle choke.  He works to move to the proper side, but Seery escapes. Pickett maintains top position.  Seery uses the cage to stand and pushes Pickett away.  He lands a hard right hand.  Pickett moves in and is met with a left hook.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores it 10-9 for Pickett.

Round 2: Pickett steps in with his jab.  Pickett moves in with a combination.  Seery lands a counter right hand.  Seery is landing shots as Pickett steps into the pocket.  Pickett closes the distance and ties Seery up.  They separate.  Pickett walks forward.  Seery lands a left hand.  Pickett attempts a head kick but misses the mark.  He changes levels and works to get the fight to the ground.  Seery shakes off the attempt and pushes Pickett away.  Pickett lands a straight right hand.  Pickett presses Seery against the cage and delivers knees to the legs.  He changes levels and slams Seery to the canvas.  Seery controls Pickett’s posture.  Pickett softens him up with short left hands to the body.  Pickett postures up and lands elbows.  He moves to the half guard position.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores it 10-9 for Pickett.

Round 3: They touch gloves to start the final round.  Pickett moves in with a right hand and gets hit with a right hand counter.  Seery looks for a takedown but Pickett stuffs the attempt.  Pickett continues to move forward.  Seery lands a counter right hook.  They exchange.  Pickett gets accidentally poked in the eye with a thumb.  Pickett is given time to recover and the fight is restarted.  Pickett lands a combination.  Pickett presses forward and they exchange.  Seery lands a combination.  Pickett changes levels and takes Seery down with three minutes remaining in the round.  He works in the half guard position.  Pickett passes to side control.  Seery works back to half guard.  Pickett lands left hands to the body.  Seery scrambles to his feet and they separate.  Seery lands a combination.  Pickett answers with a jab.  Seey presses forward.  Pickett shoots in and secures a takedown.  He moves to the half guard position.  Pickett postures up and lands a right hand.  The round ends.  MMAWeekly scores it 10-9 for Pickett.

The judges score the fight for Pickett by unanimous decision.  The scorecards read 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28.

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