This is a circular argument, both of us have stated what we think happened and neither of us are budging from our stances, what's the point in continuing this? If you want my honest opinion you got it in my last point, I admitted that both of us have raised good points but at the same time I think both stances are respectable. While I'll give it one last crack I'll stop after this as (like I mentioned above) both of us are sticking to our guns.
So Gajeel would just swim out of the Second Seal? Nothing else would've happened if Levy hadn't interfered? Bradman could have used one of the 9DG curses there and dealt more damage but because Levy disrupted the Second Seal he didn't get the chance. Looking at Gajeel in the panel, he doesn't look like he's going anywhere, he's being swallowed by the Second Seal, had there been any sort of movement in that panel I would agree and say that he would've escaped but there wasn't, he was simply caught there. Also, when the Second Seal was activated in the page before it sent Gajeel flying with him visibly screaming and then into the sea of skulls that he couldn't move in, similar to what Over Skelter did, only unlike the Second Seal (which he could hardly move in) Over Skelter was also stealing his life force. Hell, Bradman wasn't even his Sensation or Enhancement curse and he was still trashing him. BTW I think I mis-worded my point about the Second Seal, I meant that had Levy not freed him he likely would have been killed as he was immobilized/swallowed by the Second Seal.
Also that fight did have quite a few plot holes in it, such as:
- How did Levy survive all Three Seals? (People were getting one shot by the First Seal, Gajeel didn't due to iron lungs, but Levy?)
- If Gajeel was temporarily immobilized by the Second Seal then how did he escape Over Skelter that quickly?
- If Bradman was going all out why didn't he use Kyoka's curses?
Seriously, if Base Gajeel = Bradman then why was Bradman not on the receiving end of the attacks whilst Gajeel was fighting for his life?
Again, I don't mean to be rude or run away from this but it's pointless arguing when it's clear we view this differently.
Edit: I'm heading off, I'll reply tomorrow.