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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Scott Levin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Levin
vs
Carmichael

183 cm
21
162 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Levin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dresden Carmichael!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levin catches Carmichael with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Levin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carmichael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Levin throws the left hand but Carmichael avoids the punch easily.
Levin works Carmichael's body with a nice hook.
Carmichael moves in looking to clinch but Levin pushes him off.
Carmichael avoids the body shot from Levin.
Carmichael tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Levin lands with an overhand left.
Levin checks a low kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Levin can pounce on him.
Levin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Levin tries a head kick but it misses.
Carmichael throws a low kick, looking for Levin's leg but Levin calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Levin throws a body punch but Carmichael moves out of range.
Carmichael ducks right into an uppercut from Levin.
Levin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carmichael throws a predictable looking body shot
and Levin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carmichael falls off balance throwing a combination
and Levin counters with a left to the body.
Levin lands a head shot.
Carmichael takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carmichael misses with a hook.
Carmichael slips a jab from Levin.
Levin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carmichael.
Levin scores with a jab. Carmichael acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carmichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Levin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmichael is just out of range.
Levin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Levin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Levin defending well as Carmichael loads up on a big left hand.
Levin misses with a straight left.
Levin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Carmichael.
Levin connects with a single shot there.
Carmichael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Levin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmichael swats away the attempt to clinch by Levin.
Carmichael moves forwards but Levin connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Carmichael 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carmichael looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Levin finds it's target.
Carmichael throws a jab but it's blocked by Levin.
Carmichael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carmichael is looking to clinch.
Levin is looking to clinch but Carmichael is avoiding it.
Carmichael slips a straight right by Levin.
Carmichael is looking to chop away at Levin's legs.
Carmichael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Levin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Levin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Levin.
Carmichael thows a body shot but no joy.
Levin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Levin lands with a nice body punch.
Levin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Levin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carmichael moves out of range of the leg kick from Levin.
Levin throws a body kick that misses.
Carmichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Levin is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carmichael is looking to clinch but Levin is avoiding it.

Levin tries to keep at a distance but Carmichael has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Levin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Levin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Levin wants to clinch up but Carmichael keeps it at a distance.
Levin punishes Carmichael's body with a nice straight punch.
Carmichael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Levin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Carmichael misses.

Levin pushes Carmichael up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Levin.
Levin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carmichael tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carmichael throws a punch but it's blocked by Levin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Levin.
Levin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Levin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Levin pushes Carmichael back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carmichael scores with a hook to the body.
Carmichael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Levin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carmichael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Levin throws a punch but it's blocked by Carmichael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin struggles to land a body shot inside as Carmichael controls his hands.
Levin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Levin working aggressively here.
Carmichael blocks an uppercut.
Levin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carmichael landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Levin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Carmichael.
Levin misses with a body punch.
Carmichael lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Levin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carmichael.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Levin.
Levin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Levin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Levin stalling in the clinch but Carmichael improves position.
Carmichael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levin is trying to maintain a safe position but Carmichael gets an underhook and turns Levin into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carmichael.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Carmichael.
A head punch on the inside from Levin fails to land.
Carmichael cracks Levin with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carmichael obliges.
Carmichael connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Levin fails to land.
Carmichael prevents a body shot from Levin.
Carmichael just leaning against Levin, taking a breather.
Levin has a couple of punches blocked by Carmichael.
Levin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carmichael lands a body shot.
Carmichael blocking some punches.
Carmichael throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Levin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Levin tries to work over Carmichael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Levin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carmichael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Levin can't find room to land a body shot as Carmichael controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Levin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carmichael controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Levin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin scores with a hook to the body.
Levin can't find room to land a body shot as Carmichael controls the action.
Carmichael misses with a knee to the head.
Carmichael lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Levin.
Levin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Levin.
Carmichael scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Levin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carmichael blocking some punches.
Levin misses with a punch on the inside.
Levin avoiding damage.
Levin scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Carmichael.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levin.
A left hand lands to the body for Levin.
Carmichael is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Levin throws a punch but it's blocked by Carmichael.
Levin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carmichael obliges.
Levin working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Levin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmichael blocking some punches.
Levin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Levin has Carmichael pressed against the cage.
Carmichael working Levin over with knees to the body.
Carmichael lands a shot to the body.
Levin misses with some punches.
Levin misses with a punch on the inside.
Carmichael is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carmichael creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Levin struggles to land a body shot inside as Carmichael controls his hands.
Levin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carmichael's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Levin fails to land.
Levin misses with some punches.
Carmichael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Levin lands a left hand.
Levin struggles to land a body shot inside as Carmichael controls his hands.
Carmichael throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Scott Levin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carmichael throws a lazy body kick
and Levin counters with a two punch combo.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael throws a good cross that connects.
Scott Levin is winning the standup battle so far.
Levin tries to bum rush Carmichael with a series of wild strikes but Carmichael uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carmichael throws a right and a left that Levin avoids nicely.
Levin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Levin throws a leg kick but Carmichael sees it coming and moves out of range.
Levin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Levin takes a swing at Carmichael's ribcage but misses.
Levin avoids the body shot from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Levin at a distance.
Levin moves away from the strike by Carmichael.
A jab from Levin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael thows a body shot but no joy.
Carmichael misses with a body shot.
Carmichael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carmichael has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Levin avoids the body shot from Carmichael.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carmichael. Levin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carmichael lands with a shot to the body.
Carmichael misses the body punch
letting Levin counter with a right hand.
Levin throws a leg kick but Carmichael sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carmichael slips under a jab from Levin.
Carmichael is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carmichael misses with a body punch
and Levin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Levin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Levin finds it's way through Carmichael's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carmichael checks a leg kick.
Carmichael just misses with a punch to the body.
Levin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carmichael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Levin cracks Carmichael with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carmichael misses with a head kick.
Carmichael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Levin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carmichael misses with an uppercut.
Levin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carmichael throws a head kick but Levin moves out of range.
Carmichael lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Levin cracks a nice hook into Carmichael's ribs.
Carmichael looks to land a right hand but Levin moved out of range.
Levin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carmichael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carmichael throws a shot from downtown. Levin moves away and avoids it.
Carmichael misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael thows a body shot but no joy.
Levin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carmichael doesn't manage to clinch there - Levin circles away.
Levin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Levin lands a body shot.
Levin misses with a hook.
Carmichael throws a hook but Levin avoids it easily.
Carmichael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Levin tries to close the distance and clinch but Carmichael swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carmichael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Levin clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Levin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carmichael tries to score with a low kick but Levin moves his leg out of the way.
Carmichael loads up on a big right hand but Levin slips the punch.
Levin lands a body shot.
Carmichael walks into a jab.
Levin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Levin cracks Carmichael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Levin lands a jab-cross combination.
Levin misses with a body shot.
Levin swings for the body but Carmichael moves out of range.
Levin throws a body punch but Carmichael moves out of range.
Levin lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Carmichael is predictable there
and Levin counters with a stiff right hand.
Carmichael moves out of range of the strikes.
Carmichael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Levin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Carmichael moves out of range easily.
Carmichael moves forwards but Levin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carmichael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carmichael missing with a left hand there. Levin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carmichael moves away from the strike by Levin.
Nice body punch from Carmichael.
Carmichael scores with a body shot.
Levin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Levin with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Levin on the side of the head.
Carmichael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carmichael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Levin throws a body punch but Carmichael moves out of range.
Carmichael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Levin walks into a straight right hand from Carmichael.
Carmichael slips a jab from Levin.
Levin connects with a body shot.
Levin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Levin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carmichael at a distance.
Levin feints a jab promting Carmichael to slip. Levin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carmichael slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carmichael swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Levin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Levin.
Carmichael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carmichael scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carmichael darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carmichael misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Levin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Levin thumps Carmichael with a low kick.
Carmichael is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Carmichael misses with a looping left.
Levin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Levin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carmichael walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carmichael throws a sloppy body shot
and Levin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Levin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carmichael jabs at Levin's body.
Levin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carmichael paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carmichael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carmichael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Levin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carmichael.
Levin lands a leg kick that knocks Carmichael off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levin thuds a left hand into Carmichael's body.
Levin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Levin moves into range and clinches up with Carmichael.
Stalling in the clinch from Levin.
A short uppercut from Levin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Levin had his way with Dresden Carmichael in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Carmichael blocks a head kick by Levin.
Carmichael throws a head kick that misses
and Levin counters with a stiff right hand.
Levin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Levin misses the shot to the body.
Levin lands a nice hook to Carmichael's body. Carmichael takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carmichael throws a head kick but Levin moves out of range.
Levin scores with a shot to the body.
Levin works the jab nicely.
Levin moves in looking to clinch but Carmichael pushes him off.
Carmichael keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Levin lands with an uppercut that bounces Carmichael off the cage and back into rage.
Carmichael is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Carmichael walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Levin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Carmichael is rocked!
Levin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carmichael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Levin. Beautiful body shot.
Carmichael gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Levin.
Carmichael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmichael throws the left hand but Levin avoids the punch easily.
Levin scores with a spinning back kick!
Levin is looking to chop away at Carmichael's legs.
Scott Levin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Levin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Levin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carmichael can do to turn this around?
Carmichael throws a head kick that misses
and Levin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carmichael lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Levin thuds a left hand into Carmichael's body.
Carmichael takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donk. Levin catches Carmichael right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Levin.
Levin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carmichael misses with a jab to the body
and Levin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carmichael is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael wants to clinch.
Levin lands a really nice looking cross but Carmichael seems unphased.
Levin slips a jab and a cross from Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a body kick that misses.
Levin throws a body punch but Carmichael moves out of range.
Carmichael checks the leg kick.

Carmichael closes the distance and pushes Levin back into the cage.
Levin has Carmichael pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Levin tries a body shot but Carmichael blocks it.
Carmichael misses with a knee strike.
Carmichael misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carmichael.
Levin blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Levin.
A hook to the body from Carmichael.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Levin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Levin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Levin!
Scott Levin retains his lightweight title!