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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama has chosen as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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166 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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ADCC Champion
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dresden Carmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carmichael tries a low kick but Funkyama avoids it.
Funkyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Carmichael.
A punch lands to the side of Funkyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carmichael.
Funkyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carmichael, right into the meat.
Carmichael misses with the combination.
Funkyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmichael is just out of range.
Funkyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmichael is just out of range.
Funkyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carmichael ducks under a wild hook from Funkyama.
Carmichael throws a lazy right hand but Funkyama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Funkyama takes a swing at Carmichael's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Carmichael slams his shin into Funkyama's torso.
Carmichael lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Funkyama throws a hook but Carmichael blocks it.
Carmichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Funkyama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Carmichael on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carmichael connects with a body shot that sends Funkyama's belly button to the back.
Funkyama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carmichael misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carmichael, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael lands a jab.
Carmichael lands with a nice combination. Funkyama backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Aoki Funkyama has been cut.
Carmichael throws a front kick aimed at Funkyama's knee but Funkyama avoids it well.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut.
Dresden Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Carmichael.
A big left from Carmichael misses.
Carmichael throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Carmichael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmichael misses with a body kick.
Funkyama takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama has Carmichael pressed against the cage, preventing Carmichael from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carmichael wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Funkyama has him pressed against the cage.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carmichael taking a breather.
Funkyama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carmichael avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Funkyama misses with a knee to the head.
Funkyama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carmichael manages to break the clinch.
Funkyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Funkyama moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carmichael lands a right hook to the body.
Funkyama looks gassed!
Funkyama misses with a wild body shot.
Carmichael misses with a few strikes there.
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carmichael.
Carmichael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carmichael paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama throws a nice looking combination but Carmichael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carmichael lands a nice hook to Funkyama's body. Funkyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmichael scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama misses with a jab to the body
and Carmichael counters with a head kick that drops Funkyama to the mat! Funkyama scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresden Carmichael dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aoki Funkyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carmichael connects with a body shot.
Carmichael lands with a shot to the body.
Carmichael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Funkyama moves out of range as Carmichael throws a body kick.
Carmichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Carmichael misses the shot to the body.
Carmichael looks to land a left hand but Funkyama moved out of range nicely.
Carmichael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
Funkyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmichael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carmichael is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carmichael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carmichael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Funkyama. Funkyama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dresden Carmichael is winning the standup battle so far.
Funkyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body kick there by Carmichael.
Carmichael swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Funkyama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmichael works Funkyama's body with a nice hook.
Carmichael is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funkyama can do to turn this around?
A combination from Carmichael does no damage.
Carmichael cracks the inside of Funkyama's front leg.
Carmichael scores with the left hand. Funkyama knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Funkyama's hands.
Carmichael looks to land a body kick but Funkyama moved away.
Carmichael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Carmichael.
Carmichael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carmichael scores with a nice body kick.
Carmichael scores with a spinning back kick!
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmichael lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carmichael lunges at Funkyama with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funkyama's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carmichael.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carmichael.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carmichael.
Carmichael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carmichael fakes the leg kick and cracks Funkyama in the body.
A cross from Carmichael lands.
Carmichael fails to land with a series of punches.
Funkyama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Funkyama 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.
Carmichael thumps Funkyama with a low kick.
Funkyama has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carmichael.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmichael tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carmichael throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funkyama on the side of the head.
Dresden Carmichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carmichael.
Funkyama is rocked!
Carmichael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Carmichael finish him?
Carmichael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Funkyama.
Carmichael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Funkyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Carmichael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmichael lands with an overhand left.
Carmichael throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carmichael throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresden Carmichael dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aoki Funkyama's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carmichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carmichael is looking to score with low kicks.
Carmichael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carmichael takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carmichael swings for the body but Funkyama moves out of range.
Carmichael moves out of range as Funkyama strikes.
Funkyama takes one to the chin there.
Funkyama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carmichael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carmichael misses with a body shot.
Carmichael motions for Funkyama to come forward. Carmichael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Carmichael. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Carmichael finds it's way through Funkyama's defenses.
Carmichael scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carmichael lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carmichael cracks a nice hook into Funkyama's ribs.
Funkyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carmichael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carmichael cracks Funkyama with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carmichael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Funkyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael cracks the inside of Funkyama's front leg.
Carmichael fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funkyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carmichael scores with a jab. Funkyama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carmichael lands a nice looking kick to the body. Funkyama takes a step back to recover.
Funkyama 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.
Nice body punch from Carmichael.
Carmichael tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Carmichael.
Carmichael scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Carmichael does it's job there.
Aoki Funkyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carmichael. Funkyama shrugs it off though.
Funkyama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Funkyama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carmichael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carmichael throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Funkyama's head.
Carmichael is looking to wear down Funkyama with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carmichael scores with a one two! Funkyama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Funkyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carmichael throws a head kick that misses.
Carmichael connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funkyama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carmichael counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael connects with an inside leg kick.
Carmichael lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama throws a combination that misses
and Carmichael counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands with a good body shot.
Carmichael dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carmichael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmichael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carmichael chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dresden Carmichael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carmichael thuds a left hand into Funkyama's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dresden Carmichael showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carmichael, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dresden Carmichael!
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hype
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