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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dresden Carmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Sessions!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sessions misses with a straight right.
Sessions lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sessions throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Sessions misses.
Nice shot lands for Sessions.
Carmichael thumps Sessions with a low kick.
A head kick from Carmichael lands but Sessions takes it in his stride.
Sessions walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sessions looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sessions gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Carmichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sessions lands a leg kick that knocks Carmichael off balance momentarily.
Carmichael misses with a body kick.
Carmichael walks into a jab.
Sessions throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sessions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmichael.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sessions keeps Carmichael at a distance using the push kick.
Sessions moves out of range of the leg kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sessions's hands.
A big left from Sessions misses.
Carmichael closes the distance and clinches.
Sessions throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carmichael throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sessions blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
Carmichael stalls.
Carmichael pushes Sessions back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carmichael managing to block the knees to the body from Sessions.
Carmichael dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
Nice elbow from Sessions.
Carmichael slowing the pace effectively.
Carmichael doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carmichael blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions lands an elbow just above Carmichael 's eye.
Sessions swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmichael.
Sessions lands a nice elbow.
Carmichael works on Sessions's body with a couple of short punches.
Carmichael with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carmichael avoiding damage as Sessions throws knees to the body.
Sessions tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmichael avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Sessions blocks an uppercut.
Carmichael stalling in the clinch but Sessions improves position.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmichael.
A nice left hand lands by Carmichael.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carmichael lands a knee to the body.
Carmichael has Sessions pressed against the cage.
Sessions tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carmichael avoids it.
Sessions lands a nice elbow.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sessions obliges.
Sessions swings wildly with an uppercut but Carmichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sessions tries to work over Carmichael's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carmichael just leaning against Sessions, taking a breather.
Carmichael blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Carmichael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carmichael putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sessions in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmichael.
Carmichael managing to block the knees to the body from Sessions.
Sessions misses with a punch to the body.
Sessions trying to land knees to the body.
Sessions working aggressively here.
Carmichael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carmichael blocks an elbow strike.
Sessions tries to land knees in the clinch but Carmichael avoids the damage to the body.
Carmichael is looking to control Sessions's arms but Sessions gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carmichael has his back to the cage.
Carmichael blocks an uppercut.
Carmichael connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sessions.
Sessions fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmichael.
Sessions struggles to land a body shot inside as Carmichael controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carmichael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sessions misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carmichael.
Carmichael gets through Sessions's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Carmichael slowing the pace effectively.
Carmichael lands a shoulder strike.
Carmichael takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carmichael scores with a shot to the side of Sessions's head.
Carmichael looking to throw knees to the head but Sessions is blocking nicely.
Carmichael working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmichael blocks an elbow strike.
Carmichael with a knee to the head.
Carmichael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sessions's elbow.
Carmichael is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manny Sessions will probably get the nod.
That's time! Carmichael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sessions throws a leg kick but Carmichael checks it.
Sessions takes a swing at Carmichael's ribcage but misses.
Sessions lands a nice hook to Carmichael's body. Carmichael takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sessions throws the left hand but Carmichael avoids the punch easily.
Sessions thows a body shot but no joy.
Carmichael tries to bum rush Sessions with a series of wild strikes but Sessions uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sessions misses with a kick to the body
and Carmichael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carmichael sizes up Sessions with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carmichael throws a shot from downtown. Sessions moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Sessions.
Carmichael throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Sessions to counter with a crisp jab.
Carmichael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carmichael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sessions connects with a leg kick. Carmichael looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sessions swings widly with a right hand
and Carmichael counters with an inside leg kick.
Carmichael jabs Sessions right on the nose. Sessions blinks but takes it well.
Carmichael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sessions scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael ducks under a wild hook from Sessions.
Carmichael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sessions. That did some damage!
Manny Sessions is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sessions moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sessions throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sessions looks to land a body kick but Carmichael moved away.
Carmichael listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sessions closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sessions slips under a jab from Carmichael.
Carmichael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Sessions. No joy for Carmichael on that attempt.
Carmichael has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sessions.
Carmichael tries to score with a low kick but Sessions moves his leg out of the way.
Good exchange - Carmichael coming out on top.
Carmichael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sessions looks for the body kick but Carmichael saw that one coming.
Sessions keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sessions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sessions sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sessions throws the kick towards the body but Carmichael avoids it.
Sessions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carmichael misses the shot to the body.
Manny Sessions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sessions misses with an uppercut.
Sessions lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Carmichael misses.
A jab from Carmichael finds it's way through Sessions's defenses.
Sessions misses with a kick to the body.
Carmichael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sessions looks to land a left hand but Carmichael moved out of range nicely.
Sessions looks to throw the jab but Carmichael is out of range.
Carmichael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carmichael misses with an uppercut. Sessions saw that one coming.
Carmichael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sessions on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Carmichael as he connects with a hook.
Carmichael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carmichael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sessions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael cracks Sessions with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sessions on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Carmichael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sessions blocks a head kick by Carmichael.
Carmichael tries to clinch up but Sessions circles away and keeps his distance.
Carmichael scores with a nice right hand.
Carmichael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sessions.
Sessions moves out of range of the leg kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael avoids a kick to the body.
Carmichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sessions manages to avoid it.
Sessions thows a body shot but no joy.
Sessions misses with a straight right.
Carmichael takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sessions ducks under a wild hook from Carmichael.
Sessions throws an overhand right that lands on Carmichael's shoulder, as Carmichael tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Sessions there.
Sessions checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sessions throws a nice looking combination but Carmichael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dresden Carmichael is winning the standup battle so far.
Sessions throws a nice looking combination but Carmichael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sessions goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Carmichael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carmichael scores with a hook to the body. Sessions takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sessions looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carmichael misses with a body shot.
Sessions misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sessions lands with a hook. Carmichael tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sessions misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carmichael.
Carmichael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sessions.
Carmichael wants to land a leg kick but Sessions is out of range.
Carmichael moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carmichael shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sessions as he jumps to the side.
Carmichael needs to keep his hands up - Sessions had a free shot at his head there.
Carmichael scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Carmichael misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dresden Carmichael dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carmichael wants to clinch.
Jab by Sessions.
Carmichael throws a hook but Sessions avoids it easily.
Sessions lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Sessions lands.
Sessions throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Carmichael to counter with a crisp jab.
Carmichael throws a body punch but Sessions moves out of range.
Sessions throws a front kick aimed at Carmichael's knee but Carmichael avoids it well.
Carmichael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sessions lands a body shot.
Carmichael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sessions punishes Carmichael's body with a nice straight punch.
Carmichael slips a straight right by Sessions.
Sessions misses with an uppercut. Carmichael saw that one coming.
Sessions lands a right hook to the body.
Sessions plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmichael looks to land a body kick but Sessions moved away.
Carmichael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sessions swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carmichael scores with a hook to the body. Sessions takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sessions walks into a straight right hand from Carmichael.
Carmichael takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sessions will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carmichael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sessions scoring well with a low kick there.
Carmichael swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carmichael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sessions checks a low kick from Carmichael.
Sessions motions for Carmichael to come forward. Sessions throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sessions bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sessions connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Carmichael misses.
Sessions scores with a body shot.
Carmichael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sessions takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carmichael misses with a wild body shot.
Carmichael throws a leg kick but Sessions sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sessions throws a body punch but Carmichael moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Sessions blocks the leg kick.
Carmichael lands with a cross.
Carmichael throws a leg kick but Sessions moved away.
A leg kick checked by Sessions.
Carmichael looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sessions!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carmichael tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sessions can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carmichael tries to control but Sessions wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sessions can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carmichael moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sessions has worked his arm free - good work by Sessions!
Carmichael tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carmichael has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Sessions really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Carmichael prevents Sessions from getting the reversal.
Carmichael controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dresden Carmichael showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carmichael has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dresden Carmichael!
A victorious Dresden Carmichael thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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