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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karlmann Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kyoto kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Karlmann Friedhelm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Washington's chin.
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195 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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184 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karlmann Friedhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Washington!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Washington.
Washington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Washington showed some decent athleticism there.
Washington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Friedhelm tries to kick Washington off but Washington keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Friedhelm is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Washington with the ground and pound but Friedhelm uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Friedhelm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Washington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Washington wants to control from the top but Friedhelm keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington stops Friedhelm from standing up.
Friedhelm trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Washington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedhelm is looking to stand up but Washington isn't so interested in that idea.
Friedhelm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
Washington stops Friedhelm from standing up.
Washington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Friedhelm keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing strikes but missing.
Friedhelm wants to stand but Washington is controlling the position.
Friedhelm keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friedhelm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Friedhelm keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washington trying to control but Friedhelm is working from the bottom.
Washington won't allow Friedhelm to get back to his feet.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Friedhelm pulls Washington in close to his closed guard and prevents Washington from doing any damage or advancing position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friedhelm slips a jab and a cross from Washington.
Washington rushes Friedhelm and presses him up against the cage.
Friedhelm takes a shot to the head.
Friedhelm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Friedhelm wants to take the fight to the mat but Washington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is working for takedown but Friedhelm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Friedhelm gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Washington regains guard.
Friedhelm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Friedhelm won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedhelm postures up and lands a big shot to Washington's brow.
Washington wants to get back to his feet but Friedhelm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Friedhelm preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedhelm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Friedhelm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Washington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Friedhelm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Friedhelm gets to his feet - Washington follows without any prompting.
Washington has Friedhelm up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Washington will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Washington gets caught flat footed, as Friedhelm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Washington wants to control but Friedhelm passes easily into half guard.
Karlmann Friedhelm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friedhelm is working for a kimura but Washington is defending it quite comfortably.
Washington is refusing to be controlled, as Friedhelm sits in half guard.
Friedhelm stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Washington to get to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Washington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Washington throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Friedhelm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Washington looking to sit in guard and control but Friedhelm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Washington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm sitting in guard here, content to control.
Friedhelm postures up and lands a big shot to Washington's brow.
Friedhelm looking to sit in guard and control but Washington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Friedhelm is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Washington scoring with some ground and pound.
Friedhelm keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Washington accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedhelm wants to get back to his feet but Washington is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Friedhelm controlling Washington's posture.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedhelm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedhelm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Washington tries to free his leg and advance position but Friedhelm is retaining full guard.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Friedhelm blocks nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Washington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm is trying to control the position but Washington postures up.
Washington throwing strikes but missing.
Washington throws an elbow that misses. Friedhelm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Washington's guard. Nice move by Friedhelm!
Washington is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Washington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friedhelm's elbow.
Washington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Friedhelm fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Washington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Friedhelm tightens his grip and picks Washington up, before dumping him to the ground. Washington manages to land in guard.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Friedhelm passes Washington's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington trying to control from the bottom.
Friedhelm is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Washington has managed to free his arm - good work.
Friedhelm slips a nice elbow through Washington's hands, connecting with Washington's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friedhelm wants to pass to mount but Washington is defending the position.
Washington wants to get back to full guard.
Friedhelm seems to be working for a kimura but Washington defends the submission attempt.
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 Karlmann Friedhelm will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Friedhelm clinches up against the cage.
Friedhelm tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Friedhelm can't get the takedown.
Friedhelm wants the takedown. Washington is fighting it off but Friedhelm persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Washington's guard against the cage.
Friedhelm won't allow Washington to sweep him here.
Friedhelm throws an elbow that misses. Washington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friedhelm's guard. Nice move by Washington!
Washington throws a strike but Friedhelm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Washington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Friedhelm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Friedhelm trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Washington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Friedhelm scoring with some ground and pound.
Friedhelm won't allow Washington to get back to his feet.
Washington can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Friedhelm controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedhelm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Washington is trying to control the position but Friedhelm postures up.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Washington darts in and clinches Friedhelm up against the cage.
Friedhelm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Friedhelm changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Washington fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karlmann Friedhelm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Washington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Friedhelm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries for a takedown but Friedhelm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Friedhelm tries to keep at a distance but Washington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Friedhelm is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Washington as the two fighters clinch.
Friedhelm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Washington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Friedhelm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Washington gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Friedhelm clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Friedhelm breaks Washington's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Washington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm is working Washington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Friedhelm from controlling successfully.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Washington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Friedhelm controlling from the top position.
Friedhelm working some strikes from top position.
Washington trying to strike off his back.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Friedhelm from controlling successfully.
Friedhelm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
Friedhelm is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Friedhelm scoring with some ground and pound.
Friedhelm postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Friedhelm throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Washington is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a strike but Friedhelm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Friedhelm wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karlmann Friedhelm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Friedhelm 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karlmann Friedhelm!
Karlmann Friedhelm took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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