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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Pichler (ranked 5434 p4p, 24658 weight class) and Habibi Barishnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Pichler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Habibi Barishnikov's chin.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Pichler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Habibi Barishnikov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barishnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Pichler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barishnikov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pichler is trying to get back to full guard.
Pichler gets back to full guard.
Pichler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barishnikov is one step ahead there.
Pichler keeping moving, preventing Barishnikov from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barishnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pichler is retaining full guard.
Pichler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pichler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barishnikov is keeping the position for now.
Pichler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pichler is standing up over Barishnikov. Barishnikov looks to escape but Pichler dives into side control.
Barishnikov seems a little lost for a moment, as Pichler dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pichler scores with punches from side control.
Barishnikov being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pichler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pichler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barishnikov can't do much from the bottom here.
Pichler moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Barishnikov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barishnikov is letting Pichler control him for a moment.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pichler.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pichler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barishnikov defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barishnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barishnikov.
Pichler gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pichler gets full guard.
Pichler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Barishnikov looks winded!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pichler in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barishnikov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pichler scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Pichler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pichler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pichler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pichler not doing much here.
Barishnikov tries to kick Pichler off but Pichler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pichler lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pichler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Leon Pichler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishnikov trying to control from the bottom.
Pichler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pichler working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pichler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pichler controlling the action here.
Barishnikov trying to control here.
Pichler sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barishnikov throws a jab when Pichler was well out of range.
Pichler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pichler controlling from the top position.
Pichler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barishnikov can do to turn this around?
Pichler seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barishnikov for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Leon Pichler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pichler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barishnikov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pichler manages to pass to side control.
Pichler not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barishnikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Pichler dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pichler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barishnikov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pichler scores with punches from side control.
Barishnikov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pichler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pichler happy to just control the position for now.
Pichler moves into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pichler controlling from the full mount.
Barishnikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pichler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barishnikov is in a horrible position here. Pichler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pichler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pichler lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barishnikov hang on?
Pichler controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pichler continues to stall.
Pichler continues to hold on tight.
Pichler is landing with some decent strikes but Barishnikov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pichler controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Pichler.
Barishnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pichler looking to finish Barishnikov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barishnikov!
Pichler controlling from the full mount.
Barishnikov is in a horrible position here. Pichler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Barishnikov is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pichler controlling the pace for now.
Habibi Barishnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Pichler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pichler, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Pichler!
During a confident post fight interview, Leon Pichler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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