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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Lihakovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexi Lihakovich is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
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190 cm
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226 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexi Lihakovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opdauhl ducks under a wild hook from Lihakovich.
Alexi Lihakovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lihakovich jabs at Opdauhl's body.
Lihakovich throws a head kick but Opdauhl moves out of range.
Lihakovich tries to land a front kick but Opdauhl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lihakovich misses with a body shot.
Opdauhl throws a head kick but Lihakovich moves out of range.
Opdauhl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Opdauhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Opdauhl is looking to score with low kicks.
Opdauhl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lihakovich manages to avoid it.
Lihakovich misses with a head kick.
Opdauhl slips under a jab.
Lihakovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Opdauhl stuns Lihakovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Opdauhl scores with the left hand. Lihakovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses.
Lihakovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Lihakovich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lihakovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl fakes the leg kick and cracks Lihakovich in the body.
Lihakovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lihakovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Opdauhl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lihakovich misses with a body kick.
Lihakovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Opdauhl can pounce on him.
No joy there for Lihakovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lihakovich throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lihakovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Opdauhl connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lihakovich scrambles back to his feet.
Lihakovich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lihakovich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lihakovich.
Opdauhl tries to bench press Lihakovich off him but Lihakovich keeps the position.
Opdauhl sneaks back into half guard.
Lihakovich wants to pass the guard but Opdauhl is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lihakovich is working away from the top position though.
Lihakovich trying to mount his opponent but Opdauhl defends it.
Lihakovich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lihakovich is keen to just control but Opdauhl is a slippery customer.
Lihakovich content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lihakovich wants to pass to mount but Opdauhl is defending the position.
Lihakovich with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexi Lihakovich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Opdauhl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Opdauhl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lihakovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Opdauhl.
Lihakovich throws a body kick that misses.
Lihakovich misses with a body shot.
Opdauhl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Opdauhl scores with a decent looking hook.
Opdauhl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lihakovich misses with a double jab.
Opdauhl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Opdauhl lands with an uppercut that bounces Lihakovich off the cage and back into range.
Lihakovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Opdauhl.
Lihakovich fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opdauhl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lihakovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Opdauhl cracks Lihakovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich misses with a looping left.
Lihakovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lihakovich avoids a kick to the body.
Lihakovich misses with a body kick.
Opdauhl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lihakovich.
Lihakovich throws a front kick that sends Opdauhl stumbling back into the cage.
Opdauhl looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking body kick.
Lihakovich misses with a low kick.
Gary Opdauhl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opdauhl dodges the punch combination from Lihakovich.
A jab from Opdauhl does it's job there.
Nice uppercut lands for Opdauhl. That snapped Lihakovich's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Opdauhl lands with an uppercut that bounces Lihakovich off the cage and back into range.
Opdauhl blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Lihakovich. Beautiful body shot.
Opdauhl cracks a nice hook into Lihakovich's ribs.
Opdauhl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Opdauhl dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Opdauhl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Opdauhl.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lihakovich is looking to chop away at Opdauhl's legs.
Lihakovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Opdauhl circles away quickly and effectively.
Opdauhl misses with a double jab.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Opdauhl lunges at Lihakovich with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lihakovich's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Opdauhl.
Lihakovich misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Lihakovich does no damage.
Opdauhl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lihakovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Opdauhl circles away.
Lihakovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Opdauhl finds it's way round the side to connect with Lihakovich's head.
Opdauhl stuffs the takedown attempt from Lihakovich. Lihakovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Opdauhl misses with a head kick.
Lihakovich is breathing heavily.
Lihakovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Opdauhl to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opdauhl cracks Lihakovich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihakovich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lihakovich is rocked!
Lihakovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Opdauhl is out of range.
Lihakovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Opdauhl finish him?
Lihakovich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Opdauhl to score with a decent uppercut.
Lihakovich looks up at the clock. Bad move! Opdauhl lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lihakovich. Opdauhl pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Opdauhl!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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