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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caludio Hinampas (ranked 8543 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Giou (ranked 4183 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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207 cm
25
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caludio Hinampas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luka Giou! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Giou throws a poor cross that misses
and Hinampas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Giou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Giou looks for the body kick but Hinampas saw that one coming. Hinampas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Hinampas forces Giou back against the cage and clinches. Giou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Giou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Giou doesn't succeed with the takedown and Hinampas counters with a lovely shot to the body. Giou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinampas was well out of range. Poor timing from Giou. Hinampas throws a series of punches but Giou avoids them all with ease. Giou moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Caludio Hinampas has been cut. Hinampas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giou was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinampas. Hinampas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Giou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giou breaks from the clinch.
Hinampas clinches up with Giou and pushes him back against the cage. Hinampas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Giou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giou throws a leg kick that misses. Hinampas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giou. Giou misses with a shot to the body and Hinampas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giou's knee momentarily. Hinampas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hinampas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Giou blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hinampas. Giou's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Giou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hinampas connects with a crisp jab. Hinampas scores with a jab to the body. Giou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Hinampas controls Giou momentarily but Giou frees himself. Giou is working Hinampas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Giou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Giou stands and steps away. Hinampas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Nice jab there from Giou.
Caludio Hinampas's cut is getting worse. Hinampas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giou. Giou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Giou blocks a head kick by Hinampas.
Hinampas moves into the clinch. Hinampas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giou lands with a light punch inside. Hinampas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Hinampas is breathing heavily. Giou working hard to break the clinch. Giou pushes off an throws an elbow but Hinampas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Hinampas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giou is defending well for now. Giou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giou shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hinampas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Giou stands and steps away. Hinampas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Giou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hinampas moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hinampas misses with a body kick. Hinampas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Giou tries to counter it with a takedown but Hinampas pushes his down on his head and steps out. Hinampas dodges the punch combination from Giou.
Hinampas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Giou. Hinampas moves into the clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Hinampas throws an elbow but misses. Giou blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Hinampas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Giou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hinampas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Giou jumps guard and drags Hinampas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Hinampas tries to stand but Giou is controlling from the bottom. Giou controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hinampas wants to stand but Giou has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Giou is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Hinampas stopping the sweep attempt from Giou. Giou is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Hinampas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Giou is proving hard to escape from. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giou can do anything to dispel that myth. Giou looking to sweep here. No luck so far. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caludio Hinampas dominated that round. The cut man is working on Caludio Hinampas's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Giou.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hinampas.
Hinampas scores with the left hand. Giou knows he should have avoided that one. Hinampas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Giou on the side of the head. Hinampas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giou circles away quickly and effectively. Hinampas takes the fight into the clinch. Hinampas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giou can do to turn this around? Giou manages to break the clinch.
Giou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hinampas. Giou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hinampas cracks a nice hook into Giou's ribs. Giou gets tackled into the cage by Hinampas. Hinampas maintains the clinch. Hinampas is working Giou over against the cage. Hinampas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giou is defending well for now. Giou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Giou has closed the distance and engaged Hinampas in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giou misses with the head strike.
Giou manages to break the clinch.
Caludio Hinampas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hinampas pushes Giou up against the cage in a clinch. Hinampas misses with a short punch on the inside. Hinampas decides to pull guard. Giou cracks Hinampas with a solid left hand. Giou working some strikes from top position.
Jeez, Caludio Hinampas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Caludio Hinampas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luka Giou!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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