![]() Giagos’ bursts of offense were more sparse and less effective as he began to tire and Zellhuber’s offense grew more determined. ![]() Ninety seconds into the round Giagos got in on the hips and chased a takedown for a long time but Zellhuber’s balance and takedown defense were impeccable. He was also more aggressive and really stepped into the pocket to throw big combinations on several occasions. ![]() He was more active with his lower half in general in the middle round, throwing knees and leg kicks more often. Zellhuber came out for round two looking more motivated as he threw a high kick which off-balanced Giagos. Giagos failed one more takedown but when the round ended he was clearly ahead by a score of 10-9. Whenever Christos got into the pocket he landed and Zellhuber looked uncomfortable. After that he got right back on the forward movement and stuffed a takedown from Giagos, but still had low output with mostly non-committal strikes from outside the pocket. Daniel had to put a hand on the mat to keep himself up and stumbled backwards for ten seconds or so but recovered relatively quickly, considering how badly hurt he seemed. Only ninety seconds into the first round one of his left hooks caught Zellhuber and almost dropped him. When the fight started Zellhuber pressed forward right away but was quite low-volume with his attacks. However, in this fight it was Daniel Zellhuber who got the finish- the first of his UFC career. Both men also came into this fight off of the biggest win of their careers Zellhuber beat another veteran in Lando Vannata while Giagos got his first UFC knockout, sleeping Ricky Glenn with a left hook in the first round. 500 record in the UFC to start the night, but the difference in experience was wide given that this would be Zellhuber’s third fight with the promotion and Giagos’ thirteenth. Twenty-four year old Mexican prospect Daniel Zellhuber took on UFC veteran Christos Giagos at Noche UFC on Mexican Independence Day.īoth men had a.
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