"The fight opened with both fighters trading calf kicks, each staying composed and measured at range while looking for their openings. Early on, Christian was the busier man, landing more leg kicks and keeping Elekana from finding any rhythm. Elekana seemed content to let Christian circle on the outside and absorb the damage to his lead leg. Christian began mixing in body kicks to vary his attack, but Elekana stayed patient and poised."
"When the opportunity finally appeared, he capitalized - as Christian overextended on a right hand, Elekana countered clean with a right of his own, dropping him hard. Elekana quickly took the back, locked in a rear-naked choke, and although Christian initially tapped, the referee didn't catch it, forcing him to go out cold. Another submission victory on a card with several on the preliminary portion - with Elekana earning his second straight victory under the UFC banner."
Light heavyweight Billy Elekana, with only two UFC fights to his name, faced Kevin Christian at UFC Vegas 110. Christian entered off a Contender Series win and a six-fight winning streak in a severely depleted 205-pound division. The bout opened with both fighters trading calf kicks while Christian landed more leg and body kicks and kept Elekana from finding rhythm. Elekana absorbed damage to his lead leg while remaining patient and poised. When Christian overextended on a right hand, Elekana countered clean, dropped him, took the back and locked a rear-naked choke. Christian initially tapped but went out cold when the referee failed to catch the tap. Elekana earned his second straight UFC victory by submission.
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