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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by MC Hammer - Hammer Time. Cody Elkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Elkins!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Elkins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Michaels is trying to keep Elkins in close.
Elkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Michaels wants to stand but Elkins is controlling the position.
Elkins wants to get up but he can't break Michaels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Elkins looking to pass the guard.
Elkins wants to stand but Michaels is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Elkins circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Elkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Elkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Michaels is trying to escape the mount.
Michaels tries to hold on but Elkins postures up.
Michaels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Elkins with a couple of short strikes.
Michaels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Elkins controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is working to get back to half guard.
Elkins tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
Elkins working the ground and pound effectively.
Michaels sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Elkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Michaels won't allow Elkins to pass to mount.
Elkins winds up and cracks Michaels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Michaels is not content to let Elkins control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elkins's back!
Elkins manages to reverse the position and now he's in Michaels's guard. Nice work there by Elkins.
Elkins looking to pass the guard.
Michaels is working an open guard so Elkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels has Elkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Elkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Elkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michaels fails with the takedown
letting Elkins counter with a right hand.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins scores a takedown into full mount!
Elkins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Michaels?
Michaels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Elkins looking to finish Michaels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Michaels!
Elkins lands a heavy elbow.
Elkins controlling from mount.
Elkins trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Elkins controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Elkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michaels fails with the takedown
and Elkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Elkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Elkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Michaels won't allow Elkins to pass to mount.
Michaels is refusing to be controlled, as Elkins sits in half guard.
Michaels is trying to maintain the position but Elkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Michaels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elkins's back!
Elkins is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elkins stuffs the takedown attempt from Michaels. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Elkins misses with a few strikes there.
Michaels tries to clinch up
and Elkins counters with a nice body shot.
Elkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michaels in his tracks.
Elkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Elkins scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michaels needs to keep his hands up - Elkins had a free shot at his head there.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Elkins misses.
Elkins clobbers Michaels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Michaels is rocked!
Elkins throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elkins connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Michaels fails with the takedown
and Elkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elkins is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Michaels working a defensive guard here.
Michaels seems to have got his legs back now.
Michaels striking from his own guard.
Michaels trying to keep a closed guard but Elkins is proving a slippery customer.
Cody Elkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Michaels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elkins manages to get himself to full guard.
Michaels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working some strikes from top position.
Elkins is trying to keep Michaels in close.
Elkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Michaels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elkins's head.
Elkins tries to get to full guard but Michaels has control of the leg.
Michaels trying to mount his opponent but Elkins defends it.
Michaels is keen to just control but Elkins is a slippery customer.
Elkins is looking to control Michaels's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elkins avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Elkins.
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Michaels stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Elkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Michaels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michaels struggling a bit here.
Michaels seems a little lost for a moment, as Elkins dominates the positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins decides to stand up, so the ref orders Michaels to his feet.
Elkins swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Elkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Elkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michaels's guard now.
Michaels looking to control.
Michaels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Elkins is controlling him.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels is working an open guard so Elkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Elkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elkins misses with a wild combination.
Elkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Michaels is looking to improve his position but Elkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Elkins wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
Michaels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Michaels is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michaels tries to hold on but Elkins postures up.
Elkins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Michaels manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels tries to clinch
and Elkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elkins counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels clinches.
Elkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elkins is trying to break free.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Michaels. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Michaels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Elkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michaels is leaning against Elkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking for a takedown.
Elkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Elkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Elkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Michaels has hold of one of Elkins's legs. Elkins is fighting the takedown attempt but Michaels gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Elkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Michaels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Michaels pushes down on Elkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Michaels working the head and body with strikes.
John Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins kicks off Michaels and gets to his feet.
Michaels drives through with a takedown into guard.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Elkins keeps moving.
Michaels advances to half guard.
Michaels trying to control from half guard but Elkins is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Elkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Elkins trying to control but Michaels postures up.
Elkins is staying active underneath Michaels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elkins keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Elkins wants to improve his position but Michaels is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Elkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Elkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Elkins!
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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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