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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zagorno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King of Kings. This should be fireworks!
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152 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Elkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Zagorno!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagorno gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Elkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Zagorno misses with a takedown attempt
letting Elkins counter with a right hand.
Elkins catches Zagorno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zagorno swings for the body but Elkins moves out of range.
Zagorno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elkins.
Elkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Zagorno.
Elkins throws an overhand right that lands on Zagorno's shoulder, as Zagorno tries to avoid the shot.
Elkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zagorno misses with a takedown
and Elkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Gabriel Zagorno has been cut.
Cody Elkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Zagorno.
Elkins looks to throw the jab but Zagorno is out of range.
Zagorno slips a straight right by Elkins.
Elkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zagorno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zagorno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elkins.
Elkins throws out a loose jab but Zagorno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zagorno fails with the takedown
and Elkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elkins throws a looping overhand right but Zagorno ducks down to avoid it.
Zagorno with a poor takedown
and Elkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zagorno with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Elkins to score with a decent uppercut.
Elkins misses with an uppercut.
Zagorno misses with a takedown
and Elkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zagorno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Elkins is looking for a sweep. Zagorno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zagorno wants to take a breather but Elkins is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Elkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagorno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zagorno is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Elkins is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Elkins has escaped and now he's on top!
Zagorno is trying to keep Elkins in close.
Zagorno working for submissions but it's allowed Elkins to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zagorno tries to roll over but Elkins keeps him under control.
Elkins decides to stand up.
A jab from Elkins misses.
Zagorno misses with a takedown attempt
and Elkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Zagorno misses with a takedown attempt
and Elkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cody Elkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zagorno looks gassed!
Elkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zagorno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Elkins to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zagorno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Elkins counter with a right hand.
Zagorno misses with a takedown
and Elkins counters with a straight right hand.
Zagorno is rocked!
Gabriel Zagorno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Zagorno off the cage and back into rage.
That has opened up Gabriel Zagorno's cut even more.
Nice uppercut lands for Elkins. That snapped Zagorno's head back.
Zagorno with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zagorno is still on wobbly legs! Can Elkins finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zagorno misses with a takedown
and Elkins counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Elkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zagorno's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Elkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zagorno. Zagorno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zagorno seems to have recovered his senses.
Elkins missing with a left hand there. Zagorno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zagorno shoots and misses
and Elkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zagorno with a poor takedown
and Elkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Zagorno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Elkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Elkins cracks Zagorno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The cut above Gabriel Zagorno's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zagorno is breathing heavily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Elkins! Zagorno is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Elkins!
Cody Elkins retains his featherweight title!
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