Billy Elekana needed to put his opponent to sleep even when he in all probability didn’t wish to.
The sunshine heavyweight prospect put collectively his first UFC win streak with a first-round submission of Kevin Christian to shut out Saturday’s UFC Vegas 110 preliminary card. Elekana’s win wasn’t with out controversy because it appeared Christian tapped out nicely earlier than the battle was formally waved off and solely after referee Chris Tognoni noticed that Christian had misplaced consciousness in Elekana’s rear-naked choke.
The sunshine heavyweight bout was contested on the ft till Elekana cracked Christian with a counter left with about two minutes remaining within the opening spherical. Christian was badly harm and his state of affairs solely worsened when Elekana adopted with floor and pound. When Christian gave up his again, Elekana shortly attacked with a choke and sunk it in deep.
Christian might be seen tapping out, however Tognoni was on the incorrect facet of the motion and didn’t see Christian’s arm, which was trapped between his and Elekana’s our bodies. Ultimately, Tognoni registered that Christian was out and the bout was formally waved off 3:33 into Spherical 1.
Elekana will get a much-needed end after a forgettable resolution win over Ibo Aslan this previous July, whereas Christian falls in his UFC debut after being signed off of Dana White’s Contender Collection in September.
