UFC 215 live blog: Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis
This is the UFC 215 live blog for Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis, a flyweight bout at Saturday night's UFC event at the Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Cejudo, who has won three of his past five fights, will square off against Reis, who also has won three of his past five fights, on the main card.
Check out the UFC 215 live blog below.
Round 1: This is a huge fight for the flyweight division. Cejudo with an interesting, wide stance. Cejudo lands big shot on Reis. Man, Cejudo throwing bombs here. Hrad straight right lands for Cejudo. Reis is having a hard time landing his shots. Hrad left hook to the body by Cejudo. Cejudo now traps Reis in a front headlock. Reis is bakc on his feet but Cejudo has a tight lock around his body. Reis gets out. Two minutes left. Reis now attempting a single leg takedown, but fails. Huge right head kick by Cejudo. Reis is hurt. Big knees to the body by Cejudo. Reis seems to have recovered. Beautiful takedown by Cejudo, ends the round on top.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9, Cejudo.
Round 2: Great first round for Cejudo, let’s see how he looks in the second. Reis comes out pressuring. BOOM! Cejudo clips Reis with a straight right and drops him to the canvas. Cejudo follows up with ground-and-pound and the fight is over. Amazing performance.
Official result: Henry Cejudo def. Wilson Reis via TKO (strikes) at :25 of R2