UFC London: Elise Reed Takes Split Decision Over Cory McKenna
Cory McKenna and Elise Reed, UFC
Cory McKenna and Elise Reed, UFC London ceremonial Weigh-In Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press
London – Appearing in her herbal weight magnificence of 115lbs for the primary time at UFC London, after taking her debut up a division, became Elise Reed. Paired up with Cory McKenna, Reed changed into coming into enemy territory in her sophomore time out inside the promoting.
McKenna, from nearby Wales, might have the fanatics at the back of her no doubt. But she become additionally coming off an prolonged layoff, and become also in only her second UFC bout.
The girls have been set to comply with a staggering first combat of the night time that featured a 58 2d end.
The first round added fireworks from both opponents. Reed went to paintings with a whole lot of heavy right arms that landed smooth on McKenna. It took a couple minutes but McKenna become capable of get Reed’s timing down and was capable of avoid a number of the right palms. Near 2 minutes left McKenna was capable of clutch ahold of Reed and a clinch conflict ensued earlier than Reed changed into taken down. McKenna landed a few negative pictures earlier than Reed became able to stand and the 2 traded as the round ended.
The 2d round changed into more of Elise Reed landing on McKenna. Right hands and left hooks rained and landed on McKenna inflicting her to bleed from the mouth and show a few damage to her left eye. McKenna turned into unfazed however as she persevered to attempt to get inner and make it a clinch fight. Reed scored a lot extra in this spherical with the energy right palms and left hooks that McKenna had no solution for. McKenna turned into able to at ease a takedown as the spherical ended.
The 0.33 spherical changed into more of Reed touchdown on McKenna still with Cory looking for her manner inner for a takedown. With over 3 mins left she were given Reed down and went to paintings touchdown photographs from top and forcing Reed to grapple together with her. Short shots from each ladies land, but not anything massive. With a touch over a minute left Reed changed into capable of get lower back to her feet and land but the fight ends with McKenna clinching Reed at the fence.
Official Result: Elise Reed def. Cory McKenna through Split Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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