Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator) last night continued its blistering 12-week pace, staging its second-ever show from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Bellator II featured more first round match ups from the featherweight (145 pounds), lightweight (155 pounds) and welterweight (170 pounds) tournaments. The main event showcased featherweight sensation, Wilson Reis, taking on Mexican fighter Henry Martinez for the right to advance to the division semifinals.
It wasn't pretty, but the Brazilian was able to advance to the second round of the tournament with a dominating performance that earned him the win in all three judges eyes when the fight ended at the conclusion of 15 minutes of regulation.
Here's a snip from Reis:
"It was a tough fight. I was able to control the fight so I'm excited. It was a little slow in the first round but I think I picked it up after that. It was a difficult kind of fight because I was the one trying to do all the fighting. I am excited to move on. I have to keep working. I haven't fought in seven months but now I'm ready to fight again tomorrow. I'm ready. I feel good."
Here are the complete Bellator II results:
Featherweight Tournament Bout (first round 145-pound bout):
Wilson Reis defeats Henry Martinez via unanimous decision
Lightweight Tournament Bout (first round 155-pound bout):
Eric Reynolds defeats Thomas Schulte via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Welterweight Tournament Bouts (first round 170-pound bouts):
Lyman Good defeats Hector Urbina via submission (rear naked choke) in round two
Omar de la Cruz defeats Victor Meza via unanimous decision
Jorge "The Naked Man" Ortiz defeats Aaron Romero via unanimous decision
Non-Tournament Bouts:
170 lbs.: Jesse Juarez defeats Mikey Gomez via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
170 lbs.: Matt "Weapon X" Makowksi defeats Aaron Tregear via unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Jimmie Rivera defeats Willie Gates via submission (triangle choke) in round three
155 lbs.: Josh Laberge defeats Chris Simmons via unanimous decision
Next week Bellator III will feature the long awaited debut on U.S. soil for the Cuban-born Judoka, Hector Lombard, who has made a name for himself fighting in Japan and on the Australian circuit. He'll lock horns with Virgil Lozano in one of four first round match ups from the middleweight tournament, which will be featured on the card at the Lloyn Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
The first round of the welterweight tourney will also come to a close during the third show for the promotion as former UFC champion Dave Menne takes on Norman Paraisy in the fourth and final 170-pound first round bout.
To catch up on all the latest from Bellator click here. For Bellator I results from last weekend click here. Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for the latest news, notes and results surrounding Bellator.
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