Cody Gibson Knocks Out Kyle Reyes in Second to Retain TPF Bantamweight Title

Cody Gibson went to war with Kyle Reyes in the main event of Tachi Palace Fights 29 on Thursday and his powerful right hand allowed him to retain his bantamweight title. Normally a slow starter, Gibson exploded out of his corner and went toe-to-toe with the challenger. With both men winging deadly punches from all angles, the warriors tore into each other and gave as good they got.

Reyes, originally from Guam but living and training in Las Vegas, landed his fair share of powerful punches, but Gibson’s strikes had more mustard on them and they hurt Reyes in the first. Still, “Boom” continued to slug it out and wound up rocking the champion with a combo to the head. Reyes tried closing out the…