Iaquinta beats Lee again. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook ufc
It was a war! The light weights To the fifth e Kevin Lee fought an intense battle for 25 minutes in the main fight of UFC Fight Night Milwaukee, held this Saturday (15), in the USA. In the end, Iaquinta won by unanimous decision from the judges (48-47, 49-46, 48-47).
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After the triumph, Iaquinta dreamed big. The eighth-ranked lightweight asked for a rematch against the current division champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, a rival who defeated him at UFC 223, in March, when he was called up one day before the fight to face the champion. 'I can beat him. If the UFC wants it. In the first fight I was called at the last minute and I wasn't prepared, but we'll do it again'
The fight
The fight between To the fifth e Kevin Lee It was a duel of styles. While the first tried to keep the fight standing, the second looked for a takedown to work on the ground. In the first round, Al had the advantage. He connected the best attacks in the exchange of blows and even faked some takedowns, without giving Lee opportunities.
In the second round, Kevin Lee managed to put his plan in the Octagon. He got the takedown, got to Iaquinta's back and was close to the submission. However, he was unable to finish the fight. History repeated itself in the third round: after suffering in the first half of the partial, Kevin Lee got the takedown, got to his back, but didn't have time to get the choke.
From the fourth round onwards, the story of the fight began to change. Iaquinta walked towards us, throwing powerful right blows, which landed squarely in the face. In turn, Lee couldn't respond and just walked backwards, without response. Al came close to a knockout on two occasions, when Kevin bent his knee. However, he preferred not to go all out and run the risk of being knocked down.
With the duel completely balanced, the fifth round could decide the winner. More tired, Lee tried his best to take him down, but Iaquinta managed to stay standing. After escaping the clinch, Al walked forward again, releasing powerful right hands, which landed squarely in Kevin's face. He ended the fight by walking forward and that was enough to guarantee the triumph.
UFC Milwaukee results
MAIN CARD:
Lightweight: To the fifth derrotou Kevin Lee in the unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 49-46, 48-47)
Lightweight: Edson Barboza derrotou Dan Hooker by knockout at 2m19s of R3
Bantamweight: Rob font defeated Sergio Pettis via unanimous judge decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Charles of the Bronx finished Jim Miller with a rear naked choke 1m50 from R1
PRELIMINARY CARD:
Welterweight Weight: Dwight Grant defeated Zak Ottow via unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Lightweight: Drakkar Klose derrotou Bobby Green in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28. 29-28. 29-28)
Lightweight: Netto BJJ derrotou Jared gordon by knockout at 2m39s of R3
Average weight: Jack hermansson finished Gerald meerschaert with a guillotine 4m25s from R1
Middleweight: Zak Cummings defeated Trevor Smith via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Feather weight: Dan Ige derrotou Jordan Griffin in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light heavyweight: Mike Rodriguez defeated Adam Milstead by knockout at 2:59 of R1
Heavyweight: Juan Adams defeated Chris De La Rocha by TKO 58 seconds into R3
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