Lone'er Kavanagh won Brandon Moreno No. UFC MexicoPhoto: Twitter / UFC Europe
Lone'er Kavanagh did not let his golden opportunity slip away in UFC Mexico, held last Saturday (28). The Briton, who was coming off a defeat, agreed to face Brandon Moreno At the last minute, he came close to knocking out the former champion and won against the home favorite by unanimous decision of the judges.
With the victory, Kavanagh reached 10 career wins and, even outside the rankings, should climb to sixth position in the next update. Moreno, on the other hand, suffered his ninth defeat and now has two consecutive losses in the organization.
Lone'er Kavanagh shines against Brandon Moreno and wins at UFC Mexico.
Brandon Moreno He started the fight gauging the distance with quick jabs. Slower, Kavanagh waited for the home fighter's attacks to land his best punches. Midway through the round, the Briton took advantage of an approach to land a counter straight punch, followed by a leg kick.
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The second round began with both fighters trying to impose their rhythm in the fight for the center of the octagon. Moreno closed the distance with frantic movement, while Kavanagh landed the best blows, including a front kick to the chin. In the second half of the round, Lone'er dodged an attack from Brandon and connected with a sequence that rocked the Mexican, who narrowly avoided being knocked out.
The punishments from the previous round were already weighing on Moreno in the third round. Kavanagh, now faster, didn't let the Mexican connect his strikes and responded with precision. Midway through the round, Brandon decided to change his approach and attempted a takedown, without success.
During the break between the third and fourth rounds, Lone'er made it clear to his coaches that he was already tired. Moreno, aware that he was behind on points, returned more aggressively. With one minute left in the fight, Brandon dove for his opponent's legs to attempt a takedown. After a long time in the clinch, the fighters separated, and the Briton began to hurt him with calf kicks, which threw the Mexican off balance.
In the final round, Kavanagh was confident of victory and simply returned to manage the result. With a sense of urgency kicking in, Moreno once again went on the offensive, relying on takedown attempts and trapping his opponent against the cage.
After five rounds of action, Lone'er Kavanagh He was declared the winner by unanimous decision of the judges.
Check the results of the UFC Mexico
Main Card
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Lone'er Kavanagh derrotou Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): David Martinez derrotou Marlon Vera by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Bobby Green derrotou Daniel Zellhuber by technical knockout (punches) at 4min55sec of R2
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Edgar Chairez derrotou Felipe Bunes by split decision of the judges (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Imanol Rodriguez defeated Kevin Borjas by technical knockout (punches) at 4min21sec of R2
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Santiago luna derrotou Angel Pacheco by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary Card
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ryan Gandra defeated Jose Daniel Medina by technical knockout (punches) at 41 seconds of round 1.
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Ailin Perez derrotou Macy chiasson by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Cristian Quiñonez derrotou Kris moutinho by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Javier Reyes defeated Douglas Silva de Andrade by technical knockout (punches) at 4min59sec of R1
Catchweight (up to 58,9 kg): Regina Tarin defeated Ernesta Kareckaite by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Francis Marshall He defeated Erik Silva by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Damian Pinas defeated Wes Schultz by knockout (punch) at 2:30 of round 1.
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