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I was actually shocked at what I saw from Iaquinta.
Not because I was under rating him, I actually said he was a bad match up for Kevin Lee. I've always liked Al. I thought he was under-rated and super tough, but that was a whole different level of fighting I hadn't seen from him before.
Dillashaw-like movement. Throwing a larger variety of attacks. Well timed counters. Really good fight IQ all around. To me that fight showed the true potential of Raging Al. I was legitimately surprised at the evolution of his game.
Agree overall...but with the caveat that Lee looked like a walking zombie after rd 1. His gas tank is just awful.
Al looked sharp for sure. I want so see him now show it vs someone who isn't exhausted after 5 minutes. And now that Al is top 5 we will get to see it.