UFC Fight Night 106 results: Kevin Lee stuns Brazilian fans, taps out Francisco Trinaldo

FORTALEZA, Brazil – Kevin Lee ended Francisco Trinaldo winning streak of Francisco Trinaldo and pissed off a lot of Brazilians in the process.

After a tough first round, Lee (15-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) strung Trinaldo (21-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC) with a high kick and converted it to a submission.

The lightweight bout closed out the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 106 event at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on FS1.

The fight was called at the 3:12 mark of the second when Trinaldo, wrapped in Lee’s painful version of back control, was forced to tap out, bringing him his third straight octagon win.

It was an impressive reversal considering Trinaldo’s first-round performance. An early left hand sent Lee scrambling for a takedown, which provided him a brief reprieve from trouble until Trinaldo got back to his feet. A left hand from the Brazilian splayed him on the mat, with elbows threatening to violently end the fight. It was more survival than anything as Lee finished the frame.

Regrouping in his corner, Lee got back in the game in the second round, trying to set up his high kick. When his initial attempts were blocked, he scored with a series of straight right hands. Trinaldo tried to return fire, only to eat another head kick as he planted. Diving for a takedown, he was quickly mounted and gave up his back in a scramble.

The ensuing rear-naked choke brought a chorus of boos from the crowd, which watched a long win streak come to an end for hometown favorite Trinaldo.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 106 results include:

• Kevin Lee def. Francisco Trinaldo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:12
• Sergio Moraes def. Davi Ramos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Joe Soto def. Rani Yahya via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
• Michel Prazeres def. Josh Burkman via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 1:42
• Jeremy Kennedy def. Rony Jason via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
• Paulo Borrachinha def. Garreth McLellan via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:17

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 106, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Fernanda Prates contributed to this report on site in Fortaleza.)