Santiago Luna saved his undefeated document intact, incomes a decisive victory over Angel Pacheco to kick off the UFC Mexico primary card.
Luna got here out slinging heavy leather-based and dominated the primary spherical on his ft. Within the second, ‘Borderboy’ opted to flex his grappling recreation, working Pacheco to the mat early on. Earlier than lengthy, Pacheco managed to battle his approach again up, however not earlier than consuming a nasty knee from the Luna.
Upright, Luna continued to regulate the motion, touchdown a nasty mixture towards the fence that put Pacheco on wobbly legs. However as an alternative of going for the kill, Luna put his opponent on his again for the second time, securing one other spherical on the scorecards.
With Luna’s tempo beginning to gradual within the third, Pacheco discovered some success on his ft, however a takedown from Luna momentarily halted the momentum he’d been constructing. Pacheco practically discovered himself in a guillotine, however he managed to pop his head out with simply over a minute to go within the contest.
Pacheco ended up in prime management consequently, however it didn’t take a lot for Luna to work his approach up and end issues up with a late-fight flurry.
Official End result: Santiago Luna def. Angel Pacheco through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
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