"Luna responded quickly, landing a knee and a multiple hooks to the body to get his offense going. The Mexican fighter continued to flow, landing a front kick up the middle into a quick takedown on Angel Pacheco, but was quickly able to return to his feet. Softening up the left side body, Luna walked Pacheco down mixing up his targets with hooks and knees to the midsection."
"Luna was on the gas again in round two, pressing Pacheco to the cage side landing a burst of strikes before returning to the middle of the octagon. The home fighter continued to change up his approach, landing an early takedown, scoring some light ground and pound before Angel Pacheco built back up to his feet. Santiago Luna continued to have his way on the feet, pushing forward, landing a right hand that gave a big reaction from Angel Pacheco."
"Luna started round three with more strikes to the middle, using his patented knee, working Pacheco's body; both fighters continued to trade in the pocket, Santiago Luna with an obvious speed advantage. Trying his last hand at finishing the fight, Pacheco shot a takedown late in the round, though Luna jumped a tight guillotine to deny the American any real chance at success."
Santiago Luna, a perfect 7-0 Mexican bantamweight, faced underdog Angel Pacheco in the UFC Mexico City main card opener. Luna controlled the fight across all three rounds with superior striking volume, footwork, and grappling. He consistently landed body kicks, knees to the midsection, and hooks while mixing in takedowns to control positioning. Pacheco showed resilience with early volume and late-round aggression, including a flying knee attempt and a late takedown attempt, but Luna's speed advantage and consistent offense proved decisive. Luna won decisively on the scorecards, extending his undefeated record while competing in front of his home crowd.
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