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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Link Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis moves away
and Pettis moves into the clinch.
Pettis stalling against the cage.
Pettis managing to block the knees to the body from Santiago.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pettis.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pettis dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pettis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pettis scores with a shoulder strike.
Our sources have told us that Pettis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pettis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago trying to land knees to the body.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pettis avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santiago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pettis's brow.
Pettis tries a knee to the head but Santiago blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pettis for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Santiago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Santiago with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pettis manages to break the clinch.
Pettis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Santiago's half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pettis in particular looking to stall.
Pettis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pettis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santiago looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis slows the pace down in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Link Pettis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pettis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Pettis shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Pettis looking to throw knees to the head but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Pettis blocks an elbow strike from Santiago.
Pettis avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Santiago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pettis dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
A knee to the head by Pettis.
It looks like Pedro Santiago has been cut.
Pettis throws an elbow but it misses.
Pettis wants a takedown but no success here.
Pettis blocks an elbow strike from Santiago.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santiago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pettis's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santiago.
Pettis is struggling to control the position.
Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pettis counters with a thumping low kick.
Santiago slaps away a takedown attempt from Pettis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Link Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Santiago moves out of range.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pettis counters with a head kick.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago checks a low kick from Pettis.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santiago tries to clinch
and Pettis counters with a good low kick that Santiago was not able to check.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago wants to clinch but Pettis slips to the side
and Pettis counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis misses with a takedown attempt - Santiago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Link Pettis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pettis counters with a low kick, right behind Santiago 's knee.
Santiago tries to clinch up but Pettis circles away and keeps his distance.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santiago moves to clinch but Pettis breaks away
and Pettis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pettis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santiago is defending well for now.
Pettis pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santiago would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pettis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Santiago is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Pettis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Santiago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Santiago crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pettis - the referee stops the clock and Santiago gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pettis. Santiago manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Pettis pushes him off.
Pettis lands a head kick!
Santiago looks to clinch
and Pettis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santiago's knee momentarily.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pettis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santiago is out of range and Pettis settles back down.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Pettis keeps it at a distance.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis moves out of range.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Link Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Pettis circles away.
Pettis is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Pettis pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis moves out of range.
Santiago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pettis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santiago is out of range and Pettis settles back down.
Santiago avoids the head kick by Pettis.
Santiago takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pedro Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pettis. That's going to slow Santiago down.
Pettis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Link Pettis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pettis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santiago's knee momentarily.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Pettis connects with a single shot there.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Pettis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santiago if he has to take too many more of those.
Santiago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pettis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago wants to clinch.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
Pettis throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pettis.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santiago as he jumps to the side.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Pettis is avoiding it.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pettis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Pettis keeps it at a distance.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Pettis throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pettis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Pettis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santiago avoids the head kick by Pettis.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Pettis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pettis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santiago tries to clinch up but Pettis circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Pettis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Santiago's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Pettis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago wants to clinch
and Pettis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis moves away
and Pettis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santiago's knee momentarily.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pettis throws out a leg kick but Santiago moves out of range and Pettis only half commits.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Pettis keeps it at a distance.
Santiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pettis counters with a big head kick but Santiago shrugs it off.
Santiago moves to clinch but Pettis breaks away
and Pettis counters with a low kick, right behind Santiago 's knee.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis moves away
and Pettis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santiago is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pettis misses with a low kick as Santiago jumps back.
Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Santiago sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santiago lands a nice elbow.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pettis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pettis dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Pedro Santiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Pettis avoids the damage to the body.
Santiago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pettis is defending well for now.
Pettis dodges an elbow strike from Santiago.
Santiago blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pettis throws an elbow but misses.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Pettis tries to stall but Santiago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Santiago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pettis's face.
Pettis misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pettis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santiago landing knees to the body.
Pettis pushes off an throws an elbow but Santiago leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pedro Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santiago throws an elbow but misses.
Pettis tries to land knees in the clinch but Santiago avoids the damage to the body.
Pettis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis blocks an elbow strike.
Santiago avoiding damage as Pettis throws knees to the body.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Pettis.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pettis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettis connects with an inside leg kick.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Pettis circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Pettis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago. That did some damage!
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Santiago wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pettis.
Pettis has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pettis.
Pettis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pettis misses with an elbow over the top.
Pettis avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pettis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santiago.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago throws an elbow but it misses.
Santiago lands an elbow that stopped Pettis in his tracks for a moment.
Pettis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Santiago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pettis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pettis misses with a punch on the inside.
Link Pettis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pettis.
Pettis avoids a wild elbow strike from Santiago.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pettis is stalling here.
Santiago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Santiago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pettis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Pettis!
Link Pettis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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