UFC 197 live blog: Anthony Pettis vs. Edson Barboza

This is the UFC 197 live blog for Anthony Pettis vs. Edson Barboza, a lightweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.Pettis, who has won three of his past five fights, will face Barboza, who also has three wins in his past five fights, on the main card.Check out the UFC 197 live blog below.

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Round 1: Oh man, this match-up is fire. Herb Dean is the man in charge. No touch of gloves for this one. Both men bouncing on their heels. Feels like anything could happen here. Barboza kicks to the body. Nice step-in uppercut lands for Pettis. Barboza smacks another kick into the lead leg of Pettis. Pettis answers with a low kick of his own. Barboza tags Pettis with a left hook. And another. Pettis circles out, switches stances, then loads up into an overhand right. Pettis eats a hard right hook. Barboza continues to tag Pettis inside. They trade jabs. Spinning back kick connects to the body …

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