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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Nefarious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha comes to the cage accompanied by The Mamas & The Papas - Dream a little dream of me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angelito Barraquinha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reginald Nefarious!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraquinha scores with a one two! Nefarious had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Reginald Nefarious has been cut.
Barraquinha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nefarious finds it's way round the side to connect with Barraquinha's head.
Nefarious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barraquinha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Nefarious throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barraquinha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nefarious misses with a wild combination.
Barraquinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Barraquinha.
Nefarious misses with a series of wild punches.
Barraquinha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nefarious.
Barraquinha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nefarious.
Barraquinha feints and then cracks Nefarious's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nefarious down.
Nefarious on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barraquinha lands a right hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Barraquinha.
Nefarious looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha scores with a nice head shot.
Barraquinha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraquinha drives through and clinches with Nefarious against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Barraquinha.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barraquinha scores with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Nefarious in his tracks for a moment.
Barraquinha lands a damaging elbow.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Nefarious takes an elbow to the temple.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nefarious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Barraquinha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Nefarious takes an elbow to the temple.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nefarious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nefarious takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nefarious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barraquinha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barraquinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nefarious's face.
Nefarious breaks the clinch.
Nefarious tries to land a body kick
and Barraquinha counters with a good low kick that Nefarious was not able to check.
Barraquinha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nefarious is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barraquinha.
Nefarious ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barraquinha's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Barraquinha duly obliges.
Barraquinha throws a nice head kick!
Barraquinha wants to clinch.
Nefarious rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barraquinha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a combination
and Barraquinha counters with a low kick, right behind Nefarious 's knee.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barraquinha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barraquinha clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barraquinha as Nefarious tries to tie him up.
Barraquinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nefarious is defending well for now.
Nefarious is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barraquinha is keeping busy.
Barraquinha lands with a left to the head.
Nefarious misses with a punch on the inside.
Nefarious trying to control the position but instead, Barraquinha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nefarious into the cage.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Barraquinha with a knee to the head.
Nefarious working hard to break the clinch.
Nefarious breaks from the clinch.
Nefarious lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barraquinha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious takes a swing at Barraquinha's ribcage but misses.
Nefarious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barraquinha.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nefarious. That's going to slow Barraquinha down.
Barraquinha drives through and clinches with Nefarious against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barraquinha.
A knee to the head by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha misses with a body punch.
Nefarious works on Barraquinha's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Barraquinha fails to land.
Barraquinha keeps control of Nefarious as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Barraquinha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nefarious misses with a punch to the body.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks it.
Nefarious taking a breather.
Nefarious stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nefarious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nefarious circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Nefarious's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barraquinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Nefarious shoots in but no luck this time.
Barraquinha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nefarious throws a leg kick
and Barraquinha counters with a leg kick.
Barraquinha blocks a jab.
Nefarious blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Barraquinha.
Angelito Barraquinha is winning the standup battle so far.
Barraquinha wants to clinch.
Nefarious misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barraquinha counters with a straight right hand.
Barraquinha scores with a punch to the head.
Barraquinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nefarious. That did some damage!
Barraquinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nefarious can do to turn this around?
Barraquinha slips a jab and a cross from Nefarious.
Nefarious misses with a hook. Barraquinha ducked under it nicely.
Barraquinha misses with a wild combination.
Nefarious looks to land a right hand but Barraquinha moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious throws a combination that misses
and Barraquinha counters with an outside leg kick.
Nefarious is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barraquinha.
Nefarious misses with a few strikes there.
Nefarious chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barraquinha can pounce on him.
Barraquinha is looking to slow Nefarious down with leg kicks.
Barraquinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nefarious. That did some damage!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Nefarious's ribcage.
Nefarious is trying to break free.
Barraquinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Barraquinha.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Barraquinha lands an elbow just above Nefarious 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Barraquinha prevents a body shot from Nefarious.
Nefarious's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Angelito Barraquinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Nefarious.
Barraquinha landing knees to the head.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Nefarious's ribcage.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nefarious in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barraquinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Nefarious trying to stall but Barraquinha improves his position.
Nefarious blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nefarious creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nefarious avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
Nefarious tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nefarious misses with a punch to the body.
Nefarious has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Nefarious's ribcage.
Barraquinha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nefarious backwards.
Nefarious avoids the elbow strike from Barraquinha, against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Nefarious takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nefarious trying to stall but Barraquinha improves his position.
Nefarious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nefarious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Nefarious - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Barraquinha.
Nefarious can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nefarious lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nefarious successfully pulls guard.
Nefarious seems keen to control Barraquinha's posture.
Nefarious wants to stand up but Barraquinha is controlling him.
Barraquinha postures up.
Barraquinha sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nefarious has a closed guard, preventing Barraquinha from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nefarious is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barraquinha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nefarious is proving hard to escape from.
Barraquinha trying to control but Nefarious is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barraquinha has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barraquinha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nefarious has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Nefarious.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barraquinha working Nefarious over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Nefarious.
Nefarious breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nefarious throws a leg kick but Barraquinha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Angelito Barraquinha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nefarious throws a series of punches but Barraquinha moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Nefarious's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Nefarious.
Nefarious swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barraquinha counters with a head kick. That will keep Nefarious thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barraquinha throws the kick towards the body but Nefarious avoids it.
Nefarious throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nefarious throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A clash of legs there as Nefarious blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Barraquinha.
Nefarious on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barraquinha. Barraquinha obviously looking to wear him down.
Nefarious throws a lazy right hand but Barraquinha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nefarious moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nefarious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barraquinha misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha moves out of range of the strikes.
Barraquinha rushes Nefarious and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nefarious is trying to maintain a safe position but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns Nefarious into the cage.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nefarious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nefarious.
Nefarious drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barraquinha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nefarious tries to break free but Barraquinha pushes him back against the cage.
Nefarious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barraquinha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barraquinha slips a jab and a cross from Nefarious.
Nefarious throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nefarious throws a combination that misses
and Barraquinha counters with a nice uppercut.
Nefarious misses with a hook. Barraquinha ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barraquinha throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nefarious stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Angelito Barraquinha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nefarious fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barraquinha.
An inside leg kick lands from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nefarious swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barraquinha wants to clinch.
Nefarious has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nefarious takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barraquinha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nefarious misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barraquinha moves in looking to clinch but Nefarious pushes him off.
Barraquinha waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nefarious.
Barraquinha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nefarious misses with a combination
and Barraquinha counters with a low kick, right behind Nefarious 's knee.
Barraquinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nefarious, pushing him back against the cage.
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nefarious blocks it with crossed arms.
Barraquinha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nefarious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside.
Barraquinha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nefarious backwards.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nefarious avoids it.
Nefarious is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Nefarious's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha with a knee to the head.
Nefarious is trying to maintain a safe position but Barraquinha gets an underhook and turns Nefarious into the cage.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nefarious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nefarious tries to circle away but Barraquinha has him pinned against the cage.
Nefarious wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barraquinha.
Nice body punch from Barraquinha.
Nefarious is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barraquinha gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barraquinha lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Nefarious has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nefarious wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nefarious manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nefarious is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barraquinha wants to control from the top but Nefarious keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Reginald Nefarious's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barraquinha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barraquinha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nefarious checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barraquinha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nefarious - the referee stops the clock and Barraquinha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nefarious. Barraquinha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nefarious tried to score with a low kick but Barraquinha checks it.
Nefarious misses the shot to the body.
Nefarious uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barraquinha.
Nefarious works Barraquinha's body with a nice hook.
Barraquinha lands a jab-cross combination.
Nefarious misses the shot to the body.
Barraquinha listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Barraquinha misses with a double jab.
Nefarious misses with the combination.
Barraquinha misses with a double jab
and Nefarious counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nefarious ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barraquinha checks a low kick from Nefarious.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nefarious is defended easily by Barraquinha.
Nefarious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barraquinha in his tracks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barraquinha.
Nefarious throws a right and a left that Barraquinha avoids nicely.
Barraquinha drops his hands momentarily and Nefarious takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barraquinha rushes Nefarious and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nefarious takes a shot to the head.
Nefarious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barraquinha.
Nefarious digs a right hand underneath Barraquinha's ribcage. Barraquinha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nefarious stalling in the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the body.
Nefarious avoiding damage as Barraquinha throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barraquinha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nefarious's face.
Nefarious tries to stall but Barraquinha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
A knee to the head by Barraquinha.
Nefarious is leaning against Barraquinha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barraquinha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Nefarious.
Barraquinha with a knee to the head.
Barraquinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Nefarious.
Nefarious lands a body shot.
Nefarious misses with a body punch.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nefarious fails to land.
Nefarious manages to break the clinch.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses.
Barraquinha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nefarious.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nefarious, pushing him back against the cage.
Nefarious breaks from the clinch.
Barraquinha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nefarious scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barraquinha doesn't seem bothered though.
Nefarious throws a sloppy body shot
and Barraquinha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nefarious working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nefarious slowing the pace effectively.
Nefarious works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow over the top.
Nefarious manages to break the clinch.
Nefarious shoots in but Barraquinha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nefarious misses with a wild combination.
Barraquinha throws a nice head kick!
Nefarious tests Barraquinha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious looks to land a combination but Barraquinha avoids it well.
Barraquinha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barraquinha misses with a double jab.
Barraquinha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nefarious throws out the jab.
Nefarious looks to land a combination but Barraquinha avoids it well.
Barraquinha takes a swing at Nefarious's ribcage but misses.
Barraquinha scores with a jab to the head.
Barraquinha slips a jab and a cross from Nefarious.
Barraquinha cracks Nefarious with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barraquinha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nefarious moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nefarious throws a nice looking combination but Barraquinha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barraquinha walks into a jab.
Barraquinha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barraquinha misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Angelito Barraquinha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reginald Nefarious's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barraquinha lands a jab to the head.
Nefarious throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barraquinha counters with a body kick that stops Nefarious in his tracks momentarily.
Nefarious misses with a wild body shot.
Nefarious walks into a straight right hand from Barraquinha.
Nefarious takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barraquinha clinches up against the cage.
Nefarious misses with a punch to the body.
Nefarious drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barraquinha gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nefarious takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Nefarious blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nefarious throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nefarious is trying to stall.
Nefarious is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Barraquinha has denied him.
Nefarious has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barraquinha obliges.
Barraquinha scores with a shoulder strike.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Nefarious is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha with a knee to the head.
Nefarious is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nefarious misses with a punch to the body.
Nefarious wants to break free but Barraquinha has control.
Nefarious misses with a body punch.
Barraquinha misses with a knee to the head.
Nefarious lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Nefarious blocks with his arms.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha avoiding damage as Nefarious throws knees to the body.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Nefarious is stalling here.
Nefarious is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nefarious looking for a takedown.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nefarious avoids it.
Barraquinha throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nefarious is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Nefarious as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
Nefarious can't get the takedown.
Angelito Barraquinha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Nefarious.
Barraquinha scores with a shot to the side of Nefarious's head.
Nefarious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barraquinha.
Nefarious takes an elbow to the temple.
Barraquinha lands with a light punch inside.
Nefarious breaks from the clinch.
Nefarious swinging wilding here.
Nefarious misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha throws and low kick but Nefarious moves out of range easily.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but Nefarious moved away.
Nefarious misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barraquinha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nefarious takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nefarious can't break the clinch.
Nefarious scores with a hook to the body.
Nefarious trying to stall but Barraquinha improves his position.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but Nefarious is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Nefarious.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nefarious working Barraquinha over with knees to the body.
Barraquinha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barraquinha crunches a lovely knee into Nefarious's ribcage.
Nefarious's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nefarious lands a jab to Barraquinha's midsection.
The fighters circling - Nefarious throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barraquinha moves into the clinch.
Nefarious misses with a body punch.
Nefarious drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barraquinha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barraquinha throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nefarious scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barraquinha tries to clinch up.
Nefarious misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha wants to clinch
enabling Nefarious to counter with a crisp jab.
Angelito Barraquinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barraquinha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nefarious takes one to the chin there.
Barraquinha tries to clinch up
and Nefarious counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reginald Nefarious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barraquinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barraquinha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nefarious in his tracks.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha clobbers Nefarious with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barraquinha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nefarious to score with a decent uppercut.
Nefarious chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barraquinha can pounce on him.
Nefarious misses with a shot to the body
and Barraquinha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barraquinha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nefarious in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelito Barraquinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barraquinha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelito Barraquinha!
Angelito Barraquinha retains his middleweight title!
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