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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha has chosen The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat McDermot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelito Barraquinha!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermot misses the body punch
and Barraquinha counters with a left to the body.
McDermot throws a body punch but Barraquinha moves out of range.
Barraquinha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDermot.
Barraquinha blocks a jab.
Barraquinha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barraquinha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDermot.
McDermot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barraquinha tries a head kick but it misses.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermot swinging wildly here.
Barraquinha closes the distance and clinches.
Barraquinha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDermot is defending well for now.
McDermot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barraquinha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDermot avoids it.
Barraquinha misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow strike.
Barraquinha misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDermot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Barraquinha.
McDermot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barraquinha - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barraquinha pushes McDermot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow strike.
Barraquinha struggles to land a body shot inside as McDermot controls his hands.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow strike.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDermot tries to stall but Barraquinha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barraquinha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McDermot working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDermot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barraquinha just leaning against McDermot, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from 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!
McDermot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot trying to land knees to the body.
Barraquinha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McDermot managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
McDermot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barraquinha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDermot misses with some punches.
Barraquinha with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDermot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barraquinha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Barraquinha.
McDermot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDermot pushes off an throws an elbow but Barraquinha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barraquinha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDermot avoids the elbow strike from Barraquinha, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barraquinha just misses with a elbow thrown towards McDermot's brow.
McDermot throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but McDermot is blocking nicely.
Barraquinha throws an elbow that misses.
Barraquinha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraquinha blocks the elbow strike.
Barraquinha trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barraquinha fails to land.
McDermot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barraquinha avoids it.
McDermot throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDermot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDermot throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Barraquinha.
A short left from McDermot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelito Barraquinha dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDermot, right into the meat.
McDermot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barraquinha on the side of the head.
McDermot moves out of range of the body kick from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McDermot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
McDermot looks to score with a jab to the body but Barraquinha is just out of range.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
McDermot thumps Barraquinha with a low kick.
Barraquinha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDermot with a jab.
McDermot misses with a low kick.
A cross from McDermot lands.
Barraquinha throws a low kick but McDermot moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barraquinha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot rushes Barraquinha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDermot avoids the elbow strike from Barraquinha, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barraquinha.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDermot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barraquinha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McDermot can't find room to land a body shot as Barraquinha controls the action.
McDermot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDermot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barraquinha backwards.
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
McDermot breaks the clinch.
Barraquinha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barraquinha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pat McDermot is winning the standup battle so far.
Barraquinha keeps McDermot at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands with a nice body punch.
Barraquinha throws a front kick that sends McDermot stumbling back into the cage.
Barraquinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDermot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barraquinha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDermot.
McDermot throws a shot from downtown. Barraquinha moves away and avoids it.
McDermot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDermot swats away the attempt to clinch by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick that knocks McDermot off balance momentarily.
Barraquinha checks a low kick from McDermot.
McDermot keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barraquinha.
McDermot misses with a straight right.
Barraquinha uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McDermot has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha misses with a body kick.
Barraquinha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barraquinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDermot moves out of range as Barraquinha throws a body kick.
Barraquinha is looking to land body kicks.
Barraquinha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barraquinha as McDermot tries to tie him up.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barraquinha looking to throw knees to the head but McDermot is blocking nicely.
McDermot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barraquinha misses with a head kick.
Barraquinha throws a head kick but McDermot moves out of range.
Barraquinha throws a low kick but it's checked well by McDermot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses.
McDermot throws a body kick that misses.
Barraquinha fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDermot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barraquinha lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermot throws a jab when Barraquinha was well out of range.
Barraquinha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barraquinha misses with a hook. McDermot ducked under it nicely.
McDermot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Barraquinha misses
and McDermot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barraquinha closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot tries to work over Barraquinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDermot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barraquinha avoids it.
McDermot lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pat McDermot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Some bone on bone action there as McDermot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barraquinha tries to score with a low kick but McDermot moves his leg out of the way.
McDermot avoids the head kick by Barraquinha.
McDermot just misses with a punch to the body.
McDermot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barraquinha cracks the inside of McDermot's front leg.
Barraquinha scores with a leg kick.
Barraquinha looks for the body kick but McDermot saw that one coming.
McDermot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDermot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McDermot looks for the body kick but Barraquinha saw that one coming.
A low kick from Barraquinha misses
and McDermot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barraquinha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barraquinha throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDermot swings for the body but Barraquinha moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barraquinha is out of range.
Barraquinha avoids a kick to the body.
McDermot throws a jab but it's blocked by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Barraquinha blocks the leg kick.
McDermot misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barraquinha.
McDermot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDermot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraquinha is looking to land body kicks.
Barraquinha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDermot. That did some damage!
Barraquinha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barraquinha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDermot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barraquinha throws a head kick but McDermot moves out of range.
Barraquinha tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDermot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDermot.
Barraquinha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McDermot is out of range.
McDermot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Barraquinha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McDermot scrambles back to his feet.
McDermot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barraquinha is out of range and McDermot settles back down.
Barraquinha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barraquinha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barraquinha wants to land a leg kick but McDermot is out of range.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDermot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barraquinha.
McDermot throws a body kick that misses.
Barraquinha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot avoids the head kick by Barraquinha.
McDermot connects with the punch.
Nice cross by McDermot.
Barraquinha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McDermot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barraquinha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barraquinha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDermot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDermot throws a right hand that Barraquinha ducks under and follows up with a left that Barraquinha also avoids with ease.
Barraquinha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barraquinha paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Barraquinha as he connects with a hook.
Barraquinha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barraquinha pushes McDermot away with a front kick.
Barraquinha throws a leg kick but McDermot moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as McDermot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McDermot misses the shot to the body.
Barraquinha pivots, looking for a leg kick but McDermot is out of range and Barraquinha settles back down.
A head kick misses from Barraquinha.
McDermot connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barraquinha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barraquinha throws the kick towards the body but McDermot avoids it.
McDermot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barraquinha looks to throw a body kick
and McDermot counters with a right hand to the body.
Barraquinha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDermot checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barraquinha. McDermot does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barraquinha is looking to land body kicks.
Barraquinha lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pat McDermot.
I think McDermot 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pat McDermot!
Our winner, Pat McDermot, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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