Carlos Huachin

Raoni Barcelos vs. Carlos Huachin

Round 1
Featherweights Barcelos (13-1) and the debuting Huachin (10-3-1) take the cage, with referee Eduardo Herdy overseeing. Barcelos stalks forward on the Peruvian, who gives ground with left hand cocked, looking for a southpaw counter. We have our first “Uh! Vai morrer!” chant of the evening, which at least beats the hell out of “whoo.” A minute and a half in, Huachin catches Barcelos coming in with a counter left hook, then another. Barcelos lands a combo of his own. Halfway through the round, Huachin looks sharper on the feet, timing Barcelos’ entries and punishing them. Barcelos lands a big right kick to the body. With a minute left, Barcelos lands a right hook-left high kick combo. Barcelos lands a hard left low kick at the clapper, and it’s the last significant offense of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Ben Duffy scores the round: 10-9 Huachin
Tyler Treese scores the round: 10-9 Barcelos
Cole Shelton scores the round: 10-9 Huachin

Round 2
Barcelos comes forward, feinting. He drops for a takedown, but Huachin shucks him off and circles away. Barcelos catches Huachin with a short right hook as they both come forward, dropping him to his butt. He pounces, throwing punches with both hands, but Huachin moves and defends well as the referee looks on closely. Barcelos moves to mount, then to the back. He hunts for a rear-naked choke, but Huachin spins into him. Barcelos grabs a guillotine, loses it, then moves to the back again. The extended sequence ends with Barcelos back in mount, too high for an arm-triangle, but flattening Huachin with his hips. Huachin regains half guard, but
Barcelos has him against the fence, throwing punches, then elbows
. With under 15 seconds left, the referee jumps in and stops the punishment. A tick early or not, the stoppage win runs Barcelos' win streak to seven straight, the last three in the UFC.

The Official Result
Raoni Barcelos def. Carlos Huachin R2 4:49 via TKO (Elbows and Punches)