Raoni Barcelos bested Ricky Simón in a heavy-hitting clash at UFC Vegas 111 on Saturday night.
Both fighters came out swinging early, with Barcelos landing a nasty uppercut up the middle. However, it was Simón who appeared to gain the upper hand, catching his opponent with a booming right hand near the fence that had Barcelos compromised.
Barcelos landed a takedown just before the two-minute mark of the round, but it was Simón who would end up on top, landing some stinging body shots before Barcelos scrambled his way back up.
Things remained fairly competitive in the second stanza, though Barcelos proved to be the busier fighter, landing twice as many significant strikes as Simón during the round.