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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarquin Doomwood (ranked 3461 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Mauricio Nunes (ranked 408 p4p, 356 weight class). Doomwood comes to the cage accompanied by Big No - Freddie Dredd. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarquin Doomwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Nunes!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomwood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doomwood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doomwood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doomwood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doomwood slips a jab from Nunes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doomwood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Doomwood moved out of range.
Doomwood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doomwood swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Doomwood moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomwood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
Doomwood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nuness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nunes throws a jab when Doomwood was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Nunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomwood swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Doomwood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Doomwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doomwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Nunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nunes throws the left hand but Doomwood avoids the punch easily.
Nunes throws out a loose jab but Doomwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nunes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Doomwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nunes walks into a stiff left hand from Doomwood.
Tarquin Doomwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Doomwood is breathing heavily.
Doomwood ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
Doomwood throws an overhand right that lands on Nunes's shoulder, as Nunes tries to avoid the shot.
Doomwood misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nunes defending well as Doomwood loads up on a big left hand.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.
Nunes throws a jab when Doomwood was well out of range.
Nunes throws a looping overhand right but Doomwood ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Nunes misses.
Nunes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doomwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Nunes should have avoided that one.
Doomwood ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Doomwood throws a shot to the body.
Doomwood throws a big shot that misses.
Doomwood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomwood slips a jab from Nunes.
Doomwood slips a jab from Nunes.
Doomwood misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nunes! But no joy.
Doomwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nunes throws a big shot that misses.
Nunes scores with a jab.
It looks like Tarquin Doomwood has been cut.
Nunes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doomwood.
Nunes throws out a loose jab but Doomwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nunes throws out the jab.
Doomwood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nunes.
Nunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doomwood.
Nunes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Doomwood.
Nunes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Doomwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doomwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
A slow jab from Nunes misses its intended target.
Doomwood throws a hook but Nunes avoids it easily.
It seemed like Nunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomwood lands a jab to the nose.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doomwood.
Doomwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Nunes throws out a counter right but Doomwood avoids it with no problem.
Nunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doomwood.
Nunes defending well as Doomwood loads up on a big left hand.
Doomwood is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nunes walks into a straight right hand from Doomwood.
Doomwood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nunes throws a hook to the side of Doomwood's head but Doomwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tarquin Doomwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tarquin Doomwood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doomwood moves out of range as Nunes strikes.
Doomwood digs a good hook to Nunes's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nunes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Doomwood has got the better of the exchanges.
Doomwood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nunes under the eye.
Nunes ducks under a wild hook from Doomwood.
A swing and a miss from Doomwood.
Doomwood lunges at Nunes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nunes's hand.
Nunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Doomwood moved out of range.
A big left from Doomwood misses.
Nunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomwood ducks under a wild hook from Nunes.
Doomwood throws a lazy right hand but Nunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doomwood takes a swing at Nunes's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nunes misses with a looping right.
Doomwood is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Doomwood misses.
Nunes misses with a right hand
and Doomwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Doomwood swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Tarquin Doomwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
Doomwood moves away from the strike by Nunes.
The fighters circling - Nunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doomwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doomwood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doomwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunes can do to turn this around?
Nunes throws an off balance right hand
and Doomwood counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Nunes misses.
Doomwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Nunes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doomwood misses with a straight left.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
Doomwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunes.
Doomwood blocks a jab.
Doomwood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes throws an off balance right hand
letting Doomwood counter with a right hand.
Nunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doomwood counters with a straight right hand.
Doomwood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nunes at a distance.
A big left from Nunes misses.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Doomwood swings for the body but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Doomwood moves away and avoids it.
Nunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doomwood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nunes scrambles back to his feet.
Doomwood misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Nunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doomwood looks to throw the jab but Nunes is out of range.
Doomwood staying out of range there.
Nunes misses with a looping right.
Doomwood slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Nunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nunes misses with a left hand
and Doomwood counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Doomwood misses.
Nunes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doomwood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nunes scrambles back to his feet.
Nunes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
Doomwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doomwood scores with a jab to the body.
Doomwood lands a nice looking body shot.
Doomwood throws a body punch but Nunes moves out of range.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Doomwood.
Doomwood staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doomwood loads up on a big right hand but Nunes slips the punch.
Doomwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Nunes.
Doomwood misses with a looping right.
Doomwood moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tarquin Doomwood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tarquin Doomwood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Doomwood moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Doomwood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nunes.
Mauricio Nunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nunes misses with a straight right.
Nunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doomwood.
Nunes throws an off balance right hand
and Doomwood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nunes misses with a hook
and Nunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nunes avoids the body shot from Doomwood.
It seemed like Nunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doomwood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nunes.
Doomwood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunes misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Doomwood misses its target.
Doomwood scores with a hook.
Nunes misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Doomwood misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomwood misses with a straight left.
Nunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunes throws a looping overhand right but Doomwood ducks down to avoid it.
Doomwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nunes! But no joy.
Nunes misses with a hook. Doomwood ducked under it nicely.
Nunes throws an overhand right that lands on Doomwood's shoulder, as Doomwood tries to avoid the shot.
Nunes misses with a hook
and Doomwood counters with a straight right hand.
Doomwood misses with a wild body shot.
Nunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nunes throws a shot from downtown. Doomwood moves away and avoids it.
Nunes misses with a hook.
Nunes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomwood slips under a jab from Nunes.
Nunes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nunes throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Nunes.
Doomwood 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.
Doomwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nunes.
Nunes misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Nunes misses the target.
A jab from Nunes misses.
Nunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Doomwood counter with a right hand.
Doomwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nunes's head backwards.
Doomwood lands a nice hook to Nunes's body. Nunes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomwood throws an overhand right that lands on Nunes's shoulder, as Nunes tries to avoid the shot.
Nunes throws a hook but Doomwood avoids it easily.
Nunes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doomwood.
A big right from Nunes misses.
Nunes looks to land a right hand but Doomwood moved out of range.
Nunes misses the jab.
Doomwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarquin Doomwood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nunes misses with a right hand
and Doomwood counters with a nice uppercut.
Nunes takes one to the side of the head.
Doomwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nunes throws a poor cross that misses
and Doomwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doomwood lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomwood staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Nunes.
A jab from Doomwood finds it's way through Nunes's defenses.
The fighters circling - Doomwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Doomwood.
Doomwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nunes.
A big left from Doomwood misses.
Nunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nunes misses the jab.
Doomwood missing with a left hand there. Nunes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nunes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nunes looks to throw the jab but Doomwood is out of range.
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 Tarquin Doomwood.
Well Doomwood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarquin Doomwood!
A relieved looking Tarquin Doomwood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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