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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Litwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flynn Tarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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290 lbs
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196 cm
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Litwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flynn Tarus!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Litwin missing with knees to the body.
Litwin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tarus to keep the fight standing.
Litwin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tarus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Litwin is hanging on to Tarus's back as he tries to escape.
Litwin working for a choke but Tarus reverses nicely into Litwin 's guard.
Litwin looking to control.
Tarus stands and steps away. Litwin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tarus shoots in and bounces Litwin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!
Litwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Litwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Litwin tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tarus trying to control but Litwin is working from the bottom.
Tarus looking to sit in guard and control but Litwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Litwin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Litwin thows a huge punch but Tarus dodges it nicely.
Litwin controlling the pace.
Litwin really is a fat lump.
Tarus wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litwin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Tarus throws a sloppy head kick and Litwin moves out of range easily.
Tarus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Litwin controls Tarus momentarily but Tarus frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Litwin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Litwin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Litwin is breathing heavily.
Tarus landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litwin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tarus wants to stand but Litwin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tarus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Litwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Litwin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Litwin trying to control the position.
Tarus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tarus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Litwin, up you get!
Litwin dives in and scores a takedown into Tarus's guard.
Tarus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tarus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Litwin stands up from Tarus's guard - Litwin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Litwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Litwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Litwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarus is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Litwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Litwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Litwin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tarus as he jumps to the side.
Tarus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Litwin's guard.
Tarus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Litwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robert Litwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Litwin is trying to control the position but Tarus postures up.
Tarus wants to control from the top but Litwin keeps moving.
Litwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tarus wants to control from the top but Litwin keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Flynn Tarus was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tarus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litwin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tarus was covering up waiting for the punch and Litwin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Litwin won't allow Tarus to sweep him here.
Litwin pushes down on Tarus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Litwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarus keeps working.
Tarus is controlling Litwin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Litwin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Litwin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tarus looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litwin looking to secure an arm triangle but Tarus defends it well.
Tarus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Litwin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Tarus gets a double leg takedown into Litwin's guard.
Litwin looking to control.
Litwin trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Litwin looking to control.
Litwin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tarus defends well.
Litwin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tarus has passed into side control.
Litwin is looking for a sweep.
Tarus is looking to take a break and control but Litwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Litwin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Litwin is trying to control but can't.
Tarus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tarus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Litwin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tarus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Litwin defends it well.
Tarus trying to pass the guard but Litwin defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Litwin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Litwin.
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 Robert Litwin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tarus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Litwin.
Litwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tarus misses with a two punch combination.
Litwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tarus circles away.
Litwin tries to keep at a distance but Tarus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Litwin trying to control the position but instead, Tarus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Litwin into the cage.
Litwin wants to take the fight to the mat but Tarus manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Litwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Litwin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tarus is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Litwin to the mat. Litwin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Litwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Litwin's guard.
Tarus wants to pass the guard but Litwin is keeping the position.
Tarus trying to control but Litwin is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Flynn Tarus.
Litwin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tarus's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Litwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tarus is keeping the position for now.
Tarus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Litwin stopping the sweep attempt from Tarus.
Litwin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litwin pushes down on Tarus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Litwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Litwin stands up from half guard.
Tarus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Litwin looking to control.
Litwin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tarus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tarus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tarus stopping the sweep attempt from Litwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litwin is working hard here to advance position.
Tarus tries to stand but Litwin is controlling from the bottom.
Litwin looking to control.
Robert Litwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Litwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Litwin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Flynn Tarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Robert Litwin just wasn't active enough.
Tarus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flynn Tarus.
I think Litwin 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Litwin!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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