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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lattavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen Foo Fighters - Hell as his entrance music. Xavier Adams looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Lattavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xavier Adams!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lattavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lattavo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lattavo stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
Lattavo 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.
Lattavo wants to pass the guard but Adams is keeping the position.
Adams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lattavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lattavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lattavo is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lattavo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adams looks gassed!
Adams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lattavo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lattavo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Lattavo with a nice head shot there.
Lattavo connects with a couple of short punches.
Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lattavo scoring with some ground and pound.
Adams has his foot on Lattavo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lattavo works his way back into a safe position though.
Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lattavo stands up from Adams's guard - Lattavo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lattavo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lattavo lands with a punch from half guard.
Lattavo prevents Adams from improving his position.
Lattavo is pressing down on Adams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adams is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lattavo won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Adams keeping full guard, as Lattavo tries to pass.
Lattavo postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lattavo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams is rocked!
Lattavo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Lattavo finish him?
Lattavo trying to move into half guard but instead Adams has managed to sweep!
Lattavo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lattavo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Adams seems to have recovered his senses.
Lattavo wants to get back to his feet but Adams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lattavo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
Adams advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to control but Lattavo is keeping him busy.
Lattavo is pressing down on Adams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adams landing some decent shots from guard.
Lattavo wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Lattavo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adams is working to get back to half guard.
Lattavo cracks Adams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lattavo throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattavo striking off his back.
Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Adams prevents Lattavo from getting back to his feet.
Lattavo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lattavo throwing short punches from the bottom.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Lattavo is keeping the position.
Adams trying to control but Lattavo is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lattavo cracks Adams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lattavo scores with a jab. Adams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lattavo - the referee stops the clock and Adams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lattavo. Adams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lattavo! Adams is backing up but he can't get away as Lattavo lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Adams and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anthony Lattavo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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