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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonath Masvidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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173 cm
19
158 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Smith! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonath Masvidal! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Smith with a jab. Masvidal darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage. Still in the clinch, Masvidal scores with a nice short uppercut. Masvidal has Smith pushed against the cage. Smith is trying to pull guard but Masvidal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Masvidal uses from the top position. Masvidal tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom. Smith is looking to cinch up a triangle. Masvidal throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Smith's body to avoid the submission. Smith has instead reached around Masvidal's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Smith arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodney Smith! Rodney Smith retains his lightweight title! During a confident post fight interview, Rodney Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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