Anthony Smith Submits Vitor Petrino In 1st Round At UFC 301

Anthony Smith was able to capitalize on an overzealous takedown from Vitor Petrino to lock in a 1st round submission finish tonight at UFC 301. Round One: Jab from Smith. Now a low kick. Body kick from Petrino. Leg kick again from Smith. Jab from Petrino as he wades forward confidently. He lands again. Smith ...

Anthony Smith was able to capitalize on an overzealous takedown from Vitor Petrino to lock in a 1st round submission finish tonight at UFC 301.

Round One:

Jab from Smith. Now a low kick. Body kick from Petrino. Leg kick again from Smith.

Jab from Petrino as he wades forward confidently. He lands again. Smith comes up short with a couple of punches.

Low kicks from Smith. Petrino marching forward again, throws punches to the body and then goes for a takedown.

He hoists Smith up into the air and slams him to the mat, but Smith had him in a guillotine choke the whole time and Petrino only seems to realize he’s made a big mistake once they are on the canvas and is quickly forced to tap out only two minutes into the opening round.

That was a schoolboy error from Petrino, particularly against someone like Smith who has a proven finishing record via submissions and gratefully snatched on that opportunity to get back to winning ways and hand his opponent his first career loss.

Ross Cole
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