LAS VEGAS - Gian Villante was facing a make-or-break situation tonight at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. The light heavyweight rose to the occasion by swarming Trevor smith and taking him in less than 70 seconds.
He'll take the win, but the way it went down was little questionable.
Smith, a former wrestling star at Iowa State, was having trouble defending himself on the feet. Fighting from a low wrestling stance, he got rocked by a short left hook. The stunned Smith backed up and then tried a sloppy right kick. Villante caught the kick and pushed forward to land a right, and dropped Smith.
On the ground, he got off 13 shots. The last two drilled Smith in the back of the end. That's when referee Kim Winslow stepped in to stop things. A confused Smith began to work a single-leg on the ref. It was all over in just 65 seconds.
Villante snapped a two-fight losing streak with the victory. Smith drops to 9-2.
Strikeforce undercard results:
Estevan Payan def. Alonzo Martinez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Ricky Legere def. Chris Spang via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Nah-Shon Burrell def. James Terry via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
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