{"id":112087,"date":"2014-09-12T18:59:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T01:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=112087"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:32:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:32:24","slug":"bellator-124-results-davis-smothers-rodrigues-picks-up-decision-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-124-results-davis-smothers-rodrigues-picks-up-decision-win\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bellator 124&#8221; Results: Davis Smothers Rodrigues, Picks Up Decision Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/bellator-124-results-davis-smothers-rodrigues-picks-up-decision-win\/lc-davis-wins\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-112123\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LC-Davis-Wins.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"LC Davis Wins\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LC-Davis-Wins.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LC-Davis-Wins-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/LC-Davis-Wins-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The casual mixed martial arts fan may not have appreciated this bout, but a diehard would have noticed the skill it took from LC Davis to shut Zeilton Rodrigues down the entire fight.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigues had nothing for Davis throughout their fifteen minutes of fighting. Davis took him down at will and transitioned to side control often to avoid the guillotine. Davis did not do much on the ground, but he stayed busy enough to not get stood up by the referee.<\/p>\n<p>Davis did a fantastic job at creating an offense by neutralizing Rodrigues&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>LC Davis def. Zeilton Rodrigues by way of Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The casual mixed martial arts fan may not have appreciated this bout, but a diehard would have noticed the skill it took from LC Davis to shut Zeilton Rodrigues down the entire fight. Rodrigues had nothing for Davis throughout their fifteen minutes of fighting. 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