Video: Leslie Smith recounts humorous thought process during Jessamyn Duke win

Sit back and relax as an exuberant Leslie Smith provides a humorous recap of the final moments of her win at Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 45 event.

Soon after delivering a full-body beatdown of fellow women’s bantamweight Jessamyn Duke (3-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, Smith (7-5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) explained how she had to overcome her own hesitation to finish off the FOX Sports 1-televised bout.

“I think – here’s as best as I can remember,” she said. “Maybe if I watch it, I’ll do a little bit better. But, I feel like I hit her, and I was ‘OK, be patient for the next one.’ And then I was like ‘Wait! It’s now. This is the time.’ And then I hit her, and I was like ‘Dude! Is it happening?’ And she was covering up, and I was like ‘I think it’s happening!’ I was like ‘More! More!’ And then she went down, and I was like ‘Yes!’”

A few key body shots helped set up the win. Duke, who again struggled to use her height and reach advantage, soon became easy prey for Smith, who racked up four “Fight of the Night” bonuses while competing with Invicta FC before signing with the UFC.

“I was punching her in the face, and then I threw a right, and I moved over to the side, and I threw a left high kick to her head,” she said. “That kind of brought her up top, and then I hit the body after that, and that bent her over, and I was looking for the knee to the body as she went down.”

Check out the full conversation above as the 31-year-old discusses her training, when she wants to fight again, and whom she wants to meet.

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