In the co-main event of the evening, Rick Story (13-3) went up against Charlie Brenneman (13-2) in a welterweight bout.
Both fighters were scheduled to fight different opponents, but they found themselves against each other after their original opponents were not medically cleared to compete.
Here is how the first round went down.
The fight started with Brenneman clinching up with Story. Story then was able to toss Brenneman to the mat, but was unable to keep him there.
Brenneman closed the distance once again, and pressed Story against the cage. Story then reversed and went for a takedown of his own. He couldn’t secure it, and they were standing again.
Brenneman closed the distance once again, got Story’s back, then finally got a takedown. Brenneman was able to move from Story’s half guard to side control. Story quickly got Brenneman back in to his full guard. Story seemed to be holding on, looking for the referee to stand them up, Brenneman worked on remaining active as he landed punches to Story’s body.
This continued until the round came to an end.