Despite giving up 66.8 pounds in the super-heavyweight bout, former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley (picture) ground and pounded his way to victory over former Chicago Bears lineman Bob "The Beast" Sapp at "Ultimate Chaos" Saturday night at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Lashley right away went for the takedown to wear down his 322-pound opponent with punches from Sapp's half guard. Sapp grabbed Lashley's arm to limit Lashley's punches but never attempted to escape to a better position.

Lashley continued working on punches to Sapp's head. A flurry of punches hurt Sapp and the former PRIDE Fighting Championships competitor had to tap in pain. Sapp actually had to tap on two occasions because the referee did not notice it the first time.

Sapp, who once received a broken orbital bone fighting kickboxer Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, received enough punches to impair his vision.

"I got a good shot in the eye and was unable to see," Sapp said. "He got me in the eye. No excuses, He got me down today and controlled it. Give it up to Bobby Lashley."

The fight was called at three minutes and 17 seconds of the opening round.

Lashley explained afterwards why he went against his word that he would stand and box with Sapp.

"The first thing is to win," Lashley said. "Ground and pound to wear the big man down. He has a big punch. I used my ground and pound and got out of there."

In the night's co-main event, Gilbert "The Hurricane" Yvel won a shot at Paul Buentello at the August 1 Affliction: Trilogy card by defeating Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo. Yvel punished Rizzo for a failed takedown attempt and knocked Rizzo unconscious with right hands to finish the fight.

Here are quick results from the event:

• James Orso def. Danny Abbadi by unanimous decision

• Brandon Harder def. James Harris by submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:31 of Round 2

• Tom Atencio def. Randy Hedderick by TKO (stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2

• Waachiim Spiritwolf def. Brett Cooper by KO at 3:41 of Round 1

• Chris Horodecki def. William Sriyapai by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of Round 1

• Javier Vazquez def. Mark Kergosien by submission (guillotine choke) at 0:59 of Round 1

• Gilbert Yvel def. Pedro Rizzo by KO (punches) at 2:10 of Round 1

• Bobby Lashley def. Bob Sapp by submission (punches) at 3:17 of Round 1

Chris "The Polish Hammer" Horodecki will enter the Shootboxing "S-Cup 2008", the same-night eight-man tournament on November 24 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Horodecki will take on Shoot boxing-trained Hiroki Shishido in the quarterfinals of the biennial tournament, which will also feature PRIDE Bushido veteran Luiz Azeredo -- the first man to beat Anderson Silva -- and 2-time K-1 MAX and 2-time S-Cup Champion Andy Souwer.

Shoot boxing, also referred to as standing vale tudo, is similar to kickboxing except that throws and standing submissions are allowed.

After this fight, Horodecki -- the Polish-born Canadian mixed martial artist -- will fight against Dan Lauzon on January 24, 2009 at Affliction 2: Day of Reckoning in Anaheim, California.

Former International Fight League (IFL) Welterweight Champion Jay Hieron has followed in the path of his Xtreme Couture teammates Mike Pyle and Chris Horodecki, announcing his intent to sign a one-year three-fight deal with Affliction MMA promotion.

Hieron last week told that he had offers on the table from EliteXC, UFC and Affliction, but the clothing company turned MMA promotion brought the best deal.

"They came and offered me what I thought I was worth, and I'm happy to be a part of it," he said.

Hieron and his lawyer are currently in due diligence with the contract, ironing out details of pay and exclusivity. He says he would like to test his skills overseas if the opportunity were there.

"I know I could definitely fight overseas, and I'm trying to see what we're doing entails in the States," he said.

The signing ends a two-month period of limbo for Hieron's career following the cancellation of the IFL's August 15 card at the Izod Center in New Jersey. He said he had heard rumors of the company's demise, but didn't take them seriously until the event was cancelled.

"I'm finally going to see where my career's going," he said. "Now I can just put my mind at ease and train and know I have a home. Get back to what I love doing, and that's competing."

Now, the search is on to find the welterweight division a worthy opponent. A quick survey of Affliction's welterweight ranks shows that the company needs to import more talent to keep Hieron busy in the next year. The only other notable fighter in the division is his Xtreme Couture teammate Mike Pyle, and that's not even an option for him.

Hieron said he has already begun training for October 11's event "Day of Reckoning" and should know more about his opponent soon.