Kevin Holland showed off his submission ability tonight at UFC 316 with a second round d’arce choke finish of Vicente Luque.

Round One

Luque feels out with his right hand. Luque grabs hold of a single, but Holland is swiping at him with punches while on one leg, and that leads to Luque backing off.

Holland chatting constantly here. Luque with a flurry of punches. Now Holland connects with a big elbow behind the ear and that backs up Luque. Holland looking to land more, but Luque fires back to keep him at bay.

Luque has a lump forming behind his ear where that elbow landed. Luque lands a solid left hand. Nice right from Holland. Calf kick for Luque as Holland tries to land punches.

Leg kick from Holland. Solid calf kick from Luque. Low kick from Holland. High kick attempt from him now in the final 10 seconds that’s blocked. Left hand for Luque as the round ends.

Round Two

Front kick to the body from Luque as Holland lands a punch. Leg kick from Luque is caught by Holland and he brings him down then quickly snatches on a d’arce choke submission. It’s in tight and despite Luque’s best efforts he can’t escape and he has to tap out – Holland with a big submission finish at 1.03mins of the second round.