Marcus Almeida, Jake Shields and Gordon Ryan score big wins on Saturday

Saturday was filled with grappling action and once again a mastery of heel hooks was on display for the world to see. Both Jake Shields and Gordon Ryan pulled off big wins with versions of the technique.

Shields faced Lyoto Machida during the Submit Cancer charity event presented by Fight to Win Pro. The American used his patented wrestling and top control style to maintain position against the former UFC champion.

Machida had his moments early in the match, after getting off to a slow start, but it would be Shields who would force the action late in the game. Before it was over, Machida would be forced to tap via an inside heel hook with mere seconds left before the end. Watch the video below.

Ryan was also successful with the maneuver as he became the first man to ever …

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