UFC 329 results: Brandon Royval taps Lone'er Kavanagh in back-and-forth thriller

Brandon Royval refuses to be anything short of exciting, and at UFC 329, he refused to lose in the process.

On the main card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Royval (18-9 MMA, 8-5 UFC) submitted Lone'er Kavanagh (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) with a rear-naked choke at 3:40 of Round 3. However, it'll likely be the thrilling process of getting there that will be most remembered by onlookers.

The best the flyweight division has to offer was on full display once again as Royval and Kavanagh showed off technical striking, speed, well-roundedness – and perhaps most importantly: the chaos factor.

Over the course of the first two rounds, Royval and Kavanagh each had their moments. Both fighters were stunned at various points in the bout with momentum shifts aplenty. But when Round 3 rolled around, Royval began to take over. He took down Kavanagh and worked for several submissions until he finally got what he was looking for. Kavanagh submitted and appeared to go out less than a second later.

BRANDON ROYVAL IS A REAL DAWG 🦴

He gets the 3rd round submission to remain in the Top 5!

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Royval, 33, bounces back from back-to-back losses to Joshua Van and Manel Kape. A divisional staple, he continues to solidify his place as one of the division's most exciting fighters. Should he win Fight of the Night, it'll be his sixth in 13 promotional appearances.

Kavanagh, 27, hits adversity again after a major upset victory over Brandon Moreno in February. He entered that bout a sizable underdog off a loss to Charles Johnson and largely schooled the former UFC flyweight champion to the surprise of most.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 329 results:

• Brandon Royval def. Lone’er Kavanagh via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 3:40
• King Green def. Terrance McKinney via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:59
• Robert Whittaker def. Nikita Krylov via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:01
• Gable Steveson def. Elisha Ellison via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:31
• Adrian Yanez def. Cody Garbrandt via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:47
• Luke Riley def. Kai Kamaka III via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:03
• Wang Cong def. Tracy Cortez via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
• Damian Pinas def. Cesar Almeida via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:44
• Farid Basharat def. John Garza via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Ryan Gandra def. Zach Reese via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:15
• Alessandro Costa def. Cody Durden via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:19

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