I'm here live at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City for Pro Elite's latest installment of ShoXC. In his first fight of 2008 and his ShoXC debut, Baltimore's Binky Jones easily defeated his opponent from Philly, Mark Getto. Jones started the bout off with a high kick (as he told me he would beforehand given Getto's wrestling background) but once the match went to the ground, it was clear Jones had the advantage there. He finished Getto off with a kimura at 1:12 of the first round.

I talked to Jones' trainer and Ground Control co-owner John Rallo before the fight and he told me this was Jones' chance to show Pro Elite his skills. I would have to assume that based on his performance tonight the promotion was quite pleased. 

Jones sure loves Atlantic City. He won three fights in the Ring of Combat tourney in AC to win that title in 2007 before heading to Trenton, NJ and Russia for BodogFight where he lost twice. He's now back on the winning track with a very good win for a top promotion.

For those of you wondering, Jones tells me his next fight will be March 7 back in AC in this year's edition of the Ring of Combat tourney.

Here's my report for the rest of the night's undercard fights:

-- Matt Makowski defeated Joe Schilling at 4:01 of the first round by rear naked choke.

-- Brett Linebarger defeated Sergio Vinagre by vicious knockout at 2:29 of the third round. Vinagre was on the canvas for a few minutes after the fight being stopped.

-- Wilson Reis, cheered on by a strong supporting contingent, defeated Zach Makovsky via side choke at 1:15 of the second round. The compact and muscular Reis' clearly had a gameplan -- take Makovsky down and go to work on the ground.

-- Charlie Brenneman defeated Drew Puzon by split decision.

Check out Showtime at 11 PM ET for the main card fights. I'll have my thoughts on that portion of the card later this weekend.