SSP Chawrasia shot a bogey-free round of 3-under 68, to finish in tied-21st position after the first round of the European Tour KLM Open in Spijk, Netherlands on Thursday. Chawrasia trails the overnight leader Ben Evans of England by three shots.The other Indians in the fray, Jeev Milkha Singh and Chiragh Kumar shot 4-over 75 and 5-over 76, respectively.Chawrasia would begin from the back nine, and after two level-par holes, sank his first birdie on the 439-yard par-four 12th. He played the rest of the back nine without any incidents and then began his front nine with a birdie on the 395-yard par-four 1st. He would gain a further shot with a birdie on the 490-yard par-five 6th, strengthening his chances of making the cut here for the first time since his first appearance in 2011.Earlier, Jeev began with a bogey on the 395-yard par-four 1st, and then registered his first birdie on the 396-yard par-four 3rd. Successive bogeys on the 161-yard par-three 4th and the 453-yard par-four 5th would take him 2-over par, but he pulled one birdie back on the 490-yard par-five 6th, before shooting his third birdie on the 465-yard par-four 9th. Jeev then shot two double bogeys on the 486-yard par-four 11th and the 611-yard par-five 13th. He went 5-over at one stage, by dropping a shot on the 133-yard par-three 14th, before a birdie on the 553-yard par-five 15th. Jeev eventually finished in tied-133rd position.Chiragh was the last of the Indians to tee off, and began from the back nine with bogeys on the 184-yard par-three 10th and the 486-yard par-four 11th. He would then strike three back-to-back bogeys on the 133-yard par-three 14th, the 553-yard par-five 15th and the 200-yard par-three 16th to find himself at 5-over. He pulled one stroke back on the 640-yard par-five 18th, but then shot a bogey off the very next par-four 1st. A birdie on the par-five 6th and a bogey on the par-three 8th saw Chiragh finish the first day in tied-139th on his maiden appearance in the event. Bellator MMA middleweight prospect Ed Ruths second professional fight will come sooner than expected.Ruth (1-0) has agreed to take on Emanuele Palombi on short notice at Bellator 168 on Saturday in Florence, Italy. Bellator president Scott Coker broke the news to ESPN.com on Tuesday.A former three-time NCAA Division I national wrestling champion, Ruth agreed to fight Palombi (5-2) on just five days notice. The Italians original opponent, Californian Davin Clark, withdrew due to injury.Ed Ruth has accepted the challenge to come over and fight Emanuele Palombi from Rome, Coker said. Its the second opportunity to see Ed fight in MMA. We saw how he responded to the nerves of his first fight, in front of lots of family and friends. This is another test and well see how he does.Officials told ESPN.com Ruths bout is not currently scheduled on the televised main card, but Coker said it will likely make the telecast either live or on replay.Eds development, ffrom his wrestling background at Penn State University, has drawn a lot of interest, Coker said.ddddddddddddRuth made his highly anticipated MMA debut at Bellator 163 on Nov. 4. He recorded a first-round TKO finish over Dustin Collins-Miles, despite getting momentarily dropped by a punch early on.Bellator has made a strong effort to sign accomplished amateur wrestlers with no fighting experience. In addition to Ruth, who attempted to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic team, the promotion has recently seen the successful professional debuts of Tyrell Fortune, Jarod Trice and Joey Davis. Another prospect, 20-year-old Aaron Pico, is expected to make his debut next summer.A light heavyweight bout between Alessio Sakara (18-11) and Joey Beltran (17-13) is scheduled to headline Bellator 168. The event takes place inside Mandela Forum. ' ' '