On Friday, the long-awaited “MMA Bushido‘99” event took place in Vilnius.

In the main fight of the evening, Kestutis Kavaliauskas lost by judges’ decision to Akram Belmekki of Morocco. Kavaliauskas admitted that preparation had been difficult but promised to return stronger. Tadd Ilgas delivered an impressive performance, defeating Brazilian fighter Rodrigo Mineiro with a painful submission in the first round.

After a long break from competition, Laurynas Sriubiskis was forced to acknowledge the victory of Norway’s Olve Amin O-tetun. Injuries also struck Samuelis Sorochovas, who suffered a knee injury in the second round, giving the win to rising talent Kristupas Janciauskas. The 18-year-old confidently declared himself a future face of the organization and promised to start “hunting big names.”

Cheered on by a large section of “B Tribune” supporters, Adomas Razma defeated Latvian fighter Valts Volkolakovs. In the remaining bouts, victories went to Karolis Dorofejevas, Vaidas Jagelavicius, Darius Jakubynas, Gediminas Makauskas, Dominykas Maluska, Liepa Daugirdaite, Nojus Jagelavicius, and Justinas Lavrusinas. The fight between Benas Sorochovas and Erik Raskov ended in a draw.