Deividas Taurosevicius vs. Ryan Schultz

The attendance at the IFL Mohegan Sun event is 4530.

Deividas Taurosevicius vs. Ryan Schultz for the lightweight championship. Schultz is the current lightweight champion.

The fight starts off with both fighters trading punches in the stand up. Deividas misses a high leg kick which gets the crowd going.

Deividas lands knees to Schultz's inner thighs that looked like they did some damage. Early on Deividas seems to be winning this one. Round 1 would have to go to Deividas.

Deividas lands a strong left hand to open the round then gets Schultz to the head with a long leg kick.

Deividas controls the fight from the guard. He gets Schultz in a half triangle. Schultz lands some hard strikes while in the guard. The 2nd round is too close to call.

Schultz scores a nice takedown to start the 3rd round. Schultz gets Deividas in guillotine choke.

Schultz is dominating the ground game punishing Deividas with strikes. Round three goes to Schultz.

Deividas gets Schultz in a rm bar. It looks pretty tight. Schultz picks up Deividas and drops him escaping the arm bar attempt. He then punishes Deividas with strikes as the fight stays on the ground.

Schultz gets Deividas in the mount and lands some hard strikes . . . Deividas gets out. Schultz then gets Deivdias in a rear naked choke but can secure it before the round ends. Schultz takes round 4.

Schultz in control of the ground game again round 5. Deividas needs to do something quick to win the round.

The fighters receive a standing ovation. Schultz retains the title via a unanimous judges decision 38-37.