After a 9-1 amateur record, Luke Trainer has impressed since his professional MMA debut in 2019. With a sense of discipline instilled in him since childhood, Trainer has been versatile in the cage, with seven of his eight finishes coming via finish – four submissions and three KO/TKOs. Trainer is 5-1 in Bellator, most recently defeating Grant Neal in March.

 

Laurynas Urbonavicius has shown strong performances in Muay Thai and Sambo, winning Lithuanian championships in both, as well as a European Combat Sambo title. Urbonavicius is on an eight-fight win streak, having not lost in MMA since March 2017. Urbonavicius, who competes on a big MMA stage for the first time tonight, most recently fought in December 2022, quickly finishing Deniss Vasiljevs.

 

Whose upper trajectory stays put tonight?

 

 

Round 1

 

Low kick from Urbonavicius, and he meets a left hand from Trainer. Low kick from Urbonavicius again. Low kick from Urbonavicius. He goes for another, but Trainer lands a one-two. Left hand from Trainer. Right hand from Trainer. Low kick from Urbonavicius. Left hand from Trainer as Urbonavicius throws another low kick. Front kick to the body from Trainer. Trainer presses Urbonavicius into the fence. Trainer trying to get to Urbonavicius’s back, but Urbonavicius fending him off. Referee calling for action. Trainer reaching for the leg. Urbonavicius with a couple of inside knees. Trainer with a knee to the legs.

 

One-two with an elbow from Trainer drops Urbonavicius! Trainer gets right on top. Trainer looks for a buggy choke for some reason, and it does not work in the slightest. Trainer is able to do work from the top, however, before Urbonavicius gives up his back. Trainer looks to lock up a body triangle and seeks a rear-naked choke. Urbonavicius gets one of Trainer’s hooks off him. Trainer still pressing on him, and he gets into the backpack position. Trainer searches for the neck and looks for some ground-and-pound to soften Urbonavicius up! Trainer locks up the choke and gets the tap!

 

 

 

Luke Trainer with a solid performance!

 

 

OFFICIAL RESULT

 

Luke Trainer defeats Laurynas Urbonavicius by 1st round Rear-Naked Choke submission (4:15)