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The Wolverhampton Wolves will take an 18-point lead over the Belle Vue Aces into the second leg of the Elite Leagues Grand Final on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports. Wolves edged closer to their first Elite League title since 2009 after completing a commanding 54-36 win over the Aces on Tuesday night at Monmore Green.But the Aces will have home advantage as they attempt to stage a stunning comeback in front of the Sky Sports cameras. Chris Louis, our Speedway expert, gives his verdict on the second leg. Heat 15 proved to the Heat of the Night as Belle Vue Aces took on Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League Grand Final 1st Leg. Scene SetterTo say that Belle Vue underperformed on Monday night would be a huge injustice to the Wolves, who kept their composure to race into an 18-point lead after the first leg.They dominated throughout the meeting and outscored their opponents in every department. Kyle Howarth (my rider of the night) and Max Clegg amassed 16 points - compared to their counterparts Ritchie Worrall and Joe Jacobs, who managed just six. Wolves middle order also outscored their opposite numbers by 10 points. They?will not turn around and walk away quietly! Chris Louis on Belle Vue Aces Belle Vue, however, return to their home track, and while the Wolverhampton boys will relish the chance to race on the wide open spaces at the National Speedway Stadium, you cannot underestimate the strength the Aces have. The hosts have a seven-time British Champion, a Grand Prix star, a World Under 21 Champion alongside the best of young British riders and a manager that has taken his team to the Grand Final twice in his first two years. They will not turn around and walk away quietly.Riders to WatchMatej Zager has endured an inconsistent season and must find the sort of form that he has shown in the last two Grands Prix if the Aces have any chance of pushing the Wolves. Freddie Lindgren could be a key rider for the Wolves A solid outfit with effectively four heat leaders, the Wolves younger members will take great inspiration from a good first ride by Freddie Lindgren. Riding at No 1 brings a certain amount of pressure, but if Freddie leads by example then this team will take some catching.Tactical BattleAt this stage of the competition, tactics have gone out of the window. Belle Vue have a target of victory by 19 points or more and to achieve that they will have to come out fighting and hit Wolverhampton hard in the early heats. Putting doubt in to their opponents minds early on is Belle Vues only way back into this final.Track ConditionsI expect the track to be smooth and fast with a dirt line that can be used up to a certain point. After that, its make your mind up. Inside or out, whichever way you decide, you will have to work hard to make it stick.Watch the second leg of the Elite League Grand final this Wednesday night, from 7.30pm on Sky Sports 3. Also See: Bet on Speedway with Sky Bet . -- D. J. Williams finally has his packing strategy down. . - Young and old. . -- Two nights after losing to the Eastern Conferences worst team, the Phoenix Coyotes handled the best. .com) - James Harden had 32 points, including a tying layup late in regulation, and the Houston Rockets scored eight of their 13 points in overtime at the foul line to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-111 on Friday night. . - The Clippers have signed guard Dahntay Jones to a second 10-day contract.BERLIN -- Gegard Mousasi forced Mark Munoz to tap out in the first round on Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi at Germanys O2 World Berlin. Mousasi (35-4-2) showed resilience after a disappointing February loss to top contender Lyoto Machida. Munoz (13-5) wasted little time working inside for a takedown, but Mousasi showed ample defence, earning top position in an early scramble. Munoz eventually worked back to his feet, but Mousasi was always a step quicker with his movement and more accurate with his strikes. As Munoz continued to press for a takedown, Mousasi battered him with elbows and eventually moved to his opponents back. Bloodied and battered, Munoz tapped out at the 3:57 mark of the first round when Mousasi applied a rear-naked choke. "I worked a lot on the rear-naked choke and the guillotine," said Mousasi. "I set it up with punches, and I was able to get it. Hes a wrestler, so he always comes forward. I wanted to pick up the angles and slowly pick up the pressure." In the nights co-feature, C.B. Dolloway (15-5) made his case for a top-10 ranking with an impressive win over Frances Francis Carmont (22-9), a Tristar Gym fighter who lives in Montreal. Carmont used powerful strikes to batter Dolloway in the opening stages of the fight, kicking hard to the body and firing big right hands. Unfazed, Dolloway began to taunt his opponent and hang his chin before unleashing a crisp left hook that dropped Carmont to the floor. Dolloway pounced to finish, but Carmont quickly recovered and moved back to his feet. The two continued to trade strikes throughout an entertaining first round before Carmont scored a late takedown. However, Dolloway swept immediately to the top and finished the round in top position. Dolloway looked to work the body in the second, while Carmont continued to attack the legs and body with powerful kicks. Dolloway eventually worked inside for a takedown, moving to his opponents back and securing the dominant position. An alert Carmont tried to work for a kimura, but Dolloway kept his arm tucked and again finished the frame in a dominant position. In the third, Carmont initially looked for a takedown, but Dolloway defended the move and countered with one of his own. As blood trickled down his face, Dolloway advanced to his opponents back, but Carmont defended a choke attempt and worked back to his feet. A relentless Dollaway turned back to his wrestling, bringing the fight to the floor and movving quickly to mount.dddddddddddd The pair scrambled for the remainder of the fight, but it was Dolloway who again was in top position at the bell. In the end, Dolloways effort was enough to earn him one of the biggest wins of his career by unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28. "Im exhausted, but I feel on top of the world," Dolloway said. "Francis was hard to get to, and he was a little bit more difficult to get past than I thought he would be. I took a while to adjust and to get into the fight. Now Ive just got to keep working. This is what I want, so Ive just got to keep on working to get there." In a middleweight matchup that failed to live up to expectations, Sean Strickland (15-0) earned a controversial split-decision win over Luke Barnatt (8-1). The contest played out at a moderate pace with neither athlete truly taking control of the pace. Strickland was the crisper striker in the early going, and scored an early takedown in the second frame. But along the way, Strickland suffered a broken hand, and it limited his offence for the rest of the contest. Barnatt picked up his offensive volume in the latter stages of the bout, but he never truly put together any significant combinations, and Strickland was awarded a split-decision win with scores of 28-29, 30-27 and 29-28. UFC president Dana White immediately posted on Twitter, stressing that he felt the wrong man was awarded the victory. "I should have pulled the trigger more," Strickland admitted after the win. "In the third round, I was pretty much useless. I know my cardio was there though, going into the fight, and I knew I could push the pace. I just gave Luke Barnatt a lot of respect. Hes a tough guy." In the nights first main-card contest, Swedish featherweight Niklas Backstrom (8-0) picked up a victory in his UFC debut, submitting Finnish veteran Tom Niinimaki (21-6-1) in the first round. Niinimaki worked hard to get the fight to the floor, but once there, Backstrom scrambled first for a guillotine choke and then transitioned to his opponents back. Once in place, Backstrom locked a sneaky rear-naked choke, forcing a tap from Niinimaki with 45 seconds left in the first round. "Life is weird you know; you just have to work the hardest that you can and then everything will fall into place," an emotional Backstrom said. "This has been a really, really big dream for me. Everything happens so fast in the UFC." ' ' '
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