Bellator 198 Results: Fedor Emelianenko Finishes Frank Mir
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, April 28, 2018) will come in the form of Bellator 198. Headlining the card are Fedor Emenklo and Frank Mir, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.
Fedor Emelianenko and Frank Mir meet in a heavyweight bout in the main event. In round 1, Mir is the aggressor. Fedor is tagging Mir with hard rights. Emelianenko takes him down but Mir gets up. They clinch and Emelianenko lands some knee strikes to the gut before separating. Fedor landed a left hook with Mir leaning down and in. He then pounced and landed several more hard lefts while Mir was on the ground.
Emmanuel Sanchez and Sam Sicilia meet in a featherweight bout in the co-main event. In round 1, both men are engaging early with kicks and punches. No feeling each other out here. Sanchez attempted the rolling kneebar. Sicilia escapes but ends up with Sanchez attacking his leg again. Sam on top, working from Sanchez’ guard. Fight is now standing with Sanchez on Sicilia’s back. Sanchez with a vice-like side choke that started standing up for the finish.
Gerald Harris vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. is next in a middleweight bout. In round 1, Lovato Jr. takes him down and locks in the armbar submission for the quick win.
Neiman Gracie vs. Javier Torres is next in a welterweight bout. In round 1, both men trading kicks in the first, Torres tags Gracie with a nice counter left. Torres throws a kick which is caught by Gracie. Gracie takes him down, but Torres works back up quickly. Gracie gets another takedown, currently working from Torres full guard. Gracie has Torres in a toehold right now. In round 2, Gracie gets him down and now working from Torres’ guard. Gracie is all over Torres right now, in full mount like a lead blanket working an arm triangle choke. Gets the finish.
Opening the main card on Paramount Network is Dillon Danis vs. Kyle Walker in a catchweight bout. In round 1, Walker is landing hard on Danis early. Danis pulls guard. Landing some elbows from the bottom. Now going for an armbar. Danis goes got the leg and he’s got a toehold. Walker taps out.
Here are the results for this event:
MAIN CARD (Paramount Network/9 p.m. ET)
Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal: Fedor Emelianenko def. Frank Mir via TKO (punches) at :48 of R1
Featherweight: Emmanuel Sanchez def. Sam Sicilia via submission (arm triangle) at 3:52 of R1
Middleweight: Rafael Lovato Jr. def. Gerald Harris via submission (armbar) at 1:11 of R1
Welterweight: Neiman Gracie def. Javier Torres via submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:18 of R2
Catchweight: Dillon Danis def. Kyle Walker via submission (toehold) at 1:38 of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD (Online/7 p.m. ET)
R’Mandel Cameron def. P.J. Caligas via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Mark Stoddard def. Dan Stittgen via submission (triangle choke) at 4:43 of R1
Eric Wisely def. Morgan Sickinger via submission (armbar) at 1:12 of R1
Joey Diehl def. Nate Williams via submission (triangle choke) at :54 of R1
Asef Askar and Andrew Johnson fight to majority draw (27-28, 28-28, 28-28)
Adil Benjilany def. Corey Jackson via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Sultan Umar def. Tom Angeloff via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Robert Morrow def. Adam Maciejewski via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
