Bellator 198: “Fedor vs. Mir” takes place TONIGHT (April 28, 2018) at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., featuring a Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament main event. Former Pride FC champion Fedor Emelianenko (36-5, 1 NC) will stand toe-to-toe with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion Frank Mir (18-11) in his promotional debut. Fun fights run up-and-down this card emanating from just outside Chicago. Top-ranked Featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez (16-3) takes on former UFC star Sam Sicilia (16-8), Rafael Lovato Jr. (7-0) faces late replacement Gerald Harris (25-5), and trash talking F.O.C.M. (friend of Conor McGregor) Dillon Danis makes his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut against six-fight veteran Kyle Walker!
Bellator 198’s main card will start at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount Network. MMAmania.com will deliver results and play-by-play for the entirety of the Bellator MMA card, including the “Prelims” underard action that begins online at 7 p.m. ET.
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BELLATOR 198 QUICK RESULTS:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir —
Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Sam Sicilia —
Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Gerald Harris —
Neiman Gracie vs. Javier Torres —
Dillon Danis vs. Kyle Walker —
R’Mandel Cameron vs. P.J. Cajigas — in progress.
Dan Stittgen vs. Mark Stoddard —
Eric Wisely vs. Morgan Sickinger —
Joey Diehl vs. Nate Williams —
James Bennett vs. Dustin Stusse —
Asef Askar vs. Andrew Johnson —
Corey Jackson vs. Adil Benjilany —
Tom Angeloff vs. Sultan Umar —
Adam Maciejewski vs. Robert Morrow —
BELLATOR 198 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir
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Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Sam Sicilia
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Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Gerald Harris
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Neiman Gracie vs. Javier Torres
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Dillon Danis vs. Kyle Walker
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R’Mandel Cameron vs. P.J. Cajigas
Cameron is 5-3 out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the blue gloves. Cajigas is 6-6 out of Chicago, Illinois in the red gloves.
Round 1: Cajigas is circling and knocks Cameron down early with a left hand. He grabs a front headlock and throws a knee as Cameron stands back up. Front kick by Cajigas. Cameron shoots a double and Cajigas sprawls. Cameron lifts him in the air but can’t take him down. He throws a knee to the solar splexus as Cajigas is pinned against the cage. Finally Cameron gets him down to one knee. Cajigas is back up. Cameron throws knees at his legs trying to break him down. The ref is tired of the inaction and resets. Cajigas is head hunting. Cameron shoots off a leg kick by Cajigas. He’s leg tripped to the ground. Cajigas is holding him him. Cameron finally gets the left arm free for a few shots to the ribs. Cajigas sits up against the cage. 10 seconds. Cameron was doing just enough on the ground to edge it out 10-9.
Round 2: Cameron and Cajigas trade left hands. They are both trying hard to psych the other into a mistake with their body language. Cameron shoots and misses then lands a left hand. Cameron shoots the double and he’s got it but it takes him a while to suck in Cajigas’ legs. Cajigas has his back to the fence so Cameron tries to ram a shoulder into his chin. Cameron finally turns him away from the fence, drawing scattered boos from the attendees who wanted a stand-up. Cameron is in half guard fighting for control. He’s throwing right hands at Cajigas’ thigh. Pass to side control. Knees to the ribs from Cameron. Cajigas gets him tied up in half again. 10 seconds. 10-9 Cameron.
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Dan Stittgen vs. Mark Stoddard
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Eric Wisely vs. Morgan Sickinger
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Joey Diehl vs. Nate Williams
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James Bennett vs. Dustin Stusse
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Asef Askar vs. Andrew Johnson
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Corey Jackson vs. Adil Benjilany
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Tom Angeloff vs. Sultan Umar
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Adam Maciejewski vs. Robert Morrow
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