When Brazilian submission ace Rousimar Palhares
steps into the cage against Nate Marquardt in the
main event of UFC Fight Night 22, he'll be competing in perhaps the most
high-profile contest of his career.

But don't for one minute believe that the Spike TV-broadcast bout is the toughest fight of Palhares' life.

No, the UFC middleweight contender's biggest struggles came well before
he ever set foot in the octagon - when a 10-year-old Palhares and his
brothers and sisters worked 13 hour days on Brazilian
plantations while (usually) making just enough money to live just
slightly more luxuriously than the animals to which they tended.

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Bellator officials today announced that famed submission specialist Alexey Oleinik is the eighth and final addition to Bellator's season-three heavyweight tournament.

Oleinik, a 33-year-old born in Ukraine who now fights out of Moscow with the Red Devil Sports Club, brings a 27-5-1 record to Bellator.

Remarkably, 23 of the 27 wins have come via submission.

During last night’s “WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus” post-fight press conference, WEC official Reed Harris announced the “Fight Night” bonuses for the event.

Walking away with a $10,000 bonus were Mark Hominick and Yves Jabouin for “Fight of the Night,” while Eddie Wineland earned the “Knockout of the Night,” and “Submission of the Night” was warded to Josh Grispi.

Hominick and Jabouin fought in the co-main event and saw both men push the pace. Near the middle of the second frame, Hominick put Jabouin into the fence and presses the attack. Jabouin climbs back to his feet and responds with a right hand that put’s Hominick on the mat. As Jabouin jumps in to finish he’s caught in Hominick’s guard who rolls him over to gain mount and finishes the fight.

Wineland was awarded the “Knockout of the Night” after stopping opponent Will Campuzano in the second round at 4:44. Wineland used a couple of tough body shots to Campuzano to put him to the mat and finishes with a good shot to the jaw to win the fight.

Grispi won the “Submission of the Night” after submitting opponent L.C. Davis in the middle of the first round. He beat out four other fighters who also earned submission victories on the evening. Davis refused to tap out and was put into unconsciousness by the choke.

A miscarriage of justice in the main event between Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus ended what had been a fantastic night of fights during WEC 49 on a sour note.

Varner and Shalorus fought to a split draw according to the judges in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada this evening, although many ringside observers and fans at home would disagree with the ruling.

Varner had his way with Shalorus standing for the bulk of the first two rounds between the two heavy handed lightweights, utilizing an edge in speed and power with his punches to frustrate and rock “The Prince of Persia” on multiple occasions. Seemingly tipping the scales even further in Varner’s favor, Shalorus was docked a point in the second round due to a series of cringe-worthy kicks to the groin. Shalorus made a case for winning the third round after thrusting his foot into Varner’s groin one last time, securing a takedown and working some good old fashioned ground and pound for a large portion of the final frame.

When the dust had a chance to settle following three action packed rounds between the two it was revealed that the bout had been ruled a draw with one judge giving the bout to Varner via a score of 29-27, while another gave it to Shalorus 29-27, and the final judge ruled the bout even at 28-28.

In what should easily be ruled the fight of the night, Mark Hominick came back from being technically frustrated standing for the majority of the first round and rocked in the second round by fellow Canadian featherweight Yves Jabouin to stop his foe with a volley of strikes on the ground in an electrifying back and forth battle.

Josh Grispi confirmed the widespread belief that he is one of the top young fighters in the sport to keep an eye on with a nasty first round guillotine over the seasoned L.C. Davis that left the veteran completely unconscious.

Chris Horodecki bounced back from a defeat in his last bout with an impressive showing this evening against a green Danny Downes. Horodecki picked apart his game opponent at will standing before a third round rear-naked choke put the icing on the cake and the talented Shawn Tomkins fighter back in the winner’s circle.

A full list of results from WEC 49 is below:

Renan Barao def. Anthony Leone via submission (armbar) – Round 3

Chris Cariaso def. Rafael Rebello via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)

Diego Nunes def. Rafael Assuncao via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Eric Koch def. Bendy Casimir via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1

Wagnney Fabiano def. Frank Gomez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Will Kerr def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) – Round 1

Eddie Wineland def. Will Campuzano via TKO (strikes) – Round 1

Chris Horodecki def. Danny Downes via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3

Josh Grispi def. L.C. Davis via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

Mark Hominick def. Yves Jabouin via TKO (strikes) – Round 2

Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus fight to split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)

FiveOuncesofPain.com will be here all night to make sure you are kept up to date on all of the latest live results and happenings from WEC 49.

The WEC invades Canada this evening as the promotion’s latest installment is set to take place from the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta while airing live on the Versus network.

5 Oz coverage of WEC 49 will kick off right around 7:00 pm ET (4:00 pm PT) when the first set of fighters touch gloves, while the main card action will be broadcast live on Versus at 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm PT).

Headlining the card will be a lightweight scrap with future title fight implications between former WEC champion Jamie Varner and undefeated former Olympic wrestler Kamal Shalorus.

A full list of results from the event are below:

Renan Barao def. Anthony Leone via submission (armbar) – Round 3

Chris Cariaso def. Rafael Rebello via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)

Diego Nunes def. Rafael Assuncao via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Eric Koch def. Bendy Casimir via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1

Wagnney Fabiano def. Frank Gomez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Will Kerr def. Karen Darabedyan via submission (armbar) – Round 1

Eddie Wineland def. Will Campuzano via TKO (strikes) – Round 1

Chris Horodecki def. Danny Downes via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3

Josh Grispi def. L.C. Davis via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1

Mark Hominick def. Yves Jabouin via TKO (strikes) – Round 2

Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus fight to split draw (29-27, 27-29, 28-28)

Submission specialist Lynn Alvarez is the sixth and latest addition to Bellator Fighting Championship's upcoming season-three 115-pound women's tournament, which commences in August.

The Las Vegas-based fighter and registered nurse enters the eight-woman field with a 5-1 professional record.

Her only career loss came to another tournament participant: Angela Magana.

Tonight’s Bellator Fighting Championship 22 event is going down live at the Kansas City Power & Light District featuring the conclusion of Bellator’s welterweight tournament, featuring Dan Hornbuckle and Ben Askren.

The event will air live on FOX Sports Net (or on a few hours’ delay if preempted by local sports programming) beginning at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST), with a highlights packages airing Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

The MMA News likes to keep the spoilers off the main page, so to see the full results from Bellator Fighting Championships 22 event click

Main Card:
Welterweight Tournament Championship: Ben Askren def. Dan Hornbuckle via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Female Showcase Fight: Lisa Ward via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1, 2:01
Catchweight Fight @ 140 pounds: Jose Vega def. Jarrod Card via knockout – R1, 0:39
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Raphael Davis def. Demetrius Richards via submission (punches) – R1, 2:51

Undercard:
Local Main Event: Tyler Stinson def. Leonardo Pecanha via submission (rear naked choke) – R1, 1:42
Local Co-Main Event: Rudy Bears def. Brian Green via submission (rear naked choke) – R1, 3;29
Local Feature Fight #2: Cole Konrad def. John Orr via unanimous decision(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Local Feature Fight #3: Jared Downing def. Chad Vandenberg via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R3, 1:35

FiveOuncesofPain.com is here to bring you all of the latest breaking live results from “Strikeforce: Los Angeles“.

“Strikeforce: Los Angeles” is taking place from the Nokia Theatre in…. you guessed it - Los Angeles, California.

Headlining the card will be a catchweight bout between the heavy handed Robbie Lawler and the dangerous submission specialist Renato “Bablu” Sobral.

A full list of results from “Strkeforce: Los Angeles” are listed below:

Hugo Sandoval def. Marcus Kowal via TKO (strikes) – Round 2

Jeremy Umphries def. R.J. Clifford via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2

K.J. Noons def. Conor Heun via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

Tim Kennedy def. Trevor Prangley via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1

Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos def. Marius Zaromskis via TKO – Round 1

Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Our current on call referee, Marc Fennell, gives us his perspective on the “choke submission” and what he expects from a fighter once he steps into the cage.

*The Choke Submission*

If you were watching the UFC this weekend or Bellator last month, a coupleof stoppages have raised good questions: How does a Referee determine if a fighter is unconscious from a submission hold?

When a Referee conducts a Fighters Meeting other than introducing ourselves, reviewing the rules and what we expect inside the cage, we also discuss *”Communication (Nonverbal and verbal)”.*
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*Nonverbal *Communication is “Showing” us a sign; tapout, giving a thumbs up, throwing punches or kicks, etc.

*Verbal* Communication would be “Telling” us what is happening in the fight; verbal tapout, telling us about an injury, telling us about a missed foul, telling us the fighter is ok, etc.

In the case of a “Choke submission”, the Referee needs to consider is it a blood choke (lack of circulation) or an airway choke (lack of oxygen)? And Fighter safety. Why? The fighter will give the referee different clues and appear differently (Will be discussed in future articles), among other
things.

If the Referee feels that a fighter is unconscious (lack of muscle tone, snoring, no communication with the Referee, lack of fighting, etc) generally we will ask the fighter to show us a sign or use a “keyword” and/or grab an arm/hand at the same time. If the fighter “shows” us no response, the Referee assumes that the fighter is unable to protect himself or herself and is unconscious. Sometimes you will see a fighter show the Referees a “thumbs up” or a head nod or actually tell Referee, “I am ok.”

All the Referee ask for is a “Sign”.

Marc Fennell
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