HOUSTON, TEXAS (Februarie 19) - Dit is 'n paring wat sinoniem is met die sport van die gemengde martial arts — Ken Shamrock versus Royce Gracie — and on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas during "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie," it was Gracie who went home with a second victory over Shamrock in the third fight of their classic rivalry.
After landing a knee to the body of Shamrock, Gracie pounced, raining down hammerfists to the temple of “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” that forced the referee to call a stoppage to the action at 2:22 van die opening raam. Will this victory lead to more fights for Gracie inside the Bellator MMA cage? Stay tuned.
Kimbo Slice (6-2) emerged victorious after an all-out brawl with his old nemesis Chest 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 van die derde ronde. The win ends a longstanding beef between the two men that began in the streets of Perrine, and wound up being settled inside the Bellator MMA cage.
Derek Fields (16-6) omgekrap Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 sekondes in die tweede ronde. Met die oorwinning, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Chandler en Brandon Girtz.
A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Newton en Linton Vassell featured multiple low blows, which ultimately cost “The Hardcore Kid” the bout on the scorecards, with judges’ giving scores of (30-26, 29-27, 29-27). Met die oorwinning, “The Swarm” snapped a one-fight skid and moves one-step closer to the top at 205-pounds.
Emmanuel Sanchez (13-2) grinded out another split decision at "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie," verslaan Daniel Pineda (21-12) met tellings van (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Met die oorwinning, “El Matador” has now won three consecutive bouts at featherweight and continues his pursuit of trying to become the “Oscar De La Hoya” of mixed martial arts.
Voorlopige resultate:
Isaac Villanueva (9-7) verslaan Richard Knepp (3-3) via TKO (stoot) by :42 Mahon (5-4) verslaan Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO at 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) verslaan Ryan Hollins (10-8) via 'n eenparige besluit (29-28 x3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) verslaan Anthony Ivy (1-1) via voorlegging (anaconda choke) by 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) verslaan Juan Torres (4-5) via 'n eenparige besluit (30-27 x3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) verslaan Angel Zamora via voorlegging (armbar) by 3:49 of R
C.J. Hancock (1-0) verslaan Ruben Esparza (1-1) via voorlegging (agter-naak verstik) by 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) verslaan Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) via voorlegging (guillotine) by 2:33 of R1