HOUSTON, TEXAS (Febrer 19) - És un aparellament que és sinònim de l'esport de les arts marcials mixtes — 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 del marc de l'obertura. 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 Pit 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 de la tercera ronda. 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 Camps (16-6) upset Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 segons a la segona ronda. Amb la victòria, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Veler i Brandon Girtz.
A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Newton i 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). Amb la victòria, “The Swarm” snapped a one-fight skid and moves one-step closer to the top at 205-pounds.
Emmanuel Sánchez (13-2) grinded out another split decision at "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie," derrotant Daniel Pineda (21-12) amb desenes de (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Amb la victòria, “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.
Resultats Preliminars:
Isaac Villanueva (9-7) derrotat Richard Knepp (3-3) per TKO (cops) a :42 Mahon (5-4) derrotat Davis Sylvester (5-4) mitjançant TKO a 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) derrotat Ryan Hollins (10-8) per decisió unànime (29-28 x3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) derrotat Anthony Ivy (1-1) a través de la submissió (anaconda choke) a 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) derrotat Joan Torres (4-5) per decisió unànime (30-27 x3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) derrotat Angel Zamora a través de la submissió (armbar) a 3:49 of R
C.J. Hancock (1-0) derrotat Ruben Esparza (1-1) a través de la submissió (estrangulament per l'esquena) a 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) derrotat Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) a través de la submissió (guillotina) a 2:33 of R1