HOUSTON, TEXAS (Februar 19) - Det er en parring, der er synonymt med sporten af blandet kampsport — 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 af åbningen rammen. 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 Bryst 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 af runde tre. 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) upset Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 sekunder inde i anden runde. Med sejren, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Chandler og Brandon Girtz.
A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Newton og 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). Med sejren, “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," besejre Daniel Pineda (21-12) med snesevis af (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Med sejren, “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.
Foreløbige resultater:
Isaac Villanueva (9-7) besejret Richard Knepp (3-3) via TKO (punches) på :42 Mahon (5-4) besejret Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO at 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) besejret Ryan Hollins (10-8) via enstemmig afgørelse (29-28 x3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) besejret Anthony Ivy (1-1) via indsendelse (anaconda choke) på 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) besejret Juan Torres (4-5) via enstemmig afgørelse (30-27 x3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) besejret Angel Zamora via indsendelse (armbar) på 3:49 of R
C.J. Hancock (1-0) besejret Ruben Esparza (1-1) via indsendelse (bageste nøgne choker) på 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) besejret Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) via indsendelse (guillotine) på 2:33 of R1