HOUSTON, TEXAS (Febreiro 19) - É unha vinculación que é sinónimo co deporte das artes marciais mixtas — Ken Shamrock contra 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 do cadro de apertura. 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 Peito 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 de tres rounds. 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 Campos (16-6) upset Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 segundos para a segunda quenda. Coa vitoria, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Almacenista e Brandon Girtz.
A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Newton e 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). Coa vitoria, “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," derrotando Daniel Pineda (21-12) con decenas de (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Coa vitoria, “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.
Resultados Preliminares:
Isaac Villanueva (9-7) derrotado Richard Knepp (3-3) por TKO (socos) en :42 Mahon (5-4) derrotado Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO at 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) derrotado Ryan Hollins (10-8) por decisión unánime (29-28 x3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) derrotado Anthony Ivy (1-1) por finalización (anaconda choke) en 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) derrotado Juan Torres (4-5) por decisión unánime (30-27 x3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) derrotado Angel Zamora por finalización (armlock) en 3:49 of R
C.J. Hancock (1-0) derrotado Ruben Esparza (1-1) por finalización (mata-león) en 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) derrotado Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) por finalización (guillotina) en 2:33 of R1