Houston, Texas (Lub ob hlis ntuj 19) - Nws yog ib tug pairing uas yog synonymous nrog cov kev ua si nawv ntawm mixed martial arts — Ken Shamrock tiv tiag 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 ntawm cov lus qhib ncej. Will this victory lead to more fights for Gracie inside the Bellator MMA cage? Stay tuned.
Kimbo Hlais (6-2) emerged victorious after an all-out brawl with his old nemesis Lub hauv siab 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 ntawm puag ncig peb. 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 Liaj teb (16-6) upset Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 vib nas this mus rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig. Nrog lub yeej, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Chandler thiab Brandon Girtz.
A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Newton thiab 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). Nrog lub yeej, “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," defeating Daniel Pineda (21-12) nrog cov qhab nia ntawm (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Nrog lub yeej, “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.
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Isaac Villanueva (9-7) yeej Richard Knepp (3-3) ntawm TKO (punches) ntawm :42 Mahon (5-4) yeej Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO at 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) yeej Ryan Hollins (10-8) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (29-28 x 3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) yeej Anthony Ivy (1-1) ntawm cuav (anaconda choke) ntawm 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) yeej Juan Torres (4-5) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab (30-27 x 3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) yeej Angel Zamora ntawm cuav (armbar) ntawm 3:49 of R
C.J. Hancock (1-0) yeej Ruben Esparza (1-1) ntawm cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) ntawm 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) yeej Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) ntawm cuav (guillotine) ntawm 2:33 of R1