HOUSTON, TEXAS (Februar 19) - Det er en sammenkobling som er synonymt med sporten mixed 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 av åpningsrammen. 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 Brystet 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 av 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 inn i andre runde. Med seier, “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 seieren, “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," ødeleggende Daniel Pineda (21-12) med score til (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Med seieren, “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.
Foreløpige resultater:
Isaac Villanueva (9-7) beseiret Richard Knepp (3-3) via TKO (punches) ved :42 Mahon (5-4) beseiret Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO kl 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) beseiret Ryan Hollins (10-8) via enstemmig avgjørelse (29-28 x3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) beseiret Anthony Ivy (1-1) via innsending (anaconda choke) ved 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) beseiret Juan Torres (4-5) via enstemmig avgjørelse (30-27 x3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) beseiret Angel Zamora via innsending (armbar) ved 3:49 of R
C.J. Hancock (1-0) beseiret Ruben Esparza (1-1) via innsending (rear-naked choke) ved 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) beseiret Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) via innsending (giljotin) ved 2:33 of R1