HOUSTON, TEXAS (Fevereiro 19) - É um emparelhamento que é sinônimo com o esporte das artes marciais mistas — 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 quadro de abertura. Will this victory lead to more fights for Gracie inside the Bellator MMA cage? Fique atento.
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 três 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 o segundo turno. Com a vitória, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Merceeiro 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). Com a vitória, “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," derrotando Daniel Pineda (21-12) com dezenas de (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Com a vitória, “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) em :42 Mahon (5-4) derrotado Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO em 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) derrotado Ryan Hollins (10-8) por decisão unânime (29-28 x3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) derrotado Anthony Ivy (1-1) por finalização (anaconda estrangulamento) em 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) derrotado Juan Torres (4-5) por decisão unânime (30-27 x3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) derrotado Angel Zamora por finalização (armlock) em 3:49 of R
C. J. Hancock (1-0) derrotado Ruben Esparza (1-1) por finalização (mata-leão) em 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) derrotado Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) por finalização (guilhotina) em 2:33 of R1