HOUSTON, TEXAS (Februari 19) - Det är en ihopkoppling som är synonymt med sporten i mixed martial arts — Ken Shamrock kontra 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 öppningsramen. 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 Bröst 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 av runda 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) upprörd Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 sekunder in i andra omgången. Med segern, “The Stallion” bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Chandler och Brandon Girtz.
A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Newton och 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 segern, “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," besegra Daniel Pineda (21-12) med massor av (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Med segern, “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.
Preliminära resultat:
Isaac Villanueva (9-7) besegrade Richard Knepp (3-3) via TKO (stansar) vid :42 Mahon (5-4) besegrade Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO kl 4:22 of R2
Adrian Yanez (4-1) besegrade Ryan Hollins (10-8) via enhälligt beslut (29-28 x3)
Jason Langellier (3-0) besegrade Anthony Ivy (1-1) via submission (anaconda choke) vid 2:09 or R1
Justin Wren (12-2) besegrade Juan Torres (4-5) via enhälligt beslut (30-27 x3)
Mike Trinh (3-3) besegrade Angel Zamora via submission (armbar) vid 3:49 of R
C.J. Hancock (1-0) besegrade Ruben Esparza (1-1) via submission (bakre naked choke) vid 1:26 of R3
Manny Lozoya (1-0) besegrade Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) via submission (giljotin) vid 2:33 of R1