{"id":58360,"date":"2016-02-20T01:32:40","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T06:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58360"},"modified":"2016-02-20T01:32:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T06:32:40","slug":"royce-gracie-stuns-mma-world-breaking-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=58360","title":{"rendered":"Royce Gracie STUNS MMA WORLD – Breaking UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"B<\/a>It\u2019s a pairing that is synonymous with the sport of mixed martial arts — Ken Shamrock versus Royce Gracie — and on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas during \u201cBellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie,\u201d it was Gracie who went home with a second victory over Shamrock in the third fight of their classic rivalry.<\/p>\n

After landing a knee to the body of Shamrock, Gracie pounced, raining down hammerfists to the temple of \u201cThe World\u2019s Most Dangerous Man\u201d that forced the referee to call a stoppage to the action at 2:22 of the opening frame. Will this victory lead to more fights for Gracie inside the Bellator MMA cage? Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

Kimbo Slice (6-2) emerged victorious after an all-out brawl with his old nemesis Dada 5000, sending the South Florida resident facefirst into the mat at 1:32 of round three. 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.<\/p>\n

Derek Campos (16-6) upset Melvin Guillard (32-16-2) with vicious strikes only 32 seconds into the second round. With the win, \u201cThe Stallion\u201d bounced back from two consecutive defeats against Michael Chandler and Brandon Girtz.<\/p>\n

A light heavyweight rematch between Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell featured multiple low blows, which ultimately cost \u201cThe Hardcore Kid\u201d the bout on the scorecards, with judges\u2019 giving scores of (30-26, 29-27, 29-27). With the victory, \u201cThe Swarm\u201d snapped a one-fight skid and moves one-step closer to the top at 205-pounds.<\/p>\n

Emmanuel Sanchez (13-2) grinded out another split decision at \u201cBellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie,\u201d defeating Daniel Pineda (21-12) with scores of (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). With the victory, \u201cEl Matador\u201d has now won three consecutive bouts at featherweight and continues his pursuit of trying to become the \u201cOscar De La Hoya\u201d of mixed martial arts.<\/p>\n

Preliminary Results:<\/p>\n

Isaac Villanueva (9-7) defeated Richard Knepp (3-3) via TKO (punches) at :42 Mahon (5-4) defeated Davis Sylvester (5-4) via TKO at 4:22 of R2<\/p>\n

Adrian Yanez (4-1) defeated Ryan Hollins (10-8) via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)<\/p>\n

Jason Langellier (3-0) defeated Anthony Ivy (1-1) via submission (anaconda choke) at 2:09 or R1<\/p>\n

Justin Wren (12-2) defeated Juan Torres (4-5) via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/p>\n

Mike Trinh (3-3) defeated Angel Zamora via submission (armbar) at 3:49 of R<\/p>\n

C.J. Hancock (1-0) defeated Ruben Esparza (1-1) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:26 of R3<\/p>\n

Manny Lozoya (1-0) defeated Jacob Norsworthy (1-6) via submission (guillotine) at 2:33 of R1<\/p>\n