In their first encounter 22 years ago, Ken Shamrock felt he got robbed against Royce Gracie. It appeared to be a repeat of history all over again Friday night, as Shamrock lost to Gracie by TKO in the first round at Bellator 149 in Houston.
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In their first encounter 22 years ago, Ken Shamrock felt he got robbed against Royce Gracie. It appeared to be a repeat of history all over again Friday night, as Shamrock lost to Gracie by TKO in the first round at Bellator 149 in Houston.
Gracie earned his first TKO win with two minutes, 38 seconds remaining in the first round, but it came with controversy. When the replay aired, it appeared Gracie kneed Shamrock below the belt, which gave Gracie the edge to take him to the ground and end the fight.
Shamrock went for a knee to the midsection, but it did not faze Gracie. The referee, looking directly at the action, did not make the call, via Trevor Robb of the Edmonton Sun:
A displeased Shamrock claimed Gracie intentionally hit him illegally, per Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com:
When being interviewed after the fight, Gracie did not seem to be in the right frame of mind to celebrate his victory, per Helwani:
In November 1993, at UFC 1, Shamrock and Gracie met for the first time. Shamrock, who wore his wrestling shoes in previous fights, was told by promoters he could not do such this time around, per MMAJunkie.com. Shamrock lost 57 seconds in the first round due to a rear-naked choke.
Two years later the two met again, only to battle to a draw in a judgeless fight that held the UFC record in pay-per-view buys for 10 years, per Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com.
With the fighters’ combined ages at 101 years old (Shamrock at 52, Gracie at 49), and meeting for the first time in over 20 years, there was a lot of buildup to the fight. But UFC fighter Andre Fili thinks mixed martial arts took some steps back after this display, as well as the fight prior between Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000:
Shamrock, a former WWE Intercontinental champion, received some support from WWE Hall of Fame commentator Jim Ross after the fight concluded:
Gracie improved to 15-2-3 in his career, albeit in a controversial win. Shamrock has now lost two fights in a row, one to Slice and now to Gracie. It’s uncertain if he has any fights left, let alone if he’d want to pursue a fourth match against Gracie, and vice-versa.
With Bellator 149 going down tonight, it has been made clear that Scott Coker and his vision for the company is to make fights that fans want and have been fantasizing for years. Here is a brief breakdown of the four fighters participating in tonight’s co and main event.
Kimbo Slice: He comes into tonight’s fight with a 5-2 record. His last bout was against Ken Shamrock back in Bellator 138. He won the bout in the first round due to knockout. Before that, his last fight was five years ago against Matt Mitrione where he lost due to TKO in the second round at UFC 113.
Dhafir Harris “Dada 5000”: A well-known street fighter by his credentials but has a 2-0 MMA record with his last fight in 2011. He weighed in at 265 pounds yesterday at weigh ins. Dada 5000 and Kimbo Slice are a matchup street fight fans have wanted for a long time.
Ken Shamrock: A decorated mixed martial artist with a 28-16-2 record. He lost his last fight against Kimbo Slice in the first round due to TKO at Bellator 138. He is an inductee of the UFC Hall of Fame and will come into tonight’s fight at the age of 52.
Royce Gracie: Another decorated mixed martial artist who has decided to return to the cage after a nine-year hiatus. He is also an inductee of the UFC Hall of Fame and one of the most well known martial artists around the world having popularized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by winning the UFC 1 tournament. He comes into tonight’s fight with a 14-2-3 record with his last win against Kazushi Sakuraba.
With Bellator 149 going down tonight, it has been made clear that Scott Coker and his vision for the company is to make fights that fans want and have been fantasizing for years. Here is a brief breakdown of the four fighters participating in tonight’s co and main event.
Kimbo Slice: He comes into tonight’s fight with a 5-2 record. His last bout was against Ken Shamrock back in Bellator 138. He won the bout in the first round due to knockout. Before that, his last fight was five years ago against Matt Mitrione where he lost due to TKO in the second round at UFC 113.
Dhafir Harris “Dada 5000”: A well-known street fighter by his credentials but has a 2-0 MMA record with his last fight in 2011. He weighed in at 265 pounds yesterday at weigh ins. Dada 5000 and Kimbo Slice are a matchup street fight fans have wanted for a long time.
Ken Shamrock: A decorated mixed martial artist with a 28-16-2 record. He lost his last fight against Kimbo Slice in the first round due to TKO at Bellator 138. He is an inductee of the UFC Hall of Fame and will come into tonight’s fight at the age of 52.
Royce Gracie: Another decorated mixed martial artist who has decided to return to the cage after a nine-year hiatus. He is also an inductee of the UFC Hall of Fame and one of the most well known martial artists around the world having popularized Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by winning the UFC 1 tournament. He comes into tonight’s fight with a 14-2-3 record with his last win against Kazushi Sakuraba.
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, February 19th, 2016) will come from Bellator 149. Headlining the card are Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) and Royce
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, February 19th, 2016) will come from Bellator 149. Headlining the card are Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.
Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) and Royce Gracie (14-2-3) meet in an open weight bout in the main event.
Kimbo Slice (5-2) and“Dada 5000” (2-0)meet in a heavyweight bout in the co-main event.
Emanuel Newton (25-5) vs. Linton Vassell (15-5) is next in a light heavyweight bout at Bellator 149.
Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Derek Campos (15-6) is next in a lightweight bout.
Opening the main card on Spike TV is Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11) in a featherweight bout.
So join us right here at LowKickMMA for Bellator 149, kicking off at 5:30PM ET!
Here are the results from this event:
Main card (Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET)
Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie
Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000
Melvin Guillard vs. Derek Campos
Emanuel Newton vs. Linton Vassell
Daniel Pineda vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
Undercard (Online at 6:30 p.m. ET)
Justin Wren def. Juan Torres via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Davis Sylvester vs. Jeremy Mahon
C.J. Hancock def. Ruben Esparsa via submission (rear-naked choke) (R3, 1:26)
Adrian Yanez vs. Ryan Hollis
Isaac Villanueva vs. Richard Knepp
Mike Trinh vs. Angel Zamora
Jason Langellier def. Anthony Ivy via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1, 2:09
Manny Lozoya def. Jacob Norsworthy via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:33
Bellator 149 is here, and it goes down today from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV. Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie will headline the event while Kimbo Slice vs. “Dada 5000” will serve as the co-main event. The main card features five bouts. This
Bellator 149 is here, and it goes down today from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV. Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie will headline the event while Kimbo Slice vs. “Dada 5000” will serve as the co-main event. The main card features five bouts. This is the first pole event for the promotion in 2016.
According to oddsmakers, Shamrock is a -115 favorite over Gracie, who is a -105 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Harris (Dada 500) being a +175 underdog against Slice, who is a -155 favorite.
Here are all of the betting odds for the main card:
On Friday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, two of the biggest names in MMA will clash for the third time. Royce Gracie will face Ken Shamrock in the main event of Bellator 149.
Gracie is 49 years old, and Shamrock is 52. This bout sh…
On Friday night at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, two of the biggest names in MMA will clash for the third time. Royce Gracie will face Ken Shamrock in the main event of Bellator 149.
Gracie is 49 years old, and Shamrock is 52. This bout should be contested in MMA’s senior division—if such a thing should even exist.
If that wasn’t bizarre enough, the co-main event pits two notorious street brawlers against each other. Kimbo Slice will take on Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris in what should prove to be a short, brutal and amateurish brawl. While the combined age of the combatants in the co-main event is less than a century, neither Slice nor Harris is a spring chicken.
Slice is 42, and Dada 5000 is 38 years old. Nevertheless, the fights will go on. Here’s the viewing information, full TV card and predictions for the televised fights.
When: Friday, February 19 at 9 p.m. ET
TV: Spike
Openweight Main Event: Ken Shamrock (28-16-2) vs. Royce Gracie (14-2-3); Shamrock by TKO
Heavyweight Main Event: Kimbo Slice (5-2) vs. Dada 5000 (2-0); Slice by TKO
Light Heavyweight Feature Bout: Emanuel Newton (25-5) vs. Linton Vassell (15-5); Newton by unanimous decision
Lightweight Feature Bout: Melvin Guillard (32-15-2) vs. Derek Campos (15-6); Campos by submission
Featherweight Feature Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez (12-2) vs. Daniel Pineda (21-11); Sanchez by TKO
In Shamrock’s last fight, he lost via TKO to Slice at Bellator 138 in June 2015. In this Vine from Bellator MMA, Shamrock said he believes Gracie is looking to take advantage of him:
MMA Roasted, among others, poked fun at the Bellator main event:
ESPN.com’s Brian Campbell, however, lauded Bellator‘s success with “guilty pleasure MMA.”
This is the type of card that has to be put into the proper perspective to enjoy. Traditional MMA fans who look for substance in each fight may be put off by the main event and co-feature. However, those who are able to look at it as a one-off, circus-like event that doesn’t take itself too seriously will likely tune in.
Shamrock Is Too Strong
It’s always hard to predict an outcome when two over-the-hill fighters clash. Oftentimes, the one who would have had an edge when the two were younger will be at a disadvantage in the post-prime scrap.
That will be the case on Friday. In their first meeting, Gracie defeated Shamrock via rear-naked choke back in 1993 at UFC 2. The second fight happened in 1995 at UFC 5, and it ended in a draw. Here we are 21 years later, and the two legends are set to battle again.
Like most of Gracie’s opponents, Shamrock will be bigger and stronger than the Brazilian legend. That wasn’t the deciding factor in the two previous scraps, but it will be on Friday. At Gracie’s age, he’ll have an issue overcoming the strength and size of Shamrock.
Neither man will have a surplus of stamina, so the first to gain an advantageous position should win. The prediction here is that it will be Shamrock who gains top position and wins the fight via TKO from ground-and-pound.
Slice Is King of the Streets
In another fight that figures to be decided in the first round, Slice’s edge in organized combat will be the difference. He’s had seven pro boxing bouts and seven MMA matches. Dada 5000 has had only two MMA scraps.
While it may appear that these two are simply going to duke it out in a back-alley brawl, Slice is smart enough to know that he has a rare technical advantage in this fight. He’ll pick his spots early and take advantage of Dada 5000’s clumsy footwork and tightness.
Expect Slice to land a big right hand that puts Dada 5000 in peril early. Slice will pounce and win by first-round TKO.
Newton by Decision
Rematches fill the card, as former light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton will face off with Linton Vassell for the second time. Their first fight was a war.
Newton won by submission (rear-naked choke) in the fifth round. Both men landed some heavy strikes, but The Hardcore Kid proved to be the toughest. He will again outlast Vassell to snap a two-fight losing streak.
Newton lost his title to Liam McGeary in February 2015, and Phil Davis defeated Newton by submission in September 2015. Vassell lost his last bout against MuhammedLawal on the same card.
The 32-year-old from England has always been a tough out, but he’s never shown the ability to beat the best fighters in Bellator‘s light heavyweight division.
The pre-Bellator 149 promotional show “Shamrock/Gracie/Kimbo/Dada 5000” premiered this past weekend on Spike TV, and has now been added to Bellator’s YouTube channel. The special is about 39 minutes long and is devoted to Bellator 149 headliners Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie, and co-headliners Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000.
The event takes place this Friday in Houston, TX, and will feature the third fight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie in their legendary careers. Gracie defeated Shamrock at UFC 1 via submission, and they fought to a draw at UFC 5.
The pre-Bellator 149 promotional show “Shamrock/Gracie/Kimbo/Dada 5000” premiered this past weekend on Spike TV, and has now been added to Bellator’s YouTube channel. The special is about 39 minutes long and is devoted to Bellator 149 headliners Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie, and co-headliners Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000.
The event takes place this Friday in Houston, TX, and will feature the third fight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie in their legendary careers. Gracie defeated Shamrock at UFC 1 via submission, and they fought to a draw at UFC 5.
In their first encounter 22 years ago, Ken Shamrock felt he got robbed against Royce Gracie. It appeared to be a repeat of history all over again Friday night, as Shamrock lost to Gracie by TKO in the first round at Bellator 149 in Houston. 
