Gracie TKOs Shamrock amidst controversy
The main event of Bellator 149 features the trilogy match between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, more than twenty years after they last fought.
The main event of Bellator 149 features the trilogy match between Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, more than twenty years after they last fought.
Ken Shamrock waited two decades to get another fight with Royce Gracie.
Friday night, Gracie welcomed him back to the Octagon with a move straight out of the era when mixed martial arts was called no holds barred fighting.
Gracie landed a knee to the groin early in their Bellator 149 main event at Houston’s Toyota Center. When the low blow wasn’t called by the referee, Gracie followed up with a big knee to the head, followed by a series of punches to the downed Shamrock.
The bout was waved off at the 2:22 mark of the opening round, giving the 49-year-old Gracie, the tournament winner at UFC 1, 2, and 4, a victory in his first fight since 2007.
Official Result: Royce Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock by TKO (Punches, Round 1, 2:22)
A triumphant return to the cage for @realroyce! #Bellator149https://t.co/N0FJbjyMc1
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) February 20, 2016
