Bellator MMA on Friday night tried to recapture a moment in time with a Bellator 149 main event that pitted mixed martial arts pioneers Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie against one another for the third time. Gracie and Shamrock ignited the MMA fire in America at UFC 1 in November of 1993. They recaptured the controversy, but not quite the magic, on Friday night. RELATED > Bellator 149 Results: Kimbo and Dada 5000 Put Everyone to Sleep As in most fights, they took the first couple minutes to feel each other out and gauge the distance. About two minutes into the fight, they clinched and began exchanging knees, one of the knees from Gracie connected to Shamrock’s temple and he went down, curling up and covering his groin with his hands. Gracie dropped with him, landing several hammerfists before the referee waved off the fight
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Bellator 149 Results: Royce Gracie Defeats Ken Shamrock Amidst Controversy – MMA Weekly