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Bellator 149 results: Gracie vs. Shamrock ends following controversial groin strike

Not many people were looking forward to the trilogy fight between MMA legends Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock in the main event of Bellator 149.

Gracie, a pioneer of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, won the first fight at UFC 1 in 57 seconds. The rematch at UFC 5 ended in a 36-minute draw. But that was 1996. Gracie and Shamrock wanted to settle the score once and for all and had been wanting to do so forever. While we did see a winner, it didn't come without controversy as the 49-year-old Gracie defeated the 52-year-old Shamrock by first-round TKO thanks to an inadvertent groin strike.