Frank Shamrock won Strikeforce World Title

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(SAN JOSE) - JUNE 23, 2007 - Before a crowd of 10,850 attending EliteXC-Strikeforce’s live
MMA event produced and distributed on SHOWTIME PPV. Frank Shamrock
became the first Strikeforce middleweight (185 lb. limit) champion n history by submitting Phil “The New York Bad Ass” Baroni with a rear naked choke four minutes into the second round of their
liteXC-Strikeforce main event showdown that was nothing short of an all-out slugfest.

In other fights, Murilo “Ninja” Rua (murilorua.proelite.com), finished fellow former Pride Fighting Championship star, Joey “Dream Smasher” Villasenor (joeyvillasenor.proelite.com), in two rounds to capture the vacant EliteXC middleweight crown and world San Shou kickboxing champion, Cung Le ,xtended his undefeated mixed martial arts record to 4-0 by stopping UFC veteran, Tony “The Freak” Fryklund in the second round of their featured contest

The Shamrock-Baroni meeting lived up to all its hype and anticipation as both fighters rushed out of the gates and attempted to draw first blood. Shamrock controlled the first round, bombing on his opponent with punches before dropping Baroni with a hard right hand.

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Shamrock is now has a 22-8-1 MMA record. EliteXC is not that bad of an MMA company and I will be posting more news on it. Phil Baroni (10-8 MMA) is nothing that special though....

Although it sounded like a good fight to watch I must admit....