Strikeforce on NBC 11/9 Show Re-Cap

Strikeforce on NBC 11/9 Show Re-Cap

Strikeforce has been back with some new shows recently and this show will focus on Frank Shamrock.

Frank Shamrock vs. Cesar Gracie

This is Cesar Gracie’s first MMA fight and he is 40 years old.

R1- Frank lands a big right about 30 seconds into the fight then gets some Ground and Pound and this one is over. You can see a white towel flying from Gracie’s corner as Frank is on top of him.

Winner: Frank Shamrock by TKO (strikes) R1

Strikeforce Middleweight Fight- Frank Shamrock © vs. Phil Baroni

This is actually one of the first fights that I saw when I started to get into MMA.

R1- Shamrock landed a big combo around one minute into the fight and Baroni went down. Mazzagatti takes a point away from Shamrock after a punch to the back of the head on the mat. Baroni came back and got some Ground and Pound but looked like he really gassed. Frank got him up against the cage and looked like he was kind of toying with Baroni. Baroni gets a take down with about 30 seconds left and rests the round out. Shamrock 10-9.

R2- Baroni comes out and gets in a couple of shots. The first half of the round was pretty even. Sharmrock lands a couple of shots against the cage and Baroni tries to dive in to stop the onslaught but Frank stuffs him and goes for a choke. Frank gets the choke in and Baroni doesn’t tap out but goes limp and the ref stops the fight.

Winner and still champ: Frank Shamrock by TKO (Rear Naked Choke) R2