Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni
Information
Promotion	Strikeforce and EliteXC
Date	June 22, 2007
Venue	HP Pavilion at San Jose
City	San Jose, California
Attendance	9,672
Buyrate	35,000
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Young Guns Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Strikeforce and EliteXC. The event took place on Friday, June 22, 2007 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card aired on pay-per-view, with the undercard streamed live on ProElite.com. The PPV event was rebroadcast on the Showtime premium cable channel on June 30, 2007.

Results

Undercard

• Middleweight bout: Seth Kleinbeck vs. Sam Spengler

Kleinbeck defeated Spengler via TKO (Strikes) at 2:55 of round 2.

• Bantamweight bout: Chris Cariaso vs. Anthony Figueroa

Cariaso defeated Figueroa via Unanimous Decision.

• Heavyweight bout: Rex Richards vs. Ray Seraille

Richards defeated Seraille via TKO (Strikes) at 0:35 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout: Jason Von Flue vs. Luke Stewart

Stewart defeated Von Flue via TKO (Strikes) at 2:17 of round 3.

• Welterweight bout: Mike Pyle vs. Aaron Wetherspoon

Pyle defeated Wetherspoon via Unanimous Decision.

• Middleweight bout: Nik Theotiko vs. Nikk Covert

Theotiko defeated Covert via KO (Punch) at 1:13 of round 1.

Main Card

• Lightweight bout: James Edson Berto vs. Victor Valenzuela+

Berto defeated Valenzuela via Submission (Heel Hook) at 0:47 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout: Carter Williams vs. Paul Buentello

Buentello defeated Williams via KO (Strikes) at 0:10 of round 2.

• Elite XC Middleweight Championship bout: Joey Villasenor vs. Murilo Rua

Rua defeated Villasenor via KO (Strikes) at 1:05 of round 2 to become first Elite XC Middleweight Champion.

• Lightweight bout: Josh Thomson vs. Nick Gonzalez

Thomson defeated Gonzalez via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:42 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Cung Le vs. Tony Fryklund

Le defeated Fryklund via TKO (Strikes) at 0:25 of round 3.

• Strikeforce Middleweight Championship bout: Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni

Shamrock defeated Baroni via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:15 of round 2 to become first Strikeforce Middleweight Champion.

• Welterweight bout: Paul Daley vs. Duane Ludwig

Daley defeated Ludwig via TKO (Strikes) at 0:32 of round 2. This fight was delayed until after the main event.

• Lightweight bout: David Smith vs. Sean Bassett

Smith defeated Bassett via TKO (Punch) at 1:23 of round 2. This fight was delayed until after the main event.

+Valenzuela's original opponent Charles Bennett was arrested one week prior to the show for parole violations

Purses

Notable fighter payouts included :

Fighter	Fight Earnings	Notes
Frank Shamrock	$200,000
Phil Baroni	$100,000
Cung Le	$45,000
Murilo Rua	$50,000	Includes $25K win bonus
Paul Buentello	$50,000	Includes $25K win bonus

Controversy

• Frank Shamrock was criticized for pushing an unconscious Phil Baroni off him using his leg rather than allowing the referee to pull Phil off Frank. In a post-fight interview question regarding the incident, Shamrock stated that "[Phil] was heavy on top of me... he was squishing the life out of me... he was laying on my leg and on my chest... that's it. And I thought it looked better on camera.".
• Fighter Carter Williams was found by the CSAC to have tested positive for cocaine. He was fined $1,000 and suspended through Dec. 19, 2007.
• Fighter Phil Baroni tested positive for Boldenone and Stanozolol steroid Metabolites according to the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). He was fined $2,500 and suspended for a year in the state of California. Baroni denied taking any banned substances, and appealed the decision. On October 31, 2007 Baroni's suspension was reduced to 6 months.

External links

• Strikeforce Official website
• Official EliteXC website

See also

• List of EliteXC events
• List of Strikeforce events