(SAN JOSE) - 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 EliteXC-Strikeforce main event showdown that was nothing short of an all-out slugfest. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/mma/?m=show&id=830)]

That was entertaining stuff.

Frank is one of my top five favorite fighters, and I knew he'd deliver. The hatred for eachother started back with the whole Steroni calling him out thing, but whatever.

Score one for the good guys.

That card was one of the best this year