Strikeforce

Strikeforce – Shamrock vs. Gracie

Completed SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States 11 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Frank Shamrock beat Cesar Gracie by knockout in the main event.
  • Cung Le beat Mike Altman by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the eleven results came early: five knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

FS ✓

Frank Shamrock vs Cesar Gracie

Knockout R1 0:21
CG
Cung Le ✓

Cung Le vs Mike Altman

Knockout R1 3:51
MA
JT

Josh Thomson vs Clay Guida

Unanimous decision R5 5:00
CG ✓
EJ ✓

Eugene Jackson vs Jorge Ortiz

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JO
KS

Krzysztof Soszynski vs Mike Kyle

Could not continue R1 2:02
MK
MH

Matt Horwich vs Brian Ebersole

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
BE ✓
JF

Jesse Fujarczyk vs Daniel Puder

Submission R1 1:54
DP ✓
Gilbert Melendez ✓

Gilbert Melendez vs Harris Sarmiento

Knockout R2 0:44
HS
CW ✓

Crafton Wallace vs Ray Routh

Knockout R2 0:35
RR
Nate Diaz ✓

Nate Diaz vs Tony Juarez

Knockout R1 3:23
TJ
SG ✓

Scott Graham vs Chris Yee

Submission R2 2:37
CY
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Results

Main and co-main events

Frank Shamrock beat Cesar Gracie by knockout after 21 seconds in the main event of Strikeforce – Shamrock vs. Gracie at the SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. In the co-main event, Cung Le beat Mike Altman by knockout at 3:51 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, five ended by knockout, two by submission and three on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in ten fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Frank Shamrock, who stopped Cesar Gracie after 21 seconds, and four of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Scott Graham's submission of Chris Yee, 7 minutes and 37 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 23 minutes of cage time.