WHAT A FIGHT! Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le

Sean (Tisha's Husband) and I went to see Strikeforce / EliteXC MMA event at the San Jose Arena (aka HP Pavilion) It was a very fast and exciting event. With the main event being San Jose's Frank Shamrock vs San Jose's Cung Le, there would be a huge crowd for this event. When we first got there, the place was half filled. and I wondered if it was really sold out. but by the main event the place was PACKED TO THE RAFTERS. (Sorry Eddie, you didn't get tickets!).

The Event was fast, mainly because the fights all went to stoppages. Only one decision in the preliminary bouts, and we missed that.

• First Match was a knock out at 4:15 of the first Round
• 2nd Match was a Armbar submission at 0:44 of the first round.
• 3rd match was Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez title defence. Melendez DOMINATED this match. He got his opponent on the ground and pounded him out the first round, and the start of the 2nd round. the opponent gave up in the 2nd, just being pounded. both his eyes wer black and blue.
• 4th Match featured Drew Fickett, former UFC fighter. He stopped his opponent quickly in the first round with a Gullitine choke.

And now the Main Event. And I looked at my watch. It was only 7:30. Only 1 hr and a half passed since the start. and we're already at the Main Event!

Amazing fight by these two. It was back and forth. I loved it. in the 3rd round I can tell the kick rocked Shamrock. He was backpeddling and staggering. And when the bell rang, he stumbled back to his corner and collapsed to a knee. I knew he was hurt. And then Cung Le started jumping up and down. I knew it was over.

I looked at my watch, 8:00. 5 fights in 2 hours. great time, but I was planning to stay out till 10!

So we watched the final Prelim. Marlon Sims, the TUF who got kicked out, who claimed he fought over 9000 street fights. Claimed he fought 4-5 people at one time. Got knocked out in the 3rd round. it wasn't a good match, it was quite boring.

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