| Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | March 10, 2006 | |||
| Venue | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |||
| City | San Jose,California, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,265 | |||
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie was the inauguralmixed martial arts event promoted byStrikeforce. The event took place at theHP Pavilion at San Jose inSan Jose,California on March 10, 2006.[1] The main event was a match betweenFrank Shamrock, returning to the sport after a 3-year absence, and Cesar Gracie. The show is also notable for featuring the MMA debut ofCung Le. It also saw the return ofDaniel Puder, who had returned to MMA after an unsuccessful tenure in the WWE.
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Frank Shamrock | def. | Cesar Gracie | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:21 | |
| Lightweight | Clay Guida | def. | Josh Thomson | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Cung Le | def. | Mike Altman | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:51 | |
| Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez | def. | Harris Sarmiento | Submission (Punches) | 2 | 0:44 | |
| Lightweight | Nate Diaz | def. | Tony Juarez | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:23 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Eugene Jackson | def. | Jorge Ortiz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Mike Kyle | vs. | Krzysztof Soszynski | Technical Draw (Thumb to Soszynski's Eye) | 1 | 2:02 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Brian Ebersole | def. | Matt Horwich | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Puder | def. | Jesse Fujarczyk | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:54 | |
| Middleweight | Crafton Wallace | def. | Ray Routh | KO (Knee) | 2 | 0:35 | |
| Middleweight | Scott Graham | def. | Chris Yee | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:37 | |