Catch The Replay Of EliteXC/Strikeforce

"Shamrock vs. Baroni" Explosive Six-Fight Event

On Showtime, Saturday, June 30 (10 p.m. ET/PT)

Shamrock vs. Baroni Tops A Tremendous Night of Mixed Martial Arts Action;

Also Available At SHOWTIME On-Demand from July 1 – 27

Plus Video "Recap"

 June 22, 2007

HP Pavilion

San Jose, California

Event Video Recap courtesy of Showtime:

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NEW YORK – SHOWTIME will televise last Friday’s EliteXC/Strikeforce mixed martial arts event—

Shamrock vs. Baroni”—on Saturday, June 30, at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The telecast includes tremendous

performances by the first ever Strikeforce middleweight champion Frank Shamrock, the first-ever EliteXC

middleweight champion Murilo “Ninja” Rua and rising star Cung Le. The action-packed six-fight telecast

was co-promoted by EliteXC and Strikeforce and aired live on pay-per-view from the HP Pavilion in San Jose,

Calif., this past Friday.

“… just about everything mixed martial arts has to offer,” wrote the Houston Chronicle (www.Chron.com)

The telecast, which also will be available at SHOWTIME On-Demand, is capped by a main event that lived

up to its hype. Shamrock’s exhilarating second-round TKO of trash-talking Phil “NYBA” Baroni had the live

audience of 10,000-plus on their feet from the start.

“This was an unforgettable fight and beyond worthy of all the hype that preceded it” wrote MMACalifornia.net

In a display that personified the essence of MMA, Shamrock used his eclectic skill and cage smarts to

dismantle Baroni for nearly the entire first round. In the second, Baroni battled back only to be stopped when

Shamrock rendered him unconscious with a rear naked choke hold four minutes into the round.

Shamrock earned the first Strikeforce middleweight (185-pound limit) title and, as promised, ended a long

war of words with Baroni in spectacular fashion.

Also on the telecast, “Ninja” Rua captured the first-ever EliteXC middleweight title after an exciting two round

see-saw battle with Joey “Dream Smasher” Villasenor. After a crowd-pleasing first round, Rua landed a

flurry of punches early in the second before dropping Villasenor with a right hand counter punch. Rua rushed

in and scored a handful of blows on his downed opponent before the referee stopped the match at 1:05.

Le, who may have produced the finest individual performance on an evening of extraordinary performances,

overwhelmed the game, aggressive-minded Tony “The Freak” Fryklund. Le, who seemingly couldn’t miss

with the right hand, or either foot, won by third-round TKO.

Also included on the telecast will be Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello’s second round stoppage of

Carter “The Beast” Williams and Josh “The Punk” Thomson’s first-round submission (rear-naked choke)

over Nick Gonzalez.

The non-stop action was called by play-by-play announcer Mauro Ranallo with Bill Goldberg and Jay

Glazer serving as color analysts. The executive producer of the SHOWTIME® PPV telecast was David

Dinkins, Jr. with Bob Dunphy directing.

The evening’s undercard fights, exclusive interviews, pre and post fight press conferences are available for

viewing www.proelite.com.

The June 22 “Shamrock Vs. Baroni” event was produced by ProElite, Inc. [PELE.PK] the parent company of

EliteXC, Strikeforce, and SHOWTIME, and it was distributed by SHOWTIME® PPV.

Re-Air Schedule

If you missed last Friday’s thrilling event, you missed break-out performances, all-out, hard-hitting action and

history in the making. Catch The Re-Air:

- SHOWTIME: June 30 at 10 p.m. ET/PT

- SHOWTIME On-Demand: July 1 - 27

- From Showtime with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

- Videos courtesy of Showtime

(6/27/07)