Drock
11-26-2009, 10:56 PM
Not all first-round submission wins are made equally – just ask undefeated Strikeforce heavyweight Shane Del Rosario (9-0).
Del Rosario needed just 2:57 to defeat Brandon Cash (5-1) at "Strikeforce Challengers IV: Evangelista vs. Gurgel" earlier this month, but as the California resident recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio (http://www.mmajunkie.com/radio)), the quick win was anything but easy.
"He hit me pretty good," Del Rosario said. "They told me the ref was about to stop it."
Del Rosario's first round submission victory only came after fighting through a vicious right hand that instantly knocked him to the canvas. After falling to the ground, Del Rosario utilized his guard to buy time as Cash began to launch a vicious ground-and-pound assault.
"I was in a bad situation," Del Rosario admitted.
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Del Rosario needed just 2:57 to defeat Brandon Cash (5-1) at "Strikeforce Challengers IV: Evangelista vs. Gurgel" earlier this month, but as the California resident recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio (http://www.mmajunkie.com/radio)), the quick win was anything but easy.
"He hit me pretty good," Del Rosario said. "They told me the ref was about to stop it."
Del Rosario's first round submission victory only came after fighting through a vicious right hand that instantly knocked him to the canvas. After falling to the ground, Del Rosario utilized his guard to buy time as Cash began to launch a vicious ground-and-pound assault.
"I was in a bad situation," Del Rosario admitted.
Full Story At
http://mmajunkie.com/news/16983/after-r ... status.mma (http://mmajunkie.com/news/16983/after-recent-win-strikeforces-shane-del-rosario-seeks-main-event-status.mma)