Over 15,000 fight fans saw Diaz finished Shamrock with a barrage of punches after dropping the former UFC titleholder with a body shot, referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy ask Shamrock to defend himself, but he could not answer the Diaz outburst and McCarthy called a halt to the match at 3:57 of the second round in front of a the crowd of 15,211 at the HP Pavilion – fans went wild with excitement.

“The key was to get in there and feel good,” Diaz said. “It’s hard to hate the guy Shamrock. He’s been doing what I want to do and saying what I want to say for a long time.”

In defeat, Shamrock vowed to return. z destroyed Shamrock.
“This is my hometown; this is my arena,” he said. “I’m 36. I’m still going. I’ll be back here. Don’t even worry about it. There’s always tomorrow.”