Breaking: Mauro Ranallo Almost Died Last Night, Frank Shamrock Saves Life

It’s a good day when a tragedy is halted in it’s tracks, and that’s exactly what happened last night when Maura Ranallo nearly lost his life last night.

The famed PRIDE, DREAM, Strikeforce, Bellator and Showtime Boxing commentator is one of the best in the business.

His voice echoes on nearly every major fight card that’s not the UFC.

He’s made a career out of being the Joe Rogan for every major MMA and Boxing promotion for years, and his loss would have been absolutely tragic.

Luckily for Mauro Ranallo, UFC and Strikeforce legend Frank Shamrock was on scene to literally save his life.

Shamrock, has served alongside Ranallo for years as commentator at MMA events, and though he’s stopped doing his cage side duties in recent years, Shamrock and Ranallo are apparently still hanging out.

And that’s a really good thing, because without Frank this story would have taken a dark and sad turn.

Taking to his own twitter, Ranallo explains how Shamrock saved the day.

Please learn the Heimlich maneuver. @frankshamrock saved my life with it tonight. ?

Wiki describes the Heimlich as follows:

Abdominal thrusts (also called the Heimlich maneuver or Heimlich manoeuvre, German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪmlɪç -]) is a first aid procedure used to treat upper airway obstructions (or choking) by foreign objects. The term Heimlich maneuver is named after Dr. Henry Heimlich, who first described it in 1974.

Performing abdominal thrusts involves a rescuer standing behind a patient and using his or her hands to exert pressure on the bottom of the diaphragm. This compresses the lungs and exerts pressure on any object lodged in the trachea, hopefully expelling it.

Most modern protocols, including those of the American Heart Association, American Red Cross and the European Resuscitation Council, recommend several stages for airway obstructions, designed to apply increasingly more pressure. Most protocols recommend encouraging the victim to cough, followed by hard back slaps, and finally abdominal thrusts or chest thrusts as a last resort. Some guidelines also recommend alternating between abdominal thrusts and back slaps.