Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
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The poster for Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
Information
Promotion Strikeforce
DateApril 11, 2009
Venue HP Pavilion
City San Jose, California, United States
Attendance15,211
Total gate$750,000
Event chronology
Strikeforce: Destruction Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on April 11, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. It was the first event promoted by Strikeforce after their acquisition of assets from the defunct EliteXC promotion through its parent company ProElite. It aired on the Showtime cable network and online through Strikeforce All Access. Gus Johnson, Mauro Ranallo and Pat Miletich were commentating during the broadcast and Jimmy Lennon Jr. was the ring announcer. The official attendance was announced to be 14,409. [1] The event drew an estimated 364,000 viewers on Showtime. [2]

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Event

Gilbert Melendez was originally scheduled to fight Josh Thomson before Thomson broke his leg while sparring. Rodrigo Damm was brought in as a replacement instead. [3]

Weigh-ins

All fighters except Cris Cyborg and Brandon Michaels made their contracted weight during the official weigh-ins on April 10. Cyborg originally weighed in at 152.0 lb (68.9 kg) for her 145.0 lb (65.8 kg) fight with Hitomi Akano and had a few hours to cut down to 151.0 lb (68.5 kg) to get within the allowed 6 lb (2.7 kg) disparity. On her second attempt she weighed in at 150.5 lb (68.3 kg) and was cleared to fight. Cyborg was fined 20% of her fight purse by the California State Athletic Commission for not making weight with half of it going to Akano. [4] [5]

Brandon Michaels weighed in at 187.5 lb (85.0 kg), missing the middleweight limit of 185 lb (84 kg). His bout with Raul Castillo (183 lb (83 kg)) was changed to a catchweight bout at 187.5 lb (85.0 kg), with Michaels also being fined 20% of his purse. [4] [5]

Results

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Catchweight (180 lb) Nick Diaz def. Frank Shamrock TKO (punches)23:57
Lightweight Gilbert Melendez def. Rodrigo Damm KO (punches)22:02 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Scott Smith def. Benji Radach KO (punch)33:24
Catchweight (151 lb) Cris Cyborg def. Hitomi Akano TKO (punches)30:35
Heavyweight Brett Rogers def.Ron HumphreyTKO (knees)21:38
Preliminary Card
Middleweight Luke Rockhold def.Buck MeredithSubmission (rear-naked choke)14:07
Middleweight Eric Lawson def.Waylon KennellTKO (punches)14:54
Catchweight (187.5 lb) Raul Castillo def.Brandon MichaelsSubmission (rear-naked choke)11:45
Welterweight James Terry def. Zak Bucia Decision (unanimous)35:00
BantamweightShingo Koharadef.Jeremy TavaresKO (knee)20:04
  1. ↑ For the interim Srikeforce Lightweight Championship.

Reported Payout

The following is a list of fighter salaries as provided by the California State Athletic Commission. The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can often be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. [6]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Strikeforce Live Play-by-Play". Sherdog.
  2. ↑ "Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz | MMA Event".
  3. ↑ John Morgan. "Strikeforce seeks new opponent for Melendez; Thomson out with broken leg". MMAjunkie. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05.
  4. 1 2 Savage, Greg (2009-04-11). "Update: Akano-Cyborg back on". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  5. 1 2 "Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz weight-ins: "Cyborg" bout in jeopardy". MMAJunkie.com. 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. ↑ "Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz salaries – Frank Shamrock earns $370K". 2009-08-14.
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