| Strikeforce: Young Guns | ||||
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Young Guns | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | February 10, 2007 | |||
| Venue | San Jose Civic Auditorium | |||
| City | San Jose, California, United States | |||
| Attendance | 3,169 | |||
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Strikeforce: Young Guns was a series of mixed martial arts events held by Strikeforce.
The inaugural event was held on February 10, 2007. The event took place at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. [1]
| Fight card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jose Palacios | def. | Miguel Linares | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Chris Cariaso | def. | Andrew Valladerez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Women's Lightweight | Michelle Maher | def. | Elaina Maxwell | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight | Nik Theotikos | def. | Devin Johnson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:11 | |
| Lightweight | Billy Evangelista | def. | Isaiah Hill | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Heavyweight | Yohan Banks | def. | Joey Beltran | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Andrew Montanez | def. | David Smith | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alvin Cacdac | def. | Bobby Sanchez | Submission (heel hook) | 2 | 1:45 | |
| Welterweight | Juan Alcain | def. | Mario Rivera | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Strikeforce: Young Guns II [2] was an event held on February 1, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Luke Rockhold | def | Josh Neal | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Feathereight | Darren Uyenoyama | def | Andrew Valladerez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Lightweight | Joey Armstrong | def | Sam Spengler | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:56 | |
| Welterweight | Jesse Jones | def | Anthony Alves | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Alvin Cacdac | def | Evan Esguerra | TKO (submission to punches) | 2 | 2:13 | |
| Middleweight | Issac de Jesus | def | Bobby Stack | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:52 | |
| Heavyweight | Eric Magana | def | Luke Hartwig | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Adam Antolin | def | Hugo Govea | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| Welterweight | Jesse Gillespie | def | Dave Martin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Strikeforce: Young Guns III [3] was an event held on September 13, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Chris Bostick | def | Jorge Interianoaz | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:26 | |
| Heavyweight | Yohan Banks | def | Michael Diaz | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:19 | |
| Flyweight | Adam Antolin | def | Javi Alanis | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:41 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Ryan Bastianelli | def | Hussain Rasouli | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Alexander Trevino | def | Gennaro Strangis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Pedro | def | Eric Castile | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:08 | |
| Featherweight | David Rasouri | def | Jeremy Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Mike Davis | def | O.J. Dominguez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
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