Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
Information
Promotion	Strikeforce
Date	April 11, 2009
Venue	HP Pavilion
City	San Jose, California, USA
Attendance	15,211
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]

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 Cristiane Santos and Brandon Michaels made their contracted weight during the official weigh-ins on April 10. Santos 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 149.5 lb (67.8 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. Santos 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

Preliminary card

• Bantamweight bout: Jeremy Tavares vs. Shingo Kohara

Kohara defeated Tavares via KO (knee) at 0:04 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: James Terry vs. Zak Bucia

Terry defeated Bucia via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Catchweight (187.5 lb) bout: Raul Castillo vs. Brandon Michaels

Castillo defeated Michaels via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:45 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Eric Lawson vs. Waylon Kennell

Lawson defeated Kennell via TKO (punches) at 4:54 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Luke Rockhold vs. Buck Meredith

Rockhold defeated Meredith via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:07 of round 1.

Main card

• Women's Featherweight bout: Cristiane Santos vs. Hitomi Akano

Santos defeated Akano via TKO (punches) at 0:35 of round 3.

• Heavyweight bout: Brett Rogers vs. Abongo Humphrey

Rogers defeated Humphrey via TKO (strikes) at 1:38 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout: Scott Smith vs. Benji Radach

Smith defeated Radach via KO (punch) at 3:24 of round 3.

• Interim Lightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez vs. Rodrigo Damm

Melendez defeated Damm via KO (punches) at 2:02 of round 2 to become the new Interim Strikeforce Lightweight Champion.

• Catchweight (179 lb) bout: Frank Shamrock vs. Nick Diaz

Diaz defeated Shamrock via TKO (punches) at 3:57 of round 2.

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]

• Gilbert Melendez: $49,890 (no win bonus) def. Rodrigo Damm: $9,190

• Nick Diaz: $39,950 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Frank Shamrock: $369,790

• Scott Smith: $49,940 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Benji Radach: $16,940

• Brett Rogers: $39,940 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Ron "Abongo" Humphrey: $3,205

• Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos: $18,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Hitomi Akano: $1,450

• Luke Rockhold: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Buck Meredith: $1,540

• Eric Lawson: $9,950 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Waylon Kennell: $1,950

• Raul Castillo: $7,890 ($3,500 win bonus) def. Brandon Michaels: $1,500

• James Terry: $3,940 ($2,000 win bonus) def. Zak Bucia: $1,500

• Shingo Kohara: $940 (no win bonus) def. Jeremy Tavares: $940

References

External links

• Strikeforce Homepage
• Showtime Sports Shamrock Vs. Diaz

Strikeforce events Shamrock vs. Gracie Revenge Tank vs. Buentello Triple Threat Young Guns Shamrock vs. Baroni Playboy Mansion Four Men Enter, One Man Survives Young Guns II At The Dome Shamrock vs. Le Melendez vs. Thomson Young Guns III At The Mansion II Payback Destruction Shamrock vs. Diaz Lawler vs. Shields Carano vs. Cyborg Fedor vs. Rogers Evolution Miami Nashville Heavy Artillery Los Angeles Fedor vs. Werdum Houston Diaz vs. Noons II Henderson vs. Babalu II Diaz vs. Cyborg Fedor vs. Silva Feijao vs. Henderson Diaz vs. Daley Overeem vs. Werdum Fedor vs. Henderson Barnett vs. Kharitonov Melendez vs. Masvidal Rockhold vs. Jardine Tate vs. Rousey Barnett vs. Cormier Rockhold vs. Kennedy Rousey vs. Kaufman Melendez vs. Healy Cormier vs. Mir Marquardt vs. Saffiedine