Strikeforce: Triple Threat
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| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | December 8, 2006 | |||
| Venue | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |||
| City | San Jose, California | |||
| Attendance | 8,701 | |||
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Strikeforce: Triple Threat was the fourth mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on December 8, 2006.[1] The main card featured the Strikeforce debut of Gina Carano.
Results
- Middleweight bout: Raul Castillo vs. Andrew Montanez
- Castillo defeated Montanez via TKO (punches) at 2:10 of round 1.
- Bantamweight bout: Anthony Figueroa vs. David Barrios
- Figueroa defeated Barrios via unanimous decision.
- Catchweight (194 lb.) bout: Scott Graham vs. Drew Dimanlig
- Graham defeated Dimanlig via unanimous decision.
- Lightweight bout: David Smith vs. Sean Bassett
- Smith defeated Bassett via TKO (punches) at 1:36 of round 3.
- Super Heavyweight bout: Rex Richards vs. Kyle Levinton
- Richards defeated Levinton via submission (kimura) at 2:02 of round 1.
- Heavyweight bout: Daniel Puder vs. Mike Cook
- Puder defeated Cook via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:31 of round 2.
- Heavyweight bout: Ruben Villareal vs. Paul Buentello
- Buentello defeated Villareal via TKO (corner stoppage) at 3:57 of round 2.
- Strikeforce U.S. Middleweight Championship bout: Eugene Jackson vs. Ronald Jhun
- Jackson defeated Jhun via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:01 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Duane Ludwig vs. Tony Fryklund
- Ludwig defeated Fryklund via TKO (knee) at 3:37 of round 2.
- Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Bobby Southworth vs. Vernon White
- Southworth defeated White via unanimous decision to become the first Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.
- Women's 150 lb. bout: Gina Carano vs. Elaina Maxwell
- Carano defeated Maxwell via unanimous decision.
- Strikeforce U.S. Lightweight Championship bout: Josh Thomson vs. Nam Phan
- Thomson defeated Phan via unanimous decision to become Strikeforce U.S. Lightweight Champion.
- Middleweight bout: Cung Le vs. Jason Von Flue
- Le defeated Von Flue via TKO (Cut) 0:43 of round 1.