Strikeforce MMA events in 2008
2008 in Strikeforce |
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First date | February 1, 2008 |
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Last date | November 21, 2008 |
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Total events | 8 |
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Total fights | 78 |
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Title fights | 5 |
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The year 2008 was the third year in the history of Strikeforce, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2008 Strikeforce held eight events, beginning with Strikeforce: Young Guns II.
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Event Title
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Date
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Arena
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Location
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Attendance
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Broadcast
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16
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Strikeforce: Destruction
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November 21, 2008
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HP Pavilion at San Jose
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San Jose, California
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8,152
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HDNet
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15
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Strikeforce: Payback
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October 3, 2008
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Broomfield Events Center
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Broomfield, Colorado
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3,286
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HDNet
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14
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Strikeforce: At The Mansion II
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September 20, 2008
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The Playboy Mansion
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Beverly Hills, California
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2,478
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The Score
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13
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Strikeforce: Young Guns III
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September 13, 2008
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San Jose Civic Auditorium
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San Jose, California
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4,789
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12
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
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June 27, 2008
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HP Pavilion at San Jose
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San Jose, California
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7,288
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HDNet
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11
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
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March 29, 2008
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HP Pavilion at San Jose
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San Jose, California
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16,326
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Showtime
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10
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Strikeforce: At The Dome
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February 23, 2008
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Tacoma Dome
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Tacoma, Washington
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7,089
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HDNet
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9
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Strikeforce: Young Guns II
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February 1, 2008
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San Jose Civic Auditorium
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San Jose, California
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5,789
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Strikeforce: Young Guns II
[edit]
Strikeforce: Young Guns II[1] 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
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
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Luke Rockhold
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def
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Josh Neal
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KO (punches)
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1
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1:49
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Featherweight
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Darren Uyenoyama
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def
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Andrew Valladerez
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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0:59
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Lightweight
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Joey Armstrong
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def
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Sam Spengler
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TKO (punches)
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1
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2:56
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Welterweight
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Jesse Jones
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def
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Anthony Alves
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KO (punch)
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1
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2:01
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Preliminary card
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Featherweight
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Alvin Cacdac
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def
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Evan Esguerra
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submission (guillotine choke)
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2
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2:13
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Middleweight
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Issac de Jesus
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def
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Bobby Stack
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submission (guillotine choke)
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2
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2:52
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Heavyweight
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Eric Magana
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def
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Luke Hartwig
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TKO (doctor stoppage) in round 2
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Adam Antolin
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def
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Hugo Govea
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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1:31
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Welterweight
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Jesse Gillespie
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def
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Dave Martin
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Strikeforce: At The Dome
[edit]
Strikeforce: At The Dome[2] was an event held on February 23, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Heavyweight
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Jan Nortje
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def
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Bob Sapp
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TKO (punches)
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1
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0:55
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Lightweight
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Jorge Masvidal
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def
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Ryan Healy
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Middleweight
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Cory Devela
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def
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Joe Riggs
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submission (slam)
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1
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1:22
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Heavyweight
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Maurice Smith
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def
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Rick Roufus
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submission (kimura)
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1
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1:53
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Preliminary card
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Welterweight
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Eddy Ellis
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def
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Steve Berger
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Heavyweight
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Mychal Clark
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def
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Josh Bennett
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TKO (swollen eye)
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2
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5:00
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Welterweight
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Lyle Beerbohm
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def
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Ray Perales
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submission (guillotine choke)
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3
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1:19
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Heavyweight
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Mike Hayes
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def
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Matt Kovacs
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Featherweight
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Zack Skinner
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def
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Scott Shaffer
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Welterweight
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Nathan Coy
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def
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Dave Courchaine
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KO (punch)
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1
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1:46
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
[edit]
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le[3] was an event held on March 29, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Middleweight
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Cung Le
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def.
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Frank Shamrock (c)
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TKO (stoppage)
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3
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5:00
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[a]
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Lightweight
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Gilbert Melendez (c)
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def.
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Gabe Lemley
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TKO (punches)
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2
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2:18
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[b]
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Heavyweight
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Wayne Cole
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def.
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Mike Kyle
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Submission (armbar)
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1
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0:45
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Middleweight
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Joey Villasenor
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def.
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Ryan Jensen
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KO (punch)
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1
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4:45
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Preliminary card
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Catchweight (162 lb)
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Billy Evangelista
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def.
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Marlon Sims
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KO (punch)
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3
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0:39
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Welterweight
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Drew Fickett
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def.
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Jae Suk Lim
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Submission (guillotine choke)
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1
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1:14
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Welterweight
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Tiki Ghosn
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def.
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Luke Stewart
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Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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3
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5:00
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Bantamweight
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Darren Uyenoyama
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def.
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Anthony Figueroa
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Submission (guillotine choke)
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1
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1:27
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Catchweight (180 lb)
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Jesse Jones
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def.
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Jesse Gillespie
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TKO (punches)
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1
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0:35
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
[edit]
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson[4] was an event held on June 27, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Lightweight
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Josh Thomson
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def.
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Gilbert Melendez (c)
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unanimous decision
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5
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5:00
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[a]
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Heavyweight
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Bobby Southworth (c)
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def.
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Anthony Ruiz
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unanimous decision
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5
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5:00
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[b]
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Lightweight
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Billy Evangelista
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def.
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Nam Phan
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split decision
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3
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5:00
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Middleweight
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Eric Lawson
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def.
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Jesse Gillespie
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Submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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1:03
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Women's Featherweight
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Miesha Tate
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def.
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Elaina Maxwell
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Preliminary card
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Middleweight
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Jeremiah Metcalf
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def.
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Raymond Daniels
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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2
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0:59
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Bantamweight
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Chris Cariaso
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def.
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Anthony Figueroa
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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2
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4:34
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Lightweight
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Bobby Stack
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def.
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Jose Palacios
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Featherweight
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Bryan Caraway
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def.
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Alvin Cacdac
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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1:39
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Welterweight
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Cyrillo Padilha
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def.
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Jesse Jones
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Light Heavyweight
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Jorge Interiano
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def.
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Travis Johnson
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TKO (doctor stoppage)
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2
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3:00
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Lightweight
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Alexander Trevino
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def.
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Eric Jacob
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submission (armbar)
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1
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0:37
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Strikeforce: Young Guns III
[edit]
Strikeforce: Young Guns III[5] 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
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Light Heavyweight
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Chris Bostick
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def
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Jorge Interianoaz
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submission (armbar)
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1
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2:26
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Heavyweight
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Yohan Banks
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def
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Michael Diaz
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KO (punch)
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1
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0:19
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Flyweight
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Adam Antolin
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def
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Javi Alanis
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TKO (punches)
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2
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1:41
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Catchweight (140 lb)
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Ryan Bastianelli
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def
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Hussain Rasouli
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Preliminary card
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Lightweight
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Alexander Trevino
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def
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Gennaro Strangis
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Matt Pedro
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def
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Eric Castile
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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2
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1:08
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Featherweight
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David Rasouri
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def
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Jeremy Tavares
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Mike Davis
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def
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O.J. Dominguez
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Strikeforce: At The Mansion II
[edit]
Strikeforce: At The Mansion II[6] was an event held on September 20, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Strikeforce: Payback
[edit]
Strikeforce: Payback[7] was an event held on October 3, 2008 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Catchweight (165 lb)
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Duane Ludwig
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def
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Sammy Morgan
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TKO (punches)
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1
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2:01
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Middleweight
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Frank Trigg
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def
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Falaniko Vitale
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unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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Welterweight
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Donnie Liles
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def
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Pete Spratt
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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3
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1:59
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Lightweight
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Billy Evangelista
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def
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Luke Caudillo
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unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
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3
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5:00
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Light Heavyweight
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Carlos Zevallos
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def
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Andre Walker
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TKO (punches)
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1
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4:49
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Preliminary Card
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Women's Flyweight
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Michelle Waterson
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def
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Tyra Parker
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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1:20
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Featherweight
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Tyler Toner
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def
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Ricky Johnson
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TKO (punches)
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2
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3:44
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Welterweight
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Drew Dober
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def
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Lumumba Sayers
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KO (punch)
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1
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0:16
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Lightweight
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Alan Gomez
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def
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Jordan Goodwin
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Lightweight
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Eric Galvan
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def
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Jeremy Malaterre
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split decision (29–28, 30–27, 28–29)
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3
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5:00
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Catchweight (140 lb)
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Turrell Galloway
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def
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Brett Tillis
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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1:21
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Flyweight
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Aaron Trujillo
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def
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Haven Torres
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TKO (punches)
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1
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2:59
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Strikeforce: Destruction
[edit]
Strikeforce: Destruction[8] was an event held on November 21, 2008, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.
Main card
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Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Light Heavyweight
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Renato Sobral
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def
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Bobby Southworth (c)
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TKO (doctor stoppage)
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1
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5:00
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[a]
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160 lb. Catchweight
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Duane Ludwig
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def
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Yves Edwards
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unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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3
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5:00
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Middleweight
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Scott Smith
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def
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Terry Martin
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KO (punch)
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1
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0:29
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Welterweight
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Joe Riggs
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def
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Luke Stewart
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TKO (punches)
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2
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2:05
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Middleweight
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Luke Rockhold
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def
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Nik Theotikos
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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1
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3:06
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Preliminary card
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Women's Bantamweight
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Kim Couture
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def
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Lina Kvokov
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TKO (punches)
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1
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1:44
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Bantamweight
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Darren Uyenoyama
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def
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Brad Royster
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unanimous decision
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3
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5:00
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Featherweight
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Alvin Cacdac
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def
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Jose Palacios
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submission (rear-naked choke)
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2
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3:10
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Welterweight
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Zak Bucia
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def
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Adam Steel
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submission (guillotine choke)
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1
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0:35
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