Strikeforce

Strikeforce – Shamrock vs. Diaz

Completed SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States 10 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Nick Diaz beat Frank Shamrock by knockout in the main event.
  • Gilbert Melendez beat Rodrigo Damm by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Nine of the ten results came early: seven knockouts and two submissions.

Main card

FS

Frank Shamrock vs Nick Diaz

Knockout R2 3:57
ND ✓
Gilbert Melendez ✓

Gilbert Melendez vs Rodrigo Damm

Knockout R2 2:02
RD
BR

Benji Radach vs Scott Smith

Knockout R3 3:24
SS ✓
CJ ✓

Cristiane Justino vs Hitomi Akano

Knockout R3 0:35
HA
BR ✓

Brett Rogers vs Abongo Humphrey

Knockout R2 1:38
AH
Luke Rockhold ✓

Luke Rockhold vs Buck Meredith

Submission R1 4:07
BM
EL ✓

Eric Lawson vs Waylon Kennell

Knockout R1 4:54
WK
RC ✓

Raul Castillo vs Brandon Michaels

Submission R1 1:45
BM
ZB

Zak Bucia vs James Terry

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
JT ✓
JT

Jeremy Tavares vs Shingo Kohara

Knockout R2 0:04
SK ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Nick Diaz beat Frank Shamrock by knockout at 3:57 of round two in the main event of Strikeforce – Shamrock vs. Diaz at the SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. In the co-main event, Gilbert Melendez beat Rodrigo Damm by knockout at 2:02 of round two.

How the card was decided

Across the ten bouts that produced a result, seven ended by knockout, two by submission and one on the judges' scorecards — nine stoppages in ten fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Raul Castillo, who stopped Brandon Michaels at 1:45 of round one, and three of the nine finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Scott Smith's knockout of Benji Radach, 13 minutes and 24 seconds in. End to end, the ten fights filled one hour and 17 minutes of cage time.