Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
| Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | June 27, 2008 | |||
| Venue | HP Pavilion at San Jose | |||
| City | San Jose, California | |||
| Attendance | 7,288 | |||
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Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place at the HP Pavilion at San Jose in San Jose, California on Friday, June 27, 2008.[1] The main event was the long awaited match between lightweights Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson for the Strikeforce Lightweight title.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Gilbert Melendez (c) | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Bobby Southworth (c) | def. | Anthony Ruiz | unanimous decision | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Lightweight | Billy Evangelista | def. | Nam Phan | split decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Eric Lawson | def. | Jesse Gillespie | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Miesha Tate | def. | Elaina Maxwell | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Jeremiah Metcalf | def. | Raymond Daniels | submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Chris Cariaso | def. | Anthony Figueroa | submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:34 | |
| Lightweight | Bobby Stack | def. | Jose Palacios | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Bryan Caraway | def. | Scott Garland | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:39 | |
| Welterweight | Cyrillo Padilha | def. | Jesse Jones | unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jorge Interiano | def. | Travis Johnson | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Trevino | def. | Eric Jacob | submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:37 | |
- ↑ For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
- ↑ For the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.
See also
- Strikeforce (mixed martial arts)
- List of Strikeforce champions
- List of Strikeforce events
- 2008 in Strikeforce
References
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