Nick Diaz Defeats KJ Noons
Nick Diaz and KJ Noons had a fight full of grandstanding and showmanship. The fight was back and forth but Diaz proved to ne the more decisive of the two and managed a unanimous decision. Diaz started strong initiating the fight with a boxing duel, landing strikes that left Noons wobbly-legged and knocked him down. Despite this the challenger recovered quickly and returned to the striking exchanges. The strategy bore fruit int he second round as he landed the crisper blows and opened a cut on Diaz's nose as he controlled the distance and range. The third and forth rounds saw Diaz open up his striking game and land a torrade of clean shots and lower his guard to taunt the challenger. Noons didn`t let it go lightly and dropped his guard in response. Nevertheless, it didn`t matter as rounds 3 and 4 were all Diaz. In the 5th and final round, Noons, realizing that he was behind, attacked fiercely and landed some powerful shots. It was too late though and the unanimous decision went to Diaz.
Thompson Defeats Gesias
In a fast-paced fight, Gesias cavalcanti and Josh Thompson had the best fight of the night. In the beginning of the first round, Gesias helg a strong advantage in the stand-up, managing to sink in a tight guillotine choke that Thompson slipped out of. In the second round Thompson took Cavalcanti to the ground, working the ground and pound and looking for the submission. In the third round Cavalcanti came back strong, managed the takedown, mounted and worked some strong strikes on the ground. In the end the fight went toa split decision and Thompson was declared the winner
Andre Galvao KO'd
Galvao attempted to notch his third victory in the Strikeforce event. Undefeated Tyron woodley had other ideas however and showed from the get-go that he was serious. Within seconds of the opening bell the American fighterworked his boxing well, provoking a double leg attack from Galvao. Woodley defended efficiently and took the top position punishing Galvao with strikes until the judge stepped in and declared a TKO
Coenen Submits Kaufman
In a fight for the women`s under 61 kg belt, Marloes Coennen used her Jiu Jitsu to pull out the victory. After being taken down several times by Sarah Kaufmann, the challenger locked on a tight arm lock for the win and the title.
Check out thefinal results here
Nick Diaz defeats KJ Noons by unanimous decision
Josh Thompson Defats Gesias Cavalcanti by unanimous decision
Marloes Connen defeats Sarah Kaufman by submission
Tyron Woodley defeats Andre Galvao by TKO
James Terry defeats Brett bergmark by unanimous decision
Josh McDonald defeats Ronald Kessler by unanimous decision
Jess Bouscal submits Luis Mendoza by katagatami in R2
Strikeforce - Gesias Cavalcanti- Josh Thomson: Pre-Fight Staredown Cavalcanti - Thompson