Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II, was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on October 9, 2010 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, United States.[2] The event aired live on the Showtime cable network.
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 The poster for Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II | ||||
| Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
| Date | October 9, 2010 | |||
| Venue | HP Pavilion | |||
| City | San Jose, California, United States | |||
| Attendance | 7,559[1] | |||
| Total gate | $528,466 [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
editThis event featured the rematch of Nick Diaz and K. J. Noons after the first bout was stopped because of a cut on the head of Diaz for the Elite XC 160 lbs championship.
As part of the undercard, Strikeforce hosted the Bay Area Regional Finals of the California Amateur MMA Organization.[2][3]
Strikeforce debuted their final logo and branding at this event.[4]
The event drew an estimated 350,000 viewers, with a peak at 509,000 on Showtime.[5]
Results
edit| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Nick Diaz (c) | def. | K. J. Noons | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–47, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Women's Bantamweight | Marloes Coenen | def. | Sarah Kaufman (c) | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 1:59 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Josh Thomson | def. | Gesias Cavalcante | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Tyron Woodley | def. | André Galvão | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:48 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | James Terry | def. | David Marshall | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Josh McDonald | def. | Ron Keslar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jess Bouscal | def. | Luis Mendoza | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:00 | |
Reported payout
edit- Nick Diaz: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. K. J. Noons $10,000
- Josh Thomson: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante: $40,000
- Marloes Coenen: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Sarah Kaufman: $20,000
- Tyron Woodley: $15,000 ($7,500 win bonus) def. André Galvão: $10,000
- James Terry: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. David Marshall: $1,500
- Josh McDonald: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Ron Keslar: $1,500
- Jess Bouscal: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Luis Mendoza: $1,500
References
edit- ^ a b "STRIKEFORCE: DIAZ VS NOONS II ATTENDANCE & GATE". weekly.com. 2010-10-11.
- ^ a b "Strikeforce Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Events". strikeforce.com. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "CamoMMA Amateur MMA - Events - Bay Area Regional Finals".
- ^ "Strikeforce Diaz vs Noons II: Storylines". MMAPayout.com. 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons II | MMA Event".