The obvious story of the night was the huge upset decision win by Josh Thomson over Gilbert Melendez. Thompson used kicks specifically and better general striking to outpoint Melendez to a score of 50-45. With the win, Thomson becomes the new Strikeforce lightweight champion. The rest of the card went as follows:

Billy Evangelista def. Nam Phan by Split Decision, R3

Bobby Southworth def. Anthony Ruiz by Unanimous Decision, R5

Miesha Tate def. Elaina Maxwell by Unanimous Decision, R3

Jeremiah Metcalf def. Raymond Daniels by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 0:59, R2

Chris Cariaso def. Anthony Figueroa by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:34, R2

Bobby Stack def. Jose Palacios by Unanimous Decision, R3

Brian Caraway def. Alvin Cacdac by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:39, R1

Cyrillo Padhillo def. Jesse Jones by Unanimous Decision, R3

Jorge Interiano def. Travis Johnson by TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) at 3:00, R2

Alexander Trivino def. Eric Jacob by Submission (Armbar) at 0:37, R1

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