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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz weigh-in results
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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz weigh-in resultsTomorrow night, legendary MMA pioneer Frank Shamrock takes on talented, world class Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Nick Diaz in the main event on the eagerly awaited Strikeforce fight card tomorrow/Saturday, April 11, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.

The exciting five-fight telecast will air live simultaneously as part of a regular SHOWTIME subscription and on the World Wide Web. Fans can purchase the live webcast -- Strikeforce: All Access - for $24.95. It is available for review and pre-order at http://strikeforce.sho.com.

The SHOWTIME telecast airs live at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast); Strikeforce: All Access will be webcast live at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

In other televised fights, former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez will face Rodrigo Damm for the interim Strikeforce lightweight title, Scott Smith will battle Benji Radach in a middleweight match, Brett Rogers and "Abongo" Humphrey will collide in a clash of unbeaten heavyweights and Cris "Cyborg" is scheduled to face Hitomi Akano in a women's match at 145 pounds.

With the exception of Cyborg, all the fighters appearing on SHOWTIME easily made weight Friday. Cyborg came in at 152 pounds, six over the limit. She has until 8 p.m. PT to make weight.

Tickets for the live event, priced from $30, are available at the HP Pavilion box office (408) 287-7070, all Ticketmaster locations (408) 998-TIXS, Ticketmaster online (www.ticketmaster.com) and Strikeforce's website (www.strikeforce.com).

Here are the complete "Shamrock vs. Diaz" weigh in results:

Frank Shamrock (180) vs. Nick Diaz (180)
Gilbert Melendez (154) vs. Rodrigo Damm (154.5)
Benji Radach (184) vs. Scott Smith (184)
Hitomi Akano (143.5) vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (152)*
Ron Humphrey (239.5) vs. Brett Rogers (262.5)
Buck Meredith (185) vs. Luke Rockhold (186)
Waylon Kennell (185.5) vs. Eric Lawson (186)
Raul Castillo (183) vs. Brandon Michaels (187.5)**
Zak Bucia (170) vs. James Terry (170)

Shingo Kohara (136) vs. Jeremy Tavares (134.5)

Take a look at the following quotes from the process:

FRANK SHAMROCK

"This fight will be fireworks and fractures, but I'm not sure of the order. There'll be no feeling out process; I've already felt what is going in. It will be spectacular but it isn't going the distance.''

NICK DIAZ

"It's all good. It's hard to say what I am feeling except I know I'm ready to fight.''

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