May 19, 2012; San Jose, CA, USA; Daniel Cormier (right) poses with the Strikeforce chief executive officer Scott Coker (left) after defeating Josh Barnett (not pictured) during the heavyweight tournament final bout of the Strikeforce World Grand Prix at HP Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE
Strikeforce: "Barnett vs. Cormier" took place last night (Sat., May 19, 2012) from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, featuring Daniel Cormier dominating Josh Barnett over five rounds and 25 minutes to become the heavyweight grand prix tournament champion.
It's just too bad both guys suffered broken hands in the process.
Gilbert Melendez brought an end to his rivalry with Josh Thomson by winning the rubber match via split decision and successfully defending his lightweight championship. It didn't come without controversy, however, as the judges decision was roundly booed by fans at the arena and panned by those at home.
The Fight Metric report backs up the judges but it's all subjective. Or something like that.
Other action on the card saw Rafael Cavalcante knock Mike Kyle's block off before submitting him in just 33 seconds while Chris Spang stopped Nah-Shon Burrell in the first round.
A photo gallery is available for your viewing pleasure after the jump. For complete results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here, here and here.
Daniel Cormier vs. Josh Barnett
Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson
Rafael Cavalcante vs. Mike Kyle
Chris Spang vs. Nah-Shon Burrell
Gesias Cavalcante vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Virgil Zwicker vs. Guto Inocente
Gian Villante vs. Derrick Mehmen
Quinn Mulhern vs. Yuri Villefort
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