Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
Appearance
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier | ||||
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![]() The poster for Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier | ||||
Information | ||||
Promotion | Strikeforce | |||
Date | May 19, 2012 | |||
Venue | HP Pavilion | |||
City | San Jose, California, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. It took place on May 19, 2012, at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Nate Marquardt was expected to fight Tyron Woodley at this event for the vacant Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.[3] It instead took place at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy, where Marquardt won the title by fourth-round knockout.
Results
[edit]Main card (Showtime) | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Heavyweight | Daniel Cormier | def. | Josh Barnett | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
Lightweight | Gilbert Melendez (c) | def. | Josh Thomson | Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [b] |
Light Heavyweight | Rafael Cavalcante | vs. | Mike Kyle | No Contest (overturned) | 1 | 0:33 | [c] |
Welterweight | Chris Spång | def. | Nah-Shon Burrell | TKO (knees) | 1 | 3:25 | |
Preliminary card (Showtime Extreme) | |||||||
Lightweight | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | def. | Gesias Cavalcante | Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Lightweight | Bobby Green | def. | James Terry | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Welterweight | Quinn Mulhern | def. | Yuri Villefort | Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Gian Villante | def. | Derrick Mehmen | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Light Heavyweight | Guto Inocente | def. | Virgil Zwicker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
- ^ The Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix final.
- ^ For the Strikeforce Lightweight Championship.
- ^ Originally a submission (guillotine choke) win for Cavalcante; result overturned to a no contest after Cavalcante tested positive for stanozolol.
Heavyweight Grand Prix Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | TKO | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | KO | |||||||||
![]() | UD | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | UD | |||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | KO | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | SUB | |||||||||
![]() | SUB | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
** = Replacement
References
[edit]- ^ "Strikeforce World Grand Prix Finals". Strikeforce.com. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Sources: Strikeforce event targeted for May 19 in San Jose". mmajunkie.com. 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Nate Marquardt to Strikeforce, verbal agreements in place for fight with Tyron Woodley". mmajunkie.com. 2012-02-22. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.