Daniel Cormier Wins HW Grand Prix: Results

A very impressive victory for Cormier on Saturday night.   The StrikeForce HW Grand Prix is finally finished and Daniel Cormier is the Winner.  As if winning the Grand Prix wasn’t good enough, he beat Josh Barnett to do it!  Barnett is a beast, and the fact Cormier was able to shut him down where ever the went is extremely impressive.  Both suffered broken right hands in the 1st round but didn’t stop either of them from throwing BOMBS the entire fight.  The fight ended in a decision, but doesn’t take away anything about the fight.  It was a fast paced, stand up brawl. Below are the results for the entire card.  Now Cormier will get a shot in the UFC against a mystery opponent.

Main Card (Televised Live on Showtime, 10:00 PM ET)

Daniel Cormier def. Josh Barnett via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)
Gilbert Melendez def. Josh Thomson via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)
Cavalcante def. Kyle via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:33 of the first round.
Spang def. Burrell via knockout (knees and punches) at 1:35 of the first round

Preliminary Card (Televised Live on Showtime Extreme, 8:00 PM ET)

Vallie-Flagg def. Cavalcante by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Guto Inocente def. Virgil Zwicker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Gian Villante def. Derrick Mehmen via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Quinn Mulhern def. Yuri Villefort via unanimous decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Bobby Green def. James Terry via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)