The latest Strikeforce MMA event is underway on Saturday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose and it should be another exciting night of Bay Area mixed martial arts. The main event for the evening is the final match of the Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, the culmination of a lengthy saga within the promotion.
The preliminary card is all in the books and each of the fights before the Showtime telecast went to the judges. Here are the full results of the preliminary fights.
Lightweight bout: Gesias Cavalcante vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Vallie-Flagg defeated Cavalcante via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Light Heavyweight bout: Virgil Zwicker vs. Guto Inocente
Inocente defeated Zwicker via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Light Heavyweight bout: Gian Villante vs. Derrick Mehmen
Villante defeated Mehmen via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Welterweight bout: Quinn Mulhern vs. Yuri Villefort
Mulhern defeated Villefort via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
Lightweight bout: James Terry vs. Bobby Green
Green defeated Terry via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
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