{"id":1679,"date":"2011-08-04T12:50:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T12:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2011\/08\/04\/the-emperors-last-stand-strikeforce-fedor-vs-henderson-results\/"},"modified":"2011-08-04T12:50:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T12:50:29","slug":"the-emperors-last-stand-strikeforce-fedor-vs-henderson-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/the-emperors-last-stand-strikeforce-fedor-vs-henderson-results\/","title":{"rendered":"The Emperor\u2019s Last Stand? Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson Results"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Hoffman Estates, IL)  The last time Strikeforce was in Chicago, Fedor Emelianenko (31-3-1) left with the fans chanting his name after a stunning knockout of Brett Rogers.  This time around, as Strikeforce returned to the Sears Centre Arena, the fans were chanting USA as MMA legend, Dan \u201cHendo\u201d Henderson (27-8) handed Fedor his third loss in a row proving once again that he is a force to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n

The nights main card kicked off with the comeback kid, Scott \u201cHands of Steele\u201d Smith (17-7-1) taking on student of Dan Henderson, Tarec Saffiedine (10-2).  For the next fifteen minutes, Saffiedine picked apart Smith using impressive kicks as well as consistently landing three to four hit combinations as Smith didn\u2019t pull the trigger until the last minute of the third round.  In the middle of the second round, Saffiedine landed a head kick that left Smith wobbly and then proceeded to use him as a heavy bag for the remainder of the fight. Saffiedine took home the unanimous decision win and cemented his place in the welterweight division.<\/p>

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In a fight where Paul Daley (27-10-2) said he would be the iceberg that would sink the titanic rise of the Strikeforce Challenger Series, undefeated fighter, Tyron Woodley (7-0). Not even a last minute perfect roll into an omaplata attempt would be enough to sway the judges Daley\u2019s way.  Instead, T-Wood used his size and constant take downs of Daley to secure a unanimous decision over the Brit.  \u201cI don\u2019t agree with the decision, I thought that I took the first and third rounds,\u201d said Daley.   \u201cTyron didn\u2019t do anything with the takedowns and I was a more effective striker and active grappler than he was. My ground and pound and submission attempt were enough to win the fight.\u201d  With this win, Woodley puts himself in line to potentially face Tarec Saffiedine for the newly vacant welterweight championship.<\/p>\n

Former Green Beret turned MMA fighter, Tim Kennedy (13-3) kept the fight on the ground and in his control against one of mixed martial arts heavy hitters, \u201cRuthless\u201d Robbie Lawler (19-7-1).  For most of the fight Lawler displayed great footwork to confuse the southpaw but he never followed it up with punch combinations.  The fight could have been stopped in the second round as Lawler clipped the nose of Kennedy that had him heavily leaking a good amount of blood for the remainder of the round.  It was all Kennedy in the third round as he got the unanimous decision win and wants another shot against current Strikeforce middleweight champion, Ronaldo \u201cJacare\u201d Souza.  I was very frustrated with the tentative counter game plan he had.\u201d  said Kennedy.  \u201cI train too hard to get in the cage and chase somebody around.  If you fight me next I want you to meet me in the middle of the cage and fight me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"strikeforce\"Team Alpha Male\u2019s newest product, Miesha \u201cTakedown\u201d Tate (11-2) said before the fight that she would \u201cdestroy\u201d current Strikeforce Women\u2019s Bantamweight champion, Marloes Coenen (19-4).  Miesha looked physically stronger in the cage and it showed in the second round as for over four minutes, Tate fought off a rear naked choke attempt from the champ.   Tate was in top position for most of the third round and got an early take down in the beginning of the fourth that would ultimately set up her arm triangle forcing Coenen to tap for the first time in her career making Tate the new bantamweight champion.  \u201cI was very relaxed for this fight.\u201d said Coenen.  \u201cI often get caught with that in camp and I don\u2019t tap.\u201d Tate was very humble when talking about the fight and her appreciation to all the support of her fans and Strikeforce.   \u201cI\u2019ve felt like I have evolved with Strikeforce and this is my night to shine.\u201d said Tate. \u201cI\u2019m so thankful to be here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wasting no time in the night\u2019s main event, it was truly a clash of the titans as MMA superstar, Fedor \u201cThe Last Emperor\u201d Emelianenko, went out throwing bombs in the center of the octagon as current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, Dan \u201cHendo\u201d Henderson answered right back immediately after the opening bell chimed.  After just a little bit of clinch work from both fighters, Fedor landed a shot that dropped Henderson.  In a surprising turn of events, as Fedor pulled of a few downward shots, Henderson grabbed his leg and snuck out the back and landed an uppercut from behind knocking out Fedor for a moment as referee Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight giving Henderson the self -proclaimed biggest win in his career. \u201cI was expecting a three round decision.\u201d explained Henderson.  \u201cHe came out swinging and it kind of caught me off guard but it left me no choice but to swing back.  He definitely came out to fight.\u201d <\/p>

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Strikeforce will return on Friday, September 12th<\/sup> as Jorge Gurgel and Joe Duarte headline the Strikeforce Challenger series card.  Then on Saturday, September 10th<\/sup>, it\u2019s the semi-finals of the World Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament as Daniel Cormier steps in for Alistair Overeem to take on Antonio \u201cBigfoot\u201d Silva and Josh Barnett takes on Sergei Kharitonov.  Ronaldo \u201cJacare\u201d Souza will also put his welterweight belt up for grabs against Luke Rockhold.<\/p>\n

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