Dan Henderson - Photo: Disclosure
Dan Henderson This Saturday he showed why he has collected several titles in his career. Before Fedor Emelianenko, considered the greatest heavyweight in history, the North American, who made history in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, fought a true battle against his opponent and ended up knocking out the Russian in the first round with a sequence of punches in the ground fight .
Right at the beginning of the fight, Hendo tried to close the distance with boxing blows, Fedor was not intimidated and responded with a counterattack. The fight was in the clinch, where the American worked with knees and tried for a takedown, while Fedor defended well and threw some short punches. When the duel resumed in striking, Emelianenko felt more comfortable and tried to work with powerful crosses. In one of these punches, Dan went to the ground and Russo went for it in an attempt to end the fight, but surprisingly, Henderson swept Fedor and threw a series of punches, which forced the referee to end the fight after 4m12s of the fight. With the result, the Russian heavyweight, who has 31 wins, recorded his third consecutive defeat, while Hendo recorded his twenty-eighth career victory.
Tate takes Coenen's belt
In another attraction of the show, valid for the women's belt in the welterweight division, the North American Miesha Tate surprised champion Marloes Coenen. After three very balanced rounds full of alternations, the challenger managed to take the fight to the ground, pass the guard and land a fair hand triangle to end the fight.
Brazilians win one and lose another
The Stikeforce fight program also brought two Brazilians into action. The first Tupiniquim athlete to step into the octagon, Gesias Cavalcante achieved his first victory in the organization. Before Bobby Green, the fighter from Rio had a very competitive duel in the first two rounds. In the third round, Gesias managed to land a fair rear-naked choke, which forced the North American to give three taps and give up the duel, but the central referee didn't see it and the fight continued. Even so, Cavalcante won the dispute with a split decision from the judges.
In turn, Eduardo Pamplona was not as lucky. Undefeated since 2007 and coming from 10 consecutive victories, the fighter from São Paulo faced Tyler Stinson, who started with everything going from the start. When the bell sounded, the North American went on the attack and unleashed a combination of punches, which took Pamplona to the ground, already knocked out after just 15 seconds of fighting.
Check out the full results of the event below:
Main Card
Dan Henderson derrotou Fedor Emelianenko by technical knockout in R1;
Miesha Tate submitted Marloes Coenen with a hand triangle in R4;
Tim Kennedy defeated Robbie Lawler in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Tyron woodley defeated Paul Daley via unanimous decision;
Tarec saffiedine defeated Scott Smith via unanimous decision;
Preliminary Card
Gesias Cavalcante derrotou Bobby Green in the judges' split decision;
Tyler Stinson defeated Edward Pamplona by knockout in R1;
Alexis Davis defeated Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision by the judges;
Derek Brunson submitted Lumumba Sayers with a rear naked choke in R1;
Gabriel Salinas-Jones submitted Bryan Humes in R3;
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