Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Henderson Results And Live Coverage

VIDEO: Dan Henderson Stops Fedor Emelianenko

Below is video of the stoppage tonight of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson. There appears to be some controversy about it, so I encourage you to leave your view in the comments. Here's my sense: there is a gap between proper safety protocol by the referee and a fighter who is completely finished. If your argument is that Fedor seemed to recover when he went back down, you're technically right. The question is, though, did Dean act appropriately within the context of preserving fighter safety? It's hard to argue he didn't, and that includes being overly aggressive with safety to the point where you interfere with the fight's natural course.

I don't know if Fedor will retire, but my early impression is that the nature of the stoppage will compel Fedor to fight one more time.

For the full fight results tonight, check out our Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson comprehensive StoryStream.

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Strikeforce Results: Dan Henderson Stops Fedor Emelianenko In First Round

The main event tonight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson is, naturally, Fedor Emelianenko vs. Dan Henderson. This is a heavyweight bout. Fedor weighed in at 223lbs while Henderson reached 207lbs on the scales. This bout is scheduled for three, five-minute rounds. The referee in charge of the action is Herb Dean.

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ROUND 1 - Both fighters come out quickly and they're winging punches. Right hand and a left from Henderson momentarily wobbles Fedor, but they clinch against the fence. Fedor's already bleeding from his right eye. Henderson working short knees to Fedor's left knee and thigh. Not much and then they separate. Fedor trying to close in on Henderson, but nothing doing so far. Fedor connects with a right, but they're back to the center of the cage. Lefts and rights from Fedor stumble Dan Henderson, but Henderson reverses and stops Fedor with punches after taking his bout.

Strikeforce results: Dan Henderson defeats Fedor Emelianenko via TKO at 4:12 of round 1.

Strikeforce Fedor Vs. Henderson Results: Miesha Tate Submits Marloes Coenen With Arm Triangle

The co-main event tonight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson is a bout for the Strikeforce women's welterweight title: Marloes Coenen vs. Miesha Tate. This bout is scheduled for five, five-minute rounds. The referee in charge of the action is "Big" John McCarthy.

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ROUND 1 - Tate jumps into a body lock with a 50/50 clinch looking for a takedown against the fence. Coenen stuffs it eventually and they re-start. Tate gets the takedown from a single leg position and now working from side control. Coenen working an underhook to hip escape, but Tate is blocking her. Tate looking to stay on top as Coenen tries to struggle free from underneath.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Tate.

ROUND 2 - Tate starts the second much as she started the first, driving the champion back into the fence hunting a takedown. Tate gets a single, but from a farside gable grip was able to hold Tate over and take her back in the takedown motion. Coenen with dominant control on the back with additional strikes, though nothing particularly significant. Now back mount from Coenen and nearly flattened her out for a period of time, but both fighters on their right hip. At the end of the round, Tate reverses into Coenen's guard.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Coenen.

ROUND 3 - Coenen opens up with inside and outside leg kicks. Tate catches the outside leg kick and gets the double leg. Working now in half butterfly guard. Due to a lack of activity, the referee stands them up. Tate goes for a trip takedown and misses it, but catches the follow up. Coenen again working half butterfly guard. Coenen sweeps Tate at the end of the round, but just before the bell rings.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Tate.

ROUND 4 - Tate charges in off of a punch to drive Coenen into the fence and lands a hard scoop double. Tate passes to side and tries for a side choke. And it works. Tate is the new women's welterweight champion.

Fedor vs. Henderson results: Miesha Tate defeats Marloes Coenen by submission (head and arm triangle) at 3:03 of round 4.

Strikeforce Fedor Vs. Henderson Results: Tim Kennedy Decisions Robbie Lawler

The third fight of the night at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson is Tim Kennedy vs. Robbie Lawler. This is a middleweight fight, meaning 185 pounds. It's scheduled for three, five-minute rounds. The referee in charge of the action is Herb Dean.

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ROUND 1 - Lawler opens southpaw while Kennedy opens orothdox. Hard inside leg kick from Kennedy. Kennedy faking shots, but not attempts for takedowns so far. Right hook from Lawler hits, but not fully. Lawler eats an inadvertent groin kick, but the fight restarts quickly. Kennedy dives for a takedown, but it goes nowhere. And another. Kennedy and Lawler in a scramble as Kennedy tries to obtain dominant position nearly taking his back and he does. Now Lawler escapes and the two stand again. Kennedy gets the takedown now and works from side control. Kennedy moves to mount, but Lawler escapes and Kennedy can't flair out in time. Both fighters stand.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Kennedy.

ROUND 2 - Kennedy shoots from the outside tries to clear the head and can't. Inside leg kick now from Kennedy. Lawler not doing much in the way of offense. Kennedy eats an uppercut but after a tenacious scramble through a modified ankle pick,  Kennedy gets the takedown. Kennedy now in half guard. Lawler able to work back to full gaurd, but Kennedy raining punches on top.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Kennedy.

ROUND 3 - Lawler doing the stalking as the round begins. Lawler inching in on Kennedy's space and picking his shots. Flying knee for Lawler misses widely. Left hook from Lawler lands. Hard inside leg kick from Kennedy. The fans begin to boo with lack of action. Lawler lands a hard uppercut. Kennedy with an apathetic middle kick. Kennedy lands a final takedown as the round ends, landing elbows and working from half guard.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Kennedy and the fight 30-27 Kennedy.

Fedor vs. Henderson results: Tim Kennedy defeats Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Strikeforce Fedor Vs. Henderson Results: Paul Daley Wrestled To Decision By Tyron Woodley

The second bout of the evening at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson is a welterweight - meaning 170 pounds - bout: Paul Daley vs. Tyron Woodley. This bout is scheduled for three, five-minute rounds. While nothing is official, the winner of this fight is expected to contend for the Strikeforce vacant welterweight title. The referee in charge of the action is "Big" John McCarthy.

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ROUND 1 - Both fighters come out orthodox, but Woodley has a very, very low stance and seems nervous. Woodley lands a nice right hand, however. Woodley catches a kick, but Daley stuffs the first attempt. Woodley drives Daley into the fence, but the fight is temporarily halted by an inadvertent groin strike. The fight resumes. Woodley throwing wild strikes, but they're blocked and Daley defends. Woodley drives into a takedown, but Daley stuffs it. Woodley is pressing Daley into the cage, but referee separates them because of inactivity. Daley lands an uppercut, but brilliantly stuffs a shot from Daley and they're back in the center of the cage. Daley turns Woodley into the fence now. Both fighters dig body shots in the clinch.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Woodley.

ROUND 2 - Daley again stopping shot after shot, but now Woodley pressing Daley into the cage. Woodley runs the pipe on a single and gets the takedown. Woodley working from Daley's full guard, but not doing much. Woodley gets Daley into the fence and Daley nearly stands, but isn't able to make it work. The referee stands them up and Daley gets on top of Woodley landing a punch or two. Woodley looks very gassed.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Woodley.

ROUND 3 - Daley doing the stalking now. A knee from Daley is met with a takedown from Woodley. Woodley now in half guard raining strikes from on top. The crowd is louding booing now. Daley tries to scoot his hops back standing after pushing Woodley's hips away. Daley is back to his feet and nearly takes the back of Woodley, but stands back out again. Right uppercut and knee land for Daley and Woodley is diving for takedowns. Daley lands an omaplata, but Woodley is back on top.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Daley and the fight 29-28 Woodley.

Fedor vs. Henderson: Tyron Woodley defeats Paul Daley via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Strikeforce Fedor Vs. Henderson Results: Tarec Saffiedine Mauls Scott Smith

The first fight on the main card tonight at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson is Tarec Saffiedine vs. Scott Smith. This is a welterweight fight, meaning 170 pounds. This bout is scheduled for three, five-minute rounds. Both fighters enter this bout having most recently lost in their professional career.

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ROUND 1 - Saffiedine opens southpaw while Smith is orthodox. Smith already head hunting with right, but Saffiedine peppering Smith with outside leg kicks. Smith looking to double and triple up on his jab as he tries to get inside. Smith also doing all the stalking. The fighters clinch and Saffiedine is pressing Smith in the cage, alternating between Thai plum and 50/50 clinch. Beautiful two shots to the body followed by a right hand to the head from Saffiedine. Head kick from Saffiedine partially lands and Smith works for a takedown. Now they re-clinch with Saffiedine doing most of the work. Saffiedine lands a big right, but Smith tries to storm back with a right of his own. Saffiedine switches stances and lands an inside right and almost a spinning heel kick.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Saffiedine.

ROUND 2 - Saffiedine opens the round again going inside and out with leg kicks. Smith returns a more tepid version of his own. Fighters exchange leg kicks, neither landing cleanly. Body shots clearly hurt Smith and he almost doubles over. Flying knee from Saffiedine misses the mark. Now they clinch again and Saffiedine is mauling Smith with brutal elbows over the top. Now Saffiedine is doing the stalking, lands a hard right and left, head kick and Smith buckles. Smith attempts a shot and is able to work his way back to his feet. More left hands and right head kicks and Smith is getting mauled.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9 Saffiedine.

ROUND 3 - Double jab and outside right leg kick from Saffiedine. And again. More body shots and again Saffiedine is back to stalking. Saffiedine continuing to do whatever he wants, landing jabs, leg kicks, hooks to the body, everything. Saffiedine circles out as Smith charges in. Smith is bleeding, but tries a superman punch. It misses. Another head kick from Saffiedine closes the round.

MMA Nation scores this round 10-9  Saffiedine and the fight 30-27 Saffiedine.

Fedor vs. Henderson results: Tarec Saffiedine defeats Scott Smith via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Strikeforce Fedor Vs. Henderson Results: Gesias Cavalcante Edges Bobby Green

The final bout of the night on the preliminary portion of the card at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson is Gesias Cavalcante vs. Bobby Green. This is a lightweight bout, meaning 155 pounds. Cavalcante enters this bout after an fight with Justin Wilcox was stopped early due to an eye poke. Green enters this bout after besting Dominic O'Grady at King of the Cage in April of 2011. This bout was scheduled for three, five-minute rounds.

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From the outset it was a close fight. The first round easily could've gone either way and many cageside media scored the round 10-10. The second, however, seemed to belong to Cavalcante. The third, on the other hand, was all Green, a surprising results given Cavalcante's famed ability and highly-regarded stand up. Ultimately, though, it was Cavalcante who pulled out a decision, besting Green on the judges score cards.

Fedor Vs. Henderson Results: Davis Bests Kedzie, Stinson KOs Pamplona

We've already updated you on the first two preliminary bouts of the evening at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson. Let's take a look at the results for two more bouts on the preliminary, unaired portion of the card. A veteran lost and there was a knockout in fifteen seconds. For more on the main card airing on Showtime beginning at 10 p.m. ET, also be sure to check out our Fedor vs. Henderson main card fight previews.

Eduardo Pamplona vs. Tyler Stinson

What more needs to be said? Here's Sherdog.com's write-up:

Referee "Big" John McCarthy is needed early. Stinson lands a clean left hand that flattens Pamplona. Flat on his back after the hook Stinson rains down another left and the fight is over. Tyler Stinson notches the victory by KO at :15 of round one.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Results: Tyler Stinson defeats Eduardo Pamplona via KO (punch) at 0:15 of round 1.

Alexis Davis vs. Julie Kedzie

Veteran Julie Kedzie came up desperately short tonight, winning only one round on one judges score cards. The first frame was spent largely standing with Davis getting the better of it. The second round was all Davis, controlling the action and the takedowns. She nearly secured a fight-ending choke, but was unable to do it as time expired. The third round featured very little action and it could've been scored either way. However, by that time the damage was done.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson results: Alexis Davis defeats Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

Fedor Vs. Henderson Results: Brunson, Salinas-Jones Early Winners

The fight card for Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson officially kicked off tonight at 8 p.m. ET. The event is being held at the Sears Centre, however, there is no live airing of the preliminary portion of the card. That portion of the card, however, features notable names in important fights. For the purposes of comprehensiveness, here are early fight results at tonight's fight.

Derek Brunson vs. Lumumba Sayers

In short action, Derek Brunson used power and superior technique to stop Lumumba Sayers. Not one, but two headkicks put Sayers on the mat. Brunson was able to finish off his helpless opponent after finishing him off with a rear naked choke.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson results: Derek Brunson defeats Lumumba Sayers at 4:33 of round 1.

Bryan Humes vs. Gabriel Salinas-Jones

In the opening bout of the evening, heavyweights Brian Humes and Gabriel Salinas-Jones opened the show. Salinas-Jones dominated throughout the course of the bout and was able to close the show in the third, but not before nearly being stopped. After being dropped, he locked in a brabo choke after a scramble.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson results: Gabriel Salinas-Jones defeats Bryan Humes via submission (D'Arce choke) at 1:19 of round 3.

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