Last night Fabricio Werdum pulled off what many, many people would not have predicted. He defeated the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, Fedor Emelianenko in the first round. The win was officially ruled as a triangle choke with an armbar. Watching it however, it was clear it was the armbar that caused Fedor to tap.

The fight started off with a quick exchange, in which Fedor dropped Werdum. Fedor then proceeded to (stupidly, in hindsight) follow him to the ground, looking for the kill. Werdum got him in the triangle choke with an arm inside, and started applying pressure. Emelianenko tried to fight it off for some time, but Werdum proved why he's a black belt in BJJ and the tap came shortly after.

I think everyone had imagined Emelianenko losing before, but I don't think anyone guessed a first round loss. Most people probably imagined him losing a decision in a close war, or getting "caught" by a powerful striker. Werdum came out of the left field, with no one giving him a chance and upset The Last Emperor. Somehow, this submission shook the MMA world and will be something to talk about for years to come.

Fedor Emelianenko is still the most accomplished fighter in MMA history. He holds wins over Mark Coleman (twice), Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Heath Herring, Renato "Babalu" Sobral, Mirko CroCop, and many others great fighters are in his resume. Werdum did his thing and submitted him, though. Congratulations to Fabricio Werdum.

On the other side of the coin, Cung Le smashed Scott Smith in the rematch. Their original bout was one of the biggest comebacks in 2009. Cung Le came out and pretty much dominated as was expected. Scott Smith landed some good shots here and there, and did a good job hanging in there. Cung Le finished him by KO, knocking him down after a thunderous body kick to the body. Smith folded over near the cage and Le started pummeling away.

It'll be interesting to see what Strikeforce sets up now that Fedor lost. They were mostly banking on Fedor winning over Werdum to work out Alistair Overeem vs. Fedor Emelianenko, but now that he lost there's a bit of a predicament. Perhaps they'll setup a rematch between Emelianenko and Werdum, seeing as how Werdum asked for it in the post-fight interview. If that does happen, I think we'll see the Last Emperor come in with a more careful game plan and get the win everyone expected him to get last night.