Jake Shields went into his fight against Dan Henderson as the Strikeforce champ, and he walked away still the Strikeforce Champ.

Shields fought a tough fight against an MMA legend in Dan Henderson, but during the fight he was able to counter Hendo’s wrestling.  On the ground Shields was able to get in some ground and pound and a few submission attempts.

For Shields is what a great win, but Hendo almost had him in the first 30 seconds when he rocked Shields with a heavy punch that dropped him.

“I was dizzy for a while there,” said Shields. “I didn’t know where I was in the first minute.”

Shields scored a takedown with just over a minute left in the first setting the tone for the rest of the fight. One of the top welterweights in the world, Shields used his hands well to set up single leg takedowns the rest of the way. Once the fight hit the ground, Shields dominated a tired and sluggish looking Henderson. He passed Henderson’s guard pretty easily and got to mount way too often against a top level fighter.