Bellator 145 Results: Straus vs. Pitbull 3

Bellator 145: With a Vengeance took place November 6, 2015, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Daniel Straus reclaimed the featherweight championship from Patricio “Pitbull” Freire by unanimous decision in their trilogy bout, winning 49-46, 48-47 and 48-47. Straus dropped Freire with a left hand in Round 2, then survived a late fifth-round choke attempt to close out the fight. In the co-main event, lightweight champion Will Brooks retained his title with a unanimous decision over Marcin Held.

Held threatened with leg locks early, but Brooks recovered and used his wrestling to control much of the remaining fight. He retained the lightweight belt on scores of 50-45, 49-46 and 49-46. Michael Chandler stopped David Rickels in Round 2, while Bobby Lashley finished James Thompson in 54 seconds. The event featured 13 completed bouts across the main and preliminary cards.

Bellator 145 full results

Main card

• Daniel Straus def. Patricio Freire — unanimous decision, 49-46, 48-47, 48-47; won the Bellator featherweight title
• Will Brooks def. Marcin Held — unanimous decision, 50-45, 49-46, 49-46; retained the Bellator lightweight title
• Michael Chandler def. David Rickels — TKO (punches), Round 2, 3:05
• Bobby Lashley def. James Thompson — TKO (punches), Round 1, 0:54
• Emmanuel Sanchez def. Justin Lawrence — split decision, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28

Preliminary card

• Rashard Lovelace def. Brandon Lowe — TKO (strikes), Round 1, 2:07
• Fazlo Mulabitinovic def. Scott Ettling — submission (armbar), Round 1, 1:52
• Kain Royer def. Clay Mitchell — submission (kneebar), Round 1, 3:41
• Augusto Sakai def. Alex Huddleston — unanimous decision, 29-28 (three judges)
• Adam Meredith def. Jordan Dowdy — submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 1:54
• Kyle Kurtz def. Steven Mann — submission (triangle choke), Round 1, 2:59
• Garrett Gross def. Jeff Crotty — unanimous decision, 30-27 (three judges)
• Chel Erwin-Davis def. Adam Cella — TKO (punches), Round 3, 0:35

Sources

MMA Fighting; MMA Fighting; Bellator archive; Event results record.

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