Patricio "Pitbull" (left) and Daniel Straus square off (photo via Bellator)

By FCF Staff

Daniel Straus needed a third fight to defeat Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, but the well rounded fighter worked his way to a unanimous decision win over the latter at Bellator 145.

Straus outscored Freire for much of the bout, and at one point, dropped the rugged fighter with a thumping left. “Pitbull” did his best to score a late stoppage win, but it was too little, too late. Straus was awarded the UD victory and the featherweight title.

In the co-main event, lightweight champ Will Brooks likely surprised many by turning to his wrestling to earn a win over submission wizard Marcin Held. After the bout, Brooks revealed that he hurt his knee early on in the fight, and couldn’t move effectively on his feet.

Here are the results from Bellator 145, which took place in St. Louis.

Featherweight Championship

Daniel Straus def. Patricio “Pitbull” via unanimous decision  (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

Lightweight Championship

Will Brooks def. Marcin Held via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)

Michael Chandler def. David Rickels via TKO (punches) R2, 3:05

Bobby Lashley def. James Thompson via TKO (punches) R1, 0:54

Emmanuel Sanchez def. Justin Lawrence via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Rashard Lovelace def. Brandon Lowe via TKO (strikes) R1, 2:07

Fazlo Mulabitinovic def. Scott Ettling via submission (armbar) R1,1:52

Kain Royer def. Clay Mitchell via submission (kneebar) R1, 3:41

Augusto Sakai def. Alex Huddleston via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Adam Meredith def. Jordan Dowdy via submission (rear-naked choke) R1, 1:54

Kyle Kurtz def. Steven Mann via submission (triangle choke) R1, 2:59

Garrett Gross def. Jeff Crotty via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Cheljean Erwin-Davis def. Adam Cella via TKO (punches) R3, 0:35