Luke Rockhold pulls off discision win over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in Cincinnati to become Strikeforce middleweight champion

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Luke Rockhold battled for 25 minutes for the Strikeforce middleweight title on Saturday night, and in the end the judges awarded the hard-fought battle to Rockhold, making him the new middleweight champion.

Jacare was a heavy favorite, but Rockhold fought toe-to-toe with him for five rounds, and in the end all three judges agreed that Rockhold had won it, with one judge scoring it 50-45 and two others scoring it 48-47.
An emotional Rockhold tried his best to thank all his coaches, training partners and sponsors afterward.
"It's amazing," Rockhold said through tears. "I couldn't do it without everybody -- so many people to thank, so many."


source:mmafighting