Rockhold beats Kennedy

Luke Rockhold retained his Strikeforce middleweight title against Tim Kennedy at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon.

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The fight went the five-round distance, with the judges scoring it 49-46 49-46 49-46 in favour of Rockhold.

Former US Army Special Forces soldier Kennedy looked to grapple his way to a win, but was pummelled by Rockhold in the stand-up with Kennedy kicking more than he punched.

"I could've let a couple combinations go," Rockhold said. "He does some funky stuff. It's hard to let things go when you know he's going to shoot.

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"It (defending against takedowns) was one of the main focuses of my [training] camp. He's a great wrestler, so tenacious. What he lacks in technique, he makes up for in desire.

"I knew I couldn't get stale."

Rockhold's record is now 10-1, while Kennedy's stands at 14-4.

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