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Askren defends Bellator Welterweight title in razor thin decision over Hieron
Ben Askren won a split decision over challenger Jay Hieron to defend his welterweight title. Hieron had a striking advantage and neutralized Askren's wrestling skill, but two judges said Askren did enough to win. The heavyweight final was also set as Thiago Santos will face Eric Prindle.
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Shawn Krest
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Kansas City, MO, United States
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October 30, 2011 11:48 am EDT
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Sports, Mixed Martial Arts
Ben Askren escaped with his Bellator title intact in a tight fight with Jay Hieron, Saturday night in Kansas City.
Askren defended his Bellator Welterweight title with a split decision win over the top contender. Hieron earned the title shot by winning the Season Four Welterweight tournament.
A former two-time NCAA wrestling champion, Askren had ridden a huge grappling advantage to victory in his previous Bellator bouts. He quickly learned that Hieron, a former collegiate wrestler, would be tougher to control.
Hieron stuffed all three of Askren’s first-round takedown attempts. He was unable to gain a clear advantage in the stand-up battle that resulted, however.
Askren posted a takedown in the second round in his second attempt and followed the same script that had led to his past success. He spent most of the round in top position, controlling his challenger and landing shots to the body from top position.
Hieron opened the third with a striking attack, landing well against the champion. Askren managed a late takedown, but Hieron again surprised Askren by sweeping to top position.
The two fighters continued to alternate rounds, as Askren’s wrestling found the mark in round four. He got a takedown into back position, but he couldn’t mount any submission attempts against the challenger, settling for ground and pound punches and knees to the body.
Hieron appeared to win the title with a clear advantage in the final round. He jabbed Askren and landed solid punches, scoring a knockdown of Askren with a spinning kick to the chest.
AHN’s unofficial scorecard would have crowned a new champion, seeing HIeron as the 48-47 winner. One judge agreed but was overruled by two 48-47 cards in Askren’s favor.
Askren remained undefeated at 9-0. Hieron was his first successful title defense, although he won a non-title bout against Nick Thompson in April.
Hieron saw the end of a 10-fight win streak dating back to 2007. He fell to 22-5.
Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad also got more of an idea of who his opponent will be for his first defense. The heavyweight bracket set it’s finals with a pair of early finishes in the semis.
Thiago Santos earned one spot with a rear-naked choke tap out of Neil Grove.
Grove lost to Mike Hayes by split decision in the quarterfinals, but he earned a second shot due to an injury to semifinalist Blagoi Ivanov. Santos also didn’t win in the quarterfinals, but he entered the tournament with a reserve bout submission of Josh Burns. His position as alternate paid off when Hayes dropped out due to injury.
Grove tried a huge overhand right at the opening bell, but Santos easily dodged it. He then landed an overhand right of his own, flooring Grove. Santos leapt on him and battered him with ground and pound. As Grove tried to avoid the onslaught, he gave up his back.
Santos ended things with a rear-naked choke 38 seconds into the fight. He won his fourth straight with his fifth career submission and moved to 10-1. Grove lost for the third time in his last four and fell to 11-5-1.
Santos will face Eric Prindle, who had a longer night, but not by much.
Ron Sparks, who earned a spot in the semis with a first-round knockout of Mark Holata, attempted a leg kick in the early going. Prindle countered with a left hook that sent Sparks face first into the mat. Prindle ended the fight with ground and pound at 40 seconds of the first round.
Prindle notched his sixth knockout and moved to 9-1 with his seventh straight win. He won a unanimous decision over Abe Wagner in the quarterfinals to cinch his spot in the semis.
Sparks lost for the first time in his career after eight wins.
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