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Ben Askren barely held onto his Bellator Welterweight Championship on Saturday night, taking a split decision victory over Jay Hieron after 25 minutes of action at Bellator 56. In other action on the night's card on MTV2, Thiago Santos and Eric Prindle punched their tickets to the season five heavyweight finals with a pair of quick wins. Santos submitted Neil Grove in :38 seconds, while Prindle knocked out Ron Sparks in :40 seconds. The two will now square off in the finals at Bellator 59 on November 26. Full results are below:
Main Televised Card
* Ben Askren def. Jay Hieron via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
* Thiago Santos def. Neil Grove via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:38 of the first round
* Eric Prindle def. Ron Sparks via KO at 0:40 of the first round
Preliminary Card
* Jeremy Spoon def. Adam Schindler via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
* Marcio Navarro def. Rudy Bears by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
* Kelvin Tiller def. Dan Spohn via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
* Emanuel "E.J." Brooks def. Willian de Souza via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
* Jacob Aiken def. Jeimeson Saudino via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:26 of the first round
* Aaron Ely def. Owen Evinger via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:45 of the first round
* Daniel Gallemore def. Derrick Ruffin via TKO at 5:00 of the second round
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