Ben Askren was not pleased at all after registering his first successful welterweight title defense over a very game Jay Hieron.
It took 25 minutes of back-and-forth action, but Askren managed to convince two of the three judges to score the fight in his favor; he had done just enough to earn the split-decision win.
The matchup served as the main event of Bellator 56, which took place Saturday at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.