Neil Grove and Mike Hayes both started slowly, but only one took the reigns late.
The matchup served as the main event of Bellator 52, which took place Saturday at L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La. The main card aired live on MTV2 while the preliminary card streamed on Spike.com.
It was a feeling-out process early as both men appeared to be in counter mode throughout the majority of the opening round.