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Bellator 43

May 7, 2011 10:00 PM EDT Newkirk, Okla.

Bellator 43 Results:
Jay Hieron defeats Rick Hawn by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
Bryan Baker knocks out Joe Riggs at 3:53 of round two.
Chase Beebe submits Jose Vega with a guillotine choke at 4:06 of round one.
Ron Sparks submits Vince Lucero with an keylock at 2:18 of round one.

Bellator's season-four welterweight final between UFC veteran Jay Hieron and Rick Hawn will take place at Bellator 43 May 7 in Newkirk Oklahoma. UFC veteran Joe Riggs will face Bellator Season 2 middleweight tournament runner-up Bryan Baker in the night's co-main event.

The main card will also showcase WEC bantamweight veteran Chase Beebe faces season 3 tournament semifinalist Jose Vegas.

Bellator 43 Fight Card

May 7, 2011 10:00 PM EDT

Bellator 43 Results

Stacked UFC 130, Bellator Tournament Finals Headline Light MMA May Calendar

by Josh Nason from Bloody Elbow on May 4, 2011 1:10 AM EDT

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A look at the month of May in the world of MMA -- UFC 130 plus a couple of Bellator events.

Bellator 43 Fight Card: Hawn vs. Hieron

by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 5, 2011 12:15 AM EDT

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Bellator 43 Fight Card: Hawn vs. Hieron

Bellator 43 Live Play-by-Play and Results

by Jackie Maden from Bloody Elbow on May 7, 2011 2:00 PM EDT

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Join Bloody Elbow for live play-by-play and commentary for Bellator 43.

Bellator 43 results and LIVE fight coverage for 'Hieron vs Hawn' TONIGHT (May 7) in Newkirk, OK

by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on May 7, 2011 2:55 PM EDT

79 comments

Complete play by play coverage and live results of Bellator 43 tonight which includes the season four welterweight tournament final between Jay Hieron and Rick Hawn.

Bellator 43 Live Results and Rambling

by Jackie Maden from Gals Guide To MMA on May 7, 2011 8:49 PM EDT

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Join us at Gals Guide for live play-by-play of Bellator 43!

Bellator 43 results and recap for 'Hieron vs Hawn' on May 7

by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on May 7, 2011 11:59 PM EDT

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Post event recap for Bellator 43. There was some controversy in Newkirk as once again, a Bellator main event ends with the judges' scorecards drawing the ire of the fans.

Rick Hawn: 'I Just Felt Like I Didn't Do Enough'

by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 10, 2011 2:00 PM EDT

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Rick Hawn speaks on Bellator 43

Bellator 43 Coverage

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by Leland Roling from Bloody Elbow on Oct 12, 2011 2:00 PM EDT

In February, Bellator, the consensus #2 mixed martial arts promotion in North America, signed a three-year deal with MTV2 to air live events. Understandably, fans following the promotion became giddy with excitement. No longer would they have to wait for tape-delayed broadcasts or other fans in different markets to upload the events to the Internet.