4:15 of round 1. Heavyweight bout: Mark Holata vs. Tracy Willis Holata defeated Willis via submission (strikes) at 0:49 of round 1. Bellator 43 Bellator 43 was a mixed martial arts held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on May 7, 2011 at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The card featured the final fight in the Bellator Season Four Welterweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background A heavyweight bout between Neil Grove and The Ultimate Fighter 10 alumnus, Zak Jensen was scheduled for this event; however, Grove pulled out of the bout on May 3 due to an injury. A local feature bout between George Burton and John Bryant was also scratched. The event drew an estimated 182,000 viewers on MTV2. Results Main card Welterweight Tournament Final bout: Jay Hieron vs. Rick Hawn Hieron defeated Hawn via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) to win Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. Middleweight bout: Joe Riggs vs. Bryan Baker Baker defeated Riggs via KO (punch) at 3:53 of round 2 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Five Middleweight Tournament Bantamweight bout: Jose Vega vs. Chase Beebe Beebe defeated Vega via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:06 of round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Five Bantamweight Tournament Heavyweight bout: Vince Lucero vs. Ron Sparks Sparks defeated Lucero via submission (keylock) at 2:18 of round 1. Local feature fights Catchweight (179 lb) bout: Rich Bouphanouvong vs. David Rickels Rickels defeated Bouphanouvong via submission (triangle choke) at 1:11 of round 2. This bout aired on the broadcast. Lightweight bout: Mike Schatz vs. Michael Osborn Osborn defeated Schatz via TKO (referee stoppage) at 1:58 of round 1 Bellator 44 Bellator 44 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on May 14, 2011, at Harrah's Resort. The card featured the final fight in the Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background EliteXC and Ring of Combat veteran James Jones was expected to fight at this event, but a bout did not materialize. Lyman Good was scheduled to face Dan Hornbuckle in a welterweight bout. However, on May 6, Good pulled out of the fight due to an injury. A scheduled bout between Anthony Morrison and Bryan Goldsby was canceled due to Morrison weighing-in 10 pounds over weight. The