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Bellator 45 Results: Richard Hale Vs. Christian M’Pumbu, Patricio Freire Vs. Daniel Straus And More

Join us tonight at SB Nation MMA as BloodyElbow.com's Mike Fagan (@Mike_Fagan_13) will be here to bring you live results and commentary for Bellator 45. Our coverage will begin in conjunction with the MTV2 broadcast starting at 9 p.m. ET, so be sure to make SB Nation MMA your home for this event.

This is the final event of Bellator Fighting Championships' fourth season, taking place at L'Auberge du Lac Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The commentators for this event will be Sean Wheelock and Jimmy Smith.

For analysis about this event, BloodyElbow.com has previews, predictions and much more.

Tonight’s televised card features four bouts:

Richard Hale vs. Christian M'Pumbu
Patricio Freire vs. Daniel Straus
Karl Amoussou vs. Sam Alvey

In addition to winning this season's tournament, Richard Hale and Christian M'Pumbu are fighting to become the inaugural Bellator light heavyweight champion. Patricio Freire and Daniel Straus meet in the finals of the featherweight tournament, with the winner fighting featherweight champ Joe Warren next season. Karl Amoussou is making his Bellator debut.

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