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Bellator 45

May 21, 2011 10:00 PM EDT Lake Charles, Louisiana

Bellator 45 Results:
Christian M'Pumbu defeats Richard Hale by TKO at 4:17 of round three.
Patricio Freire defeats Daniel Straus by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Sam Alvey defeats Karl Amoussou by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Bellator 45 will take place May 21 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The event will play host to the Bellator Season 4 light heavyweight and featherweight tournament finale. Richard Hale will face Christian M'Pumbu in the light heavyweight final while Patricio Freire faces Daniel Straus in the featherweight final.

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