Bellator Fighting Championships 45 takes place tonight at the L’Auberge du Lac Event Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Fans can tune into the live action beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST) on MTV2 in the U.S., while Canadian fans can tune into theScore to watch the four bout main card.
Tonight’s action will see the crowning of Bellator’s first Light Heavyweight Champion, as season four tournament finalists Richard “Rare Breed” Hale takes on Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu.
Also featured will be the season four featherweight final between Daniel Straus and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, who battle it out for the $100,000 in prize money and a shot at the current champ Joe Warren.
Check out the live ‘Play-by-Play’ for Bellator 45 by visiting Bellator.com, and be sure to check out the post fight press conference streaming live at Bellator.com, beginning at approx. 11:30PM EST(8:30PM PST).
To view the full Bellator 45 ‘Quick Results’ click
Main Card
Light Heavyweight Title bout: Christian M’Pumbu def. Richard Hale via TKO (punches) – R3 @ 4:17 – crowned Bellator’s first LHW champion
Featherweight bout: Patricio Freire def. Daniel Straus via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Sam Alvey def. Karl Amoussou via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight bout: Shawn Jordan vs. Johnathan Hill
Middleweight bout: Tim Ruberg def. Michael Fleniken via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Luis Santos def. Nicolae Cury via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight bout: Renê Nazar def. Kelvin Hackney via submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 4:46
Catchweight (140 lbs) bout: Joseph Abercrombie def. Ben Parpart via submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 1:11