MFC 22 'Payoff' results and quick recap: Lutter, McKee victorious
by James Iannotti on Oct 3, 2009 1:36 AM EDT
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The Canadian based mixed martial arts promotion Maximum Fighting Championships (MFC) hosted the twentieth event of its existence earlier tonight (Oct. 2) from the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The premium satellite and cable channel HDNet aired the action live, but for those who missed it, here's how it all went down.
In the featured fight of the night, Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald and Travis "The Serial Killer" Lutter squared off in a battle of former UFC middleweight standouts looking to get their careers back on track after dropping their last two bouts inside the Octagon.
McDonald -- a hometown favorite in Alberta -- had a lot of trouble with the methodical Lutter. "The Athlete's" gameplan was clearly to stay away from Lutter's world class ground game, but he was pretty unsuccessful in his attempt to do so.
"The Serial Killer" was able to control the first two rounds of the fight by maintaining dominant positions on the ground. He mounted the Canadian fighter numerous times and also nearly finished the fight on a couple separate occasions with rear naked choke attempts.
MacDonald tried to mount a late rally in the third round against a tired Lutter, but it was a clear case of too little, too late as he was unable to finish the fight and consequently came up short on the judge's scorecards.
Company lightweight champion Antonio McKee was all set to defend his title in the co-main event against journeyman and thirty-one fight veteran Carlo Prater, but the bout was switched to a non-title affair at the last minute when both fighters failed to make weight.
McKee, who is the self proclaimed "best wrestler in MMA," has a reputation for grinding out his wins by using the dreaded "lay and pray" technique, and he lived up to that label in this fight en route to a unanimous decision victory.
"El Nigro" scored takedowns at will and forced Prater to fight nearly the entire three rounds off his back. It wasn't all that exciting, but that doesn't take away from the domination laid down by the champion in this fight.
Six other UFC veterans - Marvin Eastman, Pete Spratt, Mike Nickels, David Heath, Luigi Fioravanti, and John Alessio - were also in actCion on the card.
Check out the full results for MFC 22: "Payoff" below:
Travis Lutter defeated Jason MacDonald via unanimous decision
Antonio McKee defeated Carlo Prater via unanimous decision
John Alessio defeated Luigi Fioravanti via knockout (punch) at 1:34 of round three
Mike Nickels defeated David Heath via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of round three
Ryan Jimmo defeated Marvin Eastman via split decision
Pete Spratt defeated Nathan Gunn via knockout (punch) at 4:19 of round two
Dwayne Lewis defeated Jared Kilkenny via technical knockout at 3:31 of round one
Jason Heit defeated Paapa Inkumusha via technical knockout at 4:59 of round two
Joe Christopher defeated Andrew Buckland via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:54 of round one
Nick Hrynchshyn defeaed Jesse MacDougall via technical knockout (strikes) at 4:29 of round two
Next up for the promotion is MFC 23: "Unstoppable" on December 4 at the same location, the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. That event will also air live on HDNet.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for all your MFC news and fight coverage.
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lutter didn’t gas! he made it 3 rounds!
wow it’s going to rain!
by Mikeybear on Oct 3, 2009 1:41 AM EDT reply actions
He did gas in the third and Macdonald won that round. Unfortunately for Macdonald Lutter had already won round 1 and 2.
by quidnunc on Oct 3, 2009 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions
heard that the allesio knockout was brutal definately wanna check that out after football
by Jared on Oct 3, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
That fight looked like classic technique vs brawler, but the brawler wound up on his back. It was a beautiful punch and a great fight.
Also, david Heath is a veteran pro, you’d think that he could afford a fitted mouth guard. The $5 everlast that he boiled and fit 3 hours before the fight just didn’t cut it. He lost a point after it came out for the 5th or 6th time in the second round.
by Freddy on Oct 3, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Still no one who can stop his takedown and you gotta respect that. This is a sport man, not excitement stand and bang fighting. still though he needs to pass guard, get mount, gnp or sub coz his fights are fn ridiculous.
by NameNotRequired on Oct 3, 2009 2:31 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve never actually seen the guy fight, but I hate him. Finish a fight, or at least try to finish the fight, or you end up on PW’s shitlist.
by PW on Oct 3, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
This card is better than any fight night card in the last year
by Lance on Oct 3, 2009 2:10 AM EDT reply actions
Pete Spratt defeated Nathan Gunn via knockout (punch) at 4:19 of round two (Great KO)
Mike Nickels defeated David Heath via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:02 of round three (FOTN)’
Who’s the main commentator? Other than Guy
He had 2 classic lines
Both in the Nickels vs Heath fight
One went regarding Nickels, he said he has more hooks than a pirate convention
and the other was regarding Heath when he said he’s taking more shots than a rappers entourage.
classic
by Child Please on Oct 3, 2009 3:11 AM EDT reply actions
Yep, I was lovin that KO..
Pete Spratt has some hands.
by markie on Oct 3, 2009 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s Micheal Schiavello. He does all the commentating on HD Net now I think. He has funny lines sometimes, but he over uses some of them too. I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard him say “They just asked ____________ if he knew what his name was and he said ‘Thursday’”.
by prokstar on Oct 3, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
haha michaelschiavello.. “he’s harder to find then osama bin laden” was one of his good ones on the k1 event haha
by randomdude on Oct 3, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
“more confused than Caster Semenya’s boyfriend” was good
by quidnunc on Oct 3, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
“That smile would make a stripper nervous” was one of his best from Dream 10.
by prokstar on Oct 4, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I Was There Live, Fucking Awesome Show,
THe prelims weren’t bad, I Got To Shake The Hand Of Nathan Gunn After He Got Knocked Out and Marvin Eastman, fuck eastman is Short lol, Nickels Vs Heath Was Fucking Awesome Scrap, Reminded Me Of Griffin Vs Bonnar, The Alessio Knock Out Was Pretty Sick, Not Like The Spratt Gun Knock Out Tho, Antonio McKee Is Gay And That Fight Sucked Ass, Thank God It Was A non title cause someone didn’t make Weight so i didn’t have to sit through 5 rounds of that lay and pray Bullshit, And Lutter Beating Macdonald made me sad cause the first two rounds was Lutter Laying and praying (probably why he didn’t gas) And the Third Round was a Jason Mcdonald Beat Down but he didn’t get the Finish Sadly :( For 70 Bucks Tho It Was A Good Fucking Show
by Drock on Oct 3, 2009 6:17 AM EDT reply actions
it was a good show over all, couple real nice fights that heath fight maybe even a fight of the year contender.
by roy on Oct 3, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Why? I Love Watching MMA Live And The Show Wasn’t That Bad
by Drock on Oct 4, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Saw it on HDNet.
Alessio vs Fioravanti was pretty good.
Nickels vs Heath was comical. Nickels was landing at will but had no knockout power which kept Heath in the fight. The best part was in the third when Heath left his hands down and let Nickels tee off on him and he still didn’t knock him out, although he did hurt him that time which led to the rear naked choke.
Fastforwarded through the McKee lnp
by quidnunc on Oct 3, 2009 7:58 AM EDT reply actions
Nickels vs Heath was a outstanding fight IMO I would watch that one over again, and I’m sure I will. One of the best MMA events of the year and by far the best MFC event I have ever seen.
I wonder if this means Lutters will be heading up to Strikeforce or UFC?
by markie on Oct 3, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions
Lutter get’s no love on the net but inshape he would give anybody at mw a good fight.
by JT on Oct 3, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Lutter was saying he’s been training with G. Jackson and is still about 6 weeks away from “here (he) needs to be.”
He used too much jujitsu last night. He’ll have to learn to become more well-rounded.
McDonald’s jitsu defense was good, but… Lutter was all over him for 2 rounds.
by Nobody on Oct 3, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions
wow…didnt know McDonald was cut from the ufc…he was always a pretty decent fighter…just not contender material
by salamagogo on Oct 3, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions
I can’t remember Jason MacDonald every winning a fight and I don’t remember watching someone loose so many times.
I still like watching his fights though, he doesn’t wimp out and has good skills.
Poor JM. I guess he will always be the sister kisser.
by theotherguy on Oct 3, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
McKee, what a shock that guy didn’t finish. Does that guy know how to get to the top of the food chain and actually make some money? I’m sorry but this Roy Nelson sure win bullshit has gotta go, in a sport totally relying on the fan’s interest (its not like football where you automatically get a home team crowd to love you), McKee remains completely unknown to most of the world because he is quite possibly one of the most boring fighters I have ever seen, aside from his takedowns I’m pretty positive he makes Tim Sylvia look like Wanderlei.
by Dannabis on Oct 3, 2009 6:13 PM EDT reply actions
Those that got to watch the show live saw some of the best fights of the night, since many of the non-televised bouts had some great finishes:
- If there was a “Bloodiest Fight of the Night” award, the first fight of the night between Hrynchshyn and MacDougall would have won hands down. It was a great way to get the night started.
- Joe Christopher was likely the hidden gem in the undercard, keeping his streak of 1st round wins alive (he now has eight consecutive wins in the 1st round) and demonstrating that he needs a higher-level opponent to be given the opportunity to demonstrate his broad skills. He finished Andrew Buckland in only 1:54 by guillotine, and Andrew Buckland didn’t have a single offensive move in the entire bout as he was clearly overwhelmed by Christopher’s talent.
- Heit and Lewis both won by TKO, and showed some promise.
The Texas contingent went 3-0 on the card, with Lutter, Spratt and Christopher all winning their bouts against their Canadian opponents. Brazilian Prater (from Brazil and currently living in Texas) was the only fighter from Texas that couldn’t pull out a victory. They traveled back to the Lone Star State with KO of The Night, three wins and made some fans in attendance at the River Cree Casino!
by Proud Texan on Oct 5, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions
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