Lutter, the winner of Ultimate Fighter 4, returned to action for the first time since being cut by the UFC last spring and used takedowns and ground control to dominate the first two rounds, nabbing mount and nearly finishing the bout in both frames with rear naked chokes.

MacDonald, who got his UFC walking papers in April, came back strongly in the third, pinning Lutter in the corner of the ring and unloading with ground and pound, but with MacDonald unable to score a finish or a 10-8 round, Lutter was declared the winner with unanimous 29-28 scores.

Lightweight champ Antonio McKee topped Carlo Prater by unanimous decision in a three-round, non-title co-main event after Prater failed to make weight on Thursday for the championship bout. McKee used superior wrestling to dominate the WEC veteran Prater and earn the unanimous decision win.

In other notable action, John Alessio stopped Luigi Fioravanti with strikes in the third, Mike Nickels submitted David Heath in the third after an exciting slugfest, Ryan Jimmo edged Marvin Eastman by split decision, and Pete Spratt scored a second-round knockout of Nathan Gunn.

The complete results for MFC 22 were:

• Travis Lutter def. Jason MacDonald via unanimous decision
• Antonio McKee def. Carlo Prater via unanimous decision
• John Alessio def. Luigi Fioravanti via TKO (strikes) — Round 3, 1:34
• Mike Nickels def. David Heath via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 3, 4:02
• Ryan Jimmo def. Marvin Eastmanvia split decision
• Pete Spratt def. Nathan Gunn via KO (punch) — Round 2, 4:19
• Dwayne Lewis def. Jared Kilkenny via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:31
• Jason Heit def. Paapa Inkumusah via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:59
• Joe Christopher def. Andrew Buckland via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 1:54
• Nick Hryunchyshyn def. Jesse MacDougall via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:29

The rest of the 10-fight card, including headliners Jason MacDonald and Travis Lutter, successfully made weight.

The official weigh-in results for MFC 22: Payoff were:

• Jason MacDonald (185.5) vs. Travis Lutter (185.5)
• Antonio McKee (156) vs. Carlo Prater (158)
• John Alessio (169.5) vs. Luigi Fioravanti (171)
• Mike Nickels (206) vs. David Heath (205)
• Marvin Eastman (205) vs. Ryan Jimmo (204.5)
• Pete Spratt (171) vs. Nathan Gunn (170)
• Jared Kilkenny (205) vs. Dwayne Lewis (204)
• Paapa Inkumusha (169.5) vs. Jason Heit (170)
• Joe Christopher (171) vs. Andrew Buckland (170.5)
• Jesse MacDougall (168) vs. Nick Hrynchshyn (170)

The Western Canada based Maximum Fighting Championship recently sent out a press release confirming its matches for the upcoming MFC 22: Payoff event on October 2nd just outside Edmonton, Alberta. The event will be televised live on HDNet Fights. Included on the card are several UFC castoffs, as well as a batch of MFC staples. The headlining bout will be match up between two top grapplers, as Jason MacDonald will look to topple Travis Lutter. Also on the card, Antonio McKee will take on Carlo Prater for the MFC lightweight belt, and Luigi Fioravanti will face John Alessio.

The full card for MFC 22 is:

• Jason MacDonald vs. Travis Lutter
• Antonio McKee vs. Carlo Prater
  MFC Lightweight Title Bout
• Luigi Fioravanti vs John Alessio
• Ryan Jimmo vs Marvin Eastman
• David Heath vs Mike Nickels
• Pete Spratt vs Nathan Gunn
• Thiago Goncalves vs Jesse Juarez

The Spokane, Washington based Arena Rumble will hold its debut event this Saturday, September 12th at the Spokane arena. To kick things off they have enlisted the services of a few TUF alums, and a few recent UFC castoffs, as well as some up and coming fighters. Headlining the event is a match up between Jason Guida (known for not making weight on “The Ultimate Fighter 8″) and Jeremy Horn, a veteran of over one hundred fights. Other notables in action on the card include former UFC fighters Trevor Prangley, Brad Imes, and Terry Martin, as well as undefeated Strikeforce prospect Lyle “Fancy Pants” Beerbohm, who has yet to have a fight go the distance.

The event is slated to feature 15 professional bouts, with no broadcast plans, according to MMAJunkie. The main card for Arena Rumble is:

• Jason Guida vs. Jeremy Horn
• Trevor Prangley vs. Dennis Reed
• Lyle Beerbohm vs. Josh Martin
• Brad Imes vs. Josh Queen
• Mike Hanks vs. Sidney Silva
• Justin Grizzard vs. Ben McCombs
• Terry Martin vs. Julio Paulino

Pictured: Jason Macdonald

• Trevor Prangley def. Emanuel Newton (c) via unanimous decision
  MFC Light Heavyweight Championship
• Bobby Lashley def. Mike Cook via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1
• Travis Galbraith def. David Heath via split decision
• John Alessio def. Andrew Buckland via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1
• Ryan Jimmo def. Mychal Clark via unanimous decision
• Marvin Eastman def. Aron Lofton via TKO (strikes) — Round 2
• William Richey def. Ryan Fortin via split decision
• Jason Heit def. Jeremy Combrink via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• Dwayne Lewis def. Jay Whitford via TKO (strikes) — Round 1
• George Belanger def. Nolan Clarke via TKO (strikes) — Round 1

Billy Evangelista and Mike Aina

ShoMMA: Strikeforce Challengers 1 Weigh-In Results (Fresno, CA)

• Mike Aina (157.2) vs. Billy Evangelista (157.5)
• Sarah Kaufman (135) vs. Miesha Tate (135.4)
• Lavar Johnson (246.4) vs. Carl Seumanutafa (250.5)
• Aaron Rosa (205.4) vs. Anthony Ruiz (205.2)
• Tito Jones (145.6) vs. Bao Quach (145.8)
• Cody Cantebury (160) vs. Ben Holscher (160.2)
• Zolia Frausto (129.8) vs. Avery Vilche (122.8)
• Ousmane Thomas Diagne (155.6) vs. Kaleo Kwan (155.4)
• Fabricio Camoes (156.2) vs. Torrance Taylor (155.8)
• Spencer Herns (180.6) vs. Chad Sutton (184)

Bellator 7 Weigh-In Results (Chicago, IL).

• 170: Lyman Good (171) vs. Jorge Ortiz (170)
• 170: Omar De La Cruz (169.5) vs. Dave Menne (171)
• Lorenzo Borgomeo (154) vs. Troy Gerhart (155.5)
• Eddie Sanchez (231) vs. Jay White (259)
• Alonzo Martinez (157) vs. Victor Meza (156)
• DeRay Davis (171) vs. Jesse Juarez (171.5)
• Anthony Lapsley (171) vs. Ryan Williams (170)
• Kevin Knabjian (171) vs. Jacob Volkman (171)
• Leslie Smith (136) vs. Kerry Vera (136)

MFC 21: Hard Knocks Weigh-In Results (Edmonton, Canada)

• Trevor Prangley (205.5) vs. Emanuel Newton (204.5)
  MFC Light Heavyweight Championship
• Mike Cook (234.0) vs. Bobby Lashley (249.0)
• David Heath (205.5) vs. Travis Galbraith (205.0)
• Andrew Buckland (171.0) vs. John Alessio (169.5)
• Mychal Clark (205.0) vs. Ryan Jimmo (205.0)
• Marvin Eastman (204.0) vs. Aron Lofton (205.5)
• William Richey (232.5) vs. Ryan Fortin (262.5)
• Jeremy Combrink (170.5) vs. Jason Heit (170.5)
• Dwayne Lewis (203.5) vs. Jay Whitford (214.5)
• Nolan Clarke (170.0) vs. George Belanger (170.0)

The first of the co-main events was a welterweight superfight that saw Nick “The Goat” Thompson take a unanimous decision victory over Paul “Semtex” Daley. Thompson kept Daley at bay with his reach and jab during the first and second rounds on the feet, as well as dominating the fight from top position in those two rounds, despite taking some heavy leg kicks from Daley in the first minute of the fight. Besides the leg kicks in the first minute, Daley only really looked strong after a looping punch caught Thompson behind the ear in the second, leading to some ground and pound before the bell sounded to end of the round. The third round, howeverm was nothing but domination by the eventual winner Thompson.

The other co-main event was a barn burner on the ground between Pat Healy and Ryan Ford for the MFC Welterweight Championship. Healy was the more dominant fighter much of the fight, but Ford showed a lot of resiliency and great submission defense throughout the fight. Each round saw both fighters scoring takedowns and reversals in what was a great, evenly matched fight. However in the end Healy retained his belt via split decision (48-47 three times).

The event’s full results were:

• Pat Healy def. Ryan Ford via split decision
• Nick Thompson def. Paul Daley via unanimous decision
• Antonio McKee def. Derrick Noble via unanimous decision
• Bryan Baker def. Rory Singer via KO (punches) — Round 1, 4:55
• David Heath def. Roger Hollet via submission (guillotine choke) — Round 1, 2:30
• Solomon Hutcherson def. Dave Mewborn via unanimous decision
• Ryan Machan def. Simon Marini via submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 1:48
• Evan Sanguin def. Alain Hernandez via TKO (slam) — Round 1, 2:50
• Josh Russell def. Donovan Foley – Submission (triangle choke) — Round 1, 1:00
• Brad Zazulak def. Richard Symons via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 3:54

Nogueira — $200,000 ($100,000 to show; $100,000 to win)
Sylvia — $100,000

Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar

Mir — $80,000 ($40,000 to show; $40,000 to win)
Lesnar — $250,000

Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn

Marquardt — $52,000 ($26,000 to show; $26,000 to win)
Horn — $25,000

Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt

Almeida — $40,000 ($20,000 to show; $20,000 to win)
Yundt — $5,000

Tyson Griffin def. Gleison Tibau

Griffin — $36,000 ($18,000 to show; $18,000 to win)
Tibau — $11,000

Chris Lytle def. Kyle Bradley

Lytle — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Bradley — $4,000

Tim Boetsch def. David Heath

Boetsch — $12,000 ($6,000 to show; $6,000 to win)
Heath — $6,000

Marvin Eastman def. Terry Martin

Eastman — $14,000 ($7,000 to show; $7,000 to win)
Martin — $12,000

Rob Emerson def. Keita Nakamura

Emerson — $16,000 ($8,000 to show; $8,000 to win)
Nakamura — $5,000

Official Medical Suspensions for UFC 81

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (defeated Tim Sylvia via)

Suspended until March 2nd with no contact until February 24th.

Frank Mir (defeated Brock Lesnar)

Scalp laceration; Suspended until March 2nd with no contact until February 24th.

Kyle Bradley (defeated by Chris Lytle)

Right facial lacerations; Suspended until March 19th with no contact until March 2nd.

David Heath (defeated by Tim Boetsch)

Nasal fracture; Must be cleared by doctor or no contest until August 1st; Minimum suspension until April 3rd with no contact until March 19th.

Marvin Eastman (defeated Terry Martin)

Right upper eyelid laceration; Suspended until March 2nd with no contact until February 24th.

Keita Nakamura (defeated by Rob Emerson)

Suspended until March 19th with no contact until March 2nd.

CLICK HERE for fight-by-right recaps and additional coverage of UFC 81 “Breaking Point”.

The Super Bowl Eve event was headlined by a pair of heavyweight showdowns. In the main event, former UFC champ Tim Sylvia faced former PRIDE title holder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championship. The event also featured former NCAA champion and professional wrestler Brock Lesnar’s octagon debut against former UFC champion Frank Mir. Nate Marquardt versus Jeremy Horn, Ricardo Almeida versus Rob Yundt, and Gleison Tibau versus Tyson Griffin were also featured during the PPV broadcast.

In undercard action Chris Lytle faced UFC newcomer Kyle Bradley, Tim Boetsch made his UFC debut against David Heath, Terry Martin took on Marvin Eastman, and Keita Nakamura went toe-to-toe with Rob Emerson.

Continue reading for quick results and extended coverage of UFC 81 “Breaking Point”…

QUICK RESULTS

• Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia via submission – Round 3, 1:28
  Heavyweight Championship Bout
• Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar via submission – Round 1, 1:30
• Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn via submission – Round 2, 1:37
• Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt via submission – Round 1, 1:08
• Tyson Griffin def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision
• Chris Lytle def. Kyle Bradley via TKO – Round 1, 0:33
• Tim Boetsch def. David Heath via TKO – Round 1, 4:52
• Marvin Eastman def. Terry Martin via unanimous decision
• Rob Emerson def. Keita Nakamura via split decision

EXTENDED RESULTS

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Tim Sylvia via submission – Round 3
Heavyweight Championship Bout

Round 1: Both fighters find their range early. Nogueira lands good leg kicks before Tim lands a solid punch. Nogueira goes for a takedown but Sylvia winds up on top in half guard but is unable to do anything with the position and they return to their feet. Nogueira connects with a good right. Sylvia answers with an uppercut then lands a combination hurts Nogueira and sends him to the ground. Sylvia takes top position and pounds away before he allows Nogueira to stand back up. He again connects with a good combination and they go back to the ground momentarily before Sylvia allows Nogueira up again. Nogueira now appears fully recovered from the barrage and shoots for a takedown. Sylvia stuffs it but Nogueira quickly fires back with a good combination. They trade hard punches back-and-forth before Nogueira gets a takedown as the round concludes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Sylvia.

Round 2: Nogueira’s cut now patched they again feel eachother out to open the frame. Sylvia connects on a combo and stuffs a Nogueira takedown attempt. They go back-and-forth with Sylvia doing the majority of the damage. Sylvia stuffs another attempted takedown. They continue to trade strikes with neither inflicting major damage. Nogueira works long and hard for a takedown but Syvia defends well and keeps the fight standing. Sylvia connects with a good right but Nogueira follows up with a hard left hook. They trade mild combinations to end the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Sylvia.

Round 3: Nogueira lands a good kick to open the round but Sylvia continues to stuff his attempted takedowns. Nogueira pulls guard and is quickly able to flip Sylvia over and take side control. Nogueira quickly secures a guillotine and Sylvia taps out.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Tim Sylvia via submission (Round 3, 1:28) to become the Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion.

Frank Mir def. Brock Lesnar via submission – Round 1

Round 1: Mir quickly goes for a kick but Lesnar drops him to the ground. He starts pummeling on Mir but hits him in the back of the head and the fight is temporarily halted to give Mir a chance to recover. A point is deducted from Lesnar but they quickly restart and Lesnar nails Mir. They go to the ground and Lesnar nearly stops the fight with ground and pound but Mir recovers. Working submissions, Mir looks several times for an armbar before Lesnar leaves himself vulnerable and Mir secures a fight-ending kneebar that forces Lesnar to tap out.

Frank Mir defeats Brock Lesnar via submission (kneebar) – Round 1, 1:30

Nate Marquardt def. Jeremy Horn via submission – Round 2

Round 1: They clinch early and Marquart gets the takedown. Horn absorbs several big punches on the ground but they’re returned to their feet after Marquardt stands up. Horn looks for a takedown but Marquardt ends up on top. Horn defends his ground position well and they’re back on their feet. Horn again looks for a takedown but Marquardt connects with a good combination that hurts Horn and knocks his mouthpiece out. On the ground, Horn is able to regain his composure and lands several good upkicks from the bottom. Horn works gogoplata and omoplata attempts late in the round but Marquardt scrambles away allowing Horn to return to his knees as the horn sounds on round 1. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Marquardt.

Round 2: They immediately head to the ground with horn on top in Marquardt’s guard. Horn works ground and pound cutting Marquardt near his eye but Marquardt pushes away and springs to his feet. Marquardt immediately gets a standing guillotine the forces Horn to tap.

Nate Marquardt defeats Jeremy Horn via submission (guillotine) – Round 2, 1:37

Ricardo Almeida def. Rob Yundt via submission – Round 1

Round 1: Almeida immediately gets a takedown to open the first round and quickly secures a guillotine. Yundt tries to slam out of the move but it’s too tight and Almeida quickly secures the submission victory.

Ricardo Almeida defeats Rob Yundt via submission (guillotine) – Round 1, 1:08

Tyson Griffin def. Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision

Round 1: Griffin lands several good inside leg kicks and solid rights to start the fight. Tibau counters with solid punches of his own but Griffin counters with another leg kick and punch. Griffin lands a good body shot then they clinch. Tibau works for a takedown and tosses Griffin to the ground but they’re quickly back to their feet and separate. Griffin lands a big body kick and then they go back-and-forth with a flurry of punches. Tibau shoots in between the shots and gets a takedown but Griffin powers back to his feet. Clinched against the cage Griffin works for a takedown but Tibau reverses to get the takedown. Griffin again powers back to his feet to finish the round. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Griffin.

Round 2: They clinch early in the second round but neither can gain momentum and they separate. They trade another big series of strikes with both connecting before Tibau secures a takedown but Griffin again escapes back to his feet. Griffin lands several good kicks followed by a right. Tibau counters and Griffin misses with a big attempt. Tibau again gets a takedown but Griffin is easily able to return to his feed. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Griffin.

Round 3: Tibau lands several good shots early in the final round and is able to get yet-another takedown. This time they remain on the ground and Tibau is able to control Griffin momentarily landing a handful of solid strikes. Griffin lands a good body shot before Tibau gets another takedown. Griffin escapes and lands another hard body shot. They clinch against the fence and Griffin throws foot stomps while working for a late-takedown. Tibau works off the fence and looks for a takedown of his own but they break and both throw shots to end the fight. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Griffin.

Tyson Griffin defeats Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Chris Lytle def. Kyle Bradley via TKO – Round 1

Round 1: Lytle lands back-to-back right hooks nearly immediately and follows it up with another. Bradley covers up on the ground but Lytle pounces and lands several more shots before the fight is stopped.

Chris Lytle defeats Kyle Bradley via TKO – Round 1, 0:33

Tim Boetsch def. David Heath via TKO – Round 1

Round 1: After the go back-and-forth early with strikes Boetsch connects with a right that stuns Heath. Looking to finish the fight Boetsch pushes forward and continues to strike but Heath is able to return to his feet and connects with a solid shot. As the first round winds down Boetsch lands a series of punches that force referee Herb Dean to stop the contest.

Tim Boetsch defeats David Heath via TKO – Round 1, 4:52

Marvin Eastman def. Terry Martin via unanimous decision

Round 1: Eastman shoots for a takedown but Martin reversed and instead took Eastman down. They quickly return to their feet and clinched on-and-off for the remainder of the opening frame. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Martin.

Round 2: Both fighters swing and miss to open round two before clinching yet again. Martin connects with several solid shots before they’re separated. Eastman lands a decent combo before they again clinch and are separated. They both throw punches off the restart but clinch again. This time Eastman is able to trip Martin to the ground before the second round ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Eastman.

Round 3: They clinch early before Eastman gets a takedown. After Eastman landed a couple ground strikes Martin worked back to his feet. Eastman lands a late series of strikes that includes a good right knee before the final round ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Eastman.

Marvin Eastman defeats Terry Martin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Rob Emerson def. Keita Nakamura via split decision

Round 1: Emerson and Nakamura stay standing and trade kicks and jabs for the majority of the opening round. After going back-and-forth to start Emerson connects with a solid hook followed by a series of good kicks. Nakamura comes back strong and lands a knee to Emerson’s face though he recovers quickly from the solid strike. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Emerson.

Round 2: Emerson continues the kicks to start the second round. The offense continues from Emerson who sets up several solid rights with the kicks as the round wears on. Nakamura finally gets a takedown late in the round but Emerson gets back to his feet and continues with effective strikes. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Emerson.

Round 3: Nakamura secures an early takedown to start the final round but Emerson is again able to work back to his feet. Emerson again lands kick-punch combinations but Namakura is able to strike back landing several good knees and punches. Emerson appears to be getting the better of Nakamura yet again but the Japanese fighter starts to land some solid strikes before securing a late-takedown. They grade strikes on the ground before the final round ends. MMAFrenzy.com scores the round 10-9 Nakamura.

Rob Emerson defeats Keita Nakamura via split decision (30-27 Emerson, 29-28 Nakamura, 30-27 Emerson)