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MFC 22 Results: Lutter Tops MacDonald; McKee, Alessio Victorious

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:38:53 +0000

Travis Lutter edged hometown favorite Jason MacDonald on Friday in the main event of MFC 22, earning a unanimous decision win in the matchup of middleweight UFC veterans that capped off the HDNet-televised event at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Canada.

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

MFC 22 Weigh-In Results: Prater Misses Weight; MacDonald and Lutter Hit Marks

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:58:23 +0000

Lightweight challenger Carlo Prater missed weight at Thursday’s weigh-ins for MFC 22, weighing in at 158-pounds for his 155-pound championship matchup against Antonio McKee. The bout, which co-headlines Friday’s HDNet-televised event at the River Cree Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is now a three-round, non-title fight.

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)

MFC 22 Takes Shape, and Arena Rumble Books a Few Notables

Justin H — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:18:08 +0000

In a busy newsweek for fight bookings and moves, it would be easy to let some notable fighters in action on lesser North American events slip through the cracks, but I’m not going to let that happen for at least two events.

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

MFC 21 Results: Prangley Claims Title, Lashley Chokes Out Cook

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:07:54 +0000

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

Weigh-in Results: Strikeforce Challengers 1, Bellator 7, and MFC 21

Kris Karkoski — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:29:22 +0000

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)

DREAM 8 Results: Hayato “Mach” Sakurai KOs Shinya Aoki in Headliner

Kris Karkoski — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:35:23 +0000

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai needed just 27-seconds to knockout Shinya Aoki on Sunday at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, pinning him in the corner of the ring before unloading a series of knees and punches that forced the referee to intervene before 30-seconds had elapsed in the DREAM 8 main event.

Sakurai improves to 35-8-2 with the victory and now advances to the semifinals of the promotion’s 2009 welterweight grand prix while Aoki, who falls to 20-4 with the loss, is likely to return to the lightweight division for his next bout.

With victories at DREAM 8, Jason High, Marius Zaromskis, and Andre Galvao also advanced to the welterweight semis.

The opening round of DREAM’s featherweight grand prix, which got underway with six bouts at DREAM 7, concluded on Sunday as Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata advanced with a win over Hideo Tokoro.

Notables Jeff Monson and Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro also picked up wins in non-tournament action, while Murilo “Ninja” Rua dropped an exciting unanimous decision to late-replacement Riki Fukuda.

The official DREAM 8 results were:

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai def. Shinya Aoki via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 0:27*
Jason High def. Yuya Shirai via technical submission (rear naked choke) — Round 1, 0:59*
Marius Zaromskis def. Seichi Ikemoto via unanimous decision*
Andre Galvao def. John Alessio via submission (armbar) — Round 1, 7:34*
Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata def. Hideo Tokoro via unanimous decision^
Jeff Monson def. Sergei Kharitonov via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 1:42
Riki Fukuda def. Murilo “Ninja” Rua via unanimous decision
Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro def. Katsuhiko Nagata via TKO (cut) – Round 1, 7:58
Andrews Nakahara def. Shungo Oyama via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:00
Katsutori Shibata def. Ikuhisa “Minowaman” Minowa via unanimous decision

* 2009 DREAM Welterweight GP quarterfinals bout
^ 2009 DREAM Featherweight GP opening round bout

Videos:

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki

Jason High vs. Yuya Shira

Jeff Monson vs. Sergei Kharitonov

Fighters Weigh In For DREAM 8; Fukuda To Fight “Ninja”

Kris Karkoski — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:37:45 +0000

All twenty DREAM 8 fighters, including headliners Hayato “Mach” Sakurai and Shinya Aoki, successfully made weight today in Japan for their bouts tomorrow at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

The event will air via tape-delay on HDNet and features the opening round of the DREAM welterweight grand prix as well as the final bout from DREAM’s featherweight grand prix opening round.

Riki Fukuda has agreed to fight fellow middleweight Murilo “Ninja” Rua on just one days notice after his scheduled opponent, Dong Sik Yoon, was forced out of their bout due to an undisclosed injury.

The official DREAM 8 weigh-in results were:

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (75.9kg/167 lbs.) vs. Shinya Aoki (73.5kg/161.7 lbs.)
Yuya Shirai (75.7kg/166.5 lbs.) vs. Jason High (75.9kg/167 lbs.)
Marius Zaromskis (75.5kg/166.1 lbs.) vs. Seichi Ikemoto (75.7kg/166.5 lbs.)
John Alessio (76.0kg/167.2 lbs.) vs. Andre Galvao (76.0kg/167.2 lbs.)
Hideo Tokoro (62.3kg/137 lbs.) vs. Daiki “DJ.taiki” Hata (63.0kg/138.6 lbs.)
Sergei Kharitonov (116.5kg/256.3 lbs.) vs. Jeff Monson (110.0kg/242 lbs.
Riki Fukuda (88.8kg/195.4 lbs.) vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua (88.0kg/193.6 lbs.)
Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro (69.7kg/153.3 lbs.) vs. Katsuhiko Nagata (70.0kg/154 lbs.)
Andrews Nakahara (85.0kg/187 lbs.) vs. Shungo Oyama (85.7kg/188.5 lbs.)
Katsuyori Shibata (86.2 kg/189.6 lbs.) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (87.0 kg/191.4 lbs.)

Stop by MMAFrenzy.com tomorrow afternoon for official DREAM 8 results.

Additional Bouts Announced For DREAM 8

Kris Karkoski — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:25:34 +0000

DREAM today announced additional bouts for DREAM 8, which takes place on April 5th at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan and features the opening round of the promotion’s welterweight grand prix.

Announced today were the opening round GP matchups of Shinya Aoki vs. Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Yuya Shirai vs. Jason High, Marius Zaromskis vs. Seichi Ikemoto, and Andre Galvao vs. John Alessio. A non-tournament bout featuring Jeff Monson and Sergey Kharitonov was also announced.

DREAm 8 airs on HDNet on April 10th at 10pm ET.

The event’s official lineup features:

Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Shinya Aoki
Yuya Shirai vs. Jason High
Marius Zaromskis vs. Seichi Ikemoto
John Alessio vs. Andre Galvao

Featherweight Grand Prix Opening Round

Hideo Tokoro vs. Daiki Hata

Non-Grand Prix Bouts

Katsuyori Shibata vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Dong Sik Yoon vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua
Andrews Nakahara vs. Shungo Oyama
Sergei Kharitonov vs. Jeff Monson

John Alessio To Fight Paul Daley on December 5th at MFC 19

Kris Karkoski — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:44:50 +0000

Welterweight John Alessio (24-11) will face fellow 170-pounder Paul Daley (18-7-2) on December 5th at Maximum Fighting Championship 19: Long Time Coming at the River Cree Casino in Enoch, Alberta, Canada.

Ryan Ford vs. Pat Healy headlines the event, which will be broadcast on HDNet.

Alessio has won back-to-back fights over Pete Spratt and Gideon Ray and is a winner of five of his last six bouts.

Daley had won six-straight fights before losing to EliteXC welterweight champ Jake Shields via second-round submission at EliteXC “Heat” on October 4th.

Lineup For Saturday’s Night of Combat 2 Finalized

Kris Karkoski — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:35 +0000

Rick Roufus, a highly-decorated championship kickboxer, will meet UFC veteran Hector Ramirez in the main event of Saturday’s “Night of Combat 2″at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

The nine-bout card, which features a number of Xtreme Couture fighters, was organized on short-notice after Affliction vacated the venue with their recent postponement of “Day of Reckoning,” which had been slated to take place at the Thomas & Mack Center this weekend.

Other featured bouts include Jay Hieron vs. Bryson Kamaka, Brian Gassaway vs. Mike Pyle, John Alessio vs. Gideon Ray, and Sean Salmon vs. Josh Haynes.

Notable Xtreme Couture fighters, including Gina Carano and Wanderlei Silva, will be on hand for the event, which will be broadcast on HDNet on October 17th.

Johnathan Mix vs. John Halverson, Patrick Gonzalves vs. Shawn David, Ryan Hass vs. Ian Omalza, and Stephanie Palmer vs. Elena Reid are also slated for “Night of Combat 2″.