MFC 23

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MFC 23: Unstoppable
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Promotion Maximum Fighting Championship
DateDecember 4th, 2009
VenueRiver Cree Resort and Casino
CityEnoch, Alberta
Event chronology
MFC 22: Payoff MFC 23: Unstoppable MFC 24: HeatXC

MFC 23: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on December 4, 2009, at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta. [1] The main event featured former UFC contender Thales Leites taking on fellow UFC veteran Dean Lister. The co-main event featured Jason MacDonald taking on Solomon Hutcherson. [2] The event aired live on HDNet. [3]

Contents

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Thales Leites def. Dean Lister Decision (Unanimous)35:00
MiddleweightJason MacDonalddef. Emanuel Newton Decision (Unanimous)35:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Bryan Baker def.Art SantoreDecision (Unanimous)35:00
Light HeavyweightDwayne Lewisdef. Marvin Eastman KO (Punch)14:58
Welterweight Jesse Juarez def.Joe ChristopherDecision (Unanimous)35:00
HeavyweightNick Pennerdef.Ryan FortinSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)23:31
LightweightRyan Machandef. Kajan Johnson Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)13:30
LightweightBilly Huadef.Kenny HamiltonTKO (Punches)20:20
  1. ↑ This fight was originally scored a split draw (28–28, 29–28, 28–29), but it turned out to be an error on the judges scorecard, the mistake was later fixed, and MacDonald was, in fact, awarded the victory.

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References

  1. ↑ "MFC 23". Maximumfighting.com. Archived from the original on 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  2. ↑ "MFC 23 – Unstoppable". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  3. ↑ "HDNet Fights Presents: MFC 23: Unstoppable LIVE". HDNet. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
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