MFC 23: Unstoppable was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) on December 4th, 2009 at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta. The main event featured former UFC contender Thales Leites

Thales Leites

Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...

 taking on fellow UFC veteran Dean Lister

Dean Lister

Dean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...

. The co-main event featured Jason MacDonald

Jason MacDonald

Jason Anthony MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He is also a veteran of the Maximum Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA in his native country of Canada...

 taking on Solomon Hutcherson

Solomon Hutcherson

Solomon Hutcherson is an american mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Middleweight division.-The Ultimate Fighter:During The Ultimate Fighter 3 Hutcherson trained under Ken Shamrock's team...

. The event aired live on HDNet

HDNet

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Main Card (HDNet)

• Middleweight bout:   Thales Leites
  Thales Leites
  Thales Leites Lourenço is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current Superior Challenge middleweight champion.-Mixed martial arts:A relative newcomer to the sport, Leites made his mixed martial arts debut at Shooto Brazil in 2003, defeating Felipe Arinelli by arm-triangle choke submission...
  
   vs.   Dean Lister
  Dean Lister
  Dean Richard Lister is an American mixed martial artist and a former King of the Cage champion. He currently fights at the Middleweight division after moving down from the Light Heavyweight class...
  
  

Leites defeated Lister via Unanimous decision. (30-27,30-27,30-27).

• Middleweight bout:   Jason MacDonald
  Jason MacDonald
  Jason Anthony MacDonald is a Canadian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting with the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a middleweight. He is also a veteran of the Maximum Fighting Championship and TKO Major League MMA in his native country of Canada...
  
   vs.   Solomon Hutcherson
  Solomon Hutcherson
  Solomon Hutcherson is an american mixed martial arts fighter. He competes in the Middleweight division.-The Ultimate Fighter:During The Ultimate Fighter 3 Hutcherson trained under Ken Shamrock's team...
  
  

MacDonald defeated Hutcherson via Split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29). 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.

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Ryan Jimmo
  Ryan Jimmo
  Ryan Jimmo is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who competes as a light heavyweight for the Maximum Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Jimmo mostly fought in Canada, as well as competing in the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter.-Early career:Jimmo began...
  
   vs.   Emanuel Newton

Jimmo defeated Newton via Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

• Middleweight bout:   Bryan Baker
  Bryan Baker (fighter)
  Bryan Baker is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Baker fought in various promotions, most notably World Extreme Cagefighting and Bellator Fighting Championships...
  
   vs.   Art Santore

Baker defeated Santore via Unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).

• Light Heavyweight bout:   Dwayne Lewis vs.   Marvin Eastman
  Marvin Eastman
  Marvin Lee Eastman is an American mixed martial artist with a background in collegiate wrestling and Muay Thai. He is currently the light heavyweight champion of the Elite Fighting Championship and the IFO champion...
  
  

Lewis defeated Eastman via KO at 4:58 of round one.

• Welterweight bout:   Jesse Juarez vs.   Joe Christopher

Juarez defeated Christopher via Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Preliminary card (Non-televised)

• Heavyweight bout:   Nick Penner vs.   Ryan Fortin

Penner defeated Fortin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:31 of round two.

• Lightweight bout:   Ryan Machan vs.   Kajan Johnson

Machan defeated Johnson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:30 of round one.

• Lightweight bout:   Billy Hua vs.   Kenny Hamilton

Hua defeated Hamilton via KO (punches) at 0:20 of round two.