The Fight Club
The Fight Club is a Canadian mixed martial arts promotion based in Edmonton, Alberta. TFC currently fights at the Shaw Conference Centre.
Rules
TFC employs the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. Fighters compete in a cage.Rounds
Every round in TFC competition Zaeis five minutes in duration. Title matches have five such rounds, and non-title matches have three. There is a one-minute rest period between rounds.Attire
All competitors must fight in approved shorts, without shoes. Shirts, gis or long pants are not allowed. Fighters must use approved light-weight open-fingered gloves, that include at least 1" of padding around the knuckles, ( that allow fingers to grab. These gloves enable fighters to punch with less risk of an injured or broken hand, while retaining the ability to grab and grapple.Match outcome
Matches usually end via:- Submission: a fighter clearly taps on the mat or his opponent or verbally submits.
- Technical Submission: A technical submission is achieved when the referee stops a fight due to an injury resulting from a submission hold or due to a fighter going unconscious from a choke.
- Knockout: a fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious or unable to immediately continue.
- Technical Knockout : If a fighter cannot continue, the fight is ended as a technical knockout. Technical knockouts can be classified into three categories:
- *referee stoppage:
- *doctor stoppage
- *corner stoppage
- Judges' Decision: Depending on scoring, a match may end as:
- *unanimous decision
- *majority decision
- *split decision
- *unanimous draw
- *majority draw
- *split draw
A fight can also end in a technical decision, disqualification, forfeit, technical draw, or no contest. The latter two outcomes have no winners.
Judging criteria
The ten-point must system is in effect for all fights; three judges score each round and the winner of each receives ten points, the loser nine points or fewer. If the round is even, both fighters receive ten points.Fouls
The Nevada State Athletic Commission currently lists the following as fouls:- Butting with the head
- Eye gouging of any kind
- Biting
- Hair pulling
- Groin attacks of any kind
- Fish hooking, gouging as in self-defense and some martial arts.
- Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
- Small joint manipulation
- Striking to the spine or the back of the head
- Striking downward using the point of the elbow
- Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
- Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh
- Grabbing the clavicle
- Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
- Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent
- Stomping a grounded opponent
- Kicking to the kidney with the heel
- Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
- Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area
- Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent
- Spitting at an opponent
- Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent
- Holding the ropes or the fence
- Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area
- Attacking an opponent on or during the break
- Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
- Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of a round
- Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee
- Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury
- Interference by the corner
- Throwing in the towel during competition
Match conduct
- After a verbal warning the referee can stop the fighters and stand them up if they reach a stalemate on the ground.
- If the referee pauses the match, it is resumed with the fighters in their prior positions.
- Grabbing the ring ropes brings a verbal warning, followed by an attempt by the referee to release the grab by pulling on the grabbing hand. If that attempt fails or if the fighter continues to hold the ropes, the referee may charge a foul.
Champions
TFC Events
TFC 1: First Blood at the Shaw Conference Centre on December 28, 2007- Chuck Pelc def. Lee Berger by TKO 1:05 Round 1
- Chase Holthe def. Phil Wark by SUB 1:05 Round 1
- Middleweight Bout: Marcus Hicks def. Mason Hunter by TKO :28 Round 1
- Jay Jenkins def. Brad Geiger by KO 4:18 Round 1
- Shaun Krysa def. Richard Menard by SUB 1:30 Round 1 tap out
- Tim Thurston def. Curtis Demarce by KO :34 Round 3
- Chris Ade def. Adam Thomas by SUB 4:58 Round 2
- Canadian Welterweight MMA Title: Victor Bachmann def. Stjepan Vujnovic by TKO :49 Round 1
- Main Event: Heavyweight Bout: Nick Penner def. Eric Esch by SUB 2:28 Round 1 tap out
- Phil Wark def. Tony Bibby by unanimous decision
- Curtis Demarce def. Tim Brown by submission 1:17 Rd 1
- Trevor Daley def. Kevin Logan by TKO 1:39 Rd 1
- Larry Lyttle def. Richard Menard by TKO 2:44 Rd 1
- James McCutcheon def. Cody Graber by submission 3:57 Rd 1
- Tim Smith def. Dan Walders by submission 1:53 Rd 2
- Jason Alexander def. Kevin Dolan by TKO 1:01 Rd 1
- Markhaile Wedderburn def. Neil Berry by submission 4:50 Rd 1
- Main Event: Heavyweight Bout: Nick Penner def. Bobby Kalmakoff by TKO 1:26 Rd 1
- Lightweight Bout: Dave Henry def. Brent Haley by SUB 1:47 Round 1
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Bill Mesi def. Bill Mesi by KO.34 Round 2
- Light Heavyweight Bout: Travis Whaling def. Allen Hope by TKO.54 Round 1 Tap
- Welterweight Bout: Kevin Dolan def. Jase Nibourg by TKO.38 Round 1
- Welterweight Bout: James McCutcheon def. Nolan Clark by TKO 1:14 Round 2
- Middleweight Bout: Claude Patrick def. Dan Chambers by SUB.51 Round 1
- Middleweight Bout: Solomon Hutcherson def. Marcus Hicks by TKO 1:29 Round 1
- MUAY THAI Main Event: Welterweight Bout: Levi Kump def. Sokhim Or by 5 Rd Split Decision
- Main Event: Heavyweight Bout: Nick Penner def. Jared Kilkenny by SUB 4:13 Round 2
- Sean McKinnon def. Jordan Lannon, Round 3
- Hal Kreisel def. John Hamm Round 3
- Keijiro Noda vs Ben Arlow
- Welterweight Bout: Levi Kump def. John Laing Round 3
- Tim "Shady" Smith def. Kevin Dolan by SUB 4:41 Round 1,
- Brandon Carlick def. Dave Henry by KO, 1:47 Round 1
- Chris Ade def. Kyle Crowell by SUB 1:42 Round 1
- K-1 Main Event: Heavyweight Bout: Nick Penner def. Sandy Pembroke Round 3
- Mark Sawka vs. Pierre Dumont
- Jason Gorny vs. Todd Mabbott
- Brent Haley vs. Justin Carpenter
- Jackie Mikalsky vs. Megan Williams
- Bill Mesi vs. Ben Borger
- Chris Ade vs. Mike Bell
- James McCutcheon vs. Jordon McKay
- Nick Penner vs. Luc Desautels
- Levi Kump vs. Aaron Castellvi
- TFC Canadian Welterweight MMA Championship: Claude Patrick def. Victor Bachman to become the new Canadian Welterweight Champion
- David Bodrug def. Tyson Russell in Round 2,
- Mike Froese def. Darrell Okeynan in Round 1,
- Gina Mazany def. Jackie Mikalsky in ROUND 1,
- Jason Gorny def. Sean Merkl in Round 1,
- Jorge Ravanal def. Mike Bell in Round 2,
- Yukon Jack def. Paul Brown in Round 1,
- TFC Canadian MMA Welterweight Championship: Claude Patrick def. Dave Mazany in Round 2, to retain his title.
- Main Event: Nick Penner def. Joe Fonoti in Round 2,
- Jorge Ravanal def. Leo Ahmed in Round 1, KO
- Ben Arlow def. Jake Bluhm in Round 1, KO
- Mitch Clarke def. Adam Hunsperger in Round 1, Submission
- Jason Gorny def. Ryan Lacasse in Round 1, Submission
- Chase Degenhart def. Chuck Pelc in Round 1, TKO
- Lenny Wheeler def. Chris Ade in Round 1, TKO
- Luke Harris def. Mike Rowbotham in Round 1, Submission
- Victor Valimaki def. Isaiah Larson in Round 2, TKO
- Main Event: Ryan Ford def. Dave Manzany in Round 1, TKO
- Darcy Boizard def. Jason Bowden in Round 2, TKO
- Tyson Russell def. Brent Haley in Round 2, Submission
- Tarek Gabali def. Rob Ryan in Round 1, TKO
- Curtis Demarce def. Chris Ade via Decision
- Ryan McGillivary def. Adam Thomas in Round 1, Submission
- Victor Valimaki def. Lewis Polley via Decision - Won the TFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Main Event: Ryan Ford def. Markhaile Wedderburn in Round 1, Submission - Won the TFC Interim Welterweight Championship
- Devon Neis def. Greg McDougall in Round 1, TKO
- Rio Wells def. Darcy Boizard in Round 1, TKO
- Mike Froese def. Tim Skidmore in Round 1, Submission
- Cody Krahn def. Jason Gorny in Round 1, TKO
- Curtis Demarce def. Jorge Ravanal in Round 1, Submission
- Victor Bachman def. Mike Rowbotham in Round 2, TKO
- Kyle Coutu def. Johnathan Pridham in Round 2, TKO
- def. Jordan McKay in Round 1, TKO
- Main Event: Ryan Ford def. John Walsh in Round 1, KO - Won the Vacant TFC Welterweight Championship
- David Bodrug def. Doug Newman in Round 2, Submission
- Rio Wells def. Tim Skidmore in Round 1, TKO
- Curtis Demarce def. Mike Bell via Decision
- Mitch Clarke def. Brandon MacAurther in Round 2, Submission
- Sheldon Westcott def. Tim Smith in Round 1, TKO
- Victor Bachman def. Markhaile Wedderburn in Round 1, Submission
- Martin Desilets def. Victor Valimaki in Round 1, TKO - Won the TFC Light Heavyweight Championship
- Main Event: Ryan Ford def. Tommy Speer in Round 1, Submission - Defended the TFC Welterweight Championship