private industry mixed martial arts promotion founders glen carriere mark sinclair & milan lubovac headquarters edmonton alberta canada website http www.thefightclub.ca the fight club is a canadian mixed martial arts mma promotion based in edmonton alberta . tfc currently fights at the shaw conference centre . contents 1 rules 1.1 rounds 1.2 attire 1.3 match outcome 1.4 judging criteria 1.5 fouls 1.6 match conduct 2 champions 3 tfc events 4 references 5 external links rules edit tfc employs the unified rules of mixed martial arts . fighters compete in a cage . rounds edit 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 edit all competitors must fight in approved shorts without shoes . shirts gis or long pants including gi pants are not allowed . fighters must use approved light weight open fingered gloves that include at least 1 of padding around the knuckles 110 to 170 g 4 to 6 ounces 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 edit 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 tko if a fighter can not continue the fight is ended as a technical knockout . technical knockouts can be classified into three categories referee stoppage the referee determines a fighter can not intelligently defend himself ; if warnings to the fighter to improve his position or defense go unanswered generally two warnings are given about 5 seconds apart doctor stoppage a ringside doctor due to injury or impending injury as when blood flows into the eyes and blinds a fighter corner stoppage a fighter s own corner man signals defeat for their own fighter judges decision depending on scoring a match may end as unanimous decision all three judges score a win for fighter a majority decision two judges score a win for fighter a one judge scores a draw split decision two judges score a win for fighter a one judge scores a win for fighter b unanimous draw all three judges score a draw majority draw two judges score a draw one judge scoring a win split draw one judge scores a win for fighter a one judge scores a win for fighter b and one judge scores a draw note in the event of a draw it is not necessary that the fighters total points be equal . however in a unanimous or split draw each fighter does score an equal number of win judgments from the three judges 0 or 1 respectively . 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 edit 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 edit the nevada state athletic commission currently lists the following as fouls 1 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 see rabbit punch striking downward using the point of the elbow see elbow strike 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 . see piledriver 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 horn 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 when a foul is charged the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty . if a foul incapacitates a fighter then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional or a no contest if unintentional . if a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout it ends with a technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points otherwise it is a technical draw . match conduct edit after a verbal warning the referee can stop the fighters and stand them up if they reach a stalemate on the ground where neither are in a dominant position or working towards one . 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 edit division upper weight limit champion since title defenses heavyweight 265 lb 120 kg ; 18.9 st light heavyweight 205 lb 93 kg ; 14.6 st middleweight 185 lb 84 kg ; 13.2 st welterweight 170 lb 77 kg ; 12 st ryan ford tfc 9 december 5 2009 1 lightweight 155 lb 70 kg ; 11.1 st featherweight 145 lb 66 kg ; 10.4 st bantamweight 135 lb 61 kg ; 9.6 st tfc events edit tfc 1 first blood at the shaw conference centre on december 28 2007 chuck pelc def . lee berger by tko 1 05 round 1 unanswered blows chase holthe def . phil wark by sub 1 05 round 1 triangle choke middleweight bout marcus hicks def . mason hunter by tko 28 round 1 unanswered blows jay jenkins def . brad geiger by ko 4 18 round 1 shaun krysa def . richard menard by sub 1 30 round 1 tap out unanswered blows tim thurston def . curtis demarce by ko 34 round 3 chris ade def . adam thomas by sub 4 58 round 2 arm bar canadian welterweight mma title victor bachmann def . stjepan vujnovic by tko 49 round 1 unanswered blows main event heavyweight bout nick penner def . eric esch by sub 2 28 round 1 tap out unanswered blows tfc 2 penner vs. kalmakoff at the edmonton event centre on march 7 2008 . phil wark def . tony bibby by unanimous decision curtis demarce def . tim brown by submission arm bar 1 17 rd 1 trevor daley def . kevin logan by tko unanswered blows 1 39 rd 1 larry lyttle def . richard menard by tko unanswered blows 2 44 rd 1 james mccutcheon def . cody graber by submission arm bar 3 57 rd 1 tim smith def . dan walders by submission rear choke 1 53 rd 2 jason alexander def . kevin dolan by tko cuts 1 01 rd 1 markhaile wedderburn def . neil berry by submission rear choke 4 50 rd 1 main event heavyweight bout nick penner def . bobby kalmakoff by tko unanswered blows 1 26 rd 1 tfc 3 this means war on may 31 2008 in edmonton alberta canada lightweight bout dave henry def . brent haley by sub 1 47 round 1 rear naked choke light heavyweight bout bill mesi def . bill mesi by ko .34 round 2 body shot light heavyweight bout travis whaling def . allen hope by tko .54 round 1 tap unanswered blows welterweight bout kevin dolan def . jase nibourg by tko .38 round 1 unanswered blows welterweight bout james mccutcheon def . nolan clark by tko 1 14 round 2 unanswered blows middleweight bout claude patrick def . dan chambers by sub .51 round 1 north south choke middleweight bout solomon hutcherson def . marcus hicks by tko 1 29 round 1 unanswered blows muay thai main event welterweight bout levi kump def . sokhim or by 5 rd split decision kickboxing main event heavyweight bout nick penner def . jared kilkenny by sub 4 13 round 2 kimora tfc 4 retribution on august 29 2008 in edmonton alberta canada sean mckinnon def . jordan lannon round 3 decision hal kreisel def . john hamm round 3 decision keijiro noda vs ben arlow welterweight bout levi kump def . john laing round 3 decision tim shady smith def . kevin dolan by sub 4 41 round 1 armbar brandon carlick def . dave henry by ko 1 47 round 1 chris ade def . kyle crowell by sub 1 42 round 1 armbar k 1 main event heavyweight bout nick penner def . sandy pembroke round 3 decision tfc 5 armageddon on december 5 2008 at the shaw conference centre in edmonton alberta canada 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 tfc 6 domination on march 20 2009 in edmonton alberta canada david bodrug def . tyson russell in round 2 unanswered blows mike froese def . darrell okeynan in round 1 guillotine from mount gina mazany def . jackie mikalsky in round 1 unanswered blows jason gorny def . sean merkl in round 1 unanswered blows jorge ravanal def . mike bell in round 2 rear naked choke yukon jack def . paul brown in round 1 rear naked choke tfc canadian mma welterweight championship claude patrick def . dave mazany in round 2 unanswered blows to retain his title . main event nick penner def . joe fonoti in round 2 decision tfc 7 full throttle on may 30 2009 in edmonton alberta canada jorge ravanal def . leo ahmed in round 1 ko punches ben arlow def . jake bluhm in round 1 ko punches mitch clarke def . adam hunsperger in round 1 submission guillotine choke jason gorny def . ryan lacasse in round 1 submission rear naked choke chase degenhart def . chuck pelc in round 1 tko punches lenny wheeler def . chris ade in round 1 tko punches luke harris def . mike rowbotham in round 1 submission armbar victor valimaki def . isaiah larson in round 2 tko punches main event ryan ford def . dave manzany in round 1 tko punches tfc 8 salvation on september 18 2009 in edmonton alberta canada darcy boizard def . jason bowden in round 2 tko punches tyson russell def . brent