World Series of Fighting: Canada explained

World Series of Fighting (Canada) formerly Aggression Fighting Championship, Aggression MMA and Armageddon Fighting Championship is a Canadian Mixed Martial Arts promotion based out of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The promotions made their debuts in 2009. Armageddon Fighting Championship and Aggression MMA merged in 2012 to create Aggression Fighting Championship. In September 2013, World Series of Fighting purchased the Aggression Fighting Championship organization to enter the Canadian market, but it was later found out the AFC executives closed down the company to join a new organization WSOF Canada.[1] [2]

World Series of Fighting (Canada)
Type:Private
Foundation:2013
Industry:Mixed martial arts promotion
Homepage:http://wsofcanada.com/
Location City:Edmonton, Alberta
Location Country:Canada
Key People:Darren Owen (COO)
Ray Sefo (President)

Rules

AFC employs the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts as Fighters compete in a cage.

Rounds

Every round in AFC competition is contested with a five-minute time limit. Championship bouts are contested with five, five-minute rounds, and non-title bouts are contested with three, five-minute rounds. There is a one-minute rest period in between rounds.

Attire

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

Matches usually end via:

a fighter clearly taps on the mat or his opponent or verbally submits.

a fighter falls from a legal blow and is either unconscious or unable to immediately continue.

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

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 Athletic Commission currently lists the following as fouls:[3]

  1. Butting with the head
  2. Eye gouging of any kind
  3. Biting
  4. Hair pulling
  5. Fish hooking, as in self-defense and some forms of martial arts.
  6. Groin attacks of any kind
  7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
  8. Small joint manipulation
  9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head (see Rabbit punch)
  10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow (see Elbow (strike))
  11. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
  12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh
  13. Grabbing the clavicle
  14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
  15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent
  16. Stomping a grounded opponent
  17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel
  18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck. (see piledriver)
  19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area
  20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent
  21. Spitting at an opponent
  22. Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent
  23. Holding the ropes or the fence
  24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area
  25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break
  26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
  27. Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round
  28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee
  29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury
  30. Interference by the corner
  31. 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

Events

See main article: article and List of AFC events.

See main article: article and List of WSOF events.

Current Champions

DivisionWeightChampionSinceDefenses
Light Heavyweightalign=center Until 93 kgalign=left Vacantalign=center align=center
Middleweightalign=center Until 84 kgalign=left Vacantalign=center align=center
Welterweightalign=center Until 77 kgalign=left Ryan Fordalign=center February 21, 2014
align=center 0
Lightweightalign=center Until 70 kgalign=left Vacantalign=center align=center
Bantamweightalign=center Until 61 kgalign=left Vacantalign=center align=center

Title history

Light Heavyweight Championship

190 to 205 lbs (84 to 93 kg)

width=1%No.width=20%Namewidth=19%Eventwidth=17%Datewidth=44%Defenses
1align=left Razak Al-Hassan
def. Tim Chemelli		align=center AFC 17:
Anarchy
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada		align=center March 23, 2013
All AFC titles were vacated after they were purchased by WSOF.

Middleweight Championship

171 to 185 lbs (77 to 84 kg)

width=1%No.width=20%Namewidth=19%Eventwidth=17%Datewidth=44%Defenses
1align=left John Salter
def. Kalib Starnes		align=center AFC 6:
Conviction
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada		align=center June 18, 2011
All AFC titles were vacated after they were purchased by WSOF.

Welterweight Championship

156 to 170 lbs (77 to 84 kg)

width=1%No.width=20%Namewidth=19%Eventwidth=17%Datewidth=44%Defenses
1align=left Ryan Ford
def. Michael Hill		align=center AFC 19:
Undisputed
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada		align=center July 5, 2013
All AFC titles were vacated after they were purchased by WSOF.
2align=left Ryan Ford
def. Joel Powell		align=center WSOF Canada 1
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada		align=center February 21, 2014

Lightweight Championship

146 to 155 lbs (77 to 84 kg)

width=1%No.width=20%Namewidth=19%Eventwidth=17%Datewidth=44%Defenses
1align=left Stephen Beaumont
def. Evan Sanguin		align=center AFC 9:
Inception
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada		align=center June 8, 2012
2align=left Shane Campbellalign=center AFC 14:
Invasion
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada		align=center November 23, 2012
3align=left Jesse Ronsonalign=center AFC 19:
Undisputed
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada		align=center July 5, 2013
Ronson vactated the title when he left AFC for the UFC.

Bantamweight Championship

126 to 135 lbs (77 to 84 kg)

width=1%No.width=20%Namewidth=19%Eventwidth=17%Datewidth=44%Defenses
1align=left Curtis Brigham
def. Mike Adams		align=center AFC 16:
Uprising
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada		align=center March 23, 2013
All AFC titles were vacated after they were purchased by WSOF.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Promotions Merge to Form Aggression Fighting Championship. Fightnetwork.com. 2012-04-04.
  2. Web site: AFC closes doors to join WSOF Canada. Topmmanewscom. 2013-09-30.
  3. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-467.html NSAC Regulations: Chapter 467 - Unarmed Combat

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