Standing:
- All hand strikes legal to approved targets (No groin, throat, spine, back of head, anti-joint, eye pokes, etc)
- Kicks allowed to head, body, and legs
- Knees allowed to body and legs only
- Foot stomps legal
- All throws and takedowns legal except
any technique which slams opponent onto head or back of neck (must be in
control at all times)
Ground:
- All submissions legal (except small joint manipulations i.e. attacking less than 3 fingers)
- All hand strikes legal to approved targets
- Knees allowed to body and legs only
- Slamming allowed but must be controlled and fighter MUST NOT spike opponent
onto back of neck or head.
- Grounded fighter is determined by anything other than soles of feet touching the mat
- Two grounded opponents cannot kick each other
Illegal techniques:
- Knees to the head standing or on ground
- Striking with any part of the arm from the shoulder to the wrist (no elbow/forearm
strikes)
- No kicking a downed opponent
- No up kicking
- Intentional striking to groin, throat, spine, back of the head, or against
joints
- Twisting of the flesh, fishooking, eye gouging, etc
- Grabbing ropes or fence
- Not adhering to referee’s commands
- Inserting fingers into ANY orifice such as cuts, mouth, shorts, gloves,
etc.
- Grabbing opponents shorts
- ANY unsportsmanlike conduct including
foul language, striking after the bell, not releasing a submission, throwing items
- Using any bodily fluids as an offensive weapon
Penalties:
- Warnings followed by point deduction, followed by disqualification (referee discretion)
Blood/foul blow rule:
- If referee stops fight due to excessive bleeding or blood interfering with fighter safety (i.e. draining blood into opponents eyes or opponent’s mouth or nose), time will stop, doctor
will determine if fight can continue and, if so, fight continues.
- Bleeding fighter must keep his/her blood from draining into opponents eyes, nose, mouth
- If fighter cannot continue and bleeding was caused by a legal blow, TKO
- If fighter cannot continue and bleeding was caused by an unintentional
(as deemed by the referee) illegal blow, fight goes to the scorecards
o If in 1st 2 minutes of fight, fight = no contest
o If after 2 minutes, fight is scored for the first 2 minutes and this
continues depending on how many rounds in the fight
- If fighter cannot continue and bleeding was caused by an intentional
blow (as deemed by the referee), fighter receiving the blow wins
- If an unintentional low blow is thrown, fighter receiving blow will get up to 4 minutes to regain composure
General Regulations:
- All fights are an odd number of rounds. 3 X 4 min. rounds, unless a title fight, which are 3 x 5 minute rounds.
- Women competitors must have a pregnancy test at the time of the weigh-ins.
- All fights scored on 10 point must system with 1 fighter getting 10 points and other getting 9 or less.
- Fighter is responsible for corner behavior and vice/versa (purse can be held for unsportsmanlike behavior)
- Taped hands must be signed by an official with NO tape covering the
knuckles
- Fighters must have 1 wrap of tape around glove closure
- If using own gloves, must be approved by official
- No shirts worn during fight unless female
- Any knee or ankle supports must be acceptable to opponent
- No shoes allowed during fight
- No excessive greasing (light covering over and under the eyes acceptable)
- No taping of toes or fingers
- Groin and mouth protection is mandatory
- If the referee decides there is a lack of action on the ground, fight will be stopped by referee and both fighters will
be stood up to continue
- If fighters are in danger of sliding under the ropes, the referee will stop the action and decide whether to start the
fighters in the same position in the center of the ring, or stand them back on there feet.
- Doctor, fighter, referee, or corner can stop fight at any time
- If the referee stops the fight, the fight is over. Reasons for stopping the fight include:
o Fighter is not defending himself
o Fighter is taking excessive unanswered effective strikes
o Fighter taps/passes out
o Knockdown where referee cannot tell if fighter is okay (i.e. fighter
turtles up and is motionless)
