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Contestants
Age restrictions.
No contestant under the age of 18 years shall be
permitted to participate in any event except by special
permission of the commissioner.
177.5(3)
Proper attire.
Contestants must wear proper athletic attire.
Athletic attire of opposing contestants shall be of
contrasting colors.
177.5(4)
Body protection.
All male contestants shall wear a foulproof
protective cup. All female contestants shall wear foulproof
pelvic area protection and breast protection.
177.5(5)
Mouth protection.
A mouthpiece shall be worn by all contestants
throughout the fight. If the mouthpiece is knocked from a
contestant’s mouth, it shall be washed and then replaced.
177.5(6)
Gloves.
Gloves shall be approved martial arts gloves. All
gloves shall be approved by the commissioner.
177.5(7)
Hand protection.
Only one roll of cotton gauze surgical bandage, not
to exceed 2 inches in width and 10 yards in length, shall be
used for the protection of each hand. Only one winding of
surgeons’ adhesive tape, not more than 1½ inches in width,
may be placed directly on the hand to protect that part of
the hand near the wrist. The tape may cross the back of the
hand twice, but shall not extend within 1 inch of the
knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist. Practice
wraps (training handwraps) may be used in lieu of gauze and
tape.
177.5(8)
Hair protection.
Where necessary, hair shall be secured in a manner
that it will not interfere with the vision or safety of
either contestant.
177.5(9)
Use of substances.
Excessive use of cocoa butter, petroleum jelly,
grease, ointments or strong-smelling substances by a
contestant during the progress of a fight will not be
permitted.
177.5(10)
Contestants’ grooming.
Fingernails will be trimmed closely.
177.5(11)
Blood-borne disease testing.
At least one week before each event, the promoter
shall submit to the labor commissioner and to the ringside
physician test results showing that each contestant
scheduled for the event tested negative for the human
immunodeficiency, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C viruses
within the six-month period prior to the event. The
contestant shall not participate and the physician shall
notify the promoter that the contestant is prohibited from
participating for medical reasons if any of the following
occurs:
a.
The promoter does not produce timely proof of
testing;
b.
The test results are positive;
c.
The laboratory is not properly certified in
accordance with the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Act;
d.
The test was performed more than six months prior to
the event; or
e.
The test results are otherwise deficient.
Procedural Rules
177.6(1)
Inspection for foreign substances.
The referee shall inspect the gloves, bandages, and bodies
of the contestants and make sure that no foreign substances
have been applied to the gloves, bandages, or bodies of the
contestants that might be detrimental to an opponent.
177.6(2)
Prohibited materials in ring.
Contestants shall not take anything not permitted
by these rules into the ring or pick up anything thrown into
the ring and use the material or object in any way to gain
an advantage over an opponent.
177.6(3)
Fouls.
The following activities will be deemed a foul:
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Striking of any kind
in the groin area.
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Striking after the
bell has terminated the round.
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Butting the opponent
with the head.
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Biting the opponent.
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Gouging of an eye.
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Pulling of hair.
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Striking an opponent
with an elbow while the opponent is on the mat.
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Striking deliberately
at that part of the body over the kidneys.
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Striking the back of
the head with a closed fist.
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Using abusive, foul
or profane language or mannerisms by any person
associated with any contestant.
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Failing to obey the
referee.
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Deliberately leaving
the enclosed ring during the course of a fight in
pursuit of another contestant.
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Using any physical
actions which may injure a contestant, except by fair
sportinglike means.
177.6(4)
Mouth protection ejected.
If the mouth protection is knocked from a
contestant’s mouth, it shall be replaced with no penalty.
177.6(5)
Spitting mouth protection.
The referee shall caution a contestant who
deliberately spits out a mouthpiece the first time and
disqualify the contestant the second time.
177.6(6)
Gloves.
The gloves shall not be damaged or manipulated in
any way by the contestants or their handlers. If a glove
breaks or becomes undone during the fight, the referee will
instruct the timekeeper to take time out while the glove is
being adjusted or replaced.
177.6(7)
Injury.
If a contestant claims to be injured or when a
contestant has been injured seriously or knocked out, the
referee shall immediately stop the fight and summon the
attending ring physician to make an examination of the
stricken fighter. If the physician decides that the
contestant has been injured, the physician shall advise the
referee of the severity of the injury. If the physician is
of the opinion the injured contestant may be able to
continue, the physician shall order a five-minute
intermission, after which the physician shall make another
examination and again advise the referee of the injured
contestant’s condition. Managers, handlers and seconds shall
not attend to the stricken fighter, except at the request of
the physician.
Decision
A
fight concludes as follows:
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A contestant submits
to another fighter.
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A draw is announced
at the end of overtime.
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The referee stops the
fight.
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The referee may award
the fight to a contestant who was fouled if, in the
referee’s judgment, the foul was of a serious nature or
intentionally inflicted.
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Throwing of a towel
into the ring by a second or manager to indicate the
defeat of a contestant shall be recognized by the
referee. The fight will be stopped and awarded to the
opponent of the contestant’s second or manager.
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The fight shall be
terminated and awarded to the opponent of a second who
is in the ring before the bell ending the round or
overtime has sounded.
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The referee can award
the fight to the fouled contestant who was seriously or
deliberately fouled.
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The referee shall
stop a fight when the referee deems it advisable because
of the physical condition of one of the contestants,
when one of the contestants is clearly outclassed by an
opponent, when the referee decides that the best effort
is not being made by a contestant, or for any other
reason the referee deems sufficient. The referee shall
disqualify one opponent.
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The contestant is
disqualified.
Forfeit of Purse
The
commissioner, in consultation with the referee, has the
power to declare forfeited all or any part of a contestant’s
purse whenever in the commissioner’s judgment |
