Fouls
1. Butting with the head.
2. Eye gouging of any kind.
3. Biting
4. Hair pulling
5. Fish hooking
6. Groin attacks of any kind
7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on opponent
8. Small joint manipulation
9. Striking to the spine or back of the head
10. Elbows of any kind above the shoulders
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 kidney with the knee.
18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck
19. Throwing an opponent out the ring or fenced area
20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent
21. Spitting on an opponent
22. Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
23. Grabbing the fence
24. Using abusive language in the 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 round horn has sounded, or before the fight has officially started
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. Removing and intentionally throwing a mouthpiece before, during, or after a bout will result in immediate disqualification.
Weight Divisions
Bout Duration
Corners
LINKS
Ways To Win
1. Submission by:
• Physical tap out
• Verbal tap out
• Corner throwing in the towel
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest
3. Judges decision via the scorecards, including:
• Unanimous Decision (all judges pick the same fighter as the winner)
• Split Decision (one judge picks one fighter - the other two judges pick the other fighter)
• Majority Decision (two judges pick the same fighter as the winner - one judge declares the contest a draw)
• Draw: Unanimous Draw, Majority Draw, or Split Draw
4. Technical Decision
5. Technical Draw
6. Disqualification
7. Forfeit
8. No contest
Referee may restart the round if the fighters reach a stalemate and do not work to improve position or finish the fight.
Fighter Clothing/Personal Hygiene