8) FOULS:
A) The following acts constitute fouls in a contest or exhibition of mixed martial arts:
1) Butting with the head
2) Eye gouging of any kind
3) Biting
4) Spitting at an opponent
5) Hair pulling
6) Fish hooking
7) Groin attacks of any kind
8) Putting a finger into any orifice or any cut or laceration of an opponent
9) Small joint manipulation
10) Striking downward using the point of the elbow
11) Striking to the spine or the back of the head
12) Kicking to the kidney with a heel
13) Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
14) Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh
15) Grabbing the clavicle
16) Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
17) Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent
18) Stomping a grounded opponent
19) Holding the fence
20) Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent
21) Using abusive language in fenced area/ring
22) Engaging in any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes injury to an opponent
23) Attacking an opponent on or during the break
24) Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
25) Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the round
26) Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury
27) Throwing opponent out of fenced area/ring
28) Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee
29) Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck
30) Interference by the corner
31) Throwing in the towel during competition
B) Disqualification occurs after any combination of 3 fouls or after a flagrant foul.
C) Fouls result in a point being deducted by the official scorekeeper from the offending contestant’s score. The judges should only make notations of points deducted by the referee, for each round.
D) Only a referee can assess a foul. If the referee does not call the foul, judges must not make that assessment on their own.
E) A fouled contestant has up to 5 minutes to recuperate.
F) If a foul is committed:
1) The referee shall call time.
2) The referee shall check the fouled contestant’s condition and safety.
3) The referee shall then assess the foul to the offending contestant, deduct points, and notify the cornermen, judges and official scorekeeper.
G) If a bottom contestant commits a foul, unless the top contestant is injured, the contest will continue.
1) The referee will verbally notify the bottom contestant of the foul.
2) When the round is over, the referee will assess the foul and notify both corners, the judges and the official scorekeeper.
3) The referee may terminate a contest based on the severity of a foul. For such a flagrant foul, a contestant shall lose by disqualification.
A) The following acts constitute fouls in a contest or exhibition of mixed martial arts:
1) Butting with the head
2) Eye gouging of any kind
3) Biting
4) Spitting at an opponent
5) Hair pulling
6) Fish hooking
7) Groin attacks of any kind
8) Putting a finger into any orifice or any cut or laceration of an opponent
9) Small joint manipulation
10) Striking downward using the point of the elbow
11) Striking to the spine or the back of the head
12) Kicking to the kidney with a heel
13) Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
14) Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh
15) Grabbing the clavicle
16) Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
17) Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent
18) Stomping a grounded opponent
19) Holding the fence
20) Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent
21) Using abusive language in fenced area/ring
22) Engaging in any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes injury to an opponent
23) Attacking an opponent on or during the break
24) Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
25) Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the round
26) Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury
27) Throwing opponent out of fenced area/ring
28) Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee
29) Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck
30) Interference by the corner
31) Throwing in the towel during competition
B) Disqualification occurs after any combination of 3 fouls or after a flagrant foul.
C) Fouls result in a point being deducted by the official scorekeeper from the offending contestant’s score. The judges should only make notations of points deducted by the referee, for each round.
D) Only a referee can assess a foul. If the referee does not call the foul, judges must not make that assessment on their own.
E) A fouled contestant has up to 5 minutes to recuperate.
F) If a foul is committed:
1) The referee shall call time.
2) The referee shall check the fouled contestant’s condition and safety.
3) The referee shall then assess the foul to the offending contestant, deduct points, and notify the cornermen, judges and official scorekeeper.
G) If a bottom contestant commits a foul, unless the top contestant is injured, the contest will continue.
1) The referee will verbally notify the bottom contestant of the foul.
2) When the round is over, the referee will assess the foul and notify both corners, the judges and the official scorekeeper.
3) The referee may terminate a contest based on the severity of a foul. For such a flagrant foul, a contestant shall lose by disqualification.
