Arizona Administrative Code › Title 19 - ALCOHOL, HORSE AND DOG RACING, LOTTERY, AND GAMING › Chapter 2 - ARIZONA RACING COMMISSION › Article 6 - STATE BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMMISSION: ADMINISTRATION OF UNARMED COMBAT SPORTS › Part A - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Section R19-2-A601 - Definitions and Interpretation Guidance

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. The following terms apply to this Article:
1. "Abdominal guard" means a protective
				  device that is designed to protect the abdomen below the umbilicus, and the
				  term includes a pelvic girdle for women designed to protect the pubic area,
				  ovaries, coccyx, and sides of hips. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the term
				  "abdominal guard" will include a "groin guard."
2. "Admission fee" means the charge paid to
				  gain access to an unarmed combat event, as evidenced by a "ticket."
3.
				  "Annual bond" means the cash or surety bond, required under A.R.S. §
											5-228(E),
				  to be deposited with the Department by a promoter as a prerequisite for a
				  promoter's license.
4. "Business
				  entity" means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability
				  company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity except an
				  individual or sole proprietorship.
5. "Combatant" means any person who practices
				  the sport of unarmed combat in this state.
6. "Commission" means
				  the Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission, and staff delegated
				  to provide support to the Commission. Unless otherwise stated, reference to the
				  Commission includes the Executive Director.
7. "Contestant" means any combatant who is
				  engaged in an unarmed combat contest or exhibition.
8. "Department" means
				  the Arizona Department of Gaming.
9. "Division" means the Arizona Department of
				  Gaming, Racing Division.
10.
				  "Event" means any unarmed-combat contest or exhibition for which tickets are
				  issued and sold.
11. "Event bond" means the cash or surety bond,
				  authorized under A.R.S. §
											5-229(B),
				  which the Commission may require a promoter to deposit with the Department
				  before each event.
12. "Executive
				  Director" means the director appointed to execute the directions of the
				  Commission.
13. "Exhibition" means
				  any demonstration of technique or training in unarmed combat, which is attended
				  by members of the public, including any such demonstration involving the sale
				  of tickets or collection of admission fees.
14. "Groin guard" means a foul-proof athletic
				  cup or other protection of the pubic area.
15. "Gross receipts"
				  means all gross receipts as defined by A.R.S. §
											5-104.02(E).
16. "Industry" means all matters or business
				  related to regulated unarmed-combat events.
17. "License" means any permit, license,
				  approval, sanction, authority, registration, or other permission received from
				  the Commission under these rules or Title 5, Chapter 2, Article 2. For purposes
				  of these rules, a permit is equivalent to a license.
18. "Majority of rounds" means a sufficient
				  number of completed rounds to render a decision via the score cards. For
				  example, two completed rounds in a three-round bout, or three completed rounds
				  in a five-round bout.
19.
				  "Mismatch" means a pairing of unarmed combatants for a contest who have unequal
				  ability. Factors to be considered in matching combatants include, but are not
				  limited to:
a. Experience;
b. Training;
c. Fighting record;
d. Age;
e. Physical condition;
f. Height;
g. Weight;
h. Skill sets;
i. Arm or leg length; and
j. Any other differences in the ability of
				  combatants that would create a competitive imbalance between them or that would
				  render a match unsafe.
20. "MMA" means mixed martial arts as defined
				  by A.R.S. §
											5-221(8).
21. "Official" means a licensed referee,
				  judge, timekeeper, ringside physician, or inspector.
22. "Permit" means any approval or license to
				  conduct an event.
23. "Prohibited
				  list" means the prohibited substance list published by the World Anti-Doping
				  Agency ("WADA").
24. "Prohibited
				  substance" means any substance, or class of substances, identified as
				  prohibited on the prohibited list. Alcohol shall also be considered a
				  prohibited substance regardless of whether it appears on the prohibited
				  list.
25. "Ticket" means the
				  tangible proof of the right to purchase admission to an event.
26.
				  "Ticket agent" means a person authorized by a promoter to print
				  tickets.
27. "Ticket vendor" means a person authorized by a
				  promoter to sell tickets.
28. "Tickets issued"
				  means all tickets printed for an event.
29. "A.R.S. Title 5, Chapter 2, Article 2"
				  means Arizona Revised Statutes ("A.R.S.") §§
											5-221 to
				  5-240, and any
				  successor provisions.
30. "Unarmed
				  combat" means any professional or amateur training, contest, or exhibition
				  regulated by the Commission, whether or not conducted for profit, including
				  boxing, kickboxing, MMA, Muay Thai fighting, or Toughman
				  competition.