Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 24 - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS › Rule 6 - Amateur Mixed Martial Arts › Section 6-5 - Sanctioning body rule requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-22-18
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 4-33-22
Sec. 5.
(a) In
				addition to the other items required under this rule, an applicant for a
				license as a sanctioning body must provide its proposed rules and regulations
				for providing oversight of an event.
(b) The proposed rules and regulations must
				include the following:
(1) The fees to be
				charged by the applicant for providing oversight at an event.
(2) Identification of the types of actions
				that will be considered a foul during an amateur mixed martial arts bout,
				consistent with the Unified Amateur Rules.
(3) The weight classes of amateur mixed
				martial artists, consistent with the Unified Amateur Rules.
(4) Information regarding the:
(A) maximum weight differentials between
				opponents in different weight classes; and
(B) official weigh-in requirements; for
				amateur mixed martial artists at an event.
(5) A requirement that professional mixed
				martial artists do not participate in amateur mixed martial arts
				bouts.
(6) A requirement that bouts
				are three (3) rounds of not more than three (3) minutes duration per
				round.
(7) A requirement that
				substances other than adhesive tape and soft gauze cloth are not permitted for
				hand wraps.
(8) A requirement that
				a:
(A) representative of the sanctioning body;
				or
(B) referee; must witness the
				gloves being placed on the hands of amateur mixed martial artists.
(9) A requirement that the gloves
				are:
(A) at least six (6) ounces;
(B) provided by the promoter; and
(C) approved by the sanctioning
				body.
(10) A requirement
				enforcing the novice and advanced divisions, consistent with the Unified
				Amateur Rules.
(11) A requirement
				that an amateur mixed martial artist may only consume water and approved
				electrolyte-replacement drinks during a bout.
(12) A requirement that an amateur mixed
				martial artist must take a mandatory rest period between competing in each
				mixed martial arts bout, which shall be not less than seven (7) days, starting
				with the first full calendar day after the previous bout.
(13) The proposed scoring system to be used
				by judges of an amateur mixed martial arts bout, consistent with the Unified
				Amateur Rules.
(14) A requirement
				that an amateur mixed martial artist competing in an event has obtained a mixed
				martial arts national identification card from a state, country, or tribal
				nation recognized by the Association of Boxing Commissions.
(15) A requirement that no amateur mixed
				martial artist participating in an event is less than eighteen (18) years of
				age.
(16) A requirement that no
				amateur mixed martial artist is permitted to participate in an event while
				under medical suspension in the website registry certified and operated by the
				Association of Boxing Commissions.
(17) A requirement that the applicant will
				uphold administrative suspensions issued by another actively licensed
				sanctioning body in Indiana.
(18)
				The information necessary for the commission, the executive director, or the
				executive director's designee to determine that the sanctioning body is
				suitable to ensure the integrity of amateur mixed martial arts and the safety
				of amateur mixed martial artists.