Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Athletics Commissioner › Chapter 177 - Mixed Martial Arts › Rule 875-177.6 - Procedural Rules

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
Inspection for foreign substances.
Rescinded IAB 12/11/13,
				effective 1/15/14.
(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.
(3)
Fouls.
As set forth in this subrule, the referee may penalize
				a contestant for fouls by disqualifying the contestant or by deducting points.
				The referee shall immediately determine if each foul is flagrant or accidental.
				"Flagrant" means the foul was intentional or reckless. "Accidental" means the
				foul was unintentional or incidental.
a.
Disqualification.
If the referee determines that the foul was
				flagrant and the contestant who was fouled is unable to continue due to an
				injury resulting from the foul, the contestant who committed the foul shall be
				disqualified.
b.
Deduction
				of points.
In determining the number of points to be deducted, the
				referee shall consider the nature and severity of the foul and its effect upon
				the opponent. As soon as practical after the foul, the referee shall notify the
				judges, contestants, and the commissioner of the number of points, if any, to
				be deducted from the score of the offender and whether the foul was flagrant or
				accidental. Points shall be deducted in the round in which the foul
				occurred.
c.
Continuation
				of match.
This paragraph governs how a match shall be continued if a
				foul that does not result in disqualification occurs.
(1) If a foul occurred but did not cause a
				serious injury, the referee may order the match to continue after a five-minute
				delay for recuperation. If subsequent fair blows aggravate the injury inflicted
				by a foul and the referee orders the contest stopped because of the injury, the
				outcome will be determined by scoring the completed rounds and the round during
				which the referee stopped the match.
(2) If an accidental foul results in a
				concussive impact to the head, if a contestant's chance of winning has been
				seriously jeopardized as a result of an accidental foul, or if a contestant is
				not able to continue the match due to an injury caused by an accidental foul,
				"no contest" will be declared or the winner will be determined based on points
				as set forth below.
1. "No contest" will be
				declared if:
* The foul occurs during the first two rounds of a match
				  scheduled for three rounds or fewer.
* The foul occurs during the first three rounds of a match
				  scheduled for four or five rounds.
2. The winner will be determined by scoring
				the completed rounds and the round during which the referee stopped the match
				if:
* The foul occurs during the third round of a match scheduled
				  for three rounds.
* The foul occurs during the fourth or fifth round of a match
				  scheduled for four or five rounds.
d.
Prohibited acts.
Each of
				the following actions is a foul:
(1) Butting
				with the head.
(2) Eye gouging of
				any kind.
(3) Biting.
(4) Hair pulling.
(5) Fishhooking.
(6) Groin attacks of any kind.
(7) Putting a finger into any orifice, cut,
				or laceration on an opponent.
(8)
				Small joint manipulation.
(9)
				Striking to the spine or behind the ears.
(10) Striking using the point of the
				elbow.
(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) Striking the kidney.
(18) Dropping or slamming an opponent on an
				opponent's head or neck.
(19)
				Throwing an opponent out of the cage or fenced area.
(20) Holding the shorts or gloves of an
				opponent.
(21) Spitting at an
				opponent.
(22) Engaging in any
				unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
(23) Holding the ropes or the
				fence.
(24) Using abusive language
				in the cage or fenced area.
(25)
				Attacking an opponent during a break.
(26) Attacking an opponent who is under the
				care of the referee.
(27) Attacking
				an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the round.
(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 a second.
(31) Throwing in the towel during
				competition.
(32) Threatening or
				intentionally striking or injuring any person other than the contestant's
				opponent.