Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 92 - Oklahoma State Athletic Commission › Chapter 10 - Rules For Boxing And Other Activities › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 92:10-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The definitions found at 3A O.S. § 602 shall apply to this
				  Chapter. The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the
				  following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act"
means the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act, 3A
				  O.S. §§ 601 et seq.
"Administrator"
means the administrator of Oklahoma State
				  Athletic Commission licensing representing the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission.
"Amateur Mixed Martial Artist"
means a person Eighteen
				  (18) years of age or older who has never received or competed for any purse or other
				  thing of value either for the expenses of training therefor or for participating in any
				  combative sport contest or professional exhibition which exceeds in monies or other
				  things of value a sum to be determined by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission.
"Amateur Mixed Martial Arts"
means any form of competitive
				  pugilistic contest in which the participants have never been licensed as a professional
				  in any combative sport and blows are delivered with any part of the hands, feet, or
				  knees, and multiple combative disciplines are used to include grappling.
"Announcer"
means a person responsible for announcing the
				  names of the officials, the participants, their correct weight, the decisions of the
				  referee and judges during an event.
"Combative sports practitioner"
or
"Practitioner"
means a person who competes or spars in a combative sports event and includes
				  boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial artists and wrestlers.
"Commission"
means the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission
				  or its designee, including the Administrator.
"Down"
means when any part of a participant's body, except
				  the participants' feet, touches the ring floor or when the participant is hanging
				  helplessly over the ropes as a result of a legal blow as ruled by the referee.
"Drug"
means a controlled substance.
"Elimination Tournament"
means a bout in which the
				  participants lack training in boxing skills. Such participants shall engage in the use of
				  boxing techniques using fists only where the objective is to win by decision, knockout
				  (KO) or technical knockout (TKO).
"Event"
means "contest" or "exhibition" including a match,
				  bout, contest, show, or tournament where sparring, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling,
				  elimination tournaments and the mixed martial arts, takes place.
"Inspector"
means a person who is employed by the
				  Commission to assist the Administrator as directed by the Commission or the
				  Administrator. The Inspector shall have the same powers as the Administrator in his/her
				  absence.
"Judge"
means an individual, other than a referee, who
				  shall have a vote in determining the winner of an event.
"Mandatory 8 count"
means a required count of eight (8)
				  that is given by a referee to a participant who has been knocked down.
"Matchmaker"
means an individual who brings together
				  participants or arranges events.
"Mixed Martial Arts"
means unarmed combat involving the
				  use, subject to any applicable limitations set forth in this chapter, of combinations of
				  techniques from different disciplines of boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and the martial
				  arts, including, without limitation, grappling, kicking and striking.
"No Decision"
means boxing or sparring where a decision is
				  not rendered.
"Official"
mean referees, judges, matchmakers, managers,
				  second(s), announcers, timekeepers and physicians involved in events.
"OSAC"
means Oklahoma State Athletic Commission
"Participant"
means a person who takes part in an
				  event.
"Person"
means any individual, partnership, limited
				  liability company, club, association, corporation or trust.
"Promoter"
means any person who produces or stages events
				  and shall include any officer, director, or employees as defined by the
				  Commission.
"Referee"
means the person in charge of enforcing these
				  rules during an event.
"Ring Official"
means any individual who performs an
				  official function during the progress of an event including but not limited to
				  timekeepers, judges, referees, and attending physicians.
"Second"
means any person aiding, assisting, or advising a
				  participant during a boxing, kickboxing, elimination tournament, or mixed martial arts
				  event or exhibition.
"Timekeeper"
means a person responsible for keeping
				  accurate time during each event and also responsible for the knockdown count for boxing,
				  kickboxing, elimination tournaments, and mixed martial arts event or exhibition.
"Vendor"
means a person who participates in the conduct of
				  an event by offering for sale food or merchandise, including but not limited to, wearing
				  apparel, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, souvenirs and programs.
"Wrestling"
or
"Professional Wrestling"
means
				  any competition or performance of wrestling skills and techniques by two or more
				  individuals who deliver blows to an opponent's body, execute throws to an opponent's
				  body, or apply holds to the opponent's body. Participating wrestlers may perform without
				  being required to use their best efforts in order to win and the winner may have been
				  selected before the performance commences. Participating wrestlers may or may not receive
				  a purse or other compensation for their participation in an event .
Added at 17 Ok Reg 2286, eff 6-26-00; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 1025, eff 5-11-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1583, eff 4-24-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2277, eff 7-11-03; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2208, eff 7-25-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1695, eff 7-27-12; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1523, eff 7-25-13