MMA TOURNAMENT RULES
Bout Duration Amateur
Bout Duration Pro (non-title finals events)
Bout Duration Pro-Championship (title fights)
Equipment
Fouls
- *Bouts shall be 3 Rounds
- *Rounds will be 3 minutes in duration
- *There will be a 1 minute rest period between rounds
- *There will be no overtime periods
Bout Duration Pro (non-title finals events)
- *Bouts shall be 3 Rounds
- *Rounds will be 5 minutes in duration
- *There will be a 1 minute rest period between rounds
- *There will be no overtime periods
Bout Duration Pro-Championship (title fights)
- *Bouts shall be 5 Rounds
- *Rounds will be 5 minutes in duration
- *There will be a 1 minute rest period between rounds
- *There will be no overtime periods
Equipment
- *Mouthpiece is Mandatory
- *Male Cup is Mandatory
- *Approved NHB Fingerless Gloves Mandatory (Provided by Promoter)
- *No shoes. Bare feet only. Tape, wraps, and ankle supports must be approved.
- *No Greasy Substances Allowed Anywhere on the body, except petroleum jelly on the face.
- *No Jewelry or Hanging Ornaments allowed on the body
- *Hand Wraps and tape must be Approved by Promoter
- *No Loose Hanging Clothing that may Cause an Opponent to get Caught in it
Fouls
- *Head Butting
- *Eye Gouging
- *Fish Hooking (inserting a finger into any bodily orifice or laceration)
- *Hair Pulling
- *Putting a finger into any orifice or laceration of an opponent
- *Small Joint Manipulation (control of fewer than four fingers or toes)
- *Striking to the Spine or Back of the Head
- *Striking Downward, Using the Point of the Elbow
- *Throat Strikes of any Kind
- *Grabbing the Trachea
- *Grabbing the Clavicle
- *Clawing, Pinching or Twisting the Flesh
- *Kicking the Head of a Grounded Opponent
- *Kneeing the Head of a Grounded Opponent
- *Kicking to the Kidney with the Heel
- *Spiking an Opponent to the Canvas on his Head or Neck
- *Throwing an Opponent out of the Cage/Ring
- *Holding the Shorts or Gloves of an Opponent
- *Holding the cage, fence, or turnbuckles
- *Spitting at an Opponent
- *Any Unsportsmanlike Conduct the Referee Deems Dangerous to an Opponent
- *Attacking an Opponent During a Break
- *Attacking an Opponent While Under the Care of the Referee
- *Attacking an Opponent After the Bell
- *Flagrantly Disregarding the Instructions of the Referee
- *Timidity- Including, but not limited to:
- -Avoiding contact w/ opponent
- -Intentionally or consistently dropping mouthpiece
- -Faking injury
- -Interference by the Corner
- -Throwing in the Towel