Indiana Administrative Code
Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION
Article 24 - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Rule 5 - Professional Mixed Martial Arts
Section 5-10 - Fouls
Universal Citation: 68 IN Admin Code 5-10
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-22-12
Affected: IC 4-33-22
Sec. 10.
(a) The following are fouls, whether intentional or accidental in nature, and may result in point deductions issued by the referee if committed during a bout:
(1) Holding or grabbing the fence or ropes
with either the:
(A) fingers; or
(B) toes.
(2) Holding the opponent's shorts or
gloves.
(3) Butting or striking
with the head.
(4) Eye gouging of
any kind.
(5) Biting or spitting at
an opponent.
(6) Hair
pulling.
(7) Fish
hooking.
(8) Groin attacks of any
kind.
(9) Intentionally placing a
finger into any:
(A) orifice;
(B) cut; or
(C) laceration; of an opponent.
(10) Downward pointing, or 12 to
6, elbow strikes.
(11) Small joint
manipulation.
(12) Strikes to the:
(A) spine; or
(B) back of the head.
(13) Heel kicks to the kidney.
(14) Throat strikes of any kind, including,
but not limited to, grabbing the trachea.
(15) Clawing, pinching, or twisting the
flesh.
(16) Grabbing the
clavicle.
(17) Kicking the head of
a grounded opponent.
(18) Kneeing
the head of a grounded opponent.
(19) Stomping a grounded fighter.
(20) The use of abusive language in the
fighting area.
(21) Unsportsmanlike
conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
(22) Attacking an opponent on or during the
break.
(23) Attacking an opponent
who is under the care of the referee.
(24) Timidity including, but not limited to:
(A) avoiding contact with an
opponent;
(B) intentionally or
consistently dropping the mouthpiece; or
(C) faking an injury.
(25) Interference from a professional mixed
martial artist's corner man.
(26)
Throwing an opponent out of the fighting area.
(27) Flagrant disregard of the referee's
instructions.
(28) Spiking the
opponent to the fighting area floor onto the head or neck or pile-driving,
except in the case of:
(A) an armbar;
or
(B) a triangle choke; where the
person applying the hold has the option of letting go.
(29) Attacking an opponent after the sound
device has signaled the end of the round or bout.
(b) Strikes are not permissible in the nape of the neck area up until the top of the ears.
(c) Above the ears, permissible strikes do not include the mohawk area from the top of the ears to the crown of the head, or the area where the head begins to curve.
(d) Only a referee may assess a foul and issue a point deduction for committed fouls.
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