Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XI - Boxing and Wrestling
Chapter 7 - Mixed Technique Events
Section XI-719 - Fouls

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 or into any cut or laceration on an opponent;

8. small joint manipulation;

9. striking to the spine or the back of the head;

10. striking downward 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. kicking to the kidney with the heel;

18. spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck;

19. throwing an opponent out of the ring 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 ring or fenced area;

25. attacking an opponent on or during the 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 period of unarmed combat;

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 the corner;

31. throwing in the towel during competition.

1. If an unarmed combatant fouls his opponent during a mixed technique event, the referee may penalize him by deducting points from his score, whether or not the foul was intentional. The referee shall determine the number of points to be deducted in each instance and shall base his determination on the severity of the foul and its effect upon the opponent.

2. When the referee determines that it is necessary to deduct a point or points because of a foul, he shall warn the offender of the penalty to be assessed.

3. The referee shall, as soon as is practical after the foul, notify the judges and both unarmed combatants of the number of points, if any, to be deducted from the score of the offender.

4. Any point or points to be deducted for any foul must be deducted in the round in which the foul occurred and may not be deducted from the score of any subsequent round.

1. If a mixed technique event is stopped because of an accidental foul, the referee shall determine whether the unarmed combatant who has been fouled can continue or not. If the unarmed combatant's chance of winning has not been seriously jeopardized as a result of the foul and if the foul did not involve a concussive impact to the head of the unarmed combatant who has been fouled, the referee may order the contest or exhibition continued after a recuperative interval of not more than 5 minutes. Immediately after separating the unarmed combatants, the referee shall inform the commission's representative of his determination that the foul was accidental.

2. If the referee determines that a mixed technique event may not continue because of an injury suffered as the result of an accidental foul, the contest or exhibition must be declared a no contest if the foul occurs during:

3. If an accidental foul renders an unarmed combatant unable to continue the contest or exhibition after:

4. If an injury inflicted by an accidental foul later becomes aggravated by fair blows and the referee orders the contest or exhibition stopped because of the injury, the outcome must be determined by scoring the completed rounds and the round during which the referee stops the contest or exhibition.