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A. The following are fouls and will result in
penalties if committed:
(1) butting with the
head;
(2) eye gouging of any
kind;
(3) biting or spitting at an
opponent;
(4) hair
pulling;
(5) fish
hooking;
(6) groin attacks of any
kind;
(7) intentionally placing a
finger in any opponent's orifice;
(8) downward pointing of elbow
strikes;
(9) small joint
manipulation;
(10) strikes to the
spine or back of the head;
(11)
throat strikes of any kind;
(12)
clawing, pinching, or twisting the flesh;
(13) kicking the head of a grounded
fighter;
(14) kneeing the head of a
grounded fighter;
(15) stomping of
a grounded fighter;
(16) the use of
abusive language in fighting area;
(17) any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes
an injury to opponent;
(18)
attacking an opponent on or during the break;
(19) attacking an opponent who is under the
referee>s care at the time;
(20)
timidity (avoiding contact, or consistent dropping of mouthpiece, or faking an
injury);
(21) interference from a
combatant>s second;
(22)
throwing an opponent out of the fighting area;
(23) fl agrant disregard of the referee>s
instructions; and
(24) spiking an
opponent to the canvas on his or her head or neck.
B. Disqualification occurs after any
combination of three of the fouls listed in item A or after a referee
determines that a foul was intentional and flagrant.
C. Fouls will result in a point being
deducted by the official scorekeeper from the offending combatant's
score.
D. Only a referee can assess
a foul. If the referee does not call the foul, judges shall not make that
assessment on their own and cannot factor such into their scoring
calculations.
E. A fouled combatant
has up to five minutes to recuperate.
F. If a foul is committed, the referee shall:
(1) call time;
(2) check the fouled combatant's condition
and safety; and
(3) assess the foul
to the offending combatant, deduct points, and notify each corner's second, the
judges, and the official scorekeeper.
G. If a bottom combatant commits a foul,
unless the top combatant is injured, the fight shall continue, so as not to
jeopardize the top combatant's superior positioning at the time.
(1) The referee shall verbally notify the
bottom combatant of the foul.
(2)
When the round is over, the referee shall assess the foul and notify both
corners' seconds, the judges, and the official scorekeeper.
(3) The referee may terminate a contest if a
foul results in an unnecessary injury caused by an intentional act. If a
contest is terminated based upon a foul committed under this subitem, the
combatant who committed the foul shall lose by disqualification.
Statutory Authority: MS s
341.25
