WEIGHT CLASSES
For Males only (female weight classes upon application)
Featherweight - under 145 lbs = 65kg
Lightweight - over 145 lbs to 155 lbs = 65.9kg to 70.5kg
Welterweight - over 155 lbs to 170 lbs = 70.5kg to 77.3kg
Middleweight - over 170 lbs to 185 lbs = 77kg to 84kg
Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs to 205 lbs = 84kg to 93.2kg
Heavyweight - over 205 lbs to 265 lbs = 93.2kg to 120.5kg
Super Heavyweight – all over 265lbs = 120.5kg
FIGHT SURFACE
The match will be contested in an 8 sided professional octagon cage
FIGHT RULES IN BRIEF
Bout duration:
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All A + B Class bouts shall be three rounds and shall be three minutes in duration.
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Pro Class bouts shall be three rounds and shall be five minutes in duration.
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A one-minute rest period will occur between each round.
COMPETITION ENTRY LEVEL - B CLASS RULES
WAYS TO WIN
1 . Knockout
2. Submission (tapping out physically or verbally)
3. TKO by referee stopping the contest – If a fighter is unable to adequately or intelligently defend oneself, the referee will stop the fight. There will be no standing counts. Also if a referee deems a fighter to have lost the will to fight or is being seriously outmatched he may stop the fight
4. TKO by medical/doctor stoppage – Fighter safety and well-being will be given priority
5. Corner throwing in the towel
6. Disqualification of opposing fighter
7. Accumulation of points over duration of the match
LEGAL TECHNIQUES
STANDING – All legal controlled strikes (see * NOTE below) including
1. Kicks and punches to the head.
2. Kicks, knees and punches to the body and legs are allowed.
3. Clinching and all legal submissions are allowed
4. Elbows are not permitted
GROUNDED (one or both fighters)
1. A fighter is deemed to be grounded when any part of their body is touching the ground aside from their feet (e.g. 1 foot & 1 hand touching the ground is considered grounded).
2. Punches to the body and legs are allowed.
3. Kicks and knees will not be permitted to/by any grounded fighter.
4. Grappling and all legal submissions are allowed.
5. Elbows are not permitted.
NOTE – Fighters must ensure that the strikes that they deliver are controlled. Do not assume that strikes to unsighted targets will connect with a legal target area using a legal part of the body. A fighter must ensure that they do not hit an illegal target such as the throat, and that the technique does not become illegal by the careless connection of an elbow. While forearms strikes are illegal, allowance will be made (due to the movement of the fighters) for connection to be made with the lower forearm or wrist, however strikes made using the upper half of the forearm closest to the elbow will not be allowed.
FOULS/ILLEGAL ISSUES
1. No head butting
2. No eye gouging of any kind
3. No biting
4. No pinching, twisting or clawing the flesh
5. No smothering the mouth or nose of opponent with the hand
6. No hair pulling
7. No spitting at an opponent
8. No fish hooking
9. No spinning backfists
10. No groin attacks of any kind
11. No orifice insertion or insertion into any cuts or lacerations on opponent
12. No small joint manipulation (includes fingers & toes)
13. No striking to the back of head (deemed to be any area of the head behind both the ears and the point at the top of the head)
14. No twisting neck cranks or spine manipulation (straight neck cranks & can openers ARE allowed)
15. No elbows or forearm strikes to the head (pressure only IS allowed)
16. No throat strikes of any kind including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
17. No clawing, pinching or twisting of the flesh
18. No grabbing the clavicle
19. No kneeing or kicking a grounded opponent
20. No kicking to the kidney with the heel
21. No holding the cage fence mesh or padding
22. No twisting/rotational leg locks
23. No stomping, or jumping feet or knee first onto any part of a grounded fighter
24. No throwing an opponent onto his neck or head (spearing or spiking)
25. No holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent
26. No throwing an opponent over the fenced area
27. No attacking the opponent who is under the care of the referee
28. No attacking an opponent between rounds or after the final bell
29. No inappropriate or unsportsman-like behaviour as deemed by the referee
30. No swearing or abusive language
31. No blatantly disregarding the referees instructions
32. No timidity, including deliberately avoiding the contact with an opponent, (spitting mouth guard, turning away from fight or faking an injury)
33. No interference by the corner
34. No knees or kicking to the head of a grounded opponent
RULE BREECHES/INFRINGEMENTS
If a fighter is given a warning by the referee, the fight will not be stopped. If a fighter is given a foul the referee shall consider circumstances such as intent and severity of breech and make decision based on that. The referee may call a time out, up to 3 minutes, to allow a fighter to recover after being fouled or to be inspected by a doctor or medical staff. In the event of such a ‘time out’ the violating fighter must immediately go to the neutral corner as directed by the referee and remain there until otherwise instructed.
If a fighter accidentally fouls the opponent and his opponent cannot continue due to injury sustained by that foul, this fight will be deemed a NO CONTEST. THIS DOES NOT RELATE TO BLATANT FOULS.
If a fighter cannot continue after a blatant, malicious or reckless foul he will be deemed the victor. The referee shall consider such a circumstance upon merit if it occurs.
In the case that a fighter is deemed to be deliberately avoiding the fight, a warning or disqualification may be issued to the offending fighter at the referee’s discretion.
The referee may restart the fighters if they reach a stalemate and do not work to improve or finish. This is not limited to when fighters are on the ground. It encompasses all areas of the fight. The referee shall warn the fighters to work prior to this. Fights shall be restarted standing in the centre of the cage.
REFEREEING
During the bout the referee shall make all instructions to the fighters clear, he will use the following instructions
1. Fight-Instructing the fighters to fight
2. Stop-Telling the fighters to stop and remain stopped until further instruction
3. Break-To break the fighters
The referee may also call “timeout” for a doctor inspection, cleaning of the cage or cleaning of a fighter. In either event, the unattended fighter must go to the neutral area as directed by the referee and remain there until instructed otherwise. The referee may also issue verbal warning as and where he deems appropriate to maintain the level of action required to keep the fight from stalemating, or to keep from rules being encroached upon
JUDGING/SCORING CRITERIA
(a).All bouts will be evaluated and scored by three judges
(b) The 10-Point Must System will be the standard system of scoring a bout. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and nine points or less must be awarded to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is scored (10-10)
(c) Judges shall evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, such as effective striking, effective grappling, control of the fighting area, effective aggressiveness and defence
(d) Evaluations shall be made in the order in which the techniques appear in (c) above, giving the most weight in scoring to effective striking, effective grappling, control of the fighting area and effective aggressiveness and defence
(e) Effective striking is judged by determining the total number of legal heavy strikes landed by a contestant
(f) Effective grappling is judged by considering the amount of successful executions of a legal takedown and reversals. Examples of factors to consider are take downs from standing position to mount position, passing the guard to mount position, and bottom position fighters using an active, threatening guard
(g) Fighting area control is judged by determining who is dictating the pace, location and position of the bout. Examples of factors to consider are countering a grappler’s attempt at takedown by remaining standing and legally striking; taking down an opponent to force a ground fight; creating threatening submission attempts, passing the guard to achieve mount, and creating striking opportunities
(h) Effective aggressiveness means moving forward and landing a legal strike
(i) Effective defence means avoiding being struck, taken down or reversed while countering with offensive attacks
(j) The following objective scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round;
1. A round is to be scored as a 10-10 Round when both contestants appear to be fighting evenly and neither contestant shows clear dominance in a round;
2. A round is to be scored as a 10-9 Round when a contestant wins by a close margin, landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, grappling and other manoeuvres;
3. A round is to be scored as a 10-8 Round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
4. A round is to be scored as a 10-7 Round when a contestant totally dominates by striking or grappling in a round.
(k) Judges shall use a sliding scale and recognize the length of time the fighters are either standing or on the ground, as follows:
If the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round on the canvas, then:
i. Effective grappling is weighed first; and
ii. Effective striking is then weighed
If the mixed martial artists spent a majority of a round standing, then:
i. Effective striking is weighed first; and
ii. Effective grappling is then weighed
If a round ends with a relatively even amount of standing and canvas fighting, striking and grappling are weighed equally
FIGHTERS CLOTHING & PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
1. All fighters must wear approved mouthpiece/guard
2. All fighters must wear approved groin protection
3. Fighters shall wear gloves as provided or approved by Cage Warrior Fight Series
4. All fighters must wear approved shorts
5. Vale tudo shorts, muay thai shorts or grappling shorts will be allowed. Gi pants are not to be worn. (No zips, buckles, ties, pocketed or tasseled clothing will be allowed)
6. Fighters shall wear no footwear
7. Fingernails and toenails must be trimmed or covered
8. No jewellery is to be worn
9. Minimal strapping may be applied to hands and injured areas (this must be presented for inspection by an official before the fight)
10. Fighters shall not apply any foreign substances to body, including balm and lubricants though minimal Vaseline may be applied to the facial area
All clothing and safety equipment WILL be inspected prior to contest
CORNER MAN CONDUCT
The fighter shall be allowed 1 primary (towel holder) and one secondary corner man. All corner men must conduct themselves in a professional manner during the event. A fighter may be disqualified by the referee in the event that the conduct of the corner men is deemed to be unacceptable.
1. Corner men must wear their assigned passes at all times in the venue (These will be issued at the weigh in or pre - fight rules meeting)
2. Corner men must bring a towel to cage
3. Corner men must stay in the assigned corner during the fight
4. Corner men must squat down so as not to obstruct the spectators view
5. Corner men must not swear or be abusive
6. Corner men must listen to the referee
7. Corner men must not tap or bang on the stage or surrounding walk platform or touch cage at any time during the fight as this may be viewed as a tap out by the referee
8. Corner men must ensure fighter is dried of any fluids between rounds and ensure canvas is dried and clear
9. Corner men must not move more than 3ft from the corner at anytime during the fight
10. Only one corner man from each fighter is allowed in the cage between rounds
PROTESTS AND COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
All official protests and complaints are to be made and lodged formally in writing to Combat Sports Event Management within 24 hrs of the event
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