1300.00 Illegal Techniques
If a competitor flagrantly violates any rule, the ring referee may immediately disqualify him / her. If the foul is not severe or
intentional, the ring referee will issue a warning OR point deduction(s) from the offending fighter.
THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED FOULS IN ALL AMATEUR MATCHES;
NO elbow striking at all, at any time!
NO Downward Elbow Striking will be allowed - **Point of the Elbows will result in immediate disqualification.
NO Forearm Strikes. **This helps to eliminate the "accidental" elbow strike.
No Knee strikes to the head from any position, except as provided under the match making criteria set forth HERE.
MUST BE PRE-APROVED
No Stomping the top of the foot.
No Kicking or Stomping a downed opponent.
** If the downed fighter is not pursued, the fighters will be stood up into a neutral position. Exception: when both fighters are
grounded, knee strikes to the body or legs are legal. The offensive fighter may NOT raise them self from the down position in order
to deliver the strike. ie; the offensive fighter must keep their other knee on the ground when using this method.
Biting.
Eye-Gouging (including with chin or forehead)
Pulling, pushing, poking, or twisting to an opponent's face.
Fish hooks to the eyes, nose, ear, mouth, or laceration.
Hair pulling.
Single digit manipulation, No finger or toe locks.
Head butting to any part of an opponents head or body.
No contestant is allowed to jump or stomp on an opponent at any time
No fingertip, thumb, or knuckle gouging, rakes, or strikes, including to the throat or mandible region
No Acrobatics or rebounding off of the cage or using the cage in any manner.
Pushing an opponent out of, or off the fighting area.
No strikes to the: throat, groin, spine, or the back of the head, (from ear to ear, crown of the head to the C-7 notch on the spinal
column).
Lifting, pushing, throwing, or otherwise forcing an opponent out of the ring / cage.
Single hand or two-handed chokes to the throat.
Fighters may NOT grab the ring ropes or cage AT ANY TIME the two fighters are in contact with each other, in an attempt to stall
action, trap his opponent, escape a technique, or otherwise gain an advantage. If a fighter grabs or secures any ring rope or cage
fencing or pole with a hand, arm, foot or leg during the bout to avoid a possible submission, the referee will stop the bout and deduct
1 (one) point from the offending fighter. A warning will be issued to the offending fighter that he / she will be disqualified if another
offense of holding the cage or ropes occurs.
If a fighter continually holds the ring ropes to rest, or pull himself from the action, avoid the bout's action, a warning for timidity will
be issued to the fighter and his corner. Should the violation continue, the fighter who has violated the warning shall be disqualified
for timidity. A report of this action will be forwarded for review by the Board of Directors for follow-up action, if warranted.
Excessive grabbing or other use of the ring ropes is a violation of these rules and may result, at the referee's sole discretion, in a
fighter's disqualification and an award of the bout to that fighter's opponent.
The Lead Referee will instruct fighter during the rules meeting about the fouls and consequences of violating those rules. At the
conclusion of the rules meeting, no contestant has the right to receive any additional warnings by the officials about any rules
violation. It is at the discretion of the ring referee to impose a warning, point deduction, or disqualification.
1300.10 Penalties
All penalties during a bout is at the sole discretion of the ring referee and the infraction is not reviewable under protest.
Non-intentional fouls do not constitute an immediate warning and/ or point deduction. The referee will determine each case
individually.
Depending on the severity of the foul, the referee can forego a warning and deducted 1 (one) or more points at any time.
WARNING- A stop in the action that requires the ring referee to point out a rules violation that if goes uncorrected, will result in a
point deduction or disqualification.
A warning is to have no impact to any judges score.
The offending fighter must acknowledge the correction and communicate to the referee he/ she understands.
1 (One) Point Deduction- After a warning has been issued, or the severity warrants, the referee will impose a penalty of a 1 (one)
point deduction from the offending fighter that has intentionally violating any rule.
The referee will stop the action, send the offended fighter to a neutral corner, and the offending fighter will be
taken to each judge and the infraction identified and the amount of the deduction.
The referee will then take the offending fighter to his corner and announce to the corner man, the infraction and
penalty.
The offending fighter will be instructed to go to the opposing neutral corner and prepare to re-start the bout.
2 (two) Point Deduction- On a second violation or if severity warrants, the referee will impose a 2 (two) point deduction from the
offending fighter.
Actions are the same as a one point deduction.
Disqualification - If no other means are effective or the severity of the violation is of such a nature that the contest must be stopped,
the referee may disqualify the offending fighter.
The disqualified fighter will be placed on administrative suspension until the review is complete.
A notification will be sent to all sanctioning bodies in the state of the administrative suspension, as well as, a
suspension release when applicable.
A disqualification warrants a mandatory review by the complete Board of Directors within 14 (fourteen) days of the
event.
The ring referee must complete an incident report and file it with the CSC office within 3 (three) days of the event.
The Board of Directors will forward a copy of the report to the Missouri Office of Athletics upon completion.
NOTE: Should an illegal technique be used resulting in the offended contestant not able to continue, the ring referee can enforce one
of two penalties. The first penalty is to announce the bout a "NO-CONTEST". In this case, neither fighter receives a win or loss on
their record. The second and most severe penalty, the referee will announce the offending fighter is disqualified. Therefore, the bout
is immediately sent to a review board for consideration. In this case, the review board will make the determination as to the fighters
record and either award a loss to the offender or as a no-contest. In either case, the fighter that was unable to continue, will not
receive a win on his/ her record.
1300.20 Suspensions
In an effort to maintain consistency in amateur MMA, CSC will honor the medical / safety suspensions levied by other the
sanctioning bodies within the State of Missouri. However, Disciplinary suspensions levied by other sanctioning bodies will be
handled case by case.
All persons receiving a suspension have the right to an appeal. The appeal must be made in writing within 7 (seven) days of the
announced suspension. The fighter has the right to appear and state a case at a review panel with the Board of Directors.
Safety suspensions are as follows; Utilizing the doctors recommendation and coordinating with the event representative; the following
parameters may be instituted as a suspension and reported to ALL sanctioning bodies; If any fighter is discovered to have fought
during a suspension period and failed to report the incident on your confirmation form, or physical form, to CSC, or any other
sanctioning body, or an unsanctioned event, a disciplinary suspension will be imposed along with a minimum fine of $250.00 or
higher and up to complete expulsion.
A fighter MUST have a full (7) SEVEN days between fights.
(If you fight on a Friday, you can not fight until the following Saturday, providing all other suspensions provisions are met.)
TKO - 15 to 30 days
Submission - 8 to 30 days
KO - 30, 45, 60 or 90 days - A doctors clearance is required to lift suspension
Facial Cut - 15 to 90 days - A doctors clearance is required to lift suspension
Limb or Joint injury 15 to 90 days - A doctors clearance is required to lift suspension
Choked unconscious - 15 to 30 days
Should a fighter receive a K.O. loss as determined by the ringside Doctor, a safety suspension of between 30 (thirty) and 90 (ninety)
days will be implemented per the ringside physician.
If a fighter receives a second K.O. with in 6 (six)months, an automatic safety suspension will be implemented until a written full
medical release is permitted by a licensed physician, and the allotted time has expired from the fight doctors initial suspension..
Disciplinary Suspensions:
If a second disciplinary suspension occurs within 12 (twelve) months, the review board will consider the permanent expulsion of the
offending fighter. Should the offenses warrant, a fighter may be expelled and have no future fights. A forwarded report will go to
the Missouri Office of Athletics, and an announcement will go to all licensed Sanctioning Bodies in the State of Missouri.