Section 36-14-510 - Amateur mixed martial arts fouls, to include amateur mixed martial arts sanctioning organizations and training facilitiesThe following are minimum required fouls and will result in penalties if committed:
(1) Holding or grabbing the fence or ropes;(2) Holding opponent's shorts or gloves;(3) Butting with the head;(4) Eye gouging of any kind;(5) Biting or spitting at an opponent;(8) Groin attacks of any kind;(9) Intentionally placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent;(10) Downward pointing elbow strikes;(11) Small joint manipulation;(12) Strikes to the spine or the back of the head;(13) Heel kicks to the kidney;(14) Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea;(15) Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh or grabbing the clavicle;(16) Kicking the head of a grounded opponent;(17) Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent;(18) Stomping of a grounded fighter;(19) The use of abusive language in the fighting area;(20) Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to opponent;(21) Attacking an opponent on or during the break;(22) Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee;(23) Timidity (avoiding contact, or consistently dropping the mouthpiece, or faking an injury);(24) Interference from a mixed martial artist's seconds/cornerman;(25) Throwing an opponent out of the ring or caged area;(26) Flagrant disregard of the referee's instructions;(27) Spiking the opponent to the canvas onto the head or neck (pile-driving);(28) Attacking an opponent after the bell or horn has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat;(31) Twisting knee locks;(33) For ages fifteen and under: Closed fist strikes to the head while on the ground.Wash. Admin. Code § 36-14-510
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.023, 43.24.086, 67.08.015, 67.08.017, 67.08.105, 67.08.107, and 2012 c 99. 12-24-045, § 36-14-510, filed 11/30/12, effective 1/1/13.