(a) Promoters are required to provide all equipment and materials necessary to conduct all bouts. Such equipment must be clean and in good condition and includes the following: - (xii) Scale, subject to examination and approval;
- (xiii) Any other associated material and equipment as determined by the Board.
(b) Pairs of Gloves Required. For Kickboxing and MMA, Promoters are responsible for having equal pairs of gloves on hand as the number of contestants competing. The gloves may be used multiple times during an event. Promoters must be prepared for differing glove sizes.
(c) Gloves. All gloves shall be furnished by the promoter and shall be new or in-tact or in good clean condition without lumps or imperfections. All contestants in the main event, championship bouts and bouts of six rounds or more shall use new gloves. The specific glove size for each event shall be as follows: - (i) In kickboxing bouts, the following requirements apply:
- (A) Contestants weighing 147 pounds or less shall use at least eight ounce gloves.
- (B) Contestants weighing over 147 pounds shall use at least ten ounce gloves.
- (C) When two contestants differ in weight classes, contestants shall use at least ten ounce gloves.
- (D) The Board or Board Representative may approve or require glove size increases.
- (E) Contestants in each bout shall wear the same brand gloves. The Board or Board Representative may approve gloves of different brands.
- (ii) In MMA bouts, the following requirements apply:
- (A) Gloves must weigh at least four ounces.
- (B) Gloves weighing over eight ounces must be approved by the Board or the Board Representative.
- (iii) All gloves will be examined and approved by the Board or Board Representative any time before, during and after a bout.
- (iv) If gloves are not approved by the Board or Board Representative, they will be discarded before the bout starts and the bout will not proceed until proper gloves are approved.
- (v) Gloves that are manipulated in such a manner as breaking, skinning, roughing or twisting shall not be approved for use and such conduct is subject to disciplinary action.
(d) Use of petroleum jelly or other similar substance: - (i) Contestants shall be allowed a thin application of petroleum jelly or other approved substance on the eyebrows, forehead, temples, cheekbones, and nose prior to any bout. It shall be applied cageside and under the supervision of the inspector, referee, or Board Representative.
- (ii) Reapplication between rounds shall be allowed by an approved cutman or licensed cornerman.
- (iii) Excessive use is prohibited. The inspector, referee, or Board Representative shall determine what constitutes excessive.
(e) Coagulants may be used by approved cutmen but shall be approved by the inspector or Board Representative prior to the start of any bout.