1. (a) All rules stated herein apply to the combative sport of shoot wrestling/fighting with the exception of §§61.107 - 61.110, unless this section conflicts with another rule stated herein. If a conflict occurs, this section prevails.
2. (b) Contestants shall not wear gloves.
3. (c) Contestants may prevail by technical knockout, knock out, submission or judges decision.
4. (d) Contestants may wear shorts, trunks, wrestling singlet, or traditional martial arts Gy. Knee braces without metal are permissible.
5. (e) Wrists may be taped, but not the hands.
6. (f) Tournaments shall not exceed a total of 15 minutes per bout/heat with no overtime allowed. Championship matches are allowed a five-minute overtime with a one-minute rest period.
7. (g) A fitted mouthpiece shall be worn while competing.
8. (h) Male contestants must wear a plastic foul-proof groin protector (abdominal guard). Female contestants must wear a plastic pelvic guard and may wear a breast protector.
9. (i) Contestants may use the ropes once during a round. The second time a contestant grabs the ropes will be considered a submission.
10. (j) Intentionally escaping from the ring will result in a rope call.
11. (k) If both contestants wrestle into or under the ropes and the referee believes that the ropes are causing interference with the match, the referee may stop the action, put both contestants in a standing position in the middle of the ring and continue the match.
12. (l) If both contestants are wrestling on the ground and the referee believes neither contestant will gain an advantage, the referee may stop the contest, put both contestants in a standing position in the middle of the ring and continue the match.
13. (m) If a laceration occurs, the referee shall stop the contest and the ring physician will examine the laceration. Either the physician or referee can stop the contest.

14. (n) The following tactics are fouls and are forbidden. Using these tactics may result in a warning, loss of points as determined by the referee, disqualification, forfeiture, and an administrative penalty and/or sanction.

    1. (1) Head butts, side hand strikes, backhand slaps, elbow strikes or clubbing.
    2. (2) Frontal palm/heel strikes while the opponent's head is touching the mat while grappling on the mat. Slapping with open hand is allowable.
    3. (3) Kicks, punches or any strikes to the groin.
    4. (4) Spitting or biting.
    5. (5) Striking or grabbing the throat area.
    6. (6) Kicking while the opponent is down on the mat.
    7. (7) Kneeing to the head while grappling on the mat.
    8. (8) Kicking to the head while both contestants are on the mat.
    9. (9) Hair pulling.
    10. (10) Any un-sportsmanlike conduct.
    11. (11) Attacking on the break.
    12. (12) Attacking after the bell has sounded.
    13. (13) Intentionally pushing, shoving, wrestling, or throwing an opponent out of the ring.
    14. (14) The use of oily substances such as petroleum jelly or baby oil on any contestant's hair, body or equipment.

15. (o) The determination of the winner shall be as follows:

    1. (1) by submission, either verbally or by tapping two or more times on the mat, ropes, ring corner or the opponents body;
    2. (2) by knockout;
    3. (3) by being down on the map for a ten count;
    4. (4) by the referee disqualifying a contestant through a technical knockout;
    5. (5) by the referee stopping a match based upon a ring physician's advice;
    6. (6) by a contestant's corner stopping the bout;
    7. (7) by the referee disqualifying a contestant for a violation of these rules; or
    8. (8) by the judges decision based upon technique and aggressiveness minus the number of penalties.

Source Note:The provisions of this §61.111 adopted to be effective October 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 9941.