Wyo. Code R. 046-0001-6
Mixed Martial Arts, Board of
Chapter 6: Specific Requirements for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Contestants
Effective Date: 06/15/2018 to 02/13/2019
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 046.0001.6.06152018
Specific Requirements for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Contestants
(g) Intentionally putting a finger in any opponent's orifice (includes laceration).
(h) Downward point of elbow strikes.
(cc) Fingers outstretched toward an opponent's face or eyes.
(a) Referees may penalize or disqualify a contestant after any foul or a flagrant foul.
(b) Fouls result in a point being deducted by the official scorekeeper from the offending contestant's score. (The judges should only make notations of points deducted by the referee, for each round.)
(c) If a foul is committed:
(i) The referee shall call time;
(ii) The referee shall check the fouled contestant's condition and safety and provide adequate time for the contestant to recuperate and resume fighting. Such time shall not exceed five minutes;
(iii) The referee shall then assess the foul to the offending contestant, deduct points, and notify the seconds, judges, and official scorekeeper.
(d) The fight will continue if a contestant in a bottom position commits a foul, unless the contestant in the top position is injured.
(i) The referee will verbally notify the bottom contestant of the foul.
(ii) When the round is over, the referee will assess the foul and notify both seconds, the judges, and the official scorekeeper.
(iii) The referee may terminate a bout based on the severity of a foul. For such a flagrant foul, a contestant shall lose by disqualification.
(a) Fair Blows:
(i) If injury is severe enough to terminate a bout, the injured contestant loses by TKO.
(b) Intentional Fouls:
(i) If injury is severe enough to terminate a bout, the contestant causing the injury immediately loses by disqualification.
(ii) If an injury occurs and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee will notify the Board designee or the inspector and automatically deduct two points from the contestant who committed the foul. Point deductions for intentional fouls shall be mandatory.
(iii) If injury results in the bout being stopped in a later round, the injured contestant will win by Technical Decision, if the injured contestant is ahead on the score cards.
(iv) If injury results in the bout being stopped in a later round, the bout will result in a Technical Draw, if the injured contestant is behind or even on the score cards.
(v) If a contestant injures himself while attempting to foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his favor, and the injury will be the same as one that occurs by a fair blow.
(i) Any injury severe enough for the referee to immediately stop the bout will result in a 'No Contest' if stopped before two rounds have been completed in a three round bout or if stopped before three rounds have been completed in a five round bout.
(ii) Any injury severe enough for the referee to immediately stop the bout after a majority of the second round in a three round bout, or a majority of the third round in a five round bout have occurred, the bout will result in a 'Technical Decision,' awarded to the contestant who is ahead on the score cards at the time the bout is stopped.
(iii) If an injury stoppage occurs, an incomplete round will be scored.
(iv) If an injury stoppage occurs, and the referee penalizes either contestant, the point(s) shall be deducted from the final score.
(a) A contestant may not wear shirts or gis during competition.
(b) A contestant may not wear shoes during competition.
(a) Submissions occur by either a Tap Out or a verbal Tap Out
(b) TKO's occur by a referee stopping the bout.
(c) KO's occur by failing to rise from the canvas.
(d) A TKO by medical stoppage occurs if a contestant visibly loses control of a bodily function – vomit, urine, or bowels – during a round. If the loss of control occurs between rounds, a physician must clear the contestant to compete.
(e) Decision via score cards occur by:
(i) Unanimous: All three judges score the bout for the same contestant.
(ii) Split Decision: Two judges score the bout for one contestant and one judge scores for the opponent.
(iii) Majority: Two judges score the bout for the same contestant and one judge scores a draw.
(iv) Draws:
(A) Unanimous: All three judges score the bout a draw.
(B) Majority: Two judges score the bout a draw.
(v) Disqualification occurs by a referee disqualifying a contestant.
(f) The results of all bouts will be stored in a national database of the Boards choosing.
(a) Amateur Mixed Martial Arts events will follow all existing rules as stated in Chapter 6.
(b) Additional Fouls for Amateur Mixed Martial Arts
(i) Elbow strikes of any kind to any area;
(ii) Forearm strikes of any kind to any area;
(iii) Knee strikes to the head at any time;
(iv) Twisting leg submissions; or
(v) Spine locks.
(c) Any contestant competing as an amateur may never have competed as a professional in any combat sport.
Section 9. Various Martial Arts. An event of martial arts must be conducted pursuant to the official rules for the particular art. The sponsoring organization or promoter must declare the martial art that is the subject of the competition and file a copy of the rules with the Board before the Board will approve the event. The Board shall have the ability to regulate the event in a reasonable manner and approve or disapprove the event rules and practices on a case-by-case basis.