D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 19, r. 19-2319

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 19-2319 - FOULS

2319.1

No contestant shall commit any of the of following fouls:

(a) Striking the face with any part of the arm other than the gloved hand;

(b) Kicking to the leg;

(c) Take downs;

(d) Sweeping above the area designated for sweeps;

(e) Grabbing or holding onto an opponent's foot or leg, followed by a takedown or a strike;

(f) Holding the ropes with one hand while kicking, punching or defending with the other hand or a leg;

(g) Extending the leg to check an opponent's leg to prevent him or her from kicking;

(h) Hitting the opponent below the belt;

(i) Hitting an opponent who is down or who is rising after being down;

(j) Holding the opponent with one hand and hitting the opponent with the other hand;

(k) Holding the opponent or deliberately maintaining a clinch;

(l) Wrestling with or roughing the opponent to maintain a clinch;

(m) Punching the opponent after being instructed to stop fighting, as when the opponent is helpless and leaning on the ropes to avoid falling;

(n) Hitting the opponent with the head, elbow, or knee;

(o) Hitting the opponent with an open glove, including the inside of the hand, the back of the hand, or the wrist;

(p) Intentionally going down without being hit, to avoid a blow;

(q) Using a pivot blow or rabbit punch, including hitting the back of the opponent's neck near the base of the skull;

(r) Using a kidney punch, including hitting the part of the back near the spine and over the kidneys;

(s) Hitting the opponent's eye with the thumb of the glove;

(t) Using the ring ropes to deliver a punch;

(u) Using abusive language in the ring; or

(v) Engaging in any unsportsmanlike trick or action that injures the opponent.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 19, r. 19-2319

Final Rulemaking at 35 DCR 3759, 3766-67 (May 20, 1988)