The definitions found at 3A O.S. § 602 shall apply to this Chapter. The following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act" means the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act, 3A O.S. §§ 601 et seq.
"Administrator" means the administrator of Oklahoma State Athletic Commission licensing representing the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission.
"Amateur Mixed Martial Artist" means a person Eighteen (18) years of age or older who has never received or competed for any purse or other thing of value either for the expenses of training therefor or for participating in any combative sport contest or professional exhibition which exceeds in monies or other things of value a sum to be determined by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission.
"Amateur Mixed Martial Arts" means any form of competitive pugilistic contest in which the participants have never been licensed as a professional in any combative sport and blows are delivered with any part of the hands, feet, or knees, and multiple combative disciplines are used to include grappling.
"Announcer" means a person responsible for announcing the names of the officials, the participants, their correct weight, the decisions of the referee and judges during an event.
"Combative sports practitioner" or "Practitioner" means a person who competes or spars in a combative sports event and includes boxers, kickboxers, mixed martial artists and wrestlers.
"Commission" means the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission or its designee, including the Administrator.
"Down" means when any part of a participant's body, except the participants' feet, touches the ring floor or when the participant is hanging helplessly over the ropes as a result of a legal blow as ruled by the referee.
"Drug" means a controlled substance.
"Elimination Tournament" means a bout in which the participants lack training in boxing skills. Such participants shall engage in the use of boxing techniques using fists only where the objective is to win by decision, knockout (KO) or technical knockout (TKO).
"Event" means "contest" or "exhibition" including a match, bout, contest, show, or tournament where sparring, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, elimination tournaments and the mixed martial arts, takes place.
"Inspector" means a person who is employed by the Commission to assist the Administrator as directed by the Commission or the Administrator. The Inspector shall have the same powers as the Administrator in his/her absence.
"Judge" means an individual, other than a referee, who shall have a vote in determining the winner of an event.
"Mandatory 8 count" means a required count of eight (8) that is given by a referee to a participant who has been knocked down.
"Matchmaker" means an individual who brings together participants or arranges events.
"Mixed Martial Arts" means unarmed combat involving the use, subject to any applicable limitations set forth in this chapter, of combinations of techniques from different disciplines of boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and the martial arts, including, without limitation, grappling, kicking and striking.
"No Decision" means boxing or sparring where a decision is not rendered.
"Official" mean referees, judges, matchmakers, managers, second(s), announcers, timekeepers and physicians involved in events.
"OSAC" means Oklahoma State Athletic Commission
"Participant" means a person who takes part in an event.
"Person" means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, club, association, corporation or trust.
"Promoter" means any person who produces or stages events and shall include any officer, director, or employees as defined by the Commission.
"Referee" means the person in charge of enforcing these rules during an event.
"Ring Official" means any individual who performs an official function during the progress of an event including but not limited to timekeepers, judges, referees, and attending physicians.
"Second" means any person aiding, assisting, or advising a participant during a boxing, kickboxing, elimination tournament, or mixed martial arts event or exhibition.
"Timekeeper" means a person responsible for keeping accurate time during each event and also responsible for the knockdown count for boxing, kickboxing, elimination tournaments, and mixed martial arts event or exhibition.
"Vendor" means a person who participates in the conduct of an event by offering for sale food or merchandise, including but not limited to, wearing apparel, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, souvenirs and programs.
"Wrestling" or "Professional Wrestling" means any competition or performance of wrestling skills and techniques by two or more individuals who deliver blows to an opponent's body, execute throws to an opponent's body, or apply holds to the opponent's body. Participating wrestlers may perform without being required to use their best efforts in order to win and the winner may have been selected before the performance commences. Participating wrestlers may or may not receive a purse or other compensation for their participation in an event .
Okla. Admin. Code § 92:10-1-2