Submission of Fight Card; Change or Substitution

(1) The promoter of a program of unarmed combat shall submit a proposed fight card for a licensed event at least ten days prior to the scheduled date of the event. The fight card, which shall be subject to the approval of the Commission, or its designee shall be submitted on a form provided by the Commission. The promoter or matchmaker shall notify the Commission of any proposed changes or substitutions of unarmed combatants on the approved fight card. Changes and substitutions shall be subject to approval by the Commission. All fighters on a proposed fight card shall either hold an unarmed combatant's license issued by the Commission or submit an application for licensure as an unarmed combatant in accordance with 523 CMR 6.00: Licensing and Registration no later than seven days prior to the scheduled event, unless a shorter time frame is approved by the Commission or its designee for just cause. (2) Fights shall be put together by the matchmaker and shall be evenly matched. The fight card shall be signed by the matchmaker attesting that the fights have been as evenly matched as possible to the best of their skill and ability. (3) In accordance with M.G.L. c. 147, § 39A, no unarmed combatant who has been knocked out, technically or otherwise, or lost a contest by way of submission, six or more times in the preceding 12 months shall take part in a match or exhibition until they have been examined and deemed fit to compete by a physician approved by the Commission.