R457-1-1111. Bareknuckle - Bouts

(1) Bare Knuckle Fighting Bouts may not extend past a total of six rounds and a total of Eighteen 18 Minutes of fighting with one-minute rest period between rounds. The one-minute rest period does not count as part of the 18 minutes of fighting. (2) Promoters are authorized to mix bout cards and schedule bouts for two or three-minute rounds. Regulatory Commissions shall consider the following information when approving bouts: (a) fighter Record; (b) combative Sports Experience; (c) skill level; and (d) physical Condition. (3) Participant must have competed as a professional in another martial arts discipline before competing in a bareknuckle contest. (4) Rounds shall last for either two or three minutes. (5) Professional debut participants shall compete in four rounds, lasting two minutes each. TABLE 2 Rounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 MAX Minutes 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 18:00 Minutes 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 12:00 Pro Debut Standard Title (6) Female participants shall only participate in two-minute rounds. (7) Amateur fighters cannot participate in Bareknuckle Fighting events. (8) Bareknuckle events are stand-alone events. The Commission prohibits hybrid events.