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RULES

UNIFORM

  • Athletes have to wear combat shorts, spats or vale tudo shorts without pockets, singlet

  • Athletes can wear a rash guard or elect to go shirtless

  • Rash guard does not need to meet any color requirements. Athletes can compete shirtless

  • Cannot wear a loose shirt of any kind

  • Attached metal or plastic of any kind that may hurt the opponent is forbidden on the shorts

  • No wrestling shoes

  • Athletes’ finger and toe nails should be trimmed and short.

 

  • Long hair should be tied up so as not to cause opponents any discomfort.

 

  • Athletes will be disqualified if they are wearing hair dye or makeup that stains their opponent’s Gi/gear or the mat surface during a match.

 

  • Athletes presenting skin lesions or any other skin condition shall be DQ’s. Athlete is not to compete with any skin fungus, virus, or infection 

 

  • Athletes may not have poor oder

HYGIENE

MATCH DURATION

White/Blue 5 minute regulation +1:30 minute overtime

Advanced 6 minute regulation +1:30 minute overtime

If no one scores in overtime, The match will be decided by Ref’s decision

  • Regulation- will be submission only

Overtime-

  • First to score, Wins

    • Takedown 1 point

    • Guard pass 1 point

    • Sweep 1 point

    • Mount 1 point

    • Back with Hooks 1 point

    • Back Mount 1 point

    • Body Triangle 1 point

  • Must control scoring position for 3 seconds

  • There is no “Advantage” scoring

  • A match will be deemed over immediately if a competitor taps out, screams, or verbally gives up during the match.

  • Single elimination

MATCH SCORING

STALLING

  • 1st & 2nd stalling call - warning

  • 3rd stalling call - penalty (+1 point other competitor)

    • If the match goes to overtime the person who receives the penalty automatically loses the match

  • 4th stalling call - DQ

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Separation from stalemate to standing if there is no action.

  • 50/50

  • Closed guard

  • Double inverted closed guard

  • Crotch lock body lock

  •  Jumping Guard pulls

  •  Scissor Takedowns 

  •  Heel Hooks 

  • Toe Holds

  • Knee Bars

  • Slamming

  • Neck Cranks 

  • Biting 

  • Head Spikes 

  • Striking 

  • Slicers

Illegal Techniques

(Questionable)
Legal Techniques

  • Reaping 

  • Smother Choke 

  • Gas Mask

  • RNC on Jaw

  • Wrist locks 

  • 1 pound weight allowance

  • Cannot be over 1lb allowance during weigh in.

  • You can weigh in wearing anything

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Weigh-Ins

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