AMERICAN AMATEUR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS - 2008 RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS - By: Terry A. Haven and Larry Downs Jr. AMERICAN AMMA, Board Members
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2008
RULES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND
OFFICIALS
AMERICAN
AMATEUR MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS
By: Terry A. Haven and Larry Downs Jr.
AMERICAN AMMA, Board Members
1Welcome to American Amateur Mixed Martial Arts. I want to congratulate
you for expressing an interest in becoming an amateur MMA competitor or a
American AMMA official. This publication was developed to educate and notify
anyone of American AMMA’s rules and regulations.
If you choose to compete or officiate for American AMMA, you must follow or
enforce the enclosed rules and regulation. American AMMA has developed the
following rules to maximize competitor safety while preserving the art.
Sincerely,
Terry Haven
Larry Downs, Jr.
National Chief of Officials,
American AMMA, Inc.
2TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPETITOR ELIGIBILITY ........................................................................................................................4
OFFICER ELIGIBILITY .................................................................................................................................. 5
COMPETITOR’S ATTIRE AND EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................6
CUTTING WEIGHT .......................................................................................................................................... 8
THE COMPETITON AREA .............................................................................................................................9
PRE-COMPETITION MEETING .................................................................................................................10
NUMBER OF SECONDS AND THEIR APPEARANCE ..........................................................................10
CONDUCT OF BOUTS AND FOULS...........................................................................................................11
FOULING, STOPPING THE BOUT .............................................................................................................14
THE POWER TO STOP THE CONTEST ...................................................................................................15
GROUND ACTIVITY RULE..........................................................................................................................15
MOUTHPIECES................................................................................................................................................15
PYSICAL EXAMINATION ............................................................................................................................16
EXAMINATION ORDERED BY THE AMERICAN AMMA..................................................................16
REPORTS AND REJECTIONS .....................................................................................................................17
PRESENCE OF PHYSICIAN AND EMS UNIT..........................................................................................18
REPORT OF INJURY......................................................................................................................................19
FIGHTERS KNOCKED OUT.........................................................................................................................19
SUSPESION FOR DISABILITY ....................................................................................................................20
RINGSIDE OFFICIALS ..................................................................................................................................20
TYPES OF BOUT RESULTS..........................................................................................................................21
SCORING TECHNIQUES ..............................................................................................................................21
ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS....................................................................................................................23
CHANGE OF DECISION ................................................................................................................................23
PROTESTS .........................................................................................................................................................23
RULE CHANGES..............................................................................................................................................24
3COMPETITOR ELIGIBILITY
1. All competitors in an American AMMA sanctioned event
must be registered with American AMMA.
2. All competitors must sign the American AMMA liability
waiver for each American AMMA sanctioned event.
3. To establish both physical and mental fitness for
competition, all competitors applying for eligibility to
compete in an American AMMA event must be examined by
a physician, board certified, by the state in which the event
is to be held.
4. Any competitor who is currently under suspension by the
American AMMA or by any athletic commission will not be
permitted to participate in any American AMMA event for
the duration of the suspension.
5. No fighter may compete in an American event, if the fighter
has competed as a professional in any combat sport,
without the express written approval of the American
AMMA board.
6. Any competitor in the Senior Division, must have his/her
personal physician complete the ‘Senior Division’s Medical
Exam’ form.
7. All competitors must be over the age of 18.
8. No competitor will be allowed to compete without a photo
ID of other proof of age.
9. Any competitor deemed ineligible to compete by the event
physician, will not be allowed to compete.
10. No competitor is allowed to get paid for
his/performance in an American AMMA event.
4OFFICER ELIGIBILITY
1. All officiating personnel at an American AMMA sanctioned
event must be registered with the American AMMA.
2. Persons filling the following officiating positions must be
registered with the American AMMA.
• Referees
• Judges
• Ringside Doctors
• Time Keepers
• Corner Man
• Cut Man
• Trainers
3. Each official’s registration expires on December 31st of
each year and must renew annually.
4. All Referees must complete the American AMMA training
manual and successfully pass the written exam.
5. All ringside doctors must be board certified physician in
the state in which the American AMMA sanctioned event is
being held.
6. Anyone acting as an official at an American AMMA event
without being registered will not be covered by American
AMMA liability insurance.
7. Anyone wanting to apply for a local, state or regional
sanctioning officer position, must apply to and be
approved by the American AMMA board.
8. Each competitor must have a negative HIV/Hepatitis test
that is no older than six months affixed to his official
American AMMA log.
5COMPETITOR’S ATTIRE AND EQUIPMENT
1. All competitors must use American AMMA approved
equipment.
2. All competitor’s hair shall be cut or arranged to be kept out
of the eyes.
3. Competitors shall not wear eyeglasses during competition;
however, soft contact lenses are authorized.
4. The use of thin coat of pure Vaseline on the face only, is
permitted.
5. All competitors must be clean and present a tidy
appearance.
• Fingernails and toenails should be short.
• No artificial nails allowed.
• All body and tongue piercings must be removed prior to
competing.
6. Competitors must compete in foul-proof gear.
• Males must use a protective cup.
• Males may use a jock strap cups.
• Females may use well-fitting breast protector.
• Females may also use groin protectors.
7. Each fighter shall wear a pair of loose-fitting trunks that
reaches no further than the knees, or tight MMA shorts.
• No items may be affixed to the trunks/shorts, such as but
not limited to metal or plastic objects, sequins, etc.
• Patches, cloth insignias and screen-printings are
authorized.
8. Rash-guard is allowed.
6• No items may be affixed to the rash-guard.
• Patches, cloth insignias and screen-printing are allowed.
9. No shoes of any kind are allowed in the arena.
10. No metal, straps, buckles, necklaces, jewelry or any
other objects, which may cause injury to either fighter,
shall be worn.
11. No fighter is, allowed to wear the emblem of any club
or organization, which he/she is not eligible to represent in
an American AMMA competition.
12. Competitors may appear in uniforms and/or
accessories bearing an advertisement, brand name or logo
of their club or their club’s sponsor except when required
by American AMMA, the region or the be worn by fighter
for certain competition.
13. A competitor shall be permitted to wear the insignia
of the organization he/she represents.
14. Each competitor must wear a custom-made or
individually fitted mouthpiece during each round. An
example of custom-made is “dentist-molded” and an
example of individually fitted is the commercial plastic.
• Purpose of mouthpiece.
• To reduce potential for jaw fractures.
• To reduce the possibility of cuts to the inside of the
mouth.
• To reduce the potential of harm/injury to teeth.
15. The competitor’s mouthpiece must be examined by
the referee during the pre-bout check.
16. The competitor must have a minimum of two
mouthpieces during competition.
• One mouthpiece to use and one reserve mouthpiece.
717. Authorized gloves. The competitor shall wear the
gloves, which the organizer of the competition have placed
at their disposal. Competitor are not allowed to wear their
own gloves under these conditions. If the organizer does
not provide the gloves, the fighter may use his/her own
gloves as long as they fit the American AMMA’s glove
guidelines below.
• Purpose of gloves:
a) To diminish/reduce impact blow.
b) To protect the hands.
• Glove Specifications. The competitor’s gloves shall be 5
to 7 ounce MMA gloves. 4 or 4.5 ounce MMA gloves are
not allowed in American AMMA events or tournaments.
CUTTING WEIGHT
American AMMA does not encourage extreme weight
cutting. This can be a very dangerous activity, which
can result in a competitor’s death. All American AMMA
competitors must follow the following maximum
allowable weight loss guidelines.
1. When possible, all competitors must weigh-in the day
before the event. If unable to weigh-in the day before, the
competitor must weigh-in no less than eight hours before
the event.
2. The American AMMA representative or event sponsor will
perform the weigh-in.
3. All competitors must use the same scale.
4. The maximum amount of weight a fighter will be allowed to
lose during any period of time within 32 hours before the
start tie of the event is 4% of that fighters weight at his
initial weigh-in.
8• For example: if a competitor weighs-in at 175 lbs. at noon
the day before the event, but is overweight, the American
AMMA representative or event sponsor will calculate the
competitor’s maximum weight loss.
• (175 x .04 = 7) The maximum weight that the competitor
will be allowed to lose in the next 24 hours is 7 lbs.
• If the maximum allowable weight loss fails to bring a
competitor within the permissible weight spread, that
competitor will be declared ineligible to compete.
THE COMPETITON AREA
1. The competition area shall be no smaller than 18’x18’. The
competition floor shall be padded in a manner as approved
by the American AMMA. The American AMMA
recommends a minimum of 1”, maximum 2” layer of closed
cell foam floor padding. A standard boxing type rope ring
or MMA type cage is allowed and is subject to American
AMMA approval. If a standard boxing type rope ring is
used, the ring floor shall extend beyond the ropes not less
than 18”. Padding must extend over the edge of the
platform. The competition area must have a canvas or
vinyl covering. If fencing is used, then all metal parts must
be covered and padded in a manner approved by the
American AMMA.
2. The ring platform shall be at least 30” above the floor of the
building and shall be provided with suitable steps or ramp
for use by the fighters. Ringside tables must be no higher
than ring platform level.
3. The ring must be swept, dry-mopped, or otherwise
adequately cleaned before the event and prior to the
competition.
4. The promoter of the event will be responsible for ensuring
acceptable sanitary standards are met, with respect to
dressing rooms, showers, water bottles, towels or other
equipment. American AMMA Representatives are to make
9a particular examination at every event for violations of
these rules.
PRE-COMPETITION MEETING
All competitors, or representative second, must attend the pre-
competition meeting held by the American AMMA
Representative.
1. This meeting will be following the weigh-in, or during the
afternoon before the event. In addition, competitors will be
required to report for physicals and to their dressing rooms at
the time specified by the promoter and American AMMA
Representative. Failure to do so will result in the competitor
not being allowed to compete.
2. Once a competitor reports to the American AMMA
Representative for the pre-competition meeting and physical,
he or she is not allowed to leave the facility.
NUMBER OF SECONDS AND THEIR APPEARANCE
1. Each competitor may have up to two seconds of his
choice. Each corner man must be registered with
American AMMA. If a corner man is not registered with
American AMMA, he/she may register on the day of the
event. No one can corner for a competitor without
registering or the competitor will be disqualified.
2. The second must present a neat and tidy appearance,
provide a pail, tape, water bottle and other equipment
necessary to perform his/her function.
3. Seconds may not sit, stand on, lean on or touch the ring
apron during the course of the bout.
4. The second is not allowed interfere physically or verbally
with the bout or the duties of the officials.
5. The seconds must remain in designated areas assigned by
the promoter and/or American AMMA Representative.
106. At no time is the second allowed into the ring except with
the approval by the referee.
7. The American AMMA Representative may disqualify the
competitor for improper and unprofessional conduct by the
competitor’s second.
CONDUCT OF BOUTS
1. Duration of Bouts
• Rounds may be scheduled from three to four minutes.
• Bouts are to be scheduled for three rounds only.
• Rest periods may be scheduled from one to one and half
minutes between rounds.
• The bout continues until one competitor submits, his/her
corner throws in the towel, the referee stops the bout or the
doctor stops the contest, or the time limit of the rounds
expires. The time runs continuously and may be called or
stopped only by the referee in special cases, such as
equipment malfunction or commitment of a foul.
2. Referee Instruction
• Immediately before the bout commences, the referee will call
the competitor to the center of the ring and give final
conduct instructions and answer any last questions.
• The competitors then will go to their corners, usually
designated red or blue.
• The competitors will prepare to start as the referee signals
the timekeeper the bout will commence.
3. AUTHORIZED OFFENSIVE TECHIQUES
• All striking (punches, kicks, etc.) and grappling (take-downs,
throws, submission holds, etc.) techniques are allowed with
the exception of those techniques specified as fouls in Rule
4.
4. Fouls
111. Fouls, at the discretion of the referee, based on the intent of the
competitor committing the foul and the result of the foul, may
cause time to be stopped in the bout and warnings,
recuperation time and/or disqualification being issued.
a) Flagrant disregard of the referee’s instructions
b) Biting
c) Eye gouging
d) Clawing
e) Groin attacks
f) Striking to the throat
g) Fish hooking
h) Striking the spine
i) Elbow strikes of any kind
j) Knee strikes to the head on the ground
k) Head butts
l) Kicks to front of the knee
m) Hair pulling
n) Holding onto the fence or rope
o) Spiking an opponent to the canvas on there head or back of
neck
p) Throwing opponent out of fenced/ring area
q) Intentionally delaying the contest due to improper equipment,
or by intentionally dropping or spitting out the mouthpiece
r) Intentionally delaying the contest by grossly avoiding his/her
opponent
s) Grabbing opponent’s clothing or gloves
12t) No heal hooks
u) No striking to the top or back of the head
v) No striking with the forearm
w) No kicks or knees to the head of a downed opponent.
x) A downed opponent is any competitor with more than his/her
feet touching the mat.
2. Disqualification occurs after any combination of three (3) fouls
or after a flagrant foul.
a) Fouls result in a point being deducted by the official
scorekeeper from the offending competitor’s score. The
judges should make notations of points deducted by the
referee for each round.
b) Only a referee can assess a foul. If the referee does not call
the foul, judges must not make that assessment on their
own.
c) A fouled competitor has up to five minutes to recuperate.
d) If a foul is committed:
e) The referee shall call time
f) The referee will direct the offending competitor to a neutral
corner
g) The referee will then assess the fouled competitor’s condition
and safety
h) The referee shall then assess the foul to the offending
competitor, deduct points, and notify the corner men, judges
and American AMMA Representative
i) If a bottom competitor commits a foul, unless the top
competitor is injured, the bout will continue and a verbal
warning will be given to the offending competitor by the
referee. If the top competitor is injured, he/she will be
his/her recovery time and then put back into the same if able
to continue.
13FOULING, STOPPING THE BOUT
1. If the referee determines that the fouled fighter needs time
to recover, he/she may stop the bout (and time) and give
the injured competitor a reasonable amount of time to
recover, up to a maximum of 5 minutes under normal
circumstances. At the end of this reasonable rest period
the referee and the ring physician will determine it the
fouled fighter can continue the bout. If he/she can the bout
will continue.
2. The results of the foul will be based on the following
determination by the referee:
3. If the referee determines that the foul was obviously committed
by one of the competitors, and that the fouled competitor did
not contribute to the injury, the referee can disqualify the
offending competitor and declare the fouled competitor the
winner.
4. If the referee determines that the injured competitor was partly
responsible for his/her own injury, the referee will not penalize
the opponent in any manner. In this case, if the referee or ring
physician determines that the injured competitor is unable to
continue, he will lose by technical knockout.
5. If the referee determines that there was no fault attributable to
either competitor, (that the injury was caused by both
competitors), the referee will allow the injured competitor time
to recover. If, at the end of the recovery period, the referee or
the ring physician determines that the fouled competitor cannot
continue, the bout will be called a technical draw.
6. If an injury occurs due to a suspected foul, that the referee was
unable to see, a “blind foul”, the referee may, at his sole and
final discretion, confide with the American AMMA
Representative, to determine where the fault may be placed. He
may consider any, all or none of the opinions expressed in
making his determination. At his sole discretion, he may ask
for a replay, if closed circuit television equipment is available,
of the technique in question before rendering his decision. A
referee’s decision on fouls may be overruled at ringside only by
14the American AMMA Representative, and then, only in the
instance of a clear error of misapplication of the rules.
THE POWER TO STOP THE CONTEST
1. Either the referee, competitor’s chief handler, doctor or the
competitor may stop the contest.
2. The referee or the doctor shall have the power to stop a
bout at any stage during the bout, if he/she considers that
either competitor is in such condition that to continue may
subject him/her to serious injury.
3. Should both competitors be in such condition that to
continue might subject them to serious injury, the referee
will declare the match a ‘technical draw’.
4. A competitor who submits or taps out or a competitor’s
chief handler throws in the towel, loses the bout.
GROUND ACTIVITY RULE
1. If both competitors have gone to the ground and neither is
actively working to improve his/her position, then they
shall be separated and stood up by the referee and
immediately restart the bout from the standing position.
2. If the competitors are approaching the edge of a roped
ring, the referee shall stop the competitors and move them
to the center of the ring and immediately restart the
compotation with the competitors in the same position in
which they where before the stoppage.
MOUTHPIECES
1. No fighter will be allowed to begin any bout without a
mouthpiece.
2. If a competitor’s mouthpiece is knock out by a fair blow or
a foul tactic, or however the mouthpiece is dropped or spit
out, the referee shall wait for a lull in the activity of both
competitor and call time out and stop the bout in place. At
15that time the referee will replace the competitor’s
mouthpiece.
3. Willful dropping or spitting out of the mouthpiece by a
competitor shall be deemed as a ‘delay of bout’ foul and
the competitor will be penalized accordingly by the referee.
• The referee may penalize the offending competitor by
deducting points.
• If the competitor continues the to delay the bout by
intentionally and chronically spitting out his/her moth,
he/she may be disqualified.
PYSICAL EXAMINATION
1. A thorough physical and eye examination will be given to
each fighter by the attending physician at the time
specified by the promoter, physician or American AMMA
Representative.
1. The American AMMA Physical Form must be filled out by
the competitor and the attending physician and returned to
the American AMMA Representative.
2. The physician’s portion of the Competitor’s Logbook must
be filled out by the attending physician and returned to the
American AMMA Representative.
3. The Competitor’s Logbook will be returned to the
competitor after the competition.
4. All competitors must have papers indicating a negative HIV
and negative Hepatitis test attached to their Competitor’s
Logbook.
EXAMINATION ORDERED BY THE AMERICAN AMMA
1. Any competitor who participates in an American AMMA
sanctioned event, may at the request of the American
AMMA Representative, be required to submit to a pre-fight
or post-fight urine and/or blood examination for foreign
substances.
16• The urine/blood examination will test for prohibited
performance enhancing substances as out lined by the
American AMMA’s anti-doping program.
• The urine/blood examination will also test for illegal and
mind altering substances which is also out lined by the
American AMMA’s anti-doping program.
2. Any competitor who refuses to submit to the blood/urine
examination will be immediately suspended for a length of
time as specified by the American AMMA.
• The American AMMA Representative will retain the
refusing competitor’s ‘Competitor’s Logbook’.
• The refusing competitor’s ‘Competitor’s Logbook’ will be
returned once his/her suspension period has expired.
3. If a competitor is positive for any mind-altering
substances, any injury sustained by participating in an
American AMMA event will not be covered by any
insurance policy/services retained by American AMMA.
4. If a competitor refuses a post-fight physical, American
AMMA will not be held in any way responsible for his/her
physical, mental or monetary losses.
• If the competitor refuses any medical care, he/she must sign
the ‘American AMMA Against Medical Advice’ form.
• If the attending physician feels that the competitor is not
mentally capable to sign, then his corner man, trainer or next
of kin may sign the ‘American AMMA Against Medical
Advice’ form.
REPORTS AND REJECTIONS
1. Should any competitor examined prove unfit by the
attending physician, the competitor must be rejected, and
an immediate report of the fact made to the promoter and
the American AMMA Representative by the attending
physician.
172. The examining physician will in no less than one hour
before the start of the event, submit all competitor’s
physical forms to the American AMMA Representative.
PRESENCE OF PHYSICIAN AND EMS UNIT
1. At least one licensed physician, possessing an M.D. or
D.O. and one standby emergency mobile unit must be in
attendance at all American AMMA sanctioned events.
2. The use of two ringside physicians is strongly
recommended.
3. The mobile unit must include a full range of resuscitative
and spine immobilizing equipment and be parked inside or
adjacent to an entrance of the building hosting the event.
4. The mobile unit must have a minimum of one Paramedic
and one EMT basic.
5. The physician(s) must sit at immediate ringside throughout
the duration of the bouts.
6. A stretcher, spine board, C-collar, airways and oxygen
tank, must be readily available at ringside.
7. No bout will be allowed to proceed unless the physician is
in his seat. The physician shall not leave util after the end
of the final bout. He/she shall be prepared to assist in any
serious emergency arises, and will render temporary or
emergency treatments for cuts or minor injuries sustained
by the competitors.
8. Under no circumstances are the competitor’s seconds
permitted to enter the ring or attend to a competitor during
the course of the bout. If the competitor is cut, his/her
second can then enter the ring and attend to the
competitor.
9. The physician may enter the ring between rounds and
during referee stoppage to assess the competitor’s cuts
and determine if the competitor can safely continue.
18REPORT OF INJURY
1. All attending physicians must report all cases in which the
fighters have been injured during a bout of have applied for
medical aid after and event.
2. The attending physician must fill out the ‘American AMMA
Injury Report’ form for any injury the attending physician feels
that needs medical attention.
3. After the ‘American AMMA Injury Report’ form has been filled
out, it must be delivered to the American AMMA Representative
immediately.
4. If a competitor seeks medical attention outside of the attending
physician and EMTs and requires re-imbursement by American
AMMA, he/she must fill out American AMMA’s insurance form.
The competitor may obtain the form from American AMMA’s
website or contact the American AMMA Representative or
promoter.
FIGHTERS KNOCKED OUT
1. Competitors who have been knocked out will be kept lying
down until they have recovered.
2. When a competitor is knocked out, no one is to touch
him/her except the referee, who will remove his/her
mouthpiece, until the ringside physician enters the ring
and personally attends to the needs of the competitor and
issues such instructions he/she sees fit to the competitor’s
handler and/or EMTs.
3. A competitor who loses a bout by knockout will be
suspended from competition in any American AMMA event
for a minimum of 60 days.
4. A competitor who loses a bout by technical knockout will
be suspended for 30 days, or longer, if substantial head or
body trauma was involved.
5. Any competitor, and/or his handler, who loses a bout by
knockout or technical knockout will receive the ‘American
19AMMA Head Injury Sheet’. This is issued for competitor
safety and should be followed carefully.
SUSPESION FOR DISABILITY
1. Any competitor rejected by an examining physician will be
suspended until it is shown that he/she is fit for further
competition.
2. Any competitor suspended for 30 to 60 days for knockout
or technical knockout will take the same examination as
required for the eligibility physical except as directed by
American AMMA.
3. The physician may require any other procedure, including
an EEG, MRI and/or CT, if indicated.
RINGSIDE OFFICIALS
1. A referee, one timekeeper, an AAMMA Representative, a
physician, all approved by the AAMMA, will be employed at all
AAMMA sanctioned events. All officials must be registered
with the AAMMA. The officials can register with the AAMMA on
the day of the event.
2. States with Athletic Commissions
• In those states where the AAMMA is regulated by Athletic
Commission, the commission will usually supply an on-site
inspector who will assist the promoter in the operation of his
event. In these cases, the AMMA Representative will work
jointly with the inspector in the performance of his duties.
An inspector authorized and licensed by the state is
empower to make final decisions on all matters falling under
his/her jurisdiction.
3. Timekeeper’s Equipment and Duties
• All necessary equipment will be provided to the timekeeper
by the promoter. The AAMMA recommends two stop clocks.
One stop clock for the round time and one stop clock for
fouled competitor’s recovery period.
20• The timekeeper will keep the time during each bout, starting
and stopping the official clock, for time-outs designated to
him by the referee.
TYPES OF BOUT RESULTS
1. Submission by:
• Tap Out
• Verbal Tap Out
2. TKO by:
• Referee Stops Bout
• Ringside Physician Stops Bout
• Corner Person Stops Bout (throws in towel)
3. KO by:
• Failure to rise from the canvas
• Failure to intelligently defend him/herself
4. Decision via score cards:
• Unanimous: When all three judges score the bout for the
same contestant
• Split Decision: When two judges score the bout for the same
competitor and one judge scores a draw of for the other
competitor.
• Draw: When the score for both competitors are equal. Can
occur if the lead of the bout is penalized and brings his
score down and equals his/her competitor.
5. Disqualification
6. Forfeit
SCORING TECHNIQUES
211. Using the 10 Point Must Scoring System, judges are
required to determine a winner of about that ends after the
initial scheduled number of rounds have been completed.
10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and
nine points or less must be awarded to the loser, except for
rare even round which is scored (10 – 10)
2. Judges must evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, such
as:
• Effective Striking
• Effective Grappling
• Ring Control
• Effective Aggressiveness/Defense
3. Evaluations shall be made in the order in which the
techniques appear above, giving the most weight in
scoring to effective striking, grappling, ring control and
aggressiveness/defense.
4. Mixed Martial Arts Techniques are Defined Blow as:
• Effective Striking: The total number of legal heavy strikes
landed while standing and on the ground.
• Effective avoiding strikes while standing and/or on the
ground.
• Effective Grappling: The successful execution of a legal
takedown and/or reversal including the following
maneuvers:
• Takedowns from the standing position to mount position.
• Passing the guard to the side mount or full mount position.
• Bottom position competitors using an active and
threatening guard.
• Creating threatening submission attempts mount, side
mount and/or guard.
22• Taking down an opponent to force the ground game.
5. If a round ends with 50% standing and 50% grappling, then
striking and grappling are weighed the same.
ANNOUNCING THE RESULTS
1. After the AAMMA Representative has completed verifying
the master results card, the Representative will give the
ring announcer the results on the “Announcer’s Final
Result Sheet”. The announcer shall then, inform the
audience of the decision over the public address system.
The referee will indicate the winner as the announcer gives
the winner’s name.
2. In the event of a knockout, a technical knockout,
disqualification or forfeit, the announcer and referee will
officially designate the winner and give the time at which
the bout was stopped. In the event of a draw, the
announcer will give the audience the nature of the
decision.
CHANGE OF DECISION
1. A decision rendered at the termination of any bout is final
and cannot be changed unless the AAMMA Representative
at the event or subsequently the AAMMA Representative,
determines that any one of the following occurred:
• There was collusion affecting the results of any bout.
• There was a clear violation of the rules or regulation
governing AAMMA bouts, which affected the result of any
bout.
2. If the AAMMA Representative determines that any of the
above occurred with regard to any bout, then the decision
rendered shall be changed as the AAMMA Representative
may direct.
PROTESTS
231. All protests over the decision of a match shall be verbally
registered only by the protesting competitor and/or his/her
chief handler to the AAMMA Representative prior to the
end of the event, who will note the nature of the protest in
his Representative’s report. All protests must be recived
at the appropriate AAMMA office, in writing and
accompanied by all pertinent evidence (videotapes,
affidavits, etc.), no later than 14 days following the bout in
question. No protest will be considered
unlessaccompanied by the appropriate fee:
• Non-title bouts: state, provincial or regional office - $50.00
U.S.
• Title bouts: $150.00 U.S.
• If either party is dissatisfied by the decision redered by
the state, proincial or regional office, that party may
appeal to the AAMMA Board accompanied by an
additional $150.00 U.S. appeal fee.
2. All decisions by the AAMMA board are final.
3. The standard for review is “clear” evidence which would
justify a change of decision, or “clear” circumstances
which in the best inters of the sport, would justify a change
in decision.
4. Any questions on the rules of the AAMMA should be
directed to the AAMMA Board.
RULE CHANGES
Any and all rules are subject to change with out notice. The
AAMMA will take reasonable efforts to notify it’s members of any
rule changes by publications, email, website, and/or at event
rules meetings.
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