MMA Rules: Fouls & Forbidden Acts
almanac | Published December 14th, 2007
  MIXED MARTIAL ARTS FOULS - NEVADA
The following acts are forbidden and classified as fouls, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission:
1 - Butting with the head.
2 - Eye gouging of any kind.
3 - Biting.
4 - Hair pulling.
5 - Fish hooking.
6 - Groin attacks of any kind.
7 - Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent. (see Gouging)
8 - Small joint manipulation.
9 - Striking to the spine or the back of the head. (see Rabbit punch)
10 - Striking downward using the point of the elbow. (see Elbow (strike))
11 - Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
12 - Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
13 - Grabbing the clavicle.
14 - Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
15 - Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
16 - Stomping the head of a grounded opponent.
17 - Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
18 - Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck. (see piledriver)
19 - Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
20 - Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
21 - Spitting at an opponent.
22 - Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
23 - Holding the ropes or the fence.
24 - Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
25 - Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
26 - Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
27 - Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round.
28 - Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
29 - Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
30 - Interference by the corner.
31 - Throwing in the towel during competition.
32 - Using a foreign object in the ring to your advantage.
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