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Important Update !

Bodypower Amateur MMA Competition is on Sunday May 23rd Only

 

Dear Bodypower competitor

we will NOT be sending out tickets to competitors directly. The following information below will provide you with all the details to gain access the show quickly to reach the competition cage and changing area.

 

IMPORTANT - Competition Entry Proceedures

 

Entry will be gained by visiting a ticketing booth positioned outside the entrance to the Bodypower hall, the booth should have a sign displaying Bodypower Amatuer MMA competitor sign in. The booth will have a list of competitors who have registered and PRE - PAID only, all competitors will receive a stamp / pass to allow him early access to the arena through the main entrance before the show doors officially open at 10am. Access for competitors will be granted from 8am onwards we would request that all competitors arrive as early as possible to ensure plenty of time to locate the venue, park & transfer to the ticket booth, gain access to the show,weigh in and sign the appropriate waiver forms. Competitors who bring family , friends,training partners etc for support will NOT be allowed access to the Bodypower show until the official opening time of 10.00am.

 

The MMA competition is held at the rear of the hall, please make your way through the Bodypower stands until you see the cage, warm up area and changing rooms, this is where you will find the weigh in and registration desk. Please make yourself known to the registration desk as soon as you arrive so that waiver form signing and weigh in's can proceed quickly and efficiently. Once weighed in and appropriate forms signed, you may then find a suitable spot to await the start of the competition. Start times for each individual categories will be advised at approx 08.30am, once each weight category competition begins we will try and give competitors 10mins notice via a p.a. announcement that they are soon going to be fighting. We advise that once a specific weight category starts that competitors should ideally be warming up in anticipation of an early stoppage of any particular bout. It is essential that we keep the competition running quickly and efficientley in order to finish in the time allocated, making sure you are ready and prepared for your fight when called is essential for this to happen. Any competitors that are not fight ready after the third and final p.a. call will be disqualified from the competition. If any competitor should win a bout but sustain an injury and feels that they cannot continue, please advice a staff member as this would help us work out an alternative fighter for the next round.

 

COMPETITION OVERVIEW

 

07.45am Competitor Ticket Booth Open to receive pass / stamp

08.00am Competitor Early Access to Bodypower via main entrance opens

08.10am Competition registration & official weigh in opens

09.30am Competition registration & official weigh in closes

09.35am starting Times (approx) announced for weight categories

09.45am Bodypower MMA Competition starts

10.00am Bodypower show officially opens to public

17.00am Show closes

 

Full Rules Below

 

'Mixed-Martial Arts'
Body Power Championship Amateur Bout Rules
NEC Birmingham


THE COMPETITION AREA:

Matches will be held within a full size cage


ATTIRE:

Compulsory: gum shield, groin guard, recognized gloves, recognized shin & instep pads and recognized knee pads.
Competitors may fight bare-top or Rash Guard. T-Shirts are not permitted. Suitable shorts must be worn. Alternatively, GI's and wrestling singlet's are also permitted.
Trainers, wrestling boots and martial arts shoes not permitted.


Approved/Recognized gloves: 4oz Leather MMA gloves i.e. Fairtex, Twins, Rogue

Approved shin & instep pads: I.e. Rogue Competition Series, Fairtex, Twins etc


Recognized shin & instep pads: Most styles of shin pad suitable for Mixed-Martial Arts. Shin pads that include any form of plastic or metal fastening will not be permitted


Approved kneepads: Rogue, Viper


Recognized kneepads: Most soft styles of kneepad are permitted


Date / Time / Price

Sunday May 23rd

08:15 - 09.15 Fighters Registration / weigh in

09:45 First Fight

16:00 Winners Belt/Trophy presentation

 

£10.00 Entrance Fee


Competition Format

The competition will be a one day knockout tournament
Each Weight category will feature 8 competitors, who will face off in a quarter final bout, the winners will progress to the semi final whilst those that are unsuccessful in their quarter final bout will have the opportunity to have another fight against another competitor that did not progress from the quarter finals. The 4 semi finalists will be matched for a single semi final bout with the winners progressing to the final. The winner of the final for each weight category will be declared the 2009 Body Power Amateur MMA Champion.

All competitors will have two bouts except the competition finalists who will have 3 bouts


DURATION:

Quarter Final & Semi Final matches are 1 x 4 minute round.
The Title Fight (Final) will be fought over 2 x 3 minute rounds


WAYS TO WIN:
All fights will have a declared winner, you can win a match by:

  1. Forcing your opponent to submit (to tap-out), or to quit.
  2. The referee stopping the match or disqualifying your opponent.
  3. By knock-out or technical knock out.
  4. By Referee decision

 

WEIGHT CATEGORIES:

  • - 66 KG – Featherweight
  • - 70 KG - Lightweight
  • - 77 KG - Welterweight
  • - 84 KG - Middleweight

 

LEGAL TECHNIQUES:

  1. All punching and kicking techniques to legal target areas.
  2. All knee strikes to legal target areas.
  3. All throws, takedowns & submissions.

 

ILLEGAL TECHNIQUES:

  1. No hair-pulling, biting, eye gouging, head-butting, ear pulling or fish-hooking.
  2. No strikes permitted above shoulder level.
  3. No elbow strikes permitted.
  4. No manipulation of small joints (fingers, toes).
  5. No striking directly to joints.
  6. No holding of gloves or other safety equipment.
  7. No heel-hooking or any other technique that places a twisting motion on the ankle or knee joint.
  8. No pulling of clothing permitted except to opponents belt, or to opponents wearing GI's.
  9. No striking directly to spine.
  10. No groin strikes permitted.
  11. Striking not permitted for fighters at different levels (eg, one grounded, one standing).
  12. Directly attacking the nose is not permitted.
  13. Any technique which results in, or is liable to result in, your opponent being dropped directly on to his/her head.
  14. Throat strikes of any kind, including without limitation, grabbing the trachea or clavicle.
  15. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
  16. Kicking to the kidney with the heel.

 

RULES:

  1. All matches other than the final will be fought over one 4-minute round. The final will be fought over 2 x 3 minute rounds
  2. All matches that go the full 4 minutes will be judged by the fight referee.
  3. All matches are full-contact.
  4. The referee can warn or disqualify any competitor for disobeying the rules.
  5. Each fighter must wear the supplied belt, used to distinguish each corner
  6. Belts that come away from an opponents body are discarded and cannot be used, or can be tied again at the referee's discretion.
  7. The referee can stop the match at any point.
  8. The referee's instructions must be adhered to and his or her decisions are final.
  9. Gum Shields must remain in the mouth at all times. The referee may pause the action to replace gum shields that have fallen from a competitors mouth.
  10. Safety equipment (gloves, shin & instep pads etc) must remain properly attached to the body. The referee can pause the action for required adjustment of any safety equipment.
  11. A fighter is classed as ‘grounded’ if any part of their body, except for the soles of the feet, comes into contact with the mat.
  12. The referee can stand grounded fighters if there is a prolonged ‘lack of action’ on the ground.
  13. All competitors are expected to behave in a ‘sportsman-like’ manner.
  14. Competitors who wish to retire at any stage must ask the fight arranger to have his/her fight card withdrawn.
  15. No oils (including Vaseline) may be applied to any part of the body.
  16. All competitors must possess their own insurance.

 

COMPETITOR EXCLUSIONS:

In the interest of maintaining safety and fairness within amateur competition, competitors who have engaged in two or more ‘Semi-Professional’ (Head Shots Standing only) will not be permitted to compete in the Body Power Amateur Championships. Amateur competitors with more than 10 recorded amateur bouts will also be excluded.

 
 
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