§ 4-101
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§4–101.
(a)In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Boxing” includes sparring.
(c)“Commission” means the State Athletic Commission.
(1)“Contest” means a boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling:
(i)competition;
(ii)exhibition;
(iii)match;
(iv)performance; or
(v)show.
(2)“Contest” includes a mixed martial arts:
(i)competition;
(ii)match;
(iii)performance; or
(iv)show.
(3)“Contest” does not include a mixed martial arts exhibition.
(e)“Contestant” means an individual who participates in a boxing, professional kick boxing, amateur kick boxing, professional mixed martial arts, or amateur mixed martial arts contest.
(f)“Mixed martial arts” means a competition in which contestants use interdisciplinary forms of fighting, including various forms of martial arts, involving:
(1)striking with the hands, feet, knees, or elbows; and
(2)grappling by take–downs, throws, submissions, or choke holds.
(g)“Mixed martial arts exhibition” means mixed martial arts where:
(1)contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner;
(2)contact to the head is not permitted; and
(3)no contact is permitted that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an opponent.