Register November 2011 No. 671
Chapter SPS 192
AUTHORITY AND DEFINITIONS
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SPORTING EVENTS
SPS 192.01
SPS 192.01
Authority. The rules in
chs. SPS 192 to
196 are adopted under the authority of ss.
227.11 (2),
444.01,
444.02,
444.03,
444.04,
444.06,
444.09,
444.095,
444.10 to
444.15,
444.18 and
444.19, Stats.
SPS 192.01 History
History: EmR1032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-1-10;
CR 10-102: cr.
Register April 2011 No. 664, eff. 5-1-11; correction made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671.
SPS 192.02(1)
(1) "Amateur" means an individual who participates in a mixed martial arts contest who does not receive or has competed for any purse, article, or thing that exceeds $50.00 in value for participating in a contest.
SPS 192.02(3)
(3) "Cage" means a fenced enclosure in which some promotional organizations hold mixed martial arts matches that meet the Association of Boxing Commissions' uniform rules of mixed martial arts.
SPS 192.02(4)
(4) "Choke" means a submission technique that restricts blood flow in the carotid arteries and results in a contestant either tapping-out or losing consciousness. A "choke" includes the guillotine choke, rear-naked choke, leg triangle choke, and arm triangle choke.
SPS 192.02(5)
(5) "Commissioner" means a person duly authorized to represent the department in administering the regulation of professional and amateur mixed martial arts fighting contests.
SPS 192.02(6)
(6) "Compression lock" means a submission technique that causes severe pain by pressing a muscle against a bone and results in a contestant either tapping-out or suffering an injury. A "compression lock" includes the Achilles lock, bicep slicer, and calf slicer.
SPS 192.02(7)
(7) "Contest" means a group of bouts organized as a single event.
SPS 192.02(8)
(8) "Contestant" means a person licensed by the department who competes in a bout.
SPS 192.02(10)
(10) "Corner" means a person licensed as a second who assists a contestant during a bout by taking position in their corner between rounds. A "corner" is also known as a second.
SPS 192.02(11)
(11) "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.
SPS 192.02(12)
(12) "Drug" means a controlled substance as defined in
ch. 961, Stats.
SPS 192.02(13)
(13) "Grappling" means techniques of throwing, locking, holding, and wrestling, as opposed to kicking and punching an opposing contestant.
SPS 192.02(14)
(14) "Guard" means a basic position in which one contestant lies on his or her back with his or her knees and legs open. If the opposing contestant is between his or her legs, the opponent is in his or her "guard." Depending upon the leg position of the contestant on his or her back, the "guard" is referred to as being an open, closed, half, butterfly, spider, or rubber band "guard."
SPS 192.02(15)
(15) "Joint lock" means a submission technique that hyper-extends or hyper-rotates a joint in the body and results in a contestant either tapping-out or suffering an injury. A "joint lock" includes the can opener, arm bar, kimura, Omoplata, Americana, and ankle lock.
SPS 192.02(16)
(16) "Mixed martial arts" means the convergence of techniques from a variety of combative sports disciplines including boxing, wrestling, judo, jujitsu and kickboxing. "Mixed martial arts" techniques may be broken down into 2 categories: striking and grappling.
SPS 192.02(17)
(17) "Mount" means a basic position in which a contestant gains top position and controls his or her opponent by sitting on top of them in the full "mount" position, or from the side of the opponent in the side "mount."
SPS 192.02(18)
(18) "Official" means a referee, judge, timekeeper, ringside physician, inspector or department representative involved in conducting a professional or amateur mixed martial arts event.
SPS 192.02(19)
(19) "Promoter" means any person, club, corporation, or association, and in the case of a corporate promoter includes any officer, director, employee, or stockholder, who conducts, produces, arranges, or stages any mixed martial arts contest.
SPS 192.02 History
History: EmR1032: emerg. cr., eff. 9-1-10;
CR 10-102: cr.
Register April 2011 No. 664, eff. 5-1-11; correction in (intro.), (11) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671.
