Section 19-2319. FOULS

 

2319.1No contestant shall commit any of the of following fouls:

 

(a)Striking the face with any part of the arm other than the gloved hand;

 

(b)Kicking to the leg;

 

(c)Take downs;

 

(d)Sweeping above the area designated for sweeps;

 

(e)Grabbing or holding onto an opponent’s foot or leg, followed by a takedown or a strike;

 

(f)Holding the ropes with one hand while kicking, punching or defending with the other hand or a leg;

 

(g)Extending the leg to check an opponent's leg to prevent him or her from kicking;

 

(h)Hitting the opponent below the belt;

 

(i)Hitting an opponent who is down or who is rising after being down;

 

(j)Holding the opponent with one hand and hitting the opponent with the other hand;

 

(k)Holding the opponent or deliberately maintaining a clinch;

 

(l)Wrestling with or roughing the opponent to maintain a clinch;

 

(m)Punching the opponent after being instructed to stop fighting, as when the opponent is helpless and leaning on the ropes to avoid falling;

 

(n)Hitting the opponent with the head, elbow, or knee;

 

(o)Hitting the opponent with an open glove, including the inside of the hand, the back of the hand, or the wrist;

 

(p)Intentionally going down without being hit, to avoid a blow;

 

(q)Using a pivot blow or rabbit punch, including hitting the back of the opponent’s neck near the base of the skull;

 

(r)Using a kidney punch, including hitting the part of the back near the spine and over the kidneys;

 

(s)Hitting the opponent’s eye with the thumb of the glove;

 

(t)Using the ring ropes to deliver a punch;

 

(u)Using abusive language in the ring; or

 

(v)Engaging in any unsportsmanlike trick or action that injures the opponent.

 

source

Final Rulemaking at 35 DCR 3759, 3766-67 (May 20, 1988).