30 Miss. Code. R. 301-1.1 - The following terms shall have the meaning assigned herein

A. "Announcer"- a person responsible for announcing the names of the officials, contestants and decisions of each bout.

B. "Bout" -one match between 2 contestants.

C. "Professional Boxing"- boxing for financial compensation.

D. "Commission"- members of the Mississippi Athletic Commission.

E. "Contest" -a group of bouts.

F. "Contestant" -one who has obtained a license to compete or perform in a bout.

G. "Deputy Commissioner"- those designated by the Commission to attend and inspect events regulated by the Commission in their absence.

H. "Director"-a direct representative of promoter.

I. "Inspectors"- shall have the same meaning as Deputy Commissioner.

J. "Judge"-a person serving as a member of a panel that is responsible for determining a decision in each bout.

K. "Kick Boxing" -boxing in which contestants are allowed to kick.

L. "Manager"- the licensed individual that negotiates the financial interest of the fighter.

M. "Matchmaker" -a person responsible for matching the contestants for a bout.

N. "Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)" -shall mean the same as Submission Wrestling.

O. "Official" -means any judges, referee, or timekeeper.

P. "Permit" -written permission to hold an event on a specific date and hour at a specific place or a license fee good for one event.

Q. "Professional Wrestling" -a fixed bout of wrestling skills by 2 or more wrestlers.

R. "Promoter" -The person(s) responsible for promoting, publicizing, producing, organizing and conducting an event, generally the one profiting from the event.

S. "Purse" -the financial guarantee that a contestant receives for good faith participation in a bout.

T. "Referee" -the person in charge of enforcing the rules of a contest.

U. 'second"- shall have the same meaning as trainer.

V. 'sparring" -means competing for practice or as an exhibition.

W. 'special Bouts" -any type of contest that does not conform to the rules adopted by the Mississippi Athletic Commission that is approved by the Commission for a particular event.

X. 'straw Promoter"- obtaining a promoter license to represent someone else that may not have otherwise qualified as a promoter.

Y. 'submission Wrestling" - competition involving the use of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of martial arts, boxing, kickboxing and wrestling. This is to include, without limitation, any throwing, striking, and grappling. It shall include the term mixed martial arts or MMA.

Z. "Timekeeper" -a person responsible for keeping accurate time during each bout and rings the bell for the beginning and ending of each round.

AA. "Tough-Man Contest"- a boxing elimination tournament.

BB. "Trainer" -someone who coaches a fighter.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 301-1.1

Miss. Code Ann. 75-75-105