20 CSR 2040-6.010 - Facility and Equipment Requirements
PURPOSE: This rule is being amended to consolidate rules from a chapter that is being rescinded to add the requirement for a cage.
(1) The ring may not be
less than sixteen (16) nor more than twenty feet (20') inside the ropes. The
apron of the ring floor shall extend beyond the ropes not less than two feet
(2'). The ring shall not be more than four feet (4') above the floor of the
building or grounds of an outdoor arena and shall be provided with suitable
steps for the use of contestants, seconds, and officials.
(2) The ring shall be equipped with at least
three (3) ropes and not more than four (4) ropes. The ropes shall be not less
than one inch (1") in diameter. These ropes shall be manila ropes, synthetic,
plastic rope or any similar material and shall not be made of metal of any
type. All ropes shall be wrapped securely in soft material. If three (3) ropes
are used they shall extend in triple parallel lines, two feet (2'), three feet
(3') and four feet (4') above the ring floor. If four (4) ropes are used, the
lower rope shall be eighteen inches (18") above the ring floor, the second rope
thirty inches (30"), the third rope forty-two inches (42") and the fourth rope
fifty-four inches (54") above the ring floor. The ring floor shall be padded
with a one-inch (1") layer of Ensolite or foam rubber (or equivalent) which is
placed on a one-inch (1") base of Celotex (building board). The padding shall
be covered with canvas, duck or similar material tightly stretched and laced
securely in place.
(3) Ring posts
may not be less than three inches (3") or more than four inches (4") in
diameter, extending from the floor of the building to the height fifty-eight
inches (58") above the ring floor. The ring posts shall not be closer than
eighteen inches (18") to the ring ropes. The turnbuckles must be covered with a
protective padding.
(4)
Requirements. The fighting area shall be constructed in a manner that does not
pose a substantial risk to the safety or health of any person. The fighting
area shall be no smaller than eighteen by eighteen feet (18'x18') and no larger
than thirty-two by thirty-two feet (32'x32') and shall meet the following
requirements:
(A) Floors. The floor of the
fighting area must have a canvas, vinyl, or plastic rubberized covering that
shall be padded with at least a one inch (1") layer of foam padding extending
over the edge of the platform of the fighting area. Materials that may gather
in lumps or ridges during the bout or contest may not be used. The platform of
the fighting area canvas shall be no more than four feet (4') above the floor
of the building and shall have suitable steps or ramps for use by officials and
the contestants;
(B) Posts. All
posts in or around the fighting area shall be made of metal not more than six
inches (6") in diameter, extending from the floor of the building to a minimum
height of fifty-eight inches (58") above the fighting area floor and shall be
properly padded in a manner approved by the office;
(C) Fencing. The fighting area shall be
enclosed. The enclosure shall-
1. Be made of
materials that will not allow a contestant to easily fall out of the space or
break through it onto the floor or spectators, such as vinyl-coated chain link
fencing;
2. Provide two (2)
separate entries onto the fighting area canvas that are sufficient to allow
easy access to the fighting area by officials and emergency
personnel;
3. Not obstruct or limit
the supervision and regulation of the bout by the officials or office
representatives; and
4. Not inhibit
the official judging of the bout in any manner;
(D) All metal parts of the enclosure and
fighting area shall be covered and padded in a manner approved by the office
and shall not be abrasive to the contestants;
(E) Tables immediately surrounding the
fighting area shall be no higher than the fighting area platform level;
and
(F) The fighting area will be
approved by the inspector, including, all padding or enclosures. Fighting areas
that are not approved by the inspector may not be used for any mixed martial
arts bout or contest.
(5)
The gong, bell, buzzer, or horn which is used must be sufficiently loud so that
the officials and contestants can hear it clearly. The ten- (10-) second
warning may be by whistle or buzzer.
(6) Spectator seats shall not be closer than
eight feet (8') from the outside edge of the apron of the ring. A physical
barrier shall be placed designating eight feet (8') from the ring. The ringside
area shall be under the jurisdiction of the office for the use of designated
working officials, contestants, their seconds, judges, referees, physicians,
and medical representatives. Promoters are responsible for seeing that the
working area is controlled and free of nonessential individuals. The promoter
is also responsible for ensuring that no person is smoking within eight feet
(8') of the ring.
(7) All gloves
will be furnished by the promoter and shall be new or in good
condition.
(8) Promoters must have
an extra set of gloves for each size glove used during the contest, to be used
in case gloves are broken or in any way damaged during the course of a
bout.
(9) Scales shall be furnished
by the promoter and shall be thoroughly tested and approved by the inspector
prior to use in connection with any contest.
Notes
*Original authority: 317.006, RSMo 1983, amended 1996.
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