N.M. Admin. Code § 15.6.19.27 - MINOR FOULS
A. The
following are minor fouls.
(1) Holding an
opponent.
(2) Deliberately
maintaining a clinch.
(3) Hitting
with the inside or butt of the hand, the wrist, or the elbow.
(4) Backhanded blows.
(5) Low blows.
(6) Hitting or flicking with an open
hand.
(7) Wrestling or roughing the
ropes.
(8) Deliberately striking at
the part of the body over the kidneys.
(9) Use of a pivot blow or rabbit
punch.
(10) Hitting on the
break.
(11) Butting with the
head.
(12) Eye gouging of any
kind.
(13) Biting.
(14) Hair pulling.
(15) Fish hooking.
(16) Groin attacks of any kind.
(17) Putting a finger into any orifice or
into any cut or laceration on an opponent
(18) Small joint manipulation.
(19) Striking to the spine or the back of the
head.
(20) Throat strikes of any
kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
(21) Clawing, pinching or twisting the
flesh.
(22) Grabbing the
clavicle.
(23) Holding the shorts
or wrists of an opponent.
(24)
Spitting at an opponent.
(25)
Holding the ropes or the fence.
(26) Using abusive language in the ring or
fenced area.
(27) Interference by
the corner.
B. It is
within the discretion of the referee to determine whether the offending
contestant should merely be warned, or have points deducted, for committing a
minor foul.
C. If a fighter injures
themselves while attempting to intentionally foul their opponent, the referee
will not take any action in his favor, and this injury will be the same as one
produced by a fair blow.
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