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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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BUSINESS REGULATION |
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TITLE 4. ATHLETICS |
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SUBTITLE 1. DEFINITIONS |
§ 4-101. Definitions
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(a) In general. -- In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Boxing. -- "Boxing" includes sparring.
(c) Commission. -- "Commission" means the State Athletic Commission.
(d) Contest. --
(1) "Contest" means a boxing, kick boxing, or wrestling:
(i) competition;
(ii) exhibition;
(iii) match;
(iv) performance; or
(v) show.
(2) "Contest" includes a mixed martial arts:
(i) competition;
(ii) match;
(iii) performance; or
(iv) show.
(3) "Contest" does not include a mixed martial arts exhibition.
(e) Contestant. -- "Contestant" means an individual who participates in a boxing, professional kick boxing, amateur kick boxing, professional mixed martial arts, or amateur mixed martial arts contest.
(f) Mixed martial arts. -- "Mixed martial arts" means a competition in which contestants use interdisciplinary forms of fighting, including various forms of martial arts, involving:
(1) striking with the hands, feet, knees, or elbows; and
(2) grappling by take-downs, throws, submissions, or choke holds.
(g) Mixed martial arts exhibition. -- "Mixed martial arts exhibition" means mixed martial arts where:
(1) contact to the body is permitted in only a restrained manner;
(2) contact to the head is not permitted; and
(3) no contact is permitted that may result, or is intended to result, in physical harm to an opponent.