Absolute Submission Challenge:
Spring 2005 Series! (January 22nd)

Date: January 22nd, 2005

Location:
Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre
253220 Bearspaw Rd (Between Calgary and Cochrane)
Click here to view a map to the Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre

Cost: $20.00 (cash only please!) Once the fights start there will be no refunds.

Rules:
Here are the rules that will be use for the Absolute Submission Challenge on January 22nd, 2005. The weigh ins will be from 10am to 11am and fights start shortly after. This tournament will only be open to all competitors. It will be a No-Gi tournament.

The cost to enter will be $20.00 (Cash Only Please!) Once the fights start there are no refunds.

Matches start from standing. Fighters who move onto or outside the border when standing can (at the discretion of the referee) be restarted in the centre of the mat. If fighters move outside the area while on the ground (both fighters have at least one knee down) then the action is frozen and they are moved back to the centre of the mat in their current position. Deliberately or repeatedly moving outside the area will be considered as stalling and penalised accordingly.

Ways to win:
Submission (physical and verbal), Referees Stoppage (medical or rule infringement), Corner stops fight.

Time limit:
1 x 5min round per bout

Fouls:
No: striking, biting, fish hooking, gouging (including chin in eye socket, thumb in armpit or between ribs etc), hair pulling, heel hooks (or other locks designed to apply twisting pressure to the knee), neck cranks or compressions, small joint manipulations (fingers, thumbs and toes), point of elbow pressure on head or throat, web of thumb pressure on throat, deliberately throwing or slamming an opponent onto their head, deliberately or repeatedly moving outside the designated mat area, stalling or refusing to engage with an opponent.

Committing 3 fouls in a match results in an automatic disqualification. However, the referee has discretion to disqualify immediately after a serious, dangerous or deliberate foul.

Referees:
The referee can stop or restart a match at any time if he considers it necessary for safety reasons. The referee's decision is final and non-negotiable.

Scoring system:
Fighters fight in a round robin within their section. 3 points for a win, 1 each for a draw (i.e. no decision or stoppage by end of time), 0 for a loss. At the end of the round robin the fighters with the highest scores receive 1st, and 2nd.

Weight categories (male):

For Men :
Featherweight 140 LBS & Under
Lightweight 140LBS - 155LBS
Welterweight 155LBS - 170LBS
Middleweight 170LBS - 185LBS
Light Heavyweight 185LBS - 205LBS
Heavyweight 205LBS & Over

For Women:
Divisions will be decided day of depending on the turn out.