Liquid Swords NoGi Submission Only Superfight Series Format, Rules, Overtime, & Uniform
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FORMAT
Ways a Match can be Won:
- Win via Submission victory within regulation time
- Win in Overtime: victory by submission AND escape (see Overtime rules below)
- Win by opponent disqualification
- Win via opponent forfeiture
Submission Wins are based upon physical tapping, a verbal tap, or yelling during a submission attempt. If an opponent must have the match stopped for any injury related incident or any other reason beyond control that does not warrant any disqualifications, the opponent will have 3 mins to return to the match or they will have to forfeit the match.
Match Time Limits
- Adult White Belt: 5min
- Adult Blue Belt: 6min
- Adult Purple Belt: 8min
- Adult Brown Belt 10min
- Black Belt: 15min
RULES
Legal/Illegal Techniques:
- No jumping guard or flying submissions (sitting to guard or pulling guard are acceptable)
- No scissor takedowns
- No slamming
- No spiking an opponent’s head during a takedown
- Straight ankle locks are the only leg locks allowed for white and blue belt
- No wrist locks below purple belt
- No groin locks, spinal locks, or slicers below purple belt
- All leglocks (including heel hooks) allowed at purple belt and above
- No neck cranks
- No covering of the mouth with the hand
- No striking, biting, hair pulling, ear pulling, finger grabbing (less than four fingers) or eye gouging
- No putting pressure on the groin
- No hands, knees, or elbows on the face
- No grabbing of the clothing
- No unsportsmanlike conduct
- No stalling: If a competitor is blatantly avoiding engagement, either on the feet or on the ground, the referee will issue a warning. Three stalling warnings will result in a disqualification.
- No fleeing the mats: If an athlete is caught in a submission and PURPOSELY pulls their opponent off the mat in an attempt to free themselves, they will be considered submitted. If an athlete is countering a submission and they happen to roll off of the mat but are caught in a deep submission, the referee will reset the position in the center of the ring with the submission INTACT. The referee will give the person caught in the submission the option to tap or continue to fight from the sub they were caught in.
- You are ultimately responsible for your own safety, but if the referee believes that you are in danger of being injured, he/she has the authority to stop the match as he/she sees fit
OVERTIME
OVERTIME RULES (Age 13+):
Modified EBI Overtime rules. Any match whose regulation match time ends without a Submission (or disqualification or forfeiture) in regulation time moves into Overtime with no break or time out unless deemed necessary by the referee.
Any competitor who cannot answer the call to immediately participate in the overtime round will be disqualified.
Overtime consists of athletes starting in two specific Overtime Positions (Back Mount with Seatbelt or Spiderweb Armbar) from which the athletes will attack and defend submissions. Each competitor will get a turn to try to attack for a submission. The competitor who can secure a submission during their respective attacking overtime round while also successfully escaping during their defending overtime round will be the victor.
At the beginning of Overtime Cycle, the Referee will flip a coin to determine which competitor will choose to attack or defend first. The order of the Overtime Cycle (with the exception of Youth competitors and the final black belt match of the night is): Back Control -> Spiderweb Armbar -> Sudden Death Takedown.
Each Overtime Cycle will consist of each competitor having the opportunity to both attack and defend from the chosen Overtime Position. If there is no winner after the first Overtime Cycle, the competitor who lost the coin toss will choose the next Overtime Position for the next Cycle. If after two full Overtime Cycles there is no winner, the competitors will be put into a Sudden Death Takedown round.
Note: The referee will always allow the fight to continue as-long-as the attacking competitor has a threat of a submission. Therefore, the attacking competitor may chain as many submission attempts together as he/she would like from the Overtime Position. As long as there is a direct submission threat, the round will continue.
The two Overtime Positions are as follows:
Back Control with Seatbelt Grip Competitors will begin in a seated back control position upright with both hooks and a seat belt grip. The attacking competitor’s seatbelt should be at center chest (not around the neck). The defending competitor may have their hands in place on the seatbelt grip and chin tucked before the ref begins the round. Once the round begins the body triangle may be applied, but not before.
Spiderweb Armbar Position Competitors will begin with the defending competitor lying down belly-up with one of the attacking competitor’s arm hooked, crook of elbow to crook of elbow, on the defending competitor’s near side arm, and the attacking competitor’s second hand resting palm-down on the floor on the head side of the bottom competitor’s body. The opponent defending the position may have their arms in any defensive configuration they desire below the elbow.
Sudden Death Takedown Round
Competitors will begin on the feet.
a) whoever get the first takedown wins.
b) a takedown requires 3 seconds of control and is awarded to whoever has TOP control
c) if you attempt a sacrifice throw and it fails, the competitor with top 3 sec. control wins
d) a snap down to a go behind or to side turtle position counts as a takedown
e) if you initiate a takedown and your opponent re-rolls and ends up on top for 3 seconds, the takedown will be awarded to the person on top for 3 second control
f) if you pull guard, you have 3 seconds to sweep your opponent or you will lose
g) submissions keep the round live until someone is safely in top control for 3 seconds
OVERTIME FOR YOUTH COMPETITORS 12 and UNDER
Youth competitors under 12 may only select BACK CONTROL in overtime rounds. After one Overtime Cycle with no winner, youth competitors go immediately to the Sudden Death Takedown round.
UNIFORM
- Rash guard (short or long sleeve) is required (no t-shirts or competing shirtless)
- Shorts with no pockets or zippers are required for men
- Dark colored tight-fitting spats are optional for men
- Dark colored tight-fitting spats OR shorts with no pockets or zippers are required for women
- Shorts with no pockets or zippers are optional for women
- No Singlets will be allowed
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