Section 4-101 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-101. Definitions.
 

(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)  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. 

(f)  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. 
 

[1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1993, ch. 148; 2008, chs. 607, 608.]