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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 09.14.16.03" title_num="09" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="16" heading="Mixed Martial Arts Contestant Equipment.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>General. Each mixed martial arts contestant shall use the equipment, and in the manner, specified in this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Hand Wraps. For all weight classes, the hand wraps shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Soft gauze cloth not more than 13 yards long and 2 inches wide, distributed evenly across the hand;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Held in place by not more than 10 feet of surgeon's tape, 1 inch wide, for each hand, which shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be placed directly on each hand for protection near the wrist; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Cross the back of the hand twice and extend to cover and protect the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Placed on a mixed martial arts contestant's hands in the dressing room in the presence of the chief second of the mixed martial arts contestant's opponent; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Be inspected and approved by the Commission prior to the gloves being placed on the hands of the mixed martial arts contestant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Gloves. Gloves worn by each mixed martial arts contestant during a contest shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be open-fingered;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Conform to specifications as determined by the Commission;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Weigh between 4 and 7.5 ounces; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Be examined before the contest by a Commission representative and the referee.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A mouth guard shall be approved by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Groin protection shall be approved by the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>