(A) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BODILY INJURY. Any impairment of physical condition, including physical pain.
EXTREME FIGHTING. See ULTIMATE FIGHTING.
FULL-CONTACT FIGHTING. See ULTIMATE FIGHTING.
“GROUND ‘N’ POUND” CHALLENGE. See ULTIMATE FIGHTING.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. See ULTIMATE FIGHTING.
“NO-HOLDS BARRED” FIGHTING. See ULTIMATE FIGHTING.
SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. Bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes:
(a) Serious permanent disfigurement;
(b) Unconsciousness;
(c) Extreme pain; or
(d) Permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.
“TOUGH MAN” CONTEST. See ULTIMATE FIGHTING.
ULTIMATE FIGHTING. A live match in which:
(a) Participants compete for a cash purse in any amount or a non-cash purse with more than nominal value;
(b) Participants are not licensed as professional contestants in any state;
(c) Audiences are charged an admission fee; and
(d) Match rules permit contestants to use a combination of boxing, kicking, wrestling, hitting, punching, or other combative contact techniques, and match rules do not:
1. Incorporate a formalized system of combative techniques against which a contestant’s performance is judged to determine the prevailing contestant;
2. Divide a match into two or more equal and specified time periods for a match total of no more than 50 minutes; or
3. Prohibit contestants from:
a. Using anything that is not part of the human body, except for boxing gloves, to intentionally inflict serious bodily injury upon an opponent through direct contact or the expulsion of a projectile;
b. Striking a person who demonstrates an inability to protect himself of herself from the advances of an opponent; or
c. Direct, intentional, and forceful strikes to the eyes, groin area, Adam’s apple area of the neck, and temple area of the head.
(Prior Code, § 130.47)
(B) Prohibited. No person shall publicize, promote, conduct, or engage in an ultimate fighting match within the corporate limits of the city.
(Prior Code, § 130.48)
(Ord. 1841, passed 10-23-2006) Penalty, see § 130.99