WORLD MIXED MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION LE PARK SAINT

_______________________________________ WORLD MIXED MARTIAL ARTS ASSOCIATION LE PARK SAINT ROMAN 7, AVENUE SAINT ROMAN,, N 1104 98000, MONACO [email protected]


«Approved» President of World MMA Association ___________________V.Finkelchtein «____»__________________2016

«Approved» Director of Regional public organization "Sports Federation of Mixed Martial Art (MMA) of Saint-Petersburg" ____________________G. Gaivoronsky «____»__________________2016

«Approved» First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Physical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg ________________N. Rastvorcev

«____»__________________2016

«Approved» Director of the St. Petersburg state autonomous institution "Training center of sport teams of St. Petersburg " _______________A.Dmitrovsky

«___»____________________2016

Regulations of

European MMA Championships

2016

Monaco, 2016


European MMA Championships is carried out in accordance with the rules and requirements of World MMA Association.

Individual-team competitions are held in 7 weight categories with individual-team classification among the participating countries.

I. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES - Determination of the strongest sportsmen and teams in Europe; - Development and promotion of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) worldwide; - Improvement of judges and coaches qualification and sportsmen’s level

of training; - Involvement of different groups of people in active lifestyle; - Expansion of cooperation in the sphere of development of MMA in the

world.

II. PLACE AND DATES OF COMPETITION

No. Competition Age group

Dates Place Number of participants

1. European Championships

Male, at least 18

years old

October 20-21, 2016

St.Petersburg, Russia

Ice Palace Pyatiletok pr,

1

No more than 7

persons from one

country, one sportsman per weight category

III. COMPETITION ORGANIZERS

• World Mixed Marital Arts Association; • Regional public organization "Sports Federation of Mixed Martial Art

(MMA) of Saint-Petersburg"; • Committee of Physical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg; • St. Petersburg state autonomous institution "training center of sport teams

of St. Petersburg"


Preparation for the championship is carried out by Organizing Committee. The Judges committee is directly responsible for the competitions. IV. REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPANTS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIRADMISSION Sportsmen aged 18 years before the start of the competitions and older,

registered in SPORT ID system, with the level of training (not less than 2 years) in any Contact, Power or Mixed Martial Arts, who had been training for at least 12 months, registered by the Team Representative and medically examined not earlier than 7 days before the competitions are allowed to take part in the competition.

Admission will be controlled by the Credentials Committee of the Championships.

Participation applications should be submitted before September 20, 2016 via email to [email protected] and in SportID System.

Participating team consists of 8 people: - Sportsmen - 7 people, one sportsman per weight category - Coach / Team Representative - 1 person The following documents shall be provided to the Championships

Credentials Committee: Credentials Committee has the authority to review the applications and

either approve or disapprove the admission. - Application in a standard form from the National Federation with

obligatory presence of duly sealed signatures of the Head of Federation, Coach and Doctor;

- Identification documents; - A completed competitor’s card with acknowledgement (Annex No. 1,2,3) - Certificates on HIV and Hepatitis B and C (originals). - Health insurance policy and insurance contract (original) for this

competition; - National anthem on the CD or a USB-drive, national flag. In order to have equal starting opportunities for sportsmen the Panel of

Judges is entitled to demand the participants to undergo doping control procedures during or after the competitions. Where a participant or team


representative refuses to undergo doping control procedures the participating team is not allowed to compete and is disqualified.

V. COMPETITION UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT OF SPORTSMEN According to the Rules of the competition, sportsmen must wear long or

short fight shorts and use protective equipment: • white open - finger gloves of at least 5 ounces (blue or red tape or

plaster shall be wound around the wrist); • protective mouth piece for teeth; • bandage to protect the groin; • shin guards. Sportsmen at the age of 18 to 21 years old must use a protective helmet.

In this case, his opponent must also wear a protective helmet. Sportsmen compete without shoes. VI. COMPETITION PROGRAM European MMA Championships is held on October 20-21, 2016, in

St.Petersburg, Russia, ICE Palace, Pyatiletok pr, 1.

October 19, 2016

• before 16.00 arrival of participants; • 16.00-19.00 – Credentials Comittee and

medical examination of participants of competition, weigh-ins;

• 19.00 – seminar for judges/referees, who are serving the championship, team representatives meeting;

October 20, 2016

• 10.00 - preliminary and semi-final bouts;

October 21, 2016

• 18.00 –final bouts;

October 22, 2016

• departure of competition participants.


VII. REGULATION OF THE BOUTS Preliminary bouts: if more than 16 sportsmen are registered in the weight

category, all fights to 1/8 Finals consist of 1 round of 3 minutes. If the fight ends in a draw, the victory goes to the sportsman who has received the last effective score.

From 1/8 finals duels are held: 2 rounds of 3 minutes each (60 seconds rest between rounds with chairs). In exceptional cases an additional extra round may be added if the first two rounds ended in a draw.

Finals consist of 2 rounds of 5 minutes each, 60 seconds rest with chairs. In exceptional cases an additional extra round may be added if the first two rounds ended in a draw.

The winner is determined in accordance with the Rules of Competition approved by WMMAA.

VIII. SUMMING UP Individual-team competitions, they are held in accordance with the

“Official Rules of Mixed Martial Arts Competitions” approved by WMMAA, including revisions, additions and clarifications of certain clauses thereto. Competitions are held according to the Olympic system (with 2 Third places), in seven weight categories:

61,2 kg 65,8 kg 70,3 kg 77,1 kg 84,0 kg 93,0 kg +93 kg

Team placing is determined by the maximum amount of points in individual classification of team members:

1st place 10 points 2nd place 8 points 3rd place 6 points 5th place 4 points 6th place 3 points 7th place 2 points

5th place is taken by the participant, who lost to the champion in the

quarterfinals, 6th place is taken by the participant, who lost to silver medalist in the quarterfinals and 7th place is taken by the participant, who lost to bronze medalist.


IX. AWARDING OF WINNERS Championship winners in individual competition and prizewinners of

championships who took 2-nd and 3-d places in individual competitions are awarded with medals, diplomas and special prizes; coaches who trained champions are awarded with medals and diplomas. Teams taken 1, 2 and 3 places are awarded with cups and diplomas.

X. FINANCING TERMS The following financial, material and technical commitments are imposed

to the organizers and partners of the Championships: • to provide accommodation to the honorary guests and WMMAA

management; • to secure arrival, accommodation and departure as well as

guaranteed payment to the international judges’ board and referees; • to organize weigh-in procedure and Credentials committee, deliver

all the contestants and their team members to and from the weigh-ins procedure (if needed);

• to provide medical surveillance at the tournament (AT LEAST 2 EMERGENCY CARS, 2 TEAMS OF SPORTS DOCTORS or PEDIATRISTS, 1 REHANIMATION CAR);

• to ensure security of all the participants; • to organize the advertising campaign; • to make all the necessary arrangements and payments to all

contractors; • to provide at least 2 fighting rings and all the required equipment; • to award winners with prizes, gifts and other rewards in accordance

with Provisions; • to provide photo- and video –recording and presentation of materials

to WMMAA executive committee. The following financial, material and technical commitments are imposed

to the National Federations (at their own expense): • All the entry documents (visas); • travel expenses; • accomodation (Annex. 4); • meals (Annex. 4)


XI. APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIONS Applications for participation in competition shall be executed in

accordance with the Rules of Competitions in two copies and submitted not later than September 20, 2016.

All participants should be registered in SportID system by October 01,

2016. Teams must arrive to St. Petersburg for registration on October 19th,

2016 before 16.00. For additional information:

Phone: E-mail: Tatiana Klimenko General information

Visa information +79213458507 [email protected]

[email protected]

Mikhail Mazur Info support +31629004316 [email protected]

Adel Faizullin SportDATA and SportID registration

+79650970434 [email protected]

Anna Vashanova Hotel and meals +79216496337 [email protected]

Daria Zamyshlaeva Transportation +79217953918 [email protected]

These regulations are the official invitation to the competition


ANNEX No.1 WMMAA European MMA Championships

APPLICATION

I, ____________________________________________________, hereby request to be licensed as a participant of the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) European Championships 2016. I hereby certify that I acknowledge and ready to comply with all the provisions of the “Regulations on WMMAA European MMA Championships”. Country Surname, first name Date and place of birth Citizenship Passport data (series, number, issuing authority and date of issue) Residential address, contact telephone number Degree of skill (categories, ranks, titles) in different martial arts. Length of training (specify types of martial arts) Date and list of tournaments in which the sportsman participated, including professional ones: M-1 Challenge, M-1 Global, UFC, Bellator, etc.

weight category, length of training, number of fights and victories (in his particular sport) Sports club ________________________ /_____________________/ ___ ____________ 2016 (Signature) (Printed name) LICENSE NUMBER __________________(TO BE COMPLETED AT THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE).


ANNEX No. 2

FIGHTER’S CARD Weight ____________ Drawing No._________ Full name _________________________________________________________ Country________________________ Date of birth_______________ Citizenship _____________________________ Martial art _________________________________________________________ Degree of skill (category, rank, titles) ___________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Length of training ___________ Coach _________________________________ Competition Doctor (Full name) ___________________ Signature_____________ Judge at weighing (Full name) _____________________ Signature____________ __________________________________________________________________

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I, __________________________________________________________________ have read and understood the Regulations, Rules and Conditions of the Competitions, __________________________________________________________________ held on October 20-21, 2016, and I agree and undertake to comply with them. I believe that I am physically and technically prepared for participation in this competition. In case of any injuries and even death, neither I nor any of my relatives and agents will have any claims against the organizers, judges and other persons related to the competition. Passport data: ________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____ _________________2016 Signature ____________________________


ANNEX No.3

Sportsman is admitted to European MMA Championships 2016 WMMAA Directorate ________________________________ ___ _______________________ 2016

ENTRY FORM FOR PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS (MMA) CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016

from sportsman _____________________________________

City of Championship – St.Petersburg, 2016

Surname,

First name

Country Date of Birth

Sports rank,

category

Weight class

License no.

Signature Doctor's signature,

seal

Head of the Federation Full name of the Federation________________________________________ Signature, printed name, legal address, contact phone number ______________________________________________________________

Stamp


ANNEX No.4 HOTEL AND MEALS

The official hotel of European MMA Championsips is:

Hotel Ladoga, 3* http://www.ladogahotel.ru/

Special prices for WMMAA members: Single room: 2500 rub\ 35 euro Double room: 3000 rub \ 40 euro Extra bed is available upon request (limited number).


To book the hotel please contact Anna Vashanova before September 20, 2016. Meals in the hotel: Breakfast is included. Lunch and dinner (buffet) - 1500 rub \ 20 euro per person per day. To order meals please contact Anna Vashanova before September 20, 2016.

PLEASE NOTE: we can only book LADOGA hotel. If you would like to book a different hotel, please do it yourself. The transportation, weigh-ins and credentials committee will all be held in LADOGA hotel.


ANNEX No.5

VISA INFORMATION

ATTENTION TO ALL PARTISIPANTS: The Russian Federation is a visa country. To enter you have to obtain visas prior the departure in the consulate general of the Russian Federation in your country.

YOU NEED VISA if you are from:

• Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Latvia • Monaco • The Netherlands • Poland • Romania • Slovakia • Spain • Switzerland

YOU DO NOT NEED VISA if you are from:

• Azerbaijan • Armenia • Belarus • Moldova • Serbia • Turkey • Ukraine

To request visa help/tourist invitation please contact Tatiana Klimenko before September 20, 2016.

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