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Youth MMA Rules

Elysium Fights – Youth A, B, C and D

Age Categories

In line with IMMAF, athletes are grouped into two-year age categories:

• Youth A: 16–17 years

• Youth B: 14–15 years

• Youth C: 12–13 years

• Youth D: 10–11 years

Where two athletes fall into different age categories but are within the weight and experience thresholds for a fair contest, Elysium Fights may offer a matchup, provided the age difference between them is less than 18 months. In these cases, the bout is contested under the rules of the older athlete's age category.

Experience Levels

Athletes compete at one of three experience levels: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced.

The athlete's coach nominates the experience level, taking into account:

• MMA record

• BJJ belt and competition history

K1, Muay Thai and Boxing experience

Athletes nominated as Advanced on the registration form will be considered for the opportunity to compete for the EMMAA South England Championship Belt.

Equipment & Round Times

Required equipment:

• Rash guard

• MMA shorts

• Mouthguard

• Groin guard

• Sparmaster-type gloves

• Sock-type shin guards

Round times: 3 x 2-minute rounds

Legal Techniques

Strikes

• Punches and kicks to the body and legs while standing

• Punches to the body only while on the ground (Youth D bouts may opt out of ground and pound, i.e. body punches on the ground)

Submissions

• Guillotine-type chokes must be applied with an arm in and in a grounded position

Illegal Techniques

Strikes

• No strikes to the head

• No elbows

• No knees

• No up kicks

• No kicking a downed opponent

• No oblique kicks

Submissions

• No leg locks (exception: a straight ankle lock is permitted for Youth A, B and C only – not Youth D)

• No neck cranks

• No standing guillotines

• No omoplatas

Takedowns & Throws

• No scissor takedowns

• No spiking an opponent on their head

• No suplexes

Our Commitment

Responsible matchmaking and athlete welfare underpin everything above. Every bout at Elysium Fights is made with the safety, development and long-term wellbeing of our young athletes at its heart.