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COMPETITION
RULES VARIATION
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PRIDE
Fighting Championships
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Uses
a 10-minute first round with 5-minute second and third
rounds.
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| Prohibits
elbow strikes to the head.
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| Allows
stomps, soccer kicks and knees to the head of a grounded
opponent. |
| No
purposely holding the ropes. Fighters cannot purposely
hang an arm or leg on the ropes. Hanging on the ropes
will result in an immediate warning. |
| If
fighters commit the following actions, they shall be given
a red card by officials: Stalling or failure to initiate
any offensive attack, making no attempt to finalize the
match or damage the opponent, and holding the opponent's
body with the arms and legs to produce a stalemate. A
red card results in a 10% deduction/fine of the fighter's
fight purse. A major difference in the penalty card system
between PRIDE FC and BUSHIDO is that in PRIDE FC a total
of three yellow cards results in a disqualification, while
in BUSHIDO red cards can be given out in an unlimited
number without disqualification. |
| Uses
tournament format to award Grand Prix champions.
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| Has
two weight classes: Heavyweight (no limit), and Middleweight
(<92 kg). |
| "BUSHIDO"
event series consists of Lightweight (<73 kg) and Welterweight
(<83 kg) fighters. |
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