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Bellator Season 3 premiered on August 12, 2010 and will end with the finale on October 28, 2010. Tournaments are being held in the bantamweight division, heavyweight division and a women's 115 lb division. Bellator fighters fight with their heart, hands, elbows, knees, hips and feet to determine who becomes champion and wins the largest purse. Winners of this season will be declared number 1 contenders to the previous season winners.

Note: Bellator fight schedule subject to change.

Bellator Rules

Weight Classes:

• Bantamweight - to 135 lbs
• Featherweight - over 135 lbs to 145 lbs
• Lightweight - over 145 lbs to 155 lbs
• Welterweight - over 155 lbs to 170 lbs
• Middleweight - over 170 lbs to 185 lbs
• Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs to 205 lbs
• Heavyweight - over 205 lbs to 265 lbs

Bout Duration:

• All non-championship bouts will consist of three (3) five-minute rounds.
• The period between each round will consist of one minute of rest.

Ways To Win:

1. Submission by physical or verbal tap out.
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest.
3. Decision via the scorecards, including:
   • Unanimous decision [all judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
   • Split decision [One judge picks one fighter, the other two judges pick the other fighter].
   • Majority decision [two of three judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
4. Draw, including:
   • Unanimous draw.
   • Majority draw.
   • Split draw.
5. Technical decision.
6. Technical draw.
7. Disqualification.
8. Forfeit.
9. No contest.

Referee May Restart The Round:

• If the fighters reach a stalemate and do not work to improve position or finish.

Fouls:

1. Head-butting.
2. Eye gouging.
3. Biting.
4. Hair pulling.
5. Fish hooking.
6. Groin strikes.
7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
8. Small joint manipulation (fingers, toes, etc.).
9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head.
10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow.
11. Throat strikes of any kind.
12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
13. Grabbing the clavicle.
14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
16. Stomping a grounded opponent.
17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
21. Spitting at an opponent.
22. Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
23. Holding the fence.
24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
27. Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
30. Interference by the corner.
31. Throwing in the towel during competition.

"Rules." bellator.com. Bellator Fighting Championships. 16 May 2009
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