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Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-45-18-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, “combative fighting” (also known as “toughman fighting”, “badman fighting”, and “extreme fighting”) means a match, contest, or exhibition that involves at least (2) contestants, with or without gloves or protective headgear, in which the contestants:

(1) use their:

(A) hands;

(B) feet; or

(C) both hands and feet;

to strike each other; and

(2) compete for a financial prize or any item of pecuniary value.

(b) The term does not include:

(1) a boxing, sparring, or unarmed combat match regulated under IC 4-33-22;

(2) mixed martial arts (as defined by IC 4-33-22-2);

(3) martial arts, as regulated by the gaming commission in rules adopted under IC 4-33-22;

(4) professional wrestling, as regulated by the gaming commission in rules adopted under IC 4-33-22; or

(5) a match, contest, or game in which a fight breaks out among the participants as an unplanned, spontaneous event and not as an intended part of the match, contest, or game.

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