Kingdom Grappling Submission Event Rules and Format
Our Submission Event is built to reward real submission hunting, dominant positioning, and continuous action. Matches follow a submission only format with clear tiebreaker criteria and strict stalling enforcement. Please read all rules carefully before competing.
Match Times
Superfights
Adults 8 minutes
Kids 5 minutes
Tournament Matches
All divisions 8 minutes
Win Conditions
All matches are submission only. If no submission occurs within the match time, the winner will be determined by the tiebreaker criteria below.
Tiebreaker Criteria
If no submission occurs, results are decided in the following order.
Submission Attempts
A submission attempt must create a real defensive reaction from the opponent. Simply grabbing a guillotine and falling to your back without progressing the attack is not considered a submission attempt.Dominant Position
Mount and back control are considered dominant positions.Referee Decision
Stalling Calls
Active engagement is required at all times.
The referee will issue a verbal warning if an athlete is stalling.
If no clear attempt to initiate action occurs within 20 seconds, a penalty will be given.
One penalty negates one submission attempt.
If an athlete has a penalty and zero submission attempts, they automatically lose. Other tiebreaker criteria will not apply.
Illegal Techniques for All Athletes
No slamming. Intentionally lifting an opponent with the purpose of slamming is illegal. Legal throws are allowed.
If an athlete is lifted above the hips of the defending opponent while locked in a submission, the attacking athlete must release the submission. The match will restart from a neutral standing position. This rule exists to respect the effectiveness of slamming out of submissions while maintaining athlete safety.
Kids Division Rules
No jumping guard or flying submissions
No leg attacking submissions
No wrist locks
No spine attacking submissions
No standing guillotines
No jumping to the back from standing
Blue Belt and Under Rules
No scissor takedowns with hands off the floor
No leg attacks that target the ligaments on the side of the knee including heel hooks, aoki locks, toe bar or side knee bar, and z lock
No toe holds
Straight ankle locks and knee bars are legal
Smothering in any capacity is legal
Purple Belt and Above Rules
All techniques are legal except slamming
Weigh Ins
Weigh ins will be conducted virtually the day before the event.
Athletes will receive a 1 lb weight allowance for their division.
Athletes must submit a video of themselves weighing in on a scale while holding a piece of paper with a specific random word written on it.
The random word will be generated on weigh in day and posted to social media and sent directly to registered athletes.
Rules Meeting and Bracket Reveal
Friday night before the event we will host a live Facebook broadcast.
During the live session we will randomly generate and reveal the tournament bracket.
Immediately following the bracket reveal, we will hold a rules meeting where athletes can ask any questions.
Event Schedule
The full match schedule and order of bouts will be posted prior to event day so athletes can plan arrival times accordingly.