2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 35. CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 45. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, ORDER, AND DECENCY
CHAPTER 18. COMBATIVE FIGHTING

IC 35-45-18-0.1
Application of certain amendments to chapter
Sec. 0.1. The addition of sections 2 and 3 of this chapter by P.L.112-2007 applies only to crimes committed after June 30, 2007.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.613.

IC 35-45-18-1
"Combative fighting"
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.
As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.160-2009, SEC.49; P.L.113-2010, SEC.107.

IC 35-45-18-2
Combative fighting
Sec. 2. A person who knowingly or intentionally participates in combative fighting commits unlawful combative fighting, a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2.

IC 35-45-18-3
Unlawful promotion or organization of combative fighting
Sec. 3. A person who knowingly or intentionally promotes or organizes combative fighting commits unlawful promotion or organization of combative fighting, a Class A misdemeanor. However, the offense is a Class D felony if, within the five (5) years preceding the commission of the offense, the person had a prior

unrelated conviction under this section.
As added by P.L.112-2007, SEC.2.