Rules:

USFL Pankration is a safe and technically focused form of Mixed Martial Arts suitable for youth athletes. In 2013, official rules and regulations were crafted by a committee commissioned by the California State Athletic commission. The resulting set of rules established the USFL as the universally recognized industry standard in safety and suitability for youth MMA. The unique rules and scoring system promote technical excellence over punishment or brutality. In addition to restricting head strikes, techniques that are likely to cause injury are removed with consideration to specific age groups. Numerous elite professional MMA athletes have gained extensive experience competing in the USFL as youth athletes.

With the United States being one of the top youth MMA developmental countries in the world, our youth fighters have enjoyed success in annual International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Youth MMA Championship competitions. All youth fighters have the opportunity to represent our country through a transparent annual selection tournament.

Link to Rules and Scoring (Short Form)
 -https://fightleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Guide-page-for-rules-.pdf
Complete Rulebook - 
https://fightleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/USFL-Rulebook.pdf
Equipment (Note - Headgear only is now optional outside of California) - https://fightleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SAFETY_GEAR_2020.pdf
Detailed Rules Video (For referee training but available for all to see) - https://youtu.be/Cu7SeCmE_w4
Detailed Scoring criteria Video (For judge training but available for all to see) - https://youtu.be/jyY4hkeJT9s
As far as rounds. We want to limit the number of rounds to 6 per day maximum so you have the following options. 

• Bouts of 2 or 3 round bouts of 2 minutes not to exceed 6 total rounds (1 min between rounds)
• Up to 6 Single round bouts of 3 minutes (ages 8-14)
• Up to 6 Single round bouts of 4 minutes (ages 15-17)
• Any combination of above not to exceed 6 rounds per day.