Indiana Administrative Code
Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION
Article 24 - BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
Rule 5 - Professional Mixed Martial Arts
Section 5-15 - Bout results

Universal Citation: 68 IN Admin Code 5-15

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 4-33-22-12

Affected: IC 4-33-22

Sec. 15.

The following are the types of bout results:

(1) Submission (SM): When a bout ends as a result of a professional mixed martial artist physically tapping out or verbally quitting as a result of a legal submission hold or another legal attack.

(2) Technical knockout (TKO): When a bout ends due to a professional mixed martial artist being unable to intelligently defend himself or herself after taking excessive punishment during a bout.

(3) Knockout (KO): When a bout ends as the result of a professional mixed martial artist being rendered unconscious due to his or her opponent's legal attack.

(4) Referee stops contest (RSC): When a bout ends as the result of a professional mixed martial artist taking punishment and cannot escape or will not submit or quit. The referee may stop the bout prior to excessive damage with no chance of the defending professional mixed martial artist improving his or her position.

(5) Doctor stoppage (DS): When a bout ends as the result of the event physician's determination that the safety of the professional mixed martial artist is in question or an injury will lessen the professional mixed martial artist's ability to perform.

(6) Technical submission (TS): When a bout ends as the result of a legal submission hold that may:

(A) render a professional mixed martial artist unconscious; or

(B) dislodge a joint; and the professional mixed martial artist does not or cannot tap out.

(7) Quit (Q): When a bout ends as the result of a professional mixed martial artist refusing to continue by not engaging in the bout.

(8) Corner man stoppage (CS): When a bout ends as the result of the chief corner man deciding that his or her professional mixed martial artist has absorbed enough damage.

(9) Decision via scorecards, as follows:

(A) Unanimous decision (UD): When the three (3) judges score the bout in favor of the same professional mixed martial artist.

(B) Majority decision (MD): When two (2) judges score the bout in favor of the same professional mixed martial artist and one (1) judge scores a draw.

(C) Split decision (SD): When two (2) judges score the bout in favor of one (1) professional mixed martial artist and one (1) judge scores in favor of the opponent.

(10) Draws via scorecards, as follows:

(A) Unanimous draw (UDR): When the three (3) judges score the bout a draw.

(B) Majority draw (MDR): When two (2) judges score the bout a draw.

(C) Split draw (SDR): When the three (3) judges score differently and the score total results in a draw.

(11) Disqualification (DQ): When a bout ends due to:

(A) an injury sustained as a result of an intentional foul and the injured professional mixed martial artist is immediately unable to continue as a result of the injury;

(B) flagrant disregard for the rules; or

(C) a combination of the fouls defined in this rule that the referee determines is severe enough to warrant the immediate stoppage of the bout.

(12) Forfeit (FT): When a professional mixed martial artist:

(A) does not show; or

(B) chooses not to compete; for a bout.

(13) Technical draw (TDR): When a bout is prematurely stopped, due to:

(A) an injury as a result of an accidental foul and at least:
(i) two (2) of three (3) scheduled rounds; or

(ii) three (3) of five (5) scheduled rounds; have been completed at the time of stoppage and the professional mixed martial artists are even on the score cards; or

(B) the referee's determination that both professional mixed martial artists are in a condition that might subject the professional mixed martial artists to serious injury if the bout were allowed to continue.

(14) Technical decision (TD): When a bout is prematurely stopped due to an injury as a result of an accidental foul and at least:

(A) two (2) of three (3) scheduled rounds; or

(B) three (3) of five (5) scheduled rounds; have been completed at the time of stoppage, in which case the professional mixed martial artist who is ahead on the score cards wins.

(15) No contest (NC): When a bout is prematurely stopped, due to an injury as a result of an accidental foul, before the completion of at least:

(A) two (2) of three (3) scheduled rounds; or

(B) three (3) of five (5) scheduled rounds; at the time of stoppage.

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