Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A.
Categories of fouls: At the discretion of the referee, fouls may be
classified into two (2) categories: one to three (1-3) point fouls.
B.
Referee's discretion regarding foul
penalty: The referee's decision as to the severity of the penalty for a
foul committed will be based on the intent of the contestant committing the
foul and the result of the foul.
(1) At the
time of the infraction, the referee will indicate to the scorekeeper the number
of points to be deducted from each scoring judges' ballot at the end of the
round; or
(2) The referee may
simply issue a warning to the contestant, and no points will be
deducted.
C.
Referee determines scoring of the foul: The scoring of the foul will be
based on the referee's determination, as follows:
(1) If the referee determines that the foul
was obviously committed by one (1) of the contestants, and that the fouled
contestant did not contribute to the injury (e.g., by ducking into a knee;
moving into an oncoming forehead, etc.), the referee will instruct the
scorekeeper to deduct the appropriate number of points from the scorecard of
the contestant who committed the foul.
(2) If the referee determines that the
injured contestant was responsible for his own injury, the referee will not
penalize his opponent in any manner. In this case, if the referee or ring
physician determines that the injured contestant is unable to continue, he will
lose the contest by a technical knockout.
(3) If an injury occurs as a result of a
blind foul, the referee may, at his sole discretion, confer with any or all of
the three judges and the ISKA representative to determine which contestant was
at fault. The referee may consider any, all, or none of these officials' input
in making his final determination.
D.
List of Fouls:
(1) head butting;
(2) striking with the elbow or
knee;
(3) striking or kicking to
the hip, groin, knee, or any area below the waist;
(4) intentional striking or kicking to the
back of the head, neck, or to the throat;
(5) striking to the face with any part of the
arm other than the gloved hand (as in the spinning-backfist attempt that lands
with the forearm or elbow);
(6)
linear, or straight-in, striking or kicking to the spine;
(7) punching or kicking a contestant when he
is down. However, if a contestant is on his way to the floor, the opponent may
continue his attach until the other opponent touches the floor with any part of
his body other than his feet;
(8)
take downs, other than legal sweeps;
(9) intentionally pushing, shoving or
wrestling an opponent to the canvas or out of the ring with any part of the
body;
(10) illegal sweeping (see
15.6.12.32.D NMAC);
(11) attacking
on the break when both contestants have been instructed by the referee to take
one (1) step back;
(12) attacking
after the bell to end the round has sounded;
(13) holding and hitting (e.g. holding with
one (1) hand, especially behind the neck, and hitting with the other
hand);
(14) grabbing or holding on
to an opponent's foot or leg, followed by a takedown, strike, or
kick;
(15) holding the ropes with
one (1) hand while kicking, punching, or defending with the other hand or with
the legs;
(16) leg checking; the
contestant whose leg was checked shall have an attempted kick counted by the
kicking judge;
(17) purposely going
down without being hit, which will result in the referee's automatically
administering an eight (8)-count as specified in the rule on knockdowns; no
points will be subtracted from the scorecard by the scorekeeper in this case,
but the judges will consider this knockdown as they would any other
knockdown;
(18) using abusive
language in the ring on in the corner, as determined by the referee;
(19) hitting or flicking one's opponent with
an open glove or thumb;
(20)
intentionally evading contact;
(21)
clinching;
(22) intentionally
delaying the contest through the use of improper equipment with seconds
remaining in the ring after the start of the round;
(23) beginning a round without a mouthpiece;
or intentionally dropping a mouthpiece; or intentionally spitting out the
mouthpiece, etc.;
(24) spitting,
slapping, or biting;
(25) palm heel
strikes;
(26) any un-sports man
like trick or action causing injury to an opponent.
E.
Consequences of delivering a
fouling technique deemed malicious: A contestant who executes a fouling
technique which is deemed malicious (i.e. delivered with the intent of causing
injury above and beyond the scope reasonably expected in a contest of this
nature), may be subject to sharing the medical, as well as, related recovery
and recuperation expenses suffered as a result of the fouling technique by the
injured opponent.
