New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission
Part 212 - Special Rules for the Conduct of Professional Mixed Martial Arts
Section 212.13 - Results of contests
Universal Citation: 19 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 212.13
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) A mixed martial arts contest may end under the following results:
(1) Through submission by:
(i) Physical tap out.
(ii) Verbal tap out.
(2) Knockout (KO), or technical knockout
(TKO) by the referee stopping the contest.
(3) Decision by means of the scorecards,
including unanimous decision, split decision or majority decision. A unanimous
decision results when all three judges score the contest for the same
contestant. A split decision results whentwo judges score the contest for one
contestant and one judge scores for the opponent. A majority decision results
when two judges score the contest for the same contestant and one judge scores
a draw.
(4) Draw. Types of draws
include a unanimous draw, a majority draw and a split draw. A unanimous draw
resultswhen all three judges score the contest a draw. A majority draw results
when two judges score the contest a draw. A split draw results when one judge
scores a draw and the other two judges award a win to opposite contestants.
(5) Technical decision.
(6) Technical draw.
(7) Disqualification.
(8) Forfeit.
(9) No contest.
(b) The referee is the immediate arbiter of the contest. The referee and the ringside physician are the only individuals authorized to enter the ring or fenced area at any time during competition, and either shall be authorized to stop a contest at any time.
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