North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 14B - Public Safety
Chapter 10 - BOXING AUTHORITY
Section .0600 - KICKBOXING
Section 10 .0603 - SCORING - KICKBOXING
Universal Citation: 14B NC Admin Code 10 .0603
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Scoring kickboxing shall be by the "10 point must" system. The winner of any round shall be awarded 10 points by the scoring judge, provided however that penalty points shall be deducted for fouls or for failure to execute the eight required kicks. The loser of any round shall be scored seven to nine points, provided however that penalty points may be deducted for fouls or for failure to execute the number of required kicks. Scoring using half points (0.5) is permitted.
(b) The awarding or deducting of points by the judges and referee, the determination as to the occurrence of knockdowns, knockouts and fouls and the procedure to be used following such occurrence shall be accomplished in the following manner and based on the following criteria, which criteria is listed in the order of importance:
(1) Offensive full-contact
professional karate punching, kicking and striking techniques, with the
exception of those techniques identified in this Chapter as fouls, are
appropriate, and the execution of such techniques in an effective and timely
manner shall be scored highly. Professional karate techniques include all
techniques in various karate, kung fu, tae kwon do and similar fighting
systems, which techniques may be executed according to the individual
kickboxer's style or system of fighting.
(2) A clean knockdown shall be highly scored.
A successful sweep is not considered a knockdown. The following shall be used
to determine when a knockdown has occurred and the procedure to be followed
after a knockdown has occurred:
(A) A
contestant shall be considered to be knocked down when:
(i) Any part of his body, other than his
feet, is on the floor;
(ii) He is
hanging helplessly over the ropes;
(iii) He is rising from a down
position;
(iv) He purposefully
falls down without being hit; or
(v) At the conclusion of a round in a match,
he leaves the ring and fails to be in the ring when the bell sounds indicating
the beginning of the next round.
(B) When a contestant is knocked down, the
referee shall order the opponent to retire to the farthest neutral corner of
the ring by pointing to that corner, and shall immediately begin a 10-second
count, of which eight seconds shall be mandatory, over the contestant who is
down. He shall announce the passing of the seconds, accompanying the count with
a downward motion of his arm. The assistant or knockdown timekeeper, by
effective signaling, shall provide the referee the correct one second interval
for his count. The referee's count is the official count.
(C) If the contestant taking the count is
still down when the referee calls the count of 10, the referee shall wave both
arms to indicate that the contestant has been knocked out, provided however,
that if the contestant is counted out by virtue of his failure to be in the
ring when the bell sounds indicating the beginning of the next round, the match
shall be terminated and the contestant who was counted out shall be declared
the loser by technical knockout.
(D) If a contestant is knocked down and is
down at the time the bell rings to end the round, the knockdown timekeeper
shall continue to count. If the downed contestant fails to rise before the
count of 10, he shall be considered to have been knocked out in the subsequent
round. If a contestant is knocked down and is down at the time the bell rings
in the final round, the knockdown timekeeper shall continue to count and if the
downed contestant fails to rise before the count of 10 the downed contestant
shall be considered to have been knocked out in the final round.
(E) If both participants are knocked down at
the same time, counting shall continue as long as either remains
down.
(F) A contestant who has been
knocked down shall take a count of eight whether or not he has regained his
feet before the count of eight has been reached.
(G) The referee shall, if in his opinion a
contestant has been dazed or hurt but remains standing, administer a standing
eight-count. The referee shall order the opponent to retire to the farthest
neutral corner of the ring by pointing to that corner, and shall immediately
begin the eight second count. He shall announce the passing of the seconds,
accompanying the count with a downward motion of his arm. The assistant or
knockdown timekeeper, by effective signaling, shall provide the referee the
correct one second interval for his count. The referee's count is the official
count. A standing eight-count is considered a knockdown.
(H) If a contestant who is down arises before
the count of 10 is reached, and then goes down immediately, without being
struck, the referee shall resume the count where he previously stopped
counting.
(I) When a contestant is
knocked out, the referee shall perform a full 10 second count before
terminating the match, provided however that if, in the opinion of the referee
or physician, the contestant requires immediate medical attention, the referee
shall not be required to count to 10. The referee shall waive his arms to
indicate that the contestant is knocked out and shall immediately summon the
physician.
(J) If a contestant is
knocked out of or has fallen out of the ring the referee shall allow the
contestant no more than 20 seconds, to re-enter the ring, without assistance of
anyone, provided however, that if the contestant was knocked out of the ring as
a result of a legal technique and is unable to regain his feet, the referee
shall consider this to be a knockdown and shall begin a 10 second count. The
opponent shall be ordered to retire to the furthest neutral corner, where he
shall remain until signaled by the referee to continue with the match. If a
contestant intentionally falls through the ropes, his seconds shall not assist
him and, the contestant shall be considered to have been knocked down and the
appropriate count and procedures for knockdowns shall be initiated by the
referee. If a contestant enters the ring and immediately goes down, the referee
shall begin a 10 second count or shall continue a 10 second count started after
the contestant was knocked out of the ring. Any contestant who does not
immediately re-enter the ring shall be deemed to have been knocked down and the
appropriate count and procedures used in the event of a knockdown shall be
used. If, in the opinion of the referee, the contestant has been dazed or hurt
but remains standing, the referee shall administer a standing
eight-count.
(K) When a contestant
rises from being knocked down, the referee shall, if he deems it advisable,
step between the participants for such period of time to assure himself that
the contestant who has just arisen is able to continue. When so assured, he
shall, without loss of time, order both participants to proceed with the
match.
(L) Should the contestant
who is not down and who has been ordered to a neutral corner, fail to stay in
the neutral corner, the referee and knockdown timekeeper shall cease the count
and shall not resume the count until the contestant has retired to the neutral
corner.
(M) Unless otherwise agreed
upon by the contestants and managers before the match, a towel thrown into the
ring shall be ignored and the match shall commence as though it had not
appeared.
(N) If a contestant
slips, falls down or is pushed down, the referee shall immediately order him to
his feet, clean his gloves of any dirt and debris and order the match to
continue.
(O) If a contestant is
knocked down three times during any one round, he shall be declared the loser
by technical knockout, provided however, that this Part may be waived in
advance for a championship match.
(3) Legal kicks are those which are attempts
to land hard on a target area of the opponent's body with the intent to do
damage. The determination of a legal kick shall be made by the kick count judge
using flip cards. The minimum kick requirement shall be eight legal kicks
delivered above the belt. For each legal kick less than the minimum number
required, a contestant shall be penalized by the deduction of one point, not to
exceed three points in any one round. Each knockdown in a round shall result in
the reduction by one of the minimum number of kicks required for each
participant. At the point of a knockdown, which shall be indicated by the
referee performing the mandatory eight-count, both kick count judges shall flip
a card to show the awarding of a kick to each participant, thereby reducing the
number of required kicks remaining to be executed in order to meet the minimum.
The scoring judges shall score the round, after which the point or points
penalized for failure to execute the minimum number of kicks shall be deducted
from the score.
(4) Sweeping is
that technique used to throw the opponent off balance. When used, it must be an
obvious attempt to unbalance the opponent's front leg and not be intended to
injure the leg. Sweeps shall be executed with the arch part of the foot and
delivered to the outside portion of the forward leg only. A sweep delivered to
the inside, front or rear of the leg, or a kick directed to the inside region
of the thigh, non-footpad to footpad or shin to shin sweeps are fouls and shall
be so penalized. The low kick of French savate or coup de pied bas is
considered a sweep and is subject to the same restrictions.
(c) Wins or draws shall be determined as follows:
(1) A contestant who
knocks out his opponent shall be declared the winner of the match.
(2) If both participants are knocked down at
the same time and both participants remain down until the count of 10, the
match shall be considered a technical draw.
(3) A contestant who is awarded a technical
knockout shall be declared the winner of the match.
(4) A contestant who is knocked down three
times in any one round shall be considered to have lost the match by a
technical knockout. If requested by a sanctioning body, this Subparagraph shall
be waived for a championship fight.
(5) When the winner of a match is to be
determined by the number of points awarded or deducted or by the number of
rounds awarded to each participant, the scores for all rounds shall be compiled
for each judge and the following criteria shall be used:
(A) Three wins shall be declared a
win;
(B) Two wins and one draw
shall be declared a win;
(C) Two
wins and one loss shall be declared a win;
(D) One win and two draws shall be declared a
draw;
(E) One win, one draw and one
loss shall be declared a draw;
(F)
One win and two losses shall be declared a loss;
(G) Three draws shall be declared a
draw;
(H) Two draws and one loss
shall be declared a draw;
(I) One
draw and two losses shall be declared a loss; and
(J) Three losses shall be declared a
loss.
(6) If, as the
result of a foul, whether unintentional or intentional, except for an
unintentional butt, a contestant is unable to continue, the following procedure
shall be used to determine the result of the match:
(A) If the foul occurs prior to the scoring
of the first round the result shall be a technical draw;
(B) If the foul occurs in any round
subsequent to the first round or the foul occurs in the first round but the
contestant is not determined to be unable to continue until after the scoring
of the first round, the winner shall be the contestant who is leading based
upon the score cards of the judges.
(7) If, as the result of an unintentional
butt foul, a contestant is unable to continue, the following procedure shall be
used to determine the result of the match:
(A)
If the foul occurs prior to the scoring of the third round and the fouled
contestant is unable to continue, the result shall be a technical
draw;
(B) If the foul occurs in any
round subsequent to the third round or the foul occurs in the first, second or
third rounds round but the contestant is not determined to be unable to
continue until after the scoring of the third round, the winner shall be the
contestant who is leading based upon the score cards of the judges;
(8) When an injury is produced by
a fair strike but because of the severity of the injury the match cannot
continue, the injured contestant shall be declared the loser by a technical
knockout.
(9) If a contestant
refuses to continue a match while physically able to do so, the referee shall
disqualify him, and award the match to his opponent. The referee shall provide
a written report to the Division. If the Division determines that the
contestant refused to continue a match while physically able to do so, the
Division shall impose a period of suspension for a period not less than six
months and may impose a civil penalty.
(10) In any case where the referee determines
that both participants are not honestly competing, that a knockdown is
intentional and predetermined by both parties or a foul has been prearranged so
as to cause the match to be terminated, he shall not finish the knockdown count
or disqualify either contestant for fouling or render a decision, but shall
instead terminate the match not later than the end of the round and order the
promoter to surrender the purses of both participants to the Division director
or his designee pending an investigation of the alleged violation. The
announcer or referee shall inform the audience that no decision has been
rendered.
(11) If, in the opinion
of the physician, the referee or judge has received an injury, or has become
ill, the seriousness of which prevents him from continuing to officiate, time
out shall be called, and another official shall be immediately assigned by the
Division representative to replace the incapacitated person.
Authority
G.S.
143-652.1;
Temporary Adoption
Eff. January 1, 1996;
Recodified from
18 NCAC
09 .0108(l)-(m)(4) Eff.
April 1, 1996;
Eff. April 1, 1996;
Transferred and
recodified from
18 NCAC
09 Eff. November 8, 2002;
Amended
Eff. March 1, 2008 (recodified from
14A NCAC
12 .0115);
Transferred from
14A NCAC
12 .0603 Eff. June 1, 2013;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. January 9,
2018.
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