046.0001.11.8
Ch. 11, ยง 8. Decisions
Cite as Mixed Martial Arts, Board of Rules, Ch. 11, ยง 8
(a) Rendering Bout Decisions. A decision rendered at the end of any bout shall not be changed by the Commission or Commission Representative, unless one of the following occurs:
(i) The Commission or Commission Representative determines that there was collusion affecting the result of the bout.
(ii) The compilation of the scorecards of the judges discloses an error showing that the decision was given to the wrong contestant.
(iii) The referee has rendered an incorrect decision as the result of an error in interpreting a provision of these regulations.
(b) Recording of Bout Results.
(i) Submissions occur by either a Tap Out, Verbal Tap Out or Verbal Surrender
(ii) TKO's occur by a referee stopping the bout.
(iii) KO's occur by failing to rise from the canvas.
(iv) A TKO by medical stoppage occurs if a contestant visibly loses control of a bodily function - vomit, urine, or bowels - during a round and the referee completes a mandatory eight count. If the loss of control occurs between rounds, a medical professional must clear the contestant to compete.
(v) Decision via score cards occur by:
(A) Unanimous: All three (3) judges score the bout for the same contestant.
(B) Split Decision: Two (2) judges score the bout for one (1) contestant and one (1) judge scores for the opponent.
(C) Majority: Two (2) judges score the bout for the same contestant and one (1) judge scores a draw.
(vi) Draws:
(A) Unanimous: All three (3) judges score the bout a draw.
(B) Majority: Two (2) judges score the bout a draw.
(vii) Disqualification occurs by a referee disqualifying a contestant.
(d) The results of all bouts will be stored in a national database of the Commission's choosing.