Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Corporations, Securities, and Commercial Licensing › Unarmed Combat › Unarmed Combat › Part 2 - PROFESSIONAL BOXING, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL KICKBOXING, AND AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MUAY THAI › Section R. 339.230 - Judging; mixed martial arts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 230.
(1)
					 Three judges shall evaluate all mixed martial arts contests.
(2) The 10-Point Must Scoring System must be
					 the standard system for scoring a contest. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring
					 System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and 9 points or
					 fewer must be awarded to the loser, except for a rare even round, which is
					 scored (10-10).
(3) Judges shall
					 evaluate mixed martial arts techniques, such as effective striking, effective
					 grappling, effective aggressiveness, control of the cage, and
					 defense.
(4) Evaluation must be
					 made in the order in which the techniques appear in subrule (2) of this rule.
					 Effective striking and grappling must be the priority for round scoring.
					 Effective aggressiveness must only be considered for round scoring if the judge
					 does not see any advantage in effective striking and grappling. A judge may
					 only take into consideration the control of the cage for round scoring when
					 effective striking, grappling, and aggressiveness are even for both
					 contestants. In the rare event that control of the cage is even for both
					 contestants, a judge may take into consideration the effective defense of
					 contestants.
(5) Effective striking
					 is judged by determining the legal blows that have an immediate or cumulative
					 impact with the potential to contribute toward the end of the round. The
					 immediate impact must weigh more heavily than the cumulative impact in a
					 judge's scoring of a round.
(6)
					 Effective grappling is judged by considering the successful execution of
					 takedowns, submission attempts, reversals, and the achievement of advantageous
					 positions that produce immediate or cumulative impact with the potential to
					 contribute to the end of the round. The immediate impact must weigh more
					 heavily than the cumulative impact in a judge's scoring of a round. A
					 successful takedown is not merely a changing of position, but the establishment
					 of an attack from the use of the takedown. Top and bottom position fighters
					 shall be assessed more on the impactful and effective result of their actions
					 than their position.
(7) Effective
					 aggressiveness is judged by considering a contestant aggressively making
					 effective attempts to finish the contest. A judge shall not consider a
					 contestant merely chasing after an opponent with no effective result or impact
					 in the scoring of a round.
(8) The
					 control of the cage is assessed by determining who is dictating the pace,
					 place, and position of the contest.
(9) Effective defense means avoiding being
					 struck, taken down, or reversed while countering with offensive
					 attacks.
(10) The judges shall use
					 the following objective scoring criteria when scoring a round:
(a) A round must be scored as a 10-10 round
					 when both contestants appear to be competing evenly and neither contestant
					 shows clear dominance in a round.
(b) A round must be scored as a 10-9 round
					 when a contestant wins by a close margin, landing effective strikes or
					 utilizing effective grappling during the competition.
(c) A round must be scored as a 10-8 round
					 when 1 contestant has dominated the action of the round, had duration of the
					 domination, and impacted his or her opponent with either effective strikes or
					 effective grappling maneuvers that diminished the abilities of his or her
					 opponent.
(d) A round must be
					 scored as a 10-7 round when a contestant totally dominates by striking or
					 grappling in a round and stoppage is warranted.