North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 14B - Public Safety › Chapter 10 - BOXING AUTHORITY › Section .0600 - KICKBOXING › Section 10 .0603 - SCORING - KICKBOXING

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 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.