Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 190-199 - Unarmed Combat Sports › Chapter SPS 192 - Unarmed Combat Sports › Subchapter VII - Conducting Muay Thai at Events › Section SPS 192.78 - Fouls

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The referee may caution, warn, or
					 penalize a contestant for committing a foul.
(2) The penalty for a foul may be a deduction
					 of points or disqualification. Any points deducted for a foul shall be deducted
					 in the round in which the foul occurred. Disqualification may occur after
					 multiple fouls or if the referee determines a foul is flagrant.
(3) If an injury results from an intentional
					 foul and is severe enough to terminate the bout, the contestant causing the
					 injury loses by disqualification.
(4) When an injury from an intentional foul
					 later becomes aggravated by legal strikes and the referee stops a bout before
					 completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds because of the injury, the
					 injured contestant shall win by a technical decision, if they are ahead on the
					 score cards. If the injured contestant is even or behind on the score cards at
					 the time of the stoppage, the bout shall be declared a technical
					 draw.
(5) If an injury from an
					 intentional foul later becomes aggravated by legal strikes and the referee
					 stops a bout after completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds because of
					 the injury, the outcome shall be determined by scoring the completed rounds and
					 the partial round at which the referee stopped the bout.
(6)
(a) If
					 an accidental foul occurs before the completion of a majority of the scheduled
					 rounds of a bout and the injured contestant is not able to continue the fight,
					 the fight shall be declared a no contest.
(b) If an accidental foul occurs after the
					 completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds of a bout and the fouled
					 contestant is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout as a
					 technical knock-out and the contestant who is ahead on points shall be declared
					 the winner. In determining the points, the judges shall score the completed
					 rounds and the incomplete round. If no action has occurred in an incomplete
					 round, the round shall be scored as an even round.
(c) When a contestant is not able to continue
					 fighting, the referee shall stop the action and inform the department's
					 inspector, the judges and both contestants that the foul was accidental. If in
					 the later rounds the injury has worsened as a result of legal blows, and the
					 injured contestant is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout
					 based on the completed rounds and the incomplete round.
(d) The referee, in consultation with the
					 ringside physician, shall allow an injured contestant up to 5 minutes to
					 recover from an accidental foul.
(e) A contestant who is hit with an
					 accidental low blow shall continue after a reasonable amount of time, not
					 exceeding 5 minutes, or the contestant shall lose the bout. If a contestant is
					 hit with an accidental low blow, the referee shall stop the action in a bout
					 and inform the judges of any deduction of points made by the referee.