N.M. Admin. Code § 15.6.12.20

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 15.6.12.20 - FOULS

A. Categories of fouls: At the discretion of the referee, fouls may be classified into two (2) categories: one to three (1-3) point fouls.

B. Referee's discretion regarding foul penalty: The referee's decision as to the severity of the penalty for a foul committed will be based on the intent of the contestant committing the foul and the result of the foul.

(1) At the time of the infraction, the referee will indicate to the scorekeeper the number of points to be deducted from each scoring judges' ballot at the end of the round; or

(2) The referee may simply issue a warning to the contestant, and no points will be deducted.

C. Referee determines scoring of the foul: The scoring of the foul will be based on the referee's determination, as follows:

(1) If the referee determines that the foul was obviously committed by one (1) of the contestants, and that the fouled contestant did not contribute to the injury (e.g., by ducking into a knee; moving into an oncoming forehead, etc.), the referee will instruct the scorekeeper to deduct the appropriate number of points from the scorecard of the contestant who committed the foul.

(2) If the referee determines that the injured contestant was responsible for his own injury, the referee will not penalize his opponent in any manner. In this case, if the referee or ring physician determines that the injured contestant is unable to continue, he will lose the contest by a technical knockout.

(3) If an injury occurs as a result of a blind foul, the referee may, at his sole discretion, confer with any or all of the three judges and the ISKA representative to determine which contestant was at fault. The referee may consider any, all, or none of these officials' input in making his final determination.

D. List of Fouls:

(1) head butting;

(2) striking with the elbow or knee;

(3) striking or kicking to the hip, groin, knee, or any area below the waist;

(4) intentional striking or kicking to the back of the head, neck, or to the throat;

(5) striking to the face with any part of the arm other than the gloved hand (as in the spinning-backfist attempt that lands with the forearm or elbow);

(6) linear, or straight-in, striking or kicking to the spine;

(7) punching or kicking a contestant when he is down. However, if a contestant is on his way to the floor, the opponent may continue his attach until the other opponent touches the floor with any part of his body other than his feet;

(8) take downs, other than legal sweeps;

(9) intentionally pushing, shoving or wrestling an opponent to the canvas or out of the ring with any part of the body;

(10) illegal sweeping (see 15.6.12.32.D NMAC);

(11) attacking on the break when both contestants have been instructed by the referee to take one (1) step back;

(12) attacking after the bell to end the round has sounded;

(13) holding and hitting (e.g. holding with one (1) hand, especially behind the neck, and hitting with the other hand);

(14) grabbing or holding on to an opponent's foot or leg, followed by a takedown, strike, or kick;

(15) holding the ropes with one (1) hand while kicking, punching, or defending with the other hand or with the legs;

(16) leg checking; the contestant whose leg was checked shall have an attempted kick counted by the kicking judge;

(17) purposely going down without being hit, which will result in the referee's automatically administering an eight (8)-count as specified in the rule on knockdowns; no points will be subtracted from the scorecard by the scorekeeper in this case, but the judges will consider this knockdown as they would any other knockdown;

(18) using abusive language in the ring on in the corner, as determined by the referee;

(19) hitting or flicking one's opponent with an open glove or thumb;

(20) intentionally evading contact;

(21) clinching;

(22) intentionally delaying the contest through the use of improper equipment with seconds remaining in the ring after the start of the round;

(23) beginning a round without a mouthpiece; or intentionally dropping a mouthpiece; or intentionally spitting out the mouthpiece, etc.;

(24) spitting, slapping, or biting;

(25) palm heel strikes;

(26) any un-sports man like trick or action causing injury to an opponent.

E. Consequences of delivering a fouling technique deemed malicious: A contestant who executes a fouling technique which is deemed malicious (i.e. delivered with the intent of causing injury above and beyond the scope reasonably expected in a contest of this nature), may be subject to sharing the medical, as well as, related recovery and recuperation expenses suffered as a result of the fouling technique by the injured opponent.

N.M. Admin. Code § 15.6.12.20

15.6.12.20 NMAC - N, 03-23-2002

Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 03, February 13, 2015, 2015, eff. 2/13/2015