30 Miss. Code. R. 301-4.7 - Judging

A. All fights will be evaluated and scored by three judges.

B. The 10-Point Must System will be the standard system of scoring a fight. Under the 10-Point Must Scoring System, 10 points must be awarded to the winner of the round and nine points or less must be awarded to the loser. A round with no clear winner shall be scored (10-10).

C. Judges shall evaluate techniques such as effective striking and grappling, control of the fighting area, effective aggressiveness and defense.

D. Evaluations shall be made in the following order:

1) Effective striking and grappling;

2) Control of the fighting area;

3) Effective aggressiveness and defense.

E. Effective striking is judged by determining the total number of legal heavy strikes landed by a fighter.

F. Effective grappling is judged by considering the amount of successful executions of a legal takedown, throws and ground grappling.

G. Fighting area control is judged by determining who is dictating the pace, location and position of the fight.

H. Effective aggressiveness means effectively pressing the action.

I. Effective defense means avoiding being struck, taken down, or reversed while countering with offensive attacks.

J. The following objective scoring criteria shall be utilized by the judges when scoring a round:

1) A round is to be scored as a 10-10 round when both fighters appear to be fighting evenly and neither fighter shows clear dominance in a round.

2) A round is to be scored as a 10-9 round when a fighter wins by a close margin, landing the greater number of effective legal strikes, grappling and other maneuvers.

3) A round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a fighter overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round.

4) A round is to be scored as a 10-7 round when a fighter totally dominates by striking or grappling in a round.

K. Judges shall use a sliding scale and recognize the length of time the fighters are either standing or on the ground, as follows:

1) If the fighters spend a majority of a round on the canvas, effective grappling is weighed first and effective striking is then weighed.

2) If the fighters spend a majority of a round standing, effective striking is weighed first and effective grappling is then weighed.

3) If a round ends with a relatively even amount of standing and canvas fighting, striking and grappling are weighed equally.

Notes

30 Miss. Code. R. 301-4.7

Miss. Code Ann. 75-75-105