Section 6: Scoring
10-Point Must System
Matches are scored on the 10-Point Must System. Open scoring may be used at the Promoter's election, in consultation with the Executive Director and/or Commission.
Scoring Criteria
Two criteria determine scoring, weighted equally:
- Damage and effectiveness of the Striker: Quality and impact of the delivered strike
- Reaction and recovery of the Defender: How the Defender absorbs and recovers from the strike
Foul Impact on Scoring
When a participant lands a strike while committing a Striker foul (illegal wind-up, clubbing, or stepping) and the opponent completes a legal strike in the same round, the fouling participant loses the round 10-8 (loss of strike value plus loss of a point for the foul). If both participants commit a Striker foul in the same round, it is scored 9-9.
Results
- Decision: Unanimous, majority, or split decision via scorecards
- Draw: Redemption draw, unanimous, majority, or split draw
- Knockout (KO): Participant does not return to feet within the 10-count or does not establish fitness to continue after rising
- Technical Knockout (TKO): Referee stops the match after determining participant is not intelligently participating or cannot continue. Includes voluntary stoppage and medical stoppage not caused by a foul.
- No Contest: Match stopped prematurely due to accidental injury or foul with less than a majority of rounds completed
- Technical Decision: Match stopped prematurely due to accidental injury or foul after a majority of rounds completed; awarded to the participant ahead on scorecards
- Disqualification: Intentional foul or series of reckless fouls resulting in inability to continue; includes automatic DQ for repeat Striker fouls
- Forfeit