SCORING BOUTS AND
DETERMINING
A WINNER BY
DECISION

It is the official ring referee's duty to determine and announce all submissions and knockouts or other bout stoppages.

However, if there is no submission, knockout, or stop of the bout by a referee, cornerman, fighter, etc., by the end of the bout time limit, then the (3) three required ringside judges shall determine the bout winner.

• GENERAL JUDGING
  • All matches will be judged by (3) three qualified ISCF MMA ringside judges.
    • Potential Scores - Not counting any point deductions:
      • 10-10
      • 10-9
      • 10-8
  • The ISCF Judges guidelines for good decisions are:
    • Standup Striking
    • Clinch Fighting Takedowns
    • Positioning Submissions
    • Ground Striking
    • Overall Control
  • MMA striking nor grappling has any more importance than any other part of a fight as far as efficacy.
  • As the "Knockdown" is in Kickboxing/Boxing, there are actually "3" dominate Scoring techniques in MMA. They are
    1. Strike Knockdown
    2. High Impact Takedown or Slam
    3. Near Attempted Submission
• SCORING THE ROUNDS
  • If the round is EVEN, Both fighters will be scored a 10 for the round.
  • The fighter who controls a round will be given a score of 10 for the round while the other fighter will be given a score of 9 for the round.
  • If a round is "Dominated" by 1 fighter and he/she scores 1 or several Strike Knockdowns, High Impact Takedowns/Slams or Near Submissions the "Dominating" Fighter shall be scored a 10 while his/her opponent shall be scored an 8.
  • One move cannot take an entire round away when the other fighter is winning.

ISCF AMATEUR JUDGE'S SCORECARD FOR A
THREE ROUND FIGHT

ISCF AMATEUR JUDGE'S SCORECARD FOR A
FOUR ROUND FIGHT

ISCF MMA JUDGE'S SCORECARD FOR
INDIVIDUALLY SCORED ROUNDS
Recommended For "ALL" Bouts
MANDATORY For ALL TITLE BOUTS - Pro AND Amateur

• At the conclusion of the bout's three (3) rounds, each judge's scorecards will be counted.
  • FULL BOUT SCORECARDS
    • If using a FULL BOUT Scorecards, Any point deductions will be made by the judges on his/her scorecard, and checked by the ISCF Event Representative. The ISCF Event Representative will check all the judges scorecards for accuracy before handing the final decision to the ring announcer.
  • SINGLE ROUND SCORE CARDS
    • If using SINGLE ROUND SCORECARDS, Any point deductions will be made by the judges on his/her scorecard, and checked by the ISCF Event Representative. After each round, the referee will collect a SINGLE ROUND SCORECARD from each Judge and deliver them all to the ISCF Event Representative. At this point, the ISCF Event Representative will log the scores on the Master Scoresheet as shown below. After the ISCF Representative confirms all the scores for accuracy, he/she will hand the final decision to the ring announcer.

Example Of The Use Of The Master Scorecard For Single Round Scoring

JUDGES DECISIONS THAT MAY BE RENDERED

If there is no submission, knockout, or stop of the bout by a referee, cornerman, fighter, etc., by the end of the bout time limit, the (3) three required ringside judges shall determine the bout winner. This shall be determined after the judge's scorecards have been counted to determine the winner of the bout.
The types of judges' decisions that can be rendered are set forth below.

1. UNANIMOUS DECISION: Indicates that all three judges awarded the same fighter the winner on points.
2. SPLIT DECISION: Indicates that two judges scored the fight for one fighter and the other judge scored the fight for the other fighter.
3. MAJORITY DECISION: Indicates that two judges scored the fight for one fighter and the other judge scored the bout a draw.
4. DRAW: Indicates that one judge had the fight for one fighter, one judge had the fight for the other fighter, and the third judge had the fight even. It could also mean that all three judges scored the fight a draw or that two of the three judges scored it a draw.
   • IN THE EVENT OF A DRAW
     • If there is a draw, the Matchmaker will resort back to the agreement he/she made during the event matchmaking whenter or not to fight 1 extra draw breaking round. Draw breaking rounds shall be 3 minutyes in length.