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All Event Officials can ONLY be Event
Officials at an ISCF Sanctioned Event!
- Officials CAN NOT work a corner for a fighter during a show they are an
official on.
- Officials CAN NOT work with fighters on the event they are officials on.
This includes helping with hand wrapping, warming fighters up, etc. etc.
- Officials of course CAN NOT be an official on a bout where they know or
train one or both of the fighters. If you are an official and see a fighter that
you know well on a bout you may be assigned to work, it is your duty and
responsibility to EXCUSE yourself from the bout so that the event Representative
can assign a replacement for you.
- This IS NOT an issue about our TRUST in you as an ISCF
Official. Of course we have great trust in your integrity or none of you would
be an official with the ISCF. This is
about the PERCEPTION of what others who are watching may think they are seeing.
NONE of us can afford to be or want to be a victim of misunderstood PERCEPTION.
- 1-2 Referee(s):
- REFEREE'S DECISIONS AND ACTIONS
- An officially ISCF appointed or
approved ring referee shall oversee the entire match from within the ring to
ensure the safety of the fighters.
- It is the official ring referee's duty to determine and announce all
submissions, knockouts, bout stoppages, warnings, point deductions, and/or
disqualifications.
- If a fighter looks helpless and cannot or refuses to *intelligently defend himself following a strike(s)
and receives repeated blows but does not tap out or call out a signal to quit or
end the bout, he may be called "out" by the official ring referee and
the bout stopped if referee feels it is necessary and awarded to that fighter's
opponent.
- (*) "Intelligently Defend
Himself" - When a fighter has been hit so many times, that he/she simply is
unable to make a "Rational" and or "SAFE" decision for
his/her own safety, as to whether he/she should tap out, verbally or physically,
at this time, it is the RESPONSIBILITY of the Referee to make that "Intelligent
Decision" for the fighter, with the fighter's safety in mind. IN ADDITION,
A fighter could very well be open eyed and of sound mind as they are taking blow
after blow or as they are being choked, but still refuse to tap due to, as an
example, pride and ego, AGAIN, this is why we have QUALIFIED Referees. It is
their RESPONSIBILITY to make that "Intelligent Decision" for the
fighter, with the fighter's safety in mind.
- If a fighter is knocked down to the ring floor by a strike, the bout may
continue on the floor. If the downed fighter is unconscious upon contact to the
ring floor, the official ring referee shall step between the fighters for the
safety of the downed fighter and stop the bout.
- If fighters are in jeopardy of falling out or off the designated fighting
ring (boxing Ring), the official ring referee may give the command of "STOP"
or "FREEZE" and has the authority for the fighters' safety to stop the
bout and:
- Re-start the fighters standing in their corners OR
- Have the action continue from the exact position he froze the fighters in.
- If the action of the bout has stalled and neither competitor is working
aggressively to gain an advantage, the referee shall warn the competitors to
accelerate the action or face a restart. If, after the warning, the action
remains stalled, the referee shall stop action and separate the competitors to
their respective corners.
- If a fighter drops his mouthpiece, the referee shall have the following 3
choices:
- If both fighters are STANDING, and making NO CONTACT, the referee may call "Time-Out"
to allow the fighter to replace the mouthpiece. At that time, the referee shall
return each fighter to their corner in a standing position and restart the
match.
- If both fighters are GROUNDED, and making CONTACT, the referee may give the
command of "STOP" or "FREEZE", and at that time, the
Referee may place the mouthpiece back in the fighters mouth. After which, the
referee may allow the action to continue from the exact position he froze the
fighters in.
- If both fighters are GROUNDED, and making CONTACT, the referee may ALSO
choose to simply WAIT until both are standing and separated from each other to
then, call "Time-Out" to allow the fighter to replace the mouthpiece.
At that time, the referee shall return each fighter to their corner in a
standing position and restart the match.
- If a fighter drops his mouthpiece 3 times during a round, he/she will be
disqualified from the match and the victory awarded to his/her opponent.
- If the referee wishes to examine a fighter with the doctor's assistance for
any concern, the referee will stop action and separate the competitors to their
respective corners. At that time, the referee shall signal the timekeeper to
stop the time. The referee will then signal the doctor to come into the fighting
area to examine the athlete in question, and restart the match, if necessary. If
so, the bout shall be restarted with both fighters standing in their respective
corners.
- In the event that any equipment problems that threatens the safety of the
fighters exists, the referee will have the action stopped for repair and the
bout restarted, with both fighters standing in their respective corners.
- In the event of a Foul that the referee chooses only to announce a warning:
- IF BOTH FIGHTERS ARE STANDING:
- The referee will call "STOP" and a "Time-Out", separate
the fighters and give his/her verbal warning to the fouling fighter. At that
time, the referee shall return each fighter to their corner in a standing
position and restart the match.
- IF BOTH FIGHTERS ARE GROUNDED:
- The referee will give the command of "STOP" or "FREEZE".
At this time, the Referee will give his/her verbal warning to the fouling
fighter and allow the action to continue from that exact position he froze the
fighters in.
- In the event of a Foul that results in a Point Deduction:
- IF BOTH FIGHTERS ARE STANDING:
- The referee will call "STOP" and a "Time-Out", separate
the fighters, send each to a NEUTRAL corner, indicate the foul and point
deduction to each judge and scorekeeper. At that time, the referee shall return
each fighter to their corner in a standing position and restart the match.
- IF BOTH FIGHTERS ARE GROUNDED:
- The referee will give the command of "STOP" or "FREEZE".
At this time, the Referee will make the determination as to if the fouled
fighter needs any recovery time or not and if so, will separate the fighters to
allow for such recovery time of the fouled fighter. Also at this time, the
Referee will indicate the foul and point deduction to each judge and
scorekeeper. Once the recovery time is complete and the Referee has indicated
the point deduction(s), the referee will re-position the fighters into the exact
same position they were in when the foul occurred and allow the action to
continue from that exact position he froze the fighters in.
- Except as otherwise set forth herein, the referee shall alone determine
whether or not and what warnings and/or point deductions are necessary, or
whether disqualification is appropriate, for all rule infractions and
violations.
- The Ring Referee and the Ringside Medical Doctor are the only Ring
Officials allowed to Stop a bout.
- STANDING EIGHT COUNT
- There are No standing eight (8) counts permitted under any circumstances.
- Referee's are responsible for Fighter safety and must stop a contest when a
Fighter is unable to intelligently defend himself or when the referee feels the
combatant's safety is in jeopardy.
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