500.00 Officials
It is the official ring referee's duty to determine and announce all submissions, knockouts, technical knockouts, or other bout
stoppages. If there is no submission, knockout, technical knockout, or stoppage by a referee, cornerman, fighter, etc., by the
conclusion of the bouts time limit, then the (3) three ringside judges shall determine the bout winner.
Under no circumstances may a certified Official fraternize, cheer on, congratulate, or discuss the potential outcome, actual outcome
of any match in a manner that may indicate potential favoritism. If it is determined that an official has violated this rule, the official in
question, will be brought up for review and subsequently may loose the privilege of officiating at any events in the future.
All officials are assigned by the CSC office for each event. Considerations are relative location to the venue, experience level,
availability, and potential conflicts. A certification does not guarantee the ability to participate at any event.
501.00 Requirements for Certification
All Officials working any event sanctioned by CSC are required to attend a training session and pass a written examination prior to
any scheduled event in which they are to work in that capacity.
Each potential Official must complete an application, supply three personal references, three sport related references, 2 (two) 2x2
inch passport type photographs, be able to attend and participate in one 8 (eight) hour training and testing class.
A certified identification card will be issued to those listed on our eligibility roster.
Any official that violates the code of conduct or rules of CSC will be brought before the review board immediately for disciplinary
actions and possible expulsion.
502.00 Required Personnel for an Event
All events must have the following personnel present at all times.
All Officials are directly certified, trained, approved and/ or appointed by the sanctioning body.
1 (one) Representative
1 (one) Lead Referee
1 (one) Second Referee - Optional
3 (three) Judges
1 (one) Timekeeper / Scorekeeper
1 (one) Medical Doctor
2 (two) EMT’s
1 (one) Ambulance
Security, fight coordinators, production assistance, media relations, announcers, logistical support, concessions, or other specialties
are available and must be pre-scheduled for attendance. Otherwise, these areas are to be covered by the promotional staff on-site.
510.00 Representative
It is the responsibility of the event Representative to record all historically relevant events, statistics, and to assist the promoter with
concerns regarding the event.
All administrative duties, filings, insurance information, and forms are completed and coordinated through the representative.
511.00 Scorekeeper
The Scorekeeper has the responsibility of calculating and recording the judges scores from each contest, subtracting any point
deductions, recording the official time and reporting the results to the event representative. The timekeeper may be assigned this
duty.
520.00 Physician
521.00 EMT/ Ambulance
530.00 Referee
A registered, trained, and certified Referee will be appointed for all events.
The Referee Will oversee the entire match from within the ring / cage in order to insure the safety of the fighters. If a fighter looks
helpless 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
ring referee and the bout stopped if the referee feels it is necessary for the safety of the fighter in question.
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 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 allow the fighter to replace the mouthpiece during a moment of non-contact
between the two fighters. At that time, the referee shall return each fighter to his corner in a standing position and restart the match.
Should a fighter in a non-dominate position, in the opinion of the referee, “spit out” his / her mouthpiece to circumvent his position,
the referee has the authority to re-start the match from the same position, after replacing the mouthpiece.
If a fighter drops his mouthpiece 3 times during the entire contest, he will be disqualified from the match and the victory awarded to
his 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.
It is the official ring referee's duty to determine and announce all submissions, knockouts, bout stoppages, warnings, point
deductions, and/or disqualifications.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the referee shall alone determine whether and what warnings and/or point deductions are
necessary, or whether disqualification is appropriate, for all rule infractions and violations. In the event of a warning or point
deduction, the referee shall stop time and separate the fighters, send each to his corner, indicate the penalty to each judge and
scorekeeper, and then restart the bout with both fighters standing.
531.00 Second Referee
Also known as an Exterior Referee, areas of responsibility are primarily on the exterior and entrance area of the fighting area.
All fighters must be inspected by the Second Referee prior to entering the fighting area.
All equipment is to be checked for safety. Gloves, hand tape, shorts, mouthpiece, protective cup, any braces, and the body for
foreign substances.
Any violations must be corrected immediately or the fighter will not be allowed to proceed.
Prior to entering the fighting area, the Second Referee will witness the application of petroleum jelly to the brow, and eye orbits of
each fighter, if they so choose. These are the only areas allowed to have any substance on them.
When the round is set to begin, the Second Referee is to secure the door, and open it between rounds to allow seconds inside to tend
to their fighter.
Between rounds, the Second referee is to watch one corner to insure that no foreign substances are applied to the fighter between
rounds.
During the round, the Second Referee is to watch the corners to make sure they are within standards and make contact when they
are not. A point deduction is possible if warranted and will be deducted at the start of the next round, or prior to the final scoring of
the bout.
540.00 Judges
All matches will be score by (3) three qualified ringside judges.
Below are potential scores, not counting any point deductions.
10-10
10-9
10-8
10-7
Judges are to use the following guidelines in order to score a bout;
Effective Standup Striking
Clinch Fighting
Positioning for potential submissions
Effective ground striking
Overall control of the tempo and position of the round
Strike Knockdown
High technically correct Takedowns
Near Attempted Submission
In Mixed Martial Arts, striking nor grappling weighs any greater importance than any the other as related to scoring the round.
Although a great defense is imperative to a successful contestant, there is no point value for effective defense as related to scoring
the round.
One move cannot take an entire round away when the other fighter is winning.
541.00 Mandatory Scoring
Each judge is to use the “ten point must” system. The fighter deemed to have effectively met the judges criteria for the victor of
each round receives 10 (ten) points, the opponent receives 9 (nine) or less.
542.00 Decisions
If there is no submission, or stoppage by the referee, cornerman, fighter, etc., by the conclusion of the scheduled time limit, the (3)
three ringside judges must determine the winner of the contest.
This will be determined after the judge's scorecards have been counted by the on-site representative or scorekeeper which will
determine the winner of the contest.
The types of judges' decisions are as follows:.
UNANIMOUS DECISION: Indicates that all 3 (three) judges awarded the same fighter the winner on points.
SPLIT DECISION: Indicates that 2 (two) judges scored the fight for one fighter and the other judge scored the fight
for the other fighter.
MAJORITY DECISION: Indicates that 2(two) judges scored the fight for one fighter and the other judge scored
the bout a draw.
TECHNICAL DECISION: 2 (two) of the three judges scored it a draw and the other judge scored for one of the fighters.
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, or that all 3 (three) judges scored the bout even.
For championship bouts of a State Title or Higher, the bout can not end in a draw. Refer to Rule 1000.50, regarding
Sudden Victory. All other bouts will be ruled a DRAW and recorded as such.
550.00 Timekeeper
The primary responsibility of the timekeeper is to begin the clock for the start of each round, as initiated by the referee, including
overtime rounds.
Start and stop the match clock for time stoppages as called by the referee.
To begin the contest, the referee will announce for the contests to begin, start the clock at that time.
The clock should only be stopped as directed by the referee after the initiation of the contest.
At 10 (ten) seconds prior to the end of each round, a signal should be given. Using the hammer, strike the table, or a whistle blast
will be acceptable.
Signal the end of each round by the use of a bell, buzzer, or other available signal.
Again, at 10 (TEN) seconds prior to the beginning of the next round, signal by striking the hammer on the table or a whistle blast.
As indicated by the official clock, start the next round using the appropriate signal device, do not wait to start the round. If needed,
the referee will call “TIME”, at which point, the timekeeper will PAUSE the time, until a point that the referee calls for the action to
begin.
Repeat these steps until the completion of the bout.
In the event of any stoppage by the referee, corner man, doctor, etc; the official time should be recorded on the timekeepers official
time sheet and given to the on-site representative.
560.00 Matchmaker
It is the responsibility of the Matchmaker to insure that all contestants are in fact in amateur status and provide documentation.
Utilizing all available resources such as FC Fighter database is highly recommended. If a fighter is not registered, the Matchmaker
must complete the registration documentation.
In order to maintain consistency within the amateur sanctioning bodies, CSC will accept qualifying information from other licensed
sanctioning bodies registered in Missouri.
561.00 Match Criteria
Every consideration must be given by the Matchmaker to insure that each contest is appropriately matched.
We recommend that no fighter be allowed to compete for a promotional title with less than 4 (four) fights.
Every attempt must be made to make every contest as fair and equitable as possible.
There are 3 (three) distinct experience levels and fighters should fight within their experience level;
Zero (0) to four and one half (4.5) points (rookie),
Five (5) to none and one half (9.5) points (intermediate),
and Ten (10) points or more (advanced).
No greater than a 2 (two) point fight experience difference should be allowed between contestants, with the exception of those in the
Ten (10) or more level.
Experience requirements for Regional or Sectional Title contestants should exceed 4 (four) fights.
Experience requirements to compete in the State or Championship Series should exceed 5 (five) fights at qualifying.
Experience requirements for National and International Title contestants should exceed 7 (seven) or more fights.
To assist in calculating a proper match between contestants; and in order to maintain our levels of competition; we will
begin using a "point" system.
Each win will count as 1 (one) point, each loss will be .5 or half of a point (1/2).
eg; a fighter with a 1-4 record will have 3 points, placing them in the 0 - 4.5 bracket.
A fighter with a 6-1 record will have 6.5 points and be placed accordingly in the 5 to 9.5 bracket.
We must always attempt to keep fighters within their "bracket", but, when it is impossible, no more than a two point
difference may occur, unless both fighters are in the over 10 point bracket
When a contest is proposed to contestants, a response is required within 48 hours of your decline or acceptance. A signed
agreement must accompany your decision and is a binding agreement with the promoter and CSC. Using our form found HERE
each fighter or fighters trainer, must return this form to the matchmaker within 48 hours of the proposal, via email.
Conditions of acceptance are included on the form and will be strictly adhered to.
In order to maintain our approach in fighter development, we will begin using a point system in order to qualify fighters in
order for them to utilize knees as a LEGAL technique. Using the following criteria, this provision may be made; BOTH
fighters MUST have at least 5 (five) points using the match making point system; this technique must be approved at
match making and submitted in writing to the CSC office prior to bout; If this technique is NOT PRE-APPROVED, it will
be considered a foul and appropriate penalties will be enforced.