Section SPS 192.78 - Fouls(1) The referee may caution, warn, or penalize a contestant for committing a foul.(2) The penalty for a foul may be a deduction of points or disqualification. Any points deducted for a foul shall be deducted in the round in which the foul occurred. Disqualification may occur after multiple fouls or if the referee determines a foul is flagrant.(3) If an injury results from an intentional foul and is severe enough to terminate the bout, the contestant causing the injury loses by disqualification.(4) When an injury from an intentional foul later becomes aggravated by legal strikes and the referee stops a bout before completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds because of the injury, the injured contestant shall win by a technical decision, if they are ahead on the score cards. If the injured contestant is even or behind on the score cards at the time of the stoppage, the bout shall be declared a technical draw.(5) If an injury from an intentional foul later becomes aggravated by legal strikes and the referee stops a bout after completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds because of the injury, the outcome shall be determined by scoring the completed rounds and the partial round at which the referee stopped the bout.(6)(a) If an accidental foul occurs before the completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds of a bout and the injured contestant is not able to continue the fight, the fight shall be declared a no contest.(b) If an accidental foul occurs after the completion of a majority of the scheduled rounds of a bout and the fouled contestant is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout as a technical knock-out and the contestant who is ahead on points shall be declared the winner. In determining the points, the judges shall score the completed rounds and the incomplete round. If no action has occurred in an incomplete round, the round shall be scored as an even round.(c) When a contestant is not able to continue fighting, the referee shall stop the action and inform the department's inspector, the judges and both contestants that the foul was accidental. If in the later rounds the injury has worsened as a result of legal blows, and the injured contestant is not able to continue, the judges shall score the bout based on the completed rounds and the incomplete round.(d) The referee, in consultation with the ringside physician, shall allow an injured contestant up to 5 minutes to recover from an accidental foul.(e) A contestant who is hit with an accidental low blow shall continue after a reasonable amount of time, not exceeding 5 minutes, or the contestant shall lose the bout. If a contestant is hit with an accidental low blow, the referee shall stop the action in a bout and inform the judges of any deduction of points made by the referee.(7) Types of fouls in a Muay Thai bout include all of the following:(a) Butting with the head.(b) Attacking the throat.(c) Targeting the back of the head or torso.(h) Holding the ropes or cage.(k) A backhand or backfist strike, except a spinning backhand or backfist strike. (L) Striking downward using the point of the elbow. Arcing elbow strikes are permitted.(m) Attacking or manipulating any joint.(n) A clubbing or hammer fist strike.(o) Tripping an opponent or kicking or sweeping with the instep of the foot to the opponent's legs.(p) A karate chopping strike.(q) Attacking an opponent who is down or who is in the act of rising.(r) Abusive language or gesture.(s) Failure to obey the referee's commands.(t) Fighting after the bell has signaled the end of a round.(u) Using a part of the body other than the hands and arms to throw an opponent off balance or to the floor of the cage or ring.(v) Clinching an opponent without attacking or counter-attacking.(w) Wheel barreling an opponent or taking more than 2 steps after catching an opponent's kicking leg. Executing a single legal strike accompanied with taking one step is permitted, as is pushing the opponent's kicking leg back at the opponent accompanied with taking one or 2 steps.(x) Intentionally avoiding contact with the opponent.(y) Intentionally delaying the bout.(zb) Grasping the opponent's lower back while also forcing the opponent's spine to hyperextend.(zc) Attempting to spike an opponent's head into the floor of the ring or cage.(zd) Intentionally going to the floor of the ring or cage when the kicking leg has been caught by the opponent.(ze) Any other unsportsmanlike conduct as determined by the referee.(zf) The following are additional fouls for amateur contestants: 1. Targeting any part of the head with the elbow, forearm, or knee.2. A spinning elbow or forearm strike.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 192.78
Adopted by, CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12/1/2017