Section 11-6 - Timekeeper (a) The timekeeper is responsible for keeping accurate time of all bouts. The timekeeper shall keep an exact record of the time taken out at the request of the referee for the examination of a contestant by the physician, replacing a glove, or adjusting equipment during a round, and report the exact time of the bout being stopped. The timekeeper shall use an audible device to indicate the conclusion of every round. The timekeeper shall not sound the bell during an active count by the referee for a downed contestant. The amount of money paid to the timekeeper shall be negotiated between the promoter and the timekeeper; however, the amount shall not be less than $100.00 per event, plus travel expenses.
(b) Rendering Bout Decisions. - (i) A decision rendered at the end of any bout shall not be changed by the Board, unless one of the following occurs:
- (A) The Board determines that there was collusion affecting the result of the bout.
- (B) The compilation of the scorecards of the judges discloses an error showing that the decision was given to the wrong contestant.
- (C) The referee has rendered an incorrect decision as the result of an error in interpreting a provision of these regulations.
(c) Recording of Bout Results. - (i) Submissions
- (A) For both mixed martial arts and kickboxing, submissions occur by either a Tap Out or a verbal Tap Out.
- (B) For bare knuckle fighting, a TKO may occur by verbal surrender.
- (ii) TKO's occur by a referee stopping the bout.
- (iii) KO's occur by failing to rise from the canvas.
- (iv) A TKO by medical stoppage occurs if a contestant visibly loses control of a bodily function - vomit, urine, or bowels - during a round and the referee completes a standing eight count. If the loss of control occurs between rounds, a physician must clear the contestant to compete.
- (v) Decision via score cards occur by:
- (A) Unanimous: All three judges score the bout for the same contestant.
- (B) Split Decision: Two judges score the bout for one contestant and one judge scores for the opponent.
- (C) Majority: Two judges score the bout for the same contestant and one judge scores a draw.
- (vi) Draws:
- (A) Unanimous: All three judges score the bout a draw.
- (B) Majority: Two judges score the bout a draw.
- (vii) Disqualification occurs by a referee disqualifying a contestant.
(d) The results of all bouts will be stored in a national database of the Boards choosing.
046-11 Wyo. Code R. § 11-6