The following Rules & Regulations are set forth by the Promoter, NCBCSC, and the IKF. These are base line for every Lightning Strikes event held in NC & SC.
PRO ROUNDS
Seven two-minute rounds
AMATEUR ROUNDS
Titles: 5 X 2-minutes
STANDING COUNT
In effect for all bouts
Three in one round ends it
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Contestants may choose International Rules, Unified Rules, Modified Muay Thai rules, Full Rules Muay Thai or Freestyle Kickboxing. These rules are only available for events sanctioned by the IKF. The State of NC only allows “Kickboxing” rules as defined HERE.
Amateur bouts consist of three (3) X two (2)-minute rounds for men and women. Title fights consist of five (5) X two (2)-minute rounds.
Amateur fighters are allowed a maximum of two (2) corner persons per fighter. If your academy has two fighters on the card, you will be allowed a maximum of three (3) corners. Academies with 3-4 fighters on a card may have a maximum of four (4) corners. No exceptions!
Fighters from your academy
Corners allowed
1 Fighter
2 Corners
2 Fighters
3 Corners
3 + Fighters
4 Corners
Under North Carolina law, all fighters — professional and amateur — are weighed in the day before the fight. Weigh-in time and location will be provided in the contract, and in the fight itinerary. Weigh-ins will be conducted on a digital scale provided by the NCBCSC.
An event Itinerary is provided to all coaches and fighters prior to the event which contains all details that you’ll need to know about the event. Please do not contact the promoter with questions until you have thoroughly read the entire Itinerary.
The standing eight (8) count rule is in effect for all bouts. The three (3) knockdown rule is also in effect. If a fighter is knocked down to the canvas three (3) times in one (1) round OR is given three (3) standing eight (8) counts in one (1) round, the bout is automatically over. If a fighter is knocked down four times (cumulatively in a 3-round bout), the fight is over.
A fighter cannot be saved by the bell in any round including the final round.
A fighter shall be declared knocked down if any portion of the fighter’s body other than the feet touch the floor, or if the fighters hang helplessly over the ropes. “Flash” knock downs will not be considered knock downs.
◆ A boot-to-boot sweep in any division is not counted as a knockdown.
◆ Slips will not count as a knockdown or a standing 8 count in any rule set.
◆ If a fighter is knocked down, the other fighter must retreat to farthest neutral corner, or the corner instructed by the ring referee.
Whenever a fighter is knocked down, the referee shall immediately begin a count.
If the fighter rises before the count of eight (8), the referee shall continue through eight and determine whether the fighter can safely continue. If cleared, the bout shall resume.
If the fighter remains down through the count of ten (10), the bout shall end by knockout.
If a fighter rises before ten but falls again without being struck, the referee shall resume the original count where it stopped.
A fighter who receives three (3) knockdowns or three (3) standing eight-counts in the same round shall lose by technical knockout.
Knockdowns are also counted cumulatively throughout the entire bout. A fighter who accumulates four (4) knockdowns at any time shall lose by technical knockout, regardless of the bout’s scheduled number of rounds.
The bell cannot stop or cancel an active count. The fighter must rise before ten to avoid being knocked out.
If both fighters are knocked down simultaneously, the referee shall count while either remains down:
◆ If both remain down through ten, the bout shall be declared a technical draw.
◆ If only one fighter rises before ten, that fighter shall win by knockout.
◆ If both rise before ten and can safely continue, the bout shall resume.
All knockouts and official results shall be entered into the fighters’ records.
◆ If a fighter cancels his/her bout without ample notice provided to the promoter, the fighter will be indefinitely suspended from all IKF sanctioned events, unless proof of a medical emergency is presented to the promoter.
◆ If the bout is stopped because of an accidental foul, the referee shall determine whether the contestant who was fouled can continue. The referee may consult with the attending physician. If the fighter’s chances have not been seriously jeopardized as a result of the foul, the referee may order the bout to continue after a reasonable interval. On the other hand, if by reason of accidental foul, a fighter shall be rendered unfit to continue with the bout, the bout shall be terminated. If the injured fighter is behind on points in the majority of the opinion of the judges, the referee may declare the contest a technical draw. But if the injured fighter has the lead on points, the referee shall declare him/her to be the winner by technical decision. Further, should an accident or foul terminate a bout during the first (1) round, the referee may declare the contest a technical draw.
Timidity is repeatedly and intentionally avoiding engagement or contact with an opponent. The referee may issue a warning or deduct points. Repeated violations may result in further penalties, including disqualification.
The referee or physician has the power to stop the contest. The referee shall have the power to stop the contest at any stage if he/she considers the contest to be one-sided, or if either fighter is in such condition that to continue the bout might subject him/her to serious injury. In either case, the referee shall declare the fit fighter the winner by technical knockout.
Should both fighters be in such condition that to continue might subject them to serious injury, the referee may declare the contest a technical draw.
In the case where a fighter receives a cut eye from a fair blow, or accidental foul, or any other injury which the referee believes may incapacitate the fighter, the referee shall call the attending physician into the ring for examination of the fighter before the referee decides whether to stop the contest. Time will be called during the examination.
Fighters may choose from International Rules, Unified Rules, Modified Muay Thai, Full Rules Muay Thai or Freestyle Kickboxing. Select a rule set to learn more about it.
Submit your fighter info and your coach will be contacted with matchmaking details for the next Lightning Strikes card.