1. SCORING


1 POINT
LANDED STRIKE
WEAPON STRIKE - SHIELD STRIKE - PUNCH - KICK - ELBOW - KNEE - HEADBUTT

2 POINTS
INFLUENCING STRIKE
WEAPON STRIKE - SHIELD STRIKE - PUNCH - KICK - ELBOW - KNEE - HEADBUTT

2 POINTS
LANDED STRIKE TO THE HEAD
WEAPON STRIKE - SHIELD STRIKE - PUNCH - KICK - ELBOW - KNEE - HEADBUTT

4 POINTS
INFLUENCING STRIKE TO THE HEAD
WEAPON STRIKE - SHIELD STRIKE - PUNCH - KICK - ELBOW - KNEE - HEADBUTT

3 POINTS
TAKEDOWN
FIGHTER MUST DOWN THEIR OPPONENT
AND WIN DOMINANT POSITION WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF THEIR OPPONENT BEING RULED DOWN
 
5 POINTS
KNOCKDOWN
FIGHTER MUST DOWN THEIR OPPONENT
WITHOUT BEING RULED DOWN WITHIN 3 SECONDS OF THEIR OPPONENT BEING RULED DOWN

INFLUENCING STRIKE IS A SIGNIFICANT STRIKE THAT:
MOVES THE OPPONENT - HURTS THE OPPONENT - DAMAGES GEAR - DISARMS - STUNS
EXAMPLE: AN INFLUENCING STRIKE TO THE HEAD WITH A 2H AXE IS SCORED AS 8 POINTS
IF THE OPPONENT IS DOWNED, IT WOULD BE 16 POINTS

STRIKES TO A DOWNED OPPONENT WHILE IN A DOMINANT POSITION IS WORTH DOUBLE POINTS
THE REFEREE WILL SIGNAL DOMINANT POSITION BY RAISING THEIR HAND

2H WEAPONS COUNT FOR DOUBLE POINTS
(2H AXE - GREATSWORD - POLEARM)

FIGHTERS CAN WIN BY:
KNOCK OUT - TECHNICAL KNOCK OUT - DISQUALIFICATION - FORFEIT - JUDGES DECISION
THERE ARE NO TIES - EXTRA ROUNDS UNTIL A WINNER IS DECLARED



2. FIGHT DURATION

ONE MINUTE ROUNDS
ONE MINUTE REST

REGULAR FIGHTS ARE THREE ROUNDS
CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS ARE FIVE ROUNDS
EXTRA ROUNDS ARE 30 SECONDS WITH 30 SECOND REST



3. WEAPONS AND SHIELDS

EACH FIGHTER IS ALLOWED TO START WITH ONE WEAPON OR SHIELD PER HAND, OR A 2H WEAPON

EACH FIGHTER IS ALLOWED UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-HANDED WEAPONS ON A BELT

NO SHIELDS LARGER THAN PUNCH SHIELD ARE ALLOWED
(LENGTH 65cm, WIDTH 37cm, THICKNESS 9mm WEIGHT 1510g, PUNCH DISTANCE 35CM)

YOU CAN USE ANY WEAPON OR SHIELD THAT IS "IN PLAY" INSIDE THE RING

A WEAPON OR SHIELD IS CONSIDERED "IN PLAY" AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ROUND.

FIGHTERS MUST START EACH ROUND IN POSSESSION OF THEIR "IN PLAY" WEAPONS AND/OR SHIELDS

DAMAGED WEAPONS OR SHIELDS CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED DURING A FIGHT 

A DROPPED WEAPON/SHIELD WILL NOT STOP THE FIGHT



4. PENALTIES

EXPOSING ILLEGAL TARGET
STRIKING ILLEGAL TARGET
VIOLATING RULES AND/OR CHEATING
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
STRIKING REFEREE

NO
STOMPING

NO
SUBMISSION ATTEMPTS

NO
SOCCER KICKS

NO
TWO-HAND DOWNWARD SWINGS
ON A DOWNED OPPONENT


YELLOW CARD: HARD WARNING
RED CARD: DISQUALIFICATION

ALL RED CARDS ARE REVIEWED VIA REPLAY
PENALTYS ARE BY JUDGEMENT OF REFEREE



5. GROUND GAME

A FIGHTER IS CONSIDERED DOWN WHEN ANY PART OF THE BODY, EXCEPT FOR THE FEET, HAND, OR A WEAPON/SHIELD THAT IS BEING HELD, TOUCHES THE GROUND.

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
IF MY KNEE IS ON A DOWNED FIGHTER, AM I DOWN? NO
IF MY KNEE IS ON A LOOSE SHIELD, AM I DOWN? YES
IF BOTH FIGHTERS GO DOWN TOGETHER, DO THEY BOTH SCORE POINTS? YES

READ CAREFULLY:

FIGHTERS ON THE GROUND THAT ARE INACTIVE WILL BE WARNED BY THE REFEREE BEFORE A VERBAL 5 SECOND COUNT BEGINS. AT THE END OF THE COUNT, THE REFEREE WILL STOP ACTION AND STAND UP THE FIGHTERS.
IF A FIGHTER IS NOT DEFENDING THEMSELVES INTELLIGENTLY, THE REFEREE WILL GIVE A VERBAL WARNING BEFORE A VERBAL 5 SECOND COUNT BEGINS. AT THE END OF THE COUNT, THE REFEREE WILL STOP ACTION AND RULE THE FIGHTER KNOCKED OUT.
ONCE THE ACTION IS STOPPED BY THE REFEREE, ANY ADDITIONAL STRIKES WILL BE CONSIDERED ILLEGAL. ONCE THE REFEREE STOPS THE FIGHT ON THE GROUND, FIGHTERS MUST CAREFULLY SEPARATE. THE REFEREE WILL BEGIN A 5 SECOND COUNT TO ALLOW FIGHTERS TO GET TO THEIR FEET, AFTER WHICH ANY FIGHTER THAT IS STILL CONSIDERED DOWN IS DECLARED KNOCKED OUT. IF BOTH FIGHTERS ARE ON THEIR FEET BY THE END OF THE 5 SECOND COUNT, THE REFEREE WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT.



6. OUT OF BOUNDS

-1 POINT
OUT OF BOUNDS
FORCED - PUSHED - STRUCK

THE FIGHT WILL CONTINUE UNLESS TWO FEET ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CIRCLE.

IF A FIGHTER INTENTIONALLY STEPS OUT OF BOUNDS WITH BOTH FEET, THE REFEREE WILL ISSUE A WARNING. SECOND TIME IS A YELLOW AND THE THIRD IS A RED CARD.

ANY TIME THE REFEREE STOPS THE FIGHT DUE TO OUT OF BOUNDS, THE FIGHTERS WILL BE RESET TO THE CENTER OF THE RING.

THE REFEREE CAN ALLOW THE FIGHT TO CONTINUE IF A FIGHTER STEPS OUT OF BOUNDS WHILE CIRCLING THEIR OPPONENT. 1 POINT WILL BE DEDUCTED, BUT THE REFEREE CAN CHOOSE TO ALLOW THE FIGHT TO CONTINUE.



7. GEAR & SAFETY REGULATIONS

IMCF SAFETY RULES & REGULATIONS
IMCF WEAPON/ARMOR RULES & REGULATIONS

ARMOR FAILURE RECEIVES 1 MINUTE TO FIX
ALLOWED TWO PER FIGHT
(RESETS EACH FIGHT)
FIRST - WARNING
SECOND - YELLOW CARD
THIRD - RED CARD



8. WEIGHT CLASSES: 

NEEDLEWEIGHT: 130 
LIGHTNINGWEIGHT: 175
SPARKWEIGHT: 215
THUNDERWEIGHT: 265
TITANWEIGHT: NO WEIGH IN

WEIGH IN 4 HOURS BEFORE FIGHT
(ALL WEIGHT IS IN POUNDS)



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