7.1) The referee is the highest authority in a match. The referee’s ruling on the result of each match can not be contested. The referee oversees all match scoring and enforcement of rules.
7.2) Grappling Industries matches follow traditional BJJ point scoring: 4 for the mount, 4 for the back, 3 for a guard pass, 2 for a sweep, 2 for a take down, 2 for knee on stomach, and 2 for a solid submission attempt that was stopped out of bounds.
7.3) Points will be awarded for the mount position when the competitor on top is sitting on the opponent’s torso (whether the opponent is belly up or belly down) and with two knees or one foot and one knee on the ground, facing the opponent and are clear of any trap on the heel.
7.4) Points will be awarded for the back control position when while behind the opponent, the competitor places their heels between the opponent’s thighs without crossing their feet and creates any form of lock on the upper body with their arms. Achieving back body triangle position will not award back control points.
7.5) Points will be awarded for a guard pass when the competitor clears the opponent’s lower body and has pinned the opponent’s shoulders to the mat or the opponent is laying on their side with no further attempt to improve position.
7.6) Points will be awarded for a sweep when a competitor initiates an attack from a bottom guard position, resulting in them assuming the top position. Points will also be awarded if the top competitor assumes the bottom position in pursuit of an attack. In both cases, the sweeping competitor must be clear of any submission to achieve points. EXAMPLE: Sweep points would be awarded if the competitor on top dropped back for a straight foot lock and the competitor on the bottom assumed the top position and cleared the submission attack.
7.7) Points will be awarded for a takedown when a competitor causes the opponent to land in bottom position on their back, side, or seated with an attack from the standing position. In the case of the opponent landing in a turtle position, points will only be awarded if the opponent is on all fours and the top competitor is behind them.
7.8) Two points will be awarded for a strong submission attempt that was stopped out of bounds as long as the referee does not deem that the defending competitor was attempting to force the action off of the mat as an escape.
7.9) Points will be awarded for the knee on belly position when a competitor, clear of any guard, places their knee or shin closest to the opponent, on the opponent’s upper body with their opposite knee fully off the ground, while the opponent is on their back.
7.10) All positions must be held and controlled for 3 seconds in order for points to be awarded.
7.11) There is no “Advantage” scoring.
7.12) A competitor that is rendered unconscious in a match will be removed from their remaining matches at the event.
7.13)Referees will bestow penalty points as a consequence for fouls and lack of combativeness/stalling.
7.14) In the case of a minor foul, the first penalty will result in a warning, a second penalty will result in the opponent being given 2 points, a third penalty will result in disqualification. Major fouls will result in immediate disqualification.
7.15) A match will be deemed over immediately if a competitor taps out, screams, loses consciousness, cries, loses control of
bodily functions, vomits, or verbally gives up during the match.
7.16) The referee may end Kids division matches at their discretion due to potential for risk of injury.
7.17) The referee may declare that a competitor is demonstrating a lack of combativeness/stalling after timing 20 seconds of inactivity/lack of intention to progress position.
7.18) Point scoring can only be achieved through positional progression. EXAMPLE: A competitor can not exit the mount back to side control by their own choice and then score mount points again.
7.19) Grounded action will not be stood up as a consequence of a penalty unless it is for lack of combativeness during a double
guard exchange.
7.20) At the conclusion of the match’s allotted time period, the competitor with the most points will be awarded the victory. If there is a tie on points, the competitor with the least penalties will be declared the victor. If a tie still remains, the referee will decide the match result via Referee Decision.
7.21) Referee Decision’s will be decided at the referee’s discretion based on threat of submission and positional dominance. If neither of these criteria are met, the competitor who most aggressively pursued these criteria will win.
Referee Decision Criteria
1. Submission Threat
2. Positional Dominance
3. Aggression
