This video is intended for officials and judges. Summary: - heel kicks to the kidneys from guard now allowed - grabbing the clavicle now allowed - Jon Jones rule (unofficial): gauging distance with fingers extended/threatening eyes with fingers can be a warning/foul/disqualification - grounded fighter redefined: anything more than hands and feet on the ground, fighter is grounded - three-point stance no longer a grounded opponent; both palms must be down - fighter on one/both knees, side, butt, back, front, anything but feet and one hand considered downed - hand stomps now allowed unless fighter is fully grounded (not sure how effective they'd be with gloves) - former judging criteria: effective striking, grappling, aggression cage control - new judging criteria: striking and grappling only-- disregard aggression and cage control, focus on efficacy (impact) - focus on blows: heavy strikes vs. light strikes, accuracy, power, looking at impact, not a game of numbers - focus on ground: who is going for submissions, putting their opponent in dangerous positions, looking to end the fight - when striking and grappling is equal, go to aggression; if that is not clear, go to ring and cage control; else, it is a drawn round (10-10 or less) - 10-8 rounds: three D's: damage, domination, duration - damage and domination = 10-8; just damage or domination, consider duration for a 10-8 round - domination is not just top position; guard is a neutral position; mount/back is a dominant position, working for submissions, strikes - 10-9 round is a close margin round; large margin round is 10-8; 10-7 is an overwhelming round (infrequent; multiple knockdowns, hurt, domination)
