Yes, Olympic sparring is full power, and a knockout wins. And, those guys kick like a mule.
I stand corrected - it is 'full contact', but they opponents do wear protective gear; same stuff I wear. That still doesn't mean full power. I think maybe there's some confusion there, and I'm sorry if I contributed to that. I don't have a problem with full contact; full power implies hitting with all my power, and that, uh, no. For reasons described.