Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Corporations, Securities, and Commercial Licensing › Unarmed Combat › Unarmed Combat › Part 2 - PROFESSIONAL BOXING, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL KICKBOXING, AND AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL MUAY THAI › Section R. 339.223a - Injuries and cuts; mixed martial arts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 223a
(1) If
					 an injury sustained during competition as a result of a legal maneuver is
					 severe enough to terminate a contest, then the injured contestant loses by
					 technical knockout.
(2) If an
					 injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul is
					 severe enough to terminate a contest, then the contestant causing the injury
					 loses by disqualification.
(3) If
					 an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul and
					 the contest is allowed to continue, then the referee shall notify the
					 scorekeeper to automatically deduct 2 points from the contestant who committed
					 the foul.
(4) If an injury
					 sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul causes the
					 injured contestant to be unable to continue at a subsequent point in the
					 contest, then the injured contestant shall win by technical decision, if he or
					 she is ahead on the score cards. If the injured contestant is even or behind on
					 the scorecards at the time of stoppage, then the outcome of the contest shall
					 be declared a technical draw.
(5)
					 If a contestant injures himself or herself while attempting to foul his or her
					 opponent, then the referee shall not take any action in his or her favor, and
					 the injury shall be treated in the same manner as an injury produced by a fair
					 blow.
(6) If an injury sustained
					 during competition as a result of an accidental foul is severe enough for the
					 referee to stop the contest immediately, then the contest shall result in a no
					 contest if stopped before 2 rounds have been completed in a 3-round contest or
					 if stopped before 3 rounds have been completed in a 5-round contest.
(7) If an injury sustained during competition
					 as a result of an accidental foul is severe enough for the referee to stop the
					 contest immediately, then the contest shall result in a technical decision
					 awarded to the contestant who is ahead on the score cards at the time the
					 contest is stopped only when the contest is stopped after 2 rounds of a 3-round
					 contest, or 3 rounds of a 5-round contest have been completed.
(8) There shall be no scoring of an
					 incomplete round. However, if the referee penalizes either contestant, then the
					 appropriate points shall be deducted when the scorekeeper calculates the final
					 score.
(9) A physician shall
					 immediately examine and administer aid to a contestant who is knocked out or
					 injured, if, in the physician's professional judgment, there is a concern for
					 the contestant's safety.
(10) If a
					 contestant is knocked out or incapacitated, then the referee or second shall
					 not handle the contestant, except for the removal of a mouthpiece, unless
					 directed by the physician to do so.
(11) A contestant shall not refuse to be
					 examined by a physician.
(12) A
					 contestant who has been knocked out shall not leave the site of the event until
					 1 hour has elapsed from the time of the examination or until released by the
					 physician.
(13) The attending
					 physician shall file a written report with the department on each contestant
					 who has been knocked out or injured.