3. TIL Wrestler Chris Benoit had such severe traumatic damage to his brain that it ...

TIL Wrestler Chris Benoit had such severe traumatic damage to his brain that it resembled the brain of an 85 year old Alzheimers sufferer when he murdered his wife and child.

Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh Grabbing the clavicle Kicking the head of a grounded opponent Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent Stomping a grounded opponent Holding the fence Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent Using abusive language in fenced ring/fighting area Engaging in any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes injury to an opponent Attacking an opponent on or during the break Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the round Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury Throwing opponent out of ring/fighting area Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck Interference by the corner Applying any foreign substance to the hair or body to gain an advantage Disqualification may occur after any combination of fouls or after a flagrant foul at the discretion of the referee. Fouls may result in a point being deducted by the official scorekeeper from the offending contestant's score. The scorekeeper, not the judges, will be responsible for calculating the true score after factoring in the point deduction. Only a referee can assess a foul. If the referee does not call the foul, judges must not make that assessment on their own and should not factor such into their scoring calculations. If a foul is committed: The referee shall call timeout. The referee shall order the offending contestant to a neutral location. The referee shall check the fouled contestant's condition and safety. The referee shall then assess the foul to the offending contestant and deduct points if the referee deems it appropriate, and notify the commission, the corners, the official scorekeeper of his decision on whether the foul was accidental or intentional and whether a point is to be taken away. If a bottom contestant commits a foul, unless the top contestant is injured, the contest will continue and: The referee will verbally notify the bottom contestant of the foul. When the round is over, the referee will assess the foul and notify the commission, the corners, the judges and the official scorekeeper. The referee may terminate a contest based on the severity of a foul. For such a flagrant foul, the contestant committing the foul shall lose by disqualification. Low Blow Foul: A fighter who has been struck with a low blow is allowed up to 5 minutes to recover from the foul as long as in the ringside doctor's opinion the fighter may possibly continue on in the contest. If the fighter states that they can continue on before the five minutes of time have expired, the referee shall, as soon as practical, restart the fight. If the fighter goes over the 5 minute time allotment, and the fight cannot be restarted, the contest must come to an end with the outcome determined by the round and time in which the fight was stopped. See Section 16 below. Fighter Fouled by other than low blow: If a contest of mixed martial arts is stopped because of an accidental foul, the referee shall determine whether the unarmed combatant who has been fouled can continue or not. If the unarmed combatant's chance of winning has not been seriously jeopardized as a result of the foul and if the foul did not involve a concussive impact to the head of the unarmed combatant who has been fouled, the referee may order the contest or exhibition continued after a recuperative interval of not more than 5 minutes. Immediately after separating the unarmed combatants, the referee shall inform the Commission's representative of his determination that the foul was accidental. If a fighter is fouled by blow that the referee deems illegal, the referee should stop the action and call for time. The referee may take the injured fighter to the ringside doctor and have the ringside doctor examine the fighter as to their ability to continue on in the contest. The ringside doctor has up to 5 minutes to make their determination. If the ringside doctor determines that the fighter can continue in the contest, the referee shall as soon as practical restart the fight. Unlike the low blow foul rule, the fighter does not have up to 5 minutes of time to use, at their discretion, and must continue the fight when instructed to by the referee. For a foul other than a low blow, if the injured fighter is deemed not fit to continue, by the referee, the referee must immediately call a halt to the bout. If the fighter is deemed not fit to continue, by the referee, even though some of the 5 minute foul time is still remaining, the fighter cannot avail himself of the remaining time and the fight must be stopped. If the referee stops the contest and employs the use of the ringside doctor, the ringside physician's examinations shall not exceed 5 minutes. If 5 minutes is exceeded, the fight cannot be re-started and the contest must end. 16. Injuries Sustained by Fair Blows and Fouls Return to Top If an injury sustained during competition as a result of a legal maneuver is severe enough to terminate a bout, the injured contestant loses by technical knockout. If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul, as determined by the referee, is severe enough to terminate a bout, the contestant causing the injury loses by disqualification. If an injury is sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul, as determined by the referee, and the bout is allowed to continue, the referee shall notify the scorekeeper to automatically deduct two points from the contestant who committed the foul. If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an intentional foul, as determined by the referee, causes the injured contestant to beunable to continue at a subsequent point in the contest, the injured contestant shall win by technical decision, if he or she is ahead on the scorecards. If the injured contestant is even or behind on the score cards at the time of stoppage, the outcome of the bout shall be declared a technicaldraw. If a contestant injures himself or herself while attempting to foul his or her opponent, the referee shall not take any action in his or herfavor, and the injury shall be treated in the same manner as an injury produced by a fair blow. If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an accidental foul, as determined by the referee, is severe enough for the referee tostop the bout immediately, the bout shall result in a no contest if stopped before two rounds have been completed in a three round bout or if stoppedbefore three rounds have been completed in a five round bout. If an injury sustained during competition as a result of an accidental foul, as determined by the referee, is severe enough for the referee tostop the bout immediately, the bout shall result in a technical decision awarded to the contestant who is ahead on the score cards at the time the boutis stopped only when the bout is stopped after two rounds of a three round bout, or three rounds of a five round bout have been completed. Incomplete rounds should be scored utilizing the same criteria as the scoring of other rounds up to the point said incomplete round is stopped. 17. Types of Contest Results Return to Top Submission by: Physical Tap Out Verbal Tap Out Knockout by: when Referee stops the contest (TKO) when an injury as a result of a legal maneuver is sever enough to terminate a bout (TKO) when contestant being rendered unconscious due strikes or kicks (KO) Decision via the scorecards, including: Unanimous Decision - When all three judges score the contest for the same contestant Split Decision - When two judges score the contest for one contestant and one judge scores for the opponent Majority Decision - When two judges score the contest for the same contestant and one judge scores a draw Draws, including: Unanimous Draw - When all three judges score the contest a draw Majority Draw - When two judges score the contest a draw Split Draw - When all three judges score differently Disqulification Forfeit Technical Draw Technical Decision No Decision

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