The wellbeing of the fighters is of the utmost importance and as such the following rules have been established.
UPDATE: The medical hold will last between 3-5 minutes depedending on the medics input. No matter what the medical hold will be 3 minutes. If longer than 5 the person will forfeit their participation for their own safety.
For clarification: Fighters who indicate that they have been harmed will be offered an opportunity to continue a match after a medical evaluation. If a fighter indicates they are not immediately capable of resuming or wish to be evaluated, a medic will be called to assess the fighter. Fighters who indicate they need a moment to collect themselves following an exchange will be evaluated. The director will determine if there was excessive force used following a medical evaluation. If there are more than one incident with a participant within a tournament the individual will be required to forfeit participation in the tournament for their own safety.
