523 CMR 14.18 - Procedure When Unarmed Combatant Has Fallen Through or Been Knocked Through Ropes
(1) An unarmed
combatant who has been knocked or has fallen through the ropes and over the
edge of the ring platform during a contest or exhibition:
(a) May be helped back by anyone except his
or her seconds or manager; and the referee will stop the clock, assess the
combatant's condition, and resume time once the combatant is able to safely
re-enter the ring.
(b) Will be
given 20 seconds to return to the ring.
(2) An unarmed combatant who has been knocked
or has fallen on the ring platform outside the ropes, but not over the edge of
the ring platform:
(a) May not be helped back
by anyone, including, without limitation, his or her seconds or manager; and
the referee may stop the clock and assess the situation until the combatant is
able to return to the ring.
(b)
Will be given ten seconds to regain his or her feet and get back into the
ring.
(3) If the seconds
or manager of the unarmed combatant who has been knocked or has fallen pursuant
to 523 CMR 14.18(1) and
(2) helps the unarmed combatant back into the
ring, such help may be cause for disqualification.
(4) When one unarmed combatant has fallen
through the ropes, the other unarmed combatant shall retire to the farthest
corner and stay there until ordered to continue the contest or exhibition by
the referee.
(5) An unarmed
combatant who deliberately wrestles or throws an opponent from the ring, or who
hits him or her when he or she is partly out of the ring and is prevented by
the ropes from assuming a position of defense, may be penalized.
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