§ 46-134. Definitions.  


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  • The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

    Bodily injury means any impairment of physical condition, including physical pain.

    Extreme fighting. See Ultimate fighting .

    Full-contact fighting. See Ultimate fighting .

    Ground 'n' pound challenge. See Ultimate fighting .

    No-holds-barred fighting. See Ultimate fighting .

    Serious bodily injury means bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes:

    (1)

    Serious permanent disfigurement;

    (2)

    Unconsciousness;

    (3)

    Extreme pain; or

    (4)

    Permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.

    Tough-man contest. See Ultimate fighting .

    Ultimate fighting means a live match in which:

    (1)

    Participants compete for a cash purse in any amount or a noncash purse with more than nominal value;

    (2)

    Participants are not licensed as professional contestants in any state;

    (3)

    Audiences are charged an admission fee; and

    (4)

    Match rules permit contestants to use a combination of boxing, kicking, wrestling, hitting, punching, or other combative contact techniques. Match rules do not:

    a.

    Incorporate a formalized system of combative techniques against which a contestant's performance is judged to determine the prevailing contestant;

    b.

    Divide a match into two or more equal and specified time periods for a match total of no more than 50 minutes; or

    c.

    Prohibit contestants from:

    1.

    Using anything that is not part of the human body, except for boxing gloves, to intentionally inflict serious bodily injury upon an opponent through direct contact or the expulsion of a projectile;

    2.

    Striking a person who demonstrates an inability to protect himself from the advances of an opponent; or

    3.

    Direct, intentional and forceful strikes to the eyes, groin area, Adam's apple area of the neck, and temple area of the head.

(Code 1985, § 132.60; Ord. No. 4397, 6-7-1999)