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Originally Posted by JugglingReferee
I believe that Gold 10 had a chance to restrain herself and didn't.
Re: Taunting: it is verbal. Provide a case were both acts are physical.
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And your belief that Gold 10 had a chance to restrain herself is completely irrelevant, rules wise. That's my point. The only thing needed to know to rule on this particular case is that Gold 10 actually
DID retaliate by fighting. There's no guessing involved.
This case also is a good example of both acts being physical. That's completely irrelevant also though. By rule, the instigating act doesn't have to involve contact. The only requirement is that it is has to be unsporting in nature and lead to retaliation by fighting. By rule also, both the instigation and the retaliation needn't be physical either. It can involve, as per 4-18-1,
"an attempt to punch, strike or kick an opponent with a fist, hands, arms, legs or feet regardless of whether contact is made."
Classic fight under R4-18 imo. As I said, we disagree.