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Old Sat Sep 08, 2007, 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
It doesn't matter whether you thought that the wimpy kick wasn't meant to start a fight. The fact is that the wimpy kick actually did start the fight. The severity of the instigating act, a wimpy kick, isn't a factor either, by rule.
Say A1 accidentally "clips" B1's shoulder as A1 turns to run forwards instead of back paddling. B1 takes exception by punching A1. A1's act wasn't meant to start a fight, but it did. If severity doesn't matter, then both are gone for fighting.
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