Amending Chapter 14 - to prohibit Ultimate Fighting in South Bend

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(2) Unconsciousness; (3) Extreme pain; or (4) Permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ. (g) ~vTough Man" Contest. See definition for "Ultimate Fighting". (h) Ultimate Fighting. Alive match in which: (1) Participants compete for a cash purse in any amount, a trophy, or a non-cash purse with more than nominal value; or (2) Participants are not licensed as professional contestants in any state or are not employed by or contractually engaged on a long term basis with any professional wrestling , boxing, or martial arts association sponsoring the match; or (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, and match rules do not: (a) Incorporate a formalized system of combative techniques or a point system 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 fifty (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 and forceful strikes to the eyes, groin area, Adam's apple area of the neck, and temple area of the head. Sec. 14-21. ULTIMATE FIGHTING PROHIBITED. No person shall promote, conduct, engage or participate in an ultimate fighting match within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend. Sec.14-22. RIGHT OF INJUNCTION