Clean up in the MMA aisle.
An amateur fight at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., ended in gross fashion this past weekend, as a fighter was disqualified for projectile vomit.
At Dynasty Combat Sports 91, Kafele Mensah puked blue on the canvas mid-fight, which resulted in an immediate stoppage. His opponent, Josh Spatz, was named the victor.
That's a first.
We might need a clean-up on the Dynasty Combat Sports mat.
Kwajuan Mensah vomits during his fight with Zach Ross-Williams on TrillerTV. pic.twitter.com/BqNdz6EyoP
— TrillerTV (@FiteTV) April 20, 2024
Though rare, bodily fluid disqualifications aren’t totally absent from MMA.
They’re enough of a concern that the nine-page Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports Unified Rules of MMA have a quarter-page dedicated to protocols and procedures dealing with them.
The official rules read:
“If a fighter, during the course of a round, visibly loses control of bodily function (vomit, urine, feces), the fight shall be stopped by the referee and the fighter shall lose the contest by a Technical Knockout (TKO) due to Medical Stoppage.
So despite the surprise from the broadcast announce team, the presiding official made the correct call.