8.22.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:
“Bodily injury” means any impairment of physical condition, including physical pain.
Extreme fighting. See definition of “ultimate fighting.”
Full contact fighting. See definition of “ultimate fighting.”
“Ground ’n’ Pound” Challenge. See definition of “ultimate fighting.”
“No-holds-barred” fighting. See definition of “ultimate fighting.”
“Prize fighting” means any contest or exhibition in which blows are struck where the participants compete for a cash purse in any amount or a non-cash purse with more than nominal value. This definition shall not apply to a martial arts studio or amateur boxing studio licensed in Lindon that holds an exhibition or contest where the participants compete for a trophy or non-cash purse of nominal value, and where all the participants are bona fide students of that studio or an invited studio licensed in another jurisdiction and are demonstrating the skills and techniques taught by the studio.
“Serious bodily injury” means bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes:
a. serious permanent disfigurement; (b) unconsciousness;
b. extreme pain; or
c. permanent or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.
“Tough Man” Contest. See definition of “ultimate fighting.”
“Ultimate fighting” means a live match in which:
a. participants compete for a cash purse in any amount, a trophy, or a non-cash purse with more than nominal value; or
b. 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
c. audiences are charged an admission fee; and
d. match rules permit contestants to use any or a combination of the following combative techniques: boxing, kicking, wrestling, hitting, punching, or other combative contact techniques, and match rules do not:
i. incorporate a formalized system of combative techniques or a point system against which a contestant’s performance is judged to determine the prevailing contestant;
ii. divide a match into two or more equal and specified time periods for a match total of no more than fifty (50) minutes; or
iii. prohibit contestants from:
a. 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;
b. striking a person who demonstrates an inability to protect himself from the advances of an opponent;
c. biting; or
d. direct and forceful strikes to the eyes, groin area, Adam's apple area of the neck, and temple area of the head.