Referees shall:

1. (1) In the event a foul is committed by a contestant:

   1. (A) Call a timeout;
   2. (B) Check the fouled contestant’s condition and safety;
   3. (C) Assess either a warning or point deduction, as the referee may deem necessary, to or against the contestant committing the foul and notify both corners’ seconds, judges, and the officials at ringside and call time in for a continuation of the contest;
   4. (D) Following a point deduction for the commission of a foul, restart the contestants from the same positions in approximately the same area of the ring or cage where the contestant committed the foul, provided however, if both contestants are down and a foul is committed by the contestant on bottom, the contest shall continue without the referee calling a timeout, unless the top contestant is injured, so as not to jeopardize the top contestant’s superior positioning at the time and the referee shall verbally notify the bottom contestant of the foul and whether such is a warning or will result in the deduction of a point, then immediately following the end of the round, the referee shall assess any point deductions and notify both corners’ seconds, judges, and ringside officials; and
   5. (E) Disqualify a contestant if the foul is flagrant and severe enough, in the referee’s opinion, to warrant such penalty;
2. (2) Neither initiate nor issue a count to a contestant who is down;
3. (3) Return the contestants to a standing position or separate the contestants whenever neither contestant is actively engaged in offensive maneuvers for an unreasonable period as determined solely by the referee; and
4. (4) If a contestant’s mouthpiece is involuntarily dislodged during competition, call time, have the mouthpiece cleaned and reinserted at the first opportune moment, without interfering with the immediate action.