Are refs not allowed to wipe blood off during the fight ?

[Carl25]

Don't know what the rule should be but it changes the fight quite a bit.

 

[Grijswaarde]

They don't carry anything to whipe it off with... also it could affect a cut if done the wrong way, so only doctors can do that.

 

[GrindingANARCHY]

I think the docs wipe them down but only in certain situations.

 

[Momentosis]

 

[KingMellow]

Why should they? Getting cut sucks, but it's a real part of fighting.

 

[Tamburlaine]

If a ref is bleeding, he is 100% permitted to wipe that blood off.

 

[Tamburlaine]

And now, having realized that not every ref is a "he," and thinking of Kim Winslow bleeding, and where that bleeding might occur, I now find myself desperately thinking of soap in an attempt to wash that image from my brain.

God help me.

 

[TFanatic]

No, the only time they wipe blood off is if they need to see a cut better.

 

[Thrawn33]

Wipe away the Blessed Holy Liquid?

Blasphemy!

 

[Andzso]

Just Bleed God wont be pleased with that.

 

[greenseeker]

Refs are there to enforce the rules or stop the fight if it needs to be done. It's not appropriate for them to help a fighter who's in trouble get back into the game.

 

[Break Brick]

What like...during the fight? Running up to dudes swinging haymakers at each other, with a cloth in hand dabbing at their face? Seems impractical, but would be hilarious to watch