No contest decisions in mixed martial arts (MMA) are usually declared when an accidental illegal strike (the rules on which differ from each organization) causes the recipient of the blow to be unable to continue, that decision being made by the referee, doctor, the fighter or his corner.

One common scenario leading to a no-contest is the occurrence of an accidental illegal strike resulting in injury. In such cases, neither fighter is declared the winner, and the bout is called off.

First off, ensure that a temporary glitch hasn't fueled the high CPU usage by the Vanguard user-mode service process. The easiest way to rule out this possibility is to close Valorant, turn off the Vanguard services, and restart them. To disable them, right-click the Windows Start button and open the Task Manager.

Valorant lagging and stuttering in your system may be due to a process called "Vanguard user-mode service," hogging more CPU resources than it should. Fortunately, there are a few ways to tackle the confusing problem.