I can assure you, members of the armed services do not say "guts".
I appreciate you hanging in here and admire your tenacity; but, I plan to make no changes in response to your complaints.
Stepping in to stop beatings does not take guts. It takes decency and a simple willingness to do what is right. Even the wimpiest among us should be capable of that. But, both contestants were women. Would it have been acceptable to bash the aggressor with a ball bat? How does one intervene in a cat fight without sustaining injury?
I say if a woman deserves it, she deserves it. Too many feral animals acting the beast to deserve heavy decorum.