Fight! Mixed martial arts is making waves and generating a great deal of excitement from loyal fans. This sport is a full contact combat sport and it makes use of a hodge-podge of martial arts (both traditional and non-traditional).
Mixed martial arts, of MMA combines the punching styles of boxing, the different types of kicking (as used in Tae Kwon Doe and other similar martial arts), as well as the various classes of grappling. These moves can be done when the opponents are either lying down or standing up.
Anyone who has a certain level of expertise in any kind of martial arts is welcome to join and be a contender. However, one must know the rules first, because it can get quite confusing and you may even forget the certain styles or moves apply while some do not.
It used to be that MMA was thought of as barbaric, uncultured and unhealthy. So, to make sure that MMA does not have such limits, the proponents of the sport provided a set of rules to the contestants. The weight classes became expanded into 9, and special gloves have to be worn as protection both for the wearer and for the diamond. There is also a 5-minute time limit per round for professional fights, with the fight lasting for three to five rounds. Other parts that should not be used are the elbows and the head butt).
To become the winner, one fighter must do any of the following - get a submission by the competitor, knockout the competitor and have the fight stopped by the referee, by the competitor's cornerman (who will throw in the towel) or by the fight doctor. A knockout is defined as the competitor's being unconscious because of the blows he endured. The fight is declared over to ensure that the unconscious competitor suffers from no further injury.
For a technical knockout (this is when the fight is stopped), the judges will declare who won the fight. And lastly, for a fighter to win by submission, the other opponent must signify his submission by saying it out loud for the referee to hear, or by tapping the mat or his opponent's body. - 30300
Mixed martial arts, of MMA combines the punching styles of boxing, the different types of kicking (as used in Tae Kwon Doe and other similar martial arts), as well as the various classes of grappling. These moves can be done when the opponents are either lying down or standing up.
Anyone who has a certain level of expertise in any kind of martial arts is welcome to join and be a contender. However, one must know the rules first, because it can get quite confusing and you may even forget the certain styles or moves apply while some do not.
It used to be that MMA was thought of as barbaric, uncultured and unhealthy. So, to make sure that MMA does not have such limits, the proponents of the sport provided a set of rules to the contestants. The weight classes became expanded into 9, and special gloves have to be worn as protection both for the wearer and for the diamond. There is also a 5-minute time limit per round for professional fights, with the fight lasting for three to five rounds. Other parts that should not be used are the elbows and the head butt).
To become the winner, one fighter must do any of the following - get a submission by the competitor, knockout the competitor and have the fight stopped by the referee, by the competitor's cornerman (who will throw in the towel) or by the fight doctor. A knockout is defined as the competitor's being unconscious because of the blows he endured. The fight is declared over to ensure that the unconscious competitor suffers from no further injury.
For a technical knockout (this is when the fight is stopped), the judges will declare who won the fight. And lastly, for a fighter to win by submission, the other opponent must signify his submission by saying it out loud for the referee to hear, or by tapping the mat or his opponent's body. - 30300
