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.
Although MMA started as a no holds-barred, no limits kind of sport, it has refined into having a set of specified rules and weight classes. MMA has nine such weight classes. Gloves with small holes for the fingers were also introduced to prevent cuts and protect the fists during punches. A time limit was also imposed - for professional fights, it would usually have 5 minutes per round, with 3 to 5 rounds per fight. Other prohibitions (depending on where you are) include a no head butt, no elbow policy. The use of the knees also faced some limitations.
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.
When a fight is stopped by any one of these officials, the judges are tasked to make the judgment on who the victorious player. The fight stopped by any one of this three is called a technical knockout. Submission happens when a player says he can't continue anymore and yields the game to the opponent. He can also tap his opponent's body or the mat. - 31491
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.
Although MMA started as a no holds-barred, no limits kind of sport, it has refined into having a set of specified rules and weight classes. MMA has nine such weight classes. Gloves with small holes for the fingers were also introduced to prevent cuts and protect the fists during punches. A time limit was also imposed - for professional fights, it would usually have 5 minutes per round, with 3 to 5 rounds per fight. Other prohibitions (depending on where you are) include a no head butt, no elbow policy. The use of the knees also faced some limitations.
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.
When a fight is stopped by any one of these officials, the judges are tasked to make the judgment on who the victorious player. The fight stopped by any one of this three is called a technical knockout. Submission happens when a player says he can't continue anymore and yields the game to the opponent. He can also tap his opponent's body or the mat. - 31491
