Mixed Martial Arts is the newest wave in the fight scene. What fascinates avid fans of this full contact sport generates a certain degree of rabid excitement that fully engages the viewer. Viewers are so engaged that some of them even want to join in the fight.
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.
What's good about this sport is that those who have any kind of martial arts background to join in the fight - the fight to become the ultimate fighting champion. With a lot of rules that look totally different from other kinds of arts, one would need to know a variety of techniques in order to win.
Today, MMA has a lot of set rules, as it is veering away from its image that it is a kind of a bloodsport - no holds barred and to-the-death kinds of fights. These rules aim to protect the two fighters so that they stay safe and do not need to suffer injury. There are nine weight classes by which everyone wanting to join will qualify. There are also absolutely no head butts and elbows and the fighters must wear gloves specified by the group. Each round (for professional fights) will last for five minutes, with each game having three to five rounds.
To get the winner's crown, the opponent should either submit to the other player or be totally knocked out. There are also times when the game is stopped by the referee, the fight doctor or the opponent's corner man. For a win to be declared a knockout, the opponent should be rendered unconscious because of the other fighter's blows or grapplings.
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.
What's good about this sport is that those who have any kind of martial arts background to join in the fight - the fight to become the ultimate fighting champion. With a lot of rules that look totally different from other kinds of arts, one would need to know a variety of techniques in order to win.
Today, MMA has a lot of set rules, as it is veering away from its image that it is a kind of a bloodsport - no holds barred and to-the-death kinds of fights. These rules aim to protect the two fighters so that they stay safe and do not need to suffer injury. There are nine weight classes by which everyone wanting to join will qualify. There are also absolutely no head butts and elbows and the fighters must wear gloves specified by the group. Each round (for professional fights) will last for five minutes, with each game having three to five rounds.
To get the winner's crown, the opponent should either submit to the other player or be totally knocked out. There are also times when the game is stopped by the referee, the fight doctor or the opponent's corner man. For a win to be declared a knockout, the opponent should be rendered unconscious because of the other fighter's blows or grapplings.
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
