| Mixed Martial Arts
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| | they cannot move, they will often strike
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| While browsing ESPN, you spot what seems
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| | the body using their knees, or other
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| like a boxing match, until suddenly
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| | dirty boxing moves. Most of these
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| opponents start to kick one another. The
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| | fighters started wrestling before
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| next thing you know, the two fighters are
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| | incorporating boxing techniques. Don
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| on the ground, striking one another.
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| | Frye, Dan Henderson and Randy Couture are
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| Welcome to the exciting and increasingly
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| | familiar with this style of fighting.
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| popular arena of mixed martial arts (also
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| | Ground-and-pound involves the taking down
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| known as MMA). You may think this is the
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| | or throwing of an opponent. The next step
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| next wave in martial arts entertainment,
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| | is to get into the dominant position,
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| but this combat sport has actually been
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| | attacking with strikes. Wrestlers usually
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| around since the Olympic games in 648 BC.
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| | turn to this type of fighting, which has
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| What to Expect During a Match
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| | been used by the likes of Mark Coleman,
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| Mixed martial arts uses three different
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| | Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz.
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| phases of fighting - stand-up, clinch and
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| | Since there are so many different styles
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| ground. Stand-up fighting incorporates
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| | of MMA combat associated with mixed
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| boxing, kickboxing and Muay Thai.
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| | martial art, you may think that there is
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| Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling,
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| | nothing a fighter can do to their
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| Sambo (from Russia), as well as Judo are
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| | opponent. In actuality, there are several
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| used in the clinch phase of fighting. The
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| | fouls connected to this sport. A fighter
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| ground phase of fighting is characterized
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| | are not allowed to head-butt, eye gouge,
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| by Brazilian Jui-Jitsu (focuses on
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| | pull the hair, bite, attack the groin or
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| positioning), shoot wrestling, catch
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| | strike the back of the head or kidneys of
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| wrestling, Judo, as well as Sambo.
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| | an opponent.
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| Fighting techniques that you may
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| | MMA Organizations
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| encounter during a MMA competition
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| | Bringing the exciting world of mixed
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| includes kicks, punches, knees, pinning
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| | martial arts fighting to the public are
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| holds, sweeps, takedowns, throws, some
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| | several different organizations that all
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| elbowing, as well as hand-to-hand combat.
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| | have their own specific rules and
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| A win is typically awarded through the
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| | regulations. One of the most well known,
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| decision of a judge. Matches are timed,
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| | the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
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| therefore, the decision comes after the
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| | - - tests their fighters for steroids
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| allotted time has passed. Other
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| | and other illegal substances before
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| circumstances that end a fight include
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| | allowing entrance to one of their
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| referee stoppage, fight doctor decision,
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| | championship bouts. In this organization,
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| submission, cornerman throwing in the
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| | elbow strikes are allowed with the
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| towel and of course, a knockout.
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| | exception of ones that come from the
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| The Mixed Martial Arts of Today
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| | north-south direction. PRIDE Fighting
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| The kind of fighting techniques
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| | Championships mainly offer two different
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| associated with the mixed martial arts of
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| | MMA weight classes (heavyweight and
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| today deals with a combination of
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| | middleweight) and forbids fighters from
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| different professional fighting styles.
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| | intentionally hanging an arm or leg on
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| Most commonly, a fighter started training
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| | the ropes.
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| in one specific arena of fighting and
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| | With the ZST, which is an organization
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| later decided to branch off into other
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| | based in Japan, there are two five-minute
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| styles of combat. The main styles of
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| | rounds. At the end of a match, a fight is
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| fighting include sprawl-and-brawl,
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| | deemed a draw if there was no knockout
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| clinch-and-pound and ground-and-pound.
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| | (KO), technical knockout (TKO) or
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| Sprawl-and-brawl is a stand-up fighting
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| | Submission. MMA judges are not used in
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| approach that utilizes striking and
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| | this form of fighting. Shooto is another
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| purposefully avoids fighting on the
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| | form of combat fighting that presents
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| ground. This type of fighter usually has
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| | separate rules and regulations for three
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| a strong background in boxing,
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| | different class levels (A, B, and C).
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| kickboxing, Muay Thai or karate. To fight
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| | Level C is set aside for the amateurs.
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| in this style, MMA fighters have
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| | Three 4-minute rounds are attached to the
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| undergone training in wrestling.
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| | International Fight League, which uses a
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| Well-known mixed martial artists
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| | different pair of gloves, offering less
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| connected to this approach include Chuck
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| | padding.
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| Liddell, Maurice Smith and Phil Barconi.
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| | Regardless of where or within which mma
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| Clinch-and pound uses clinch fighting
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| | organization, mixed martial arts madness
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| tactics characterized by a clinch hold.
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| | is sweeping the globe and is coming to a
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| While a fighter holds an opponent so that
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| | "cage" near you!
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