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Mixed martial arts is an interesting combination of different kinds of fighting styles and techniques. It is a full contact combat sport. Today, much ado has been generated because of mixed martial arts, with some saying that it is not an official sport. But rabid fans disagree. MMA is quite fascinating to watch and you may very well be hooked to your television during a fight.
Mixed martial arts (or MMA) requires a knowledge and expertise on a combination of striking and grappling. These styles may either be done while one or two of the opponents are standing up or lying down.
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.
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.
With fight stoppage, the judges will decide who has won. This is called a technical knockout. When a competitor gives up the fight through submission, he has to tap on the floor or the competitor’s body or announce verbally that he is submitting.
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