Ultimate Fighting Championship

[iron25]

Originally Posted by Graham

The thing is, what you're watching is a *real* fight.

A boxing match is exactly that, a *match*, a staged contest between relatively equal opponents with a lot of set rules and a referee to enforce them.

It's very easy to be impressed by someone fighting in a contest like that, but to win in a "no holds barred" event is another matter entirely.

I don't disagree with you but as a spectacle, a good boxing match is far more enjoyable to watch and correct me if I'm wrong but the UFC is not a true 'no holds barred' event, there are still rules which they have to adhere to.

Originally Posted by iron25

I don't disagree with you but as a spectacle, a good boxing match is far more enjoyable to watch

If you like boxing, sure, you can watch techique and style etc, but it's a different sort of event.

and correct me if I'm wrong but the UFC is not a true 'no holds barred' event, there are still rules which they have to adhere to.

Ok, *almost* no holds barred. I'm sure they don't allow eye gouging etc, but there's very few restrictions.

[STONEISLAND]

Rules

Bout duration:

1. All non-championship bouts shall be three rounds.
2. All championship bouts shall be five rounds.
3. Rounds will be five minutes in duration, with a one minute.
4. A one-minute rest period will occur between each round.

Fouls:

1. Butting with the head.
2. Eye gouging of any kind.
3. Biting.
4. Hair pulling.
5. Fish hooking.
6. Groin attacks of any kind.
7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
8. Small joint manipulation.
9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head.
10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow.
11. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
13. Grabbing the clavicle.
14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
16. Stomping a grounded opponent.
17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
21. Spitting at an opponent.
22. Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
23. Holding the ropes or the fence.
24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
27. Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
30. Interference by the corner.
31. Throwing in the towel during competition.

Ways To Win:

1. Submission by:
   • Physical tap out.
   • Verbal tap out.
   • Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest.
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest.
3. Decision via the scorecards, including:
   
   • Unanimous decision.
   • Split decision.
   • Majority decision.
   • Draw, including:
     • Unanimous draw.
     • Majority draw.
     • Split draw.
4. Technical decision.
5. Technical draw.
6. Disqualification.
7. Forfeit.
8. No contest.

[Ramrod]

Wow, I didn't know there were that many rules.......

[STONEISLAND]

Whats fish hooking mean?

[Russ]

You've not seen that episode of Friends???

Hooking your finger inside your opponent's mouth and pulling at their cheek.

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by skunk4u

Whats fish hooking mean?

What Geoff (in red) is doing to the guy in blue

[STONEISLAND]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

What Geoff (in red) is doing to the guy in blue

looks painfull is geff your mate?

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by skunk4u

looks painfull is geff your mate?

Nope. He's just (in)famous in the martial arts fraternity.