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UFC 109 LIVE STREAM

February 7, 2010 |  Tagged , , , , , , , , |

UFC 109 Live Stream

If you like to watch UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) or any other MMA (mixed martial arts) events but do not understand the terminology the announcers use then you are in the right place because I'll explain some of the basic most used terms for you and also add some cool historical facts to impress your friends.

The Guard
The most common unexplained term used in the UFC and MMA is “the guard”. So, what is the guard and what does it do? The guard is the very first thing any MMA fighter will learn because without it they would be defenseless when the fight goes to the ground.

Now that I built it up so much you will be let down to find how uneventful this important skill is. The guard is a defensive move designed to keep the fighter protected when an opponent is on top of him. The guard was brought into the UFC by the great UFC hall of fame champion Royce Gracie (pronounced Hoyce) in UFC 1.

When two fighters are on the ground and the bottom fighter is on his back and wraps his legs around his opponent's waist he is in the guard. As long as the top fighter's legs do not pass the bottom fighter's hips he is considered to be in his opponent's guard. If the top fighter gets his legs passed the bottom fighter's hips he has “passed the guard” and has moved into “the mount”. If only one of the top fighter's legs passes the bottom fighter's hip and the bottom fighter has both of his legs wrapped around the top fighter's other leg not allowing that leg to pass then the bottom fighter has his opponent in the “half guard”. The guard is much more effective then the half guard. The half guard is the used to keep the top fighter from gaining full mount. If a fighter can't get over the hips of his opponent but is able to lay his chest sideways across his opponent he is in the “side mount”.

The Mount
We discussed what position the mount is and how to identify it now let's talk about the significance of the mount. When a fighter passes the guard and mounts his opponent this is a huge event in the fight because the mount is a position of great advantage where most fights will end. From the mount a fighter can rain punches on his opponent, and this is known as the “ground and pound” a term created to explain UFC hall of famer Mark Coleman's style of fighting. Having the mount also gives the fighter great position to perform a submission. A submission is when a fighter makes his opponent give up by inflicting unbearable pain. Submissions are normally preformed by moving the opponent's joint in a direction it wasn't meant to go which can cause damage such as hyperextension and broken bones, but usually the fighter being submitted will give up (”Tap out”) before any serious damage is done. A notable fighter who has and will NEVER submit is Enson Inoue. Enson has been choked unconscious leading to decision by TKO but did not give up so has never been submitted.

History, trivia and fun facts
The UFC started off in an 8 man 3 fight tournament format where the winner was crowned The Champion. Here's a great trivia question that is sure to stump your friends and earn you some MMA credibility. Who is the first fighter to win the UFC championship after only a single fight? The answer is Steve Jennum in UFC 3. Although the UFC didn't switch to a single fight format until years later, Steve Jennum was able to win the UFC title in just one fight as an alternate for the injured Ken Shamrock. Not only was he the first man to win the UFC title in just one fight but he is also the first and only fighter to win the UFC championship in his first ever MMA bout.


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