Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed Martial Arts — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Cover Photo David Becker AP Images Interior Photos David Becker AP Images 1 40 Jeff Chiu AP Images 4 5 7 12 13 26 29 top 30 31 32 The Canadian Press Jonathan Hayward AP Images 8 imago sportfotodienst Newscom 10 Darryl Dennis Icon SMI Newscom 14 16 20 21 22 Rogan Thomson ActionPlus Newscom 19 Eric Jamison AP Images 24 38 39 43 Matt Strasen AP Images 27 Isaac Brekken AP Images 28 top 29 bottom Gregory Payan AP Images 28 bottom 36 Uwe Anspach picture-alliance dpa AP Images 34 Tim Larsen AP Images 35 Jae C Hong AP Images 44 Editor Thomas K Adamson Series Designer Becky Daum Library of Congress Control Number 2014944201 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tometich Annabelle Mixed martial arts Annabelle Tometich p cm Inside martial arts ISBN 978-1-62403-605-7 lib bdg Includes bibliographical references and index 1 Mixed martial arts Juvenile literature I Title 796 8 dc23 2014944201

Mixed Martial Arts — page 2 — Table of Contents Chapter 1 Epic Battle 5 Chapter 2 Techniques and Moves 13 Chapter 3 Training 21 Chapter 4 Advanced MMA 31 Chapter 5 Competitions 39 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48

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Mixed Martial Arts — page 4 — 5 Dan Henderson top fights Mauricio Rua in a UFC 139 bout CHAPTER 1 EPIC BATTLE Dan Henderson and Mauricio Rua could barely stand They had fought for five rounds in a mixed martial arts MMA match They were exhausted Henderson had broken his thumb Rua had suffered a possible skull fracture The fighters had exchanged punches and kicks They had wrestled each other to the mat They had smashed each other into the cage surrounding the ring

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