Some of the nation鈥檚 top Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters will battle at the Hilton Branson Convention Center November 26th in an event billed as 鈥淭itan鈥檚 Rumble鈥? Tickets are available for purchase through the Midwest Ultimate Cagefights website: http:midwestultimatecagefights.
Eighteen live matches will demonstrate a triathlon of hand-to-hand combat skills — striking Keith Hernandez Jersey , wrestling and ground fighting. The American MMA tradition utilizes efficiencies from a variety of international fighting schools including boxing, wrestling, jui-jitsu, muay thai, judo and karate.
Athletes can earn victory through knockout, submission or decision. A technical knockout occurs when an opponent is stunned, submission at the will of a fighter and if necessary, a decision by three judges who will be scoring the event.
The United States Marines MMA program has the motto, 鈥淥ne Mind, Any Weapon鈥? In combat lack of lucidity is certain death forcing an end to the contest. Because the threshold for a technical Knockout low; MMA is one of the safest contact sport in America.
Training videos from the United States Army circa 1909 define the sequence of a typical match starting with striking and ending with wrestling or jui-jitsu. Full body boxing or striking is generally followed by wrestling a.k.a. grappling. Match sequences vary by the disciplines and skill sets mastered by participating athletes. Forty-five percent of fights end on the ground with a fighter surrendering (submission).
At Midwest Ultimate Cage Fights Titan鈥檚 Rumble, eight featured professional fights will compete in three 5-minute rounds with a maximum score of 10 points per round.
鈥淢ost rounds end with a 10 to 9 score, unless the referee issues a penalty, which is rare or there is severe domination in the octagon,鈥?said Ross Swanberg, one of three judges officiating the matches. Swanberg added, 鈥淩ounds can be won in the last 10 seconds with a rally of repeated blows.鈥?p>
UFC Featured Fighter
Seven time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contestant Rob 鈥淭he Rosedale Reaper鈥?Kimmons will come to Branson hungry for victory. Over the last year Kimmon鈥檚 fought in two UFC events in the last year. He was outfought by Korean Dong Yi Yang during March 3rd鈥檚 UFC Live Event, and submitted with a rear-naked choke by Austrailiajn Kyle Noke in UFC 122.
In a statement to MMA Weekly, Kimmon said, 鈥淟osing is not an option.鈥?He demonstrated that resolve this year in Independence, MO, where Chuck Parmelee was submitted by Kimmon鈥檚 dealing a guillotine choke in the first minute of combat. Kimmon hopes to ride a streak back to the UFC for a spring match. In order to qualify for the UFC, Kimmons must win in Branson and take an additional professional victory. Kimmons fighting record boasts 24 wins and only 8 losses.
Kimmons will be challenged by Brandon Gaines of Miami, Oklahoma. Both Gaines and Kimmons are contractually committed to compete at 185 pound body-weight. Competitors must meet their designated weight within a mere one-pound variance.
Female Full Body Boxing – Freedom Fighter Rules
One of the most decorated female fighters in MMA is Springfield, MO native Jeri 鈥淔ists of Fury鈥?Sitzes, who will battle Jessica 鈥淏am Bam鈥?Bartness of Seattle, Washington. For promoter Tommy Tran it鈥檚 a battle of youth vs. experience with two extremely aggressive fighters. 鈥淣either has ever been knocked out,鈥?notes Tran, who expressed it was a fight he was looking forward to witnessing.
Sitzes and Bartness will compete using the 鈥? point contact Freedom Fighting rules鈥? The traditional name of the sport is Muay Thai and is the most powerful striking discipline known to man.
Muay translates to 鈥? limbs鈥?which identifies the different parts of the arms and legs available for offensive fighting maneuvers. Thai means freedom and is the national sport of Thailand which translates to 鈥淟and of the Free鈥? While brutal warrior nations surround Thailand, it is the only Southeast Asian culture that has never been colonized. Thailand鈥檚 national freedom is credited to this distinctive fighting style and has been adapted in various forms by all its regional neighbors including Burmese, Vietnamese and Laotian cultures. The United States military utilizes the striking style as it delivers the most intensive impact pound for pound.
The striking style uses torque created by the rapid swivel of the hips to deliver blows with up to 1400 pounds of pressure, a force equivalent to the swing of a baseball bat.
Sitzes and Bartness exhibition will span five 2-minute rounds unless a fighter is disabled by blows. The rules allow for punches, kicks, knees and elbows delivered both above and below the waist.
Hometown Fighters Make Professional Debuts
Two Branson fighters — Kenny Fredenburg and Bradley Hamrick — will make their pro debuts at the Titan鈥檚 Rumble. In the heavyweight category, Fredenburg will test Matthew Foster. Both are scheduled to weigh-in at 250 pounds. Hamrick will challenge Aaron Mayes as a Superheavyweight each weighing 265 pounds.
Fredenburg was a Branson High School wrestling champion before becoming a decorated Marine Veteran. Fredenberg said 鈥淗amrick and I spend five hours training a day together, it鈥檚 an aggressive schedule. We spend more time with each other than most married people do,鈥?
Fredenburg has ambitions to compete in the UFC and compares his pre-fight study to preparation for a chess match. After intense daily workouts Hamrick and Fredenburg spar, often emulating styles they are likely to face in the octagon.
Tickets are available online at http:midwestultimatecagefights.
Professional MMA Fight Card:
Luke Shepard vs. Adam Cella
John Devall vs. Dave Burrow
Bradley Hamrick vs. Aaron Mays
AJ Van Camp vs. Brian Phillips
Kenny Fredenburg vs.
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