MMA - Bloodsport or profound competition?

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- Bloodsport or profound competition?

Being a fan of mixed martial arts for quite some time now, I have often asked myself the same question over and over again? What is it that draws the masses towards this sports?

Back in the 90´s when the first MMA organisations started, the term "MMA" hasn´t even come to existance, it was referred to as "Extreme Fighting" or "Cage Fighting". And over here in Germany(where I was born and raised) it did not have a good reputation at all- it was considered brutal, primitive and potentially lethal to the competitors( and in some ways this perception has not changed very much over the years since MMA is still banned on german TV) . Comparisons to the Gladiator fights in ancient rome were all over the place- men fighting for their lives just to please the audience. In return, the audience would have no regard for the wellbeing of the com
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Micheal Alvarez wins the trilogy

Fighter profile of Michael Alvarez by Rain Thunder

ROV 50 was a mixed martial arts event in St. Petersburg Co-Headlined by Micheal Alvarez and Damien Redman. It was the third clash between these two warriors that had an even score of 1-1 against each other before heading to this bout. Both guys are Former Featherweight ROV champions, and the bout was said to be a barnburner. And it was.

The first time they met they had a bloody fight in which Redman and Alvarez traded elbows for 5 rounds until Alvarez lost by TKO due to cut.

The second time they fought, Alvarez gripped up the victory by UD (48-47) and captured the ROV Featherweight title.

This time, Alvarez has shown true potential and won the fight by UD (50-45). He has completely dominated the fight in all assets of the game, even in the areas in which Redman was believed to excel. Now, Alvarez is scheduled to fight Renan Melo, a grappler that has recently fought for the title and lost a close fight to Bostar Tyranni
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Orpheus "Big Guy" Boagrius

Fighter profile of Orpheus Boagrius by Altair The Assassin

Boagrius was born in a small village near Athena. He had a passion for fighting sport and was supproted by his family being a single child. When he turned 14 he was already winning a few tournament as amatour, some said this kid was pretty much unstopable. At the age of 17 his parrents died in an armed rubbery and he had a deed depression. He started eating and eating till he was almost 450 lbs, his home was a reck and he was making money by working people land for like 2-3 months. He then began fighting illegal in a pub in Athena, and at his 10 fight he was seen by Altair who saw big pottential in him.

Altair and Boagrius came to New York and after loosing some pounds Altair decided to test him in a local tournament. He couldn't cope with the competition and lost that fight by gassing out.

He was signed to MMA Gods where he faced a dangerous opponent in Tony O Rangers. The resolt was devastating to him as he was dominated the hole fight till he was taken down and eventually submitted. He then swored to get better and become the fighter he was meant to be, the promissing fighter Altair saw in him.

He's n
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Rising Star - Third Round "YOLO" Romero

Fighter profile of Third Round Romero by Blake Phoenix

Third Round "YOLO" Romero

Third Round "YOLO" Romero is a Cuban Mixed Martial Artist and former World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist in Freestyle Wrestling. Romero describes himself as "a man of God" whose hero is Jesus Christ.

Romero started his MMA career at age 23, joining and winning a QFC Tournament in London in impressive fashion. He knocked out each of his tournament opponents in less than 2 minutes in the first round. He is a very determined fighter with devastating KO power and a relatively untested chin. He looks so damn good; he makes his opponents look like scrubs.

Romero has not only maintained his impressive form, but he has actually gotten faster. At age 24, he now boasts a professional record of 7 wins, 7 First Round KO's, and his last 2 fights lasted a combined total of only 44 seconds!

Romero became the KOTB 205lb champion on 10-10-2015, by knocking out the Brazilian Ronaldo Lima via su
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