It's either round or square, and they kind of just drag it across the fighters face. I saw it in both professional boxing and the UFC on tv. i'm thinking that it might reduce swelling somehow but i'm not sure.
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your right, its used to reduce the swelling and also stop the bleeding. it's kept in ice and its the cold that reduces the swelling and helps to thicken the blood which slows down the bleeding.
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you just responded to my question and I found the answer. vericose veins erupt the same as veins. These can cause bruising and swelling even without injury to area bruised. The best treatment is Ice/ heat alternating, and let them heal just like bruises. The swelling should go down in a few days same as a bruise.
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It is NHL officiating policy, and mostly it is about protecting the referees and linesmen from injury.\n\nSo when two opposing players are squaring off, or throwing punches, the refs are instructed to wait.\n\nOnce the players tie each other up, or go down to the ice, the officials jump in and separate the players.
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Im not sure, they do it in baseball too...I've played both, had many ass slaps. \n\nFor football, maybe because its one of the areas with the least padding on it, and its easy to get your attention.
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In amateur boxing a point is scored every time the white part of the glove connects with the scoring area, the scoring area is the front of the head and body.\n\nProfessional boxing is scored round by round. Both boxers get 10 points per round. If they are put down, they lose a point, if they are deemed to have lost the round they lose another point. If the judge thinks the round is a tie then they both keep the 10 points. Most rounds go 10-9 to whoever had the best of that round.
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Its effective cause the lower you are to the ground the harder you will be to place a square hit on.  Bobbing and weaving makes your opponent work that much more harder to lay their hands on you...  and Tyson lived and died in the ring with that technique...  and if your counter part is taller than you, bobbing and weaving will work wonders !!
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It looks like the WBA came up with the idea, although I don't know if it was a single individual or not.  From the description below (courtesy of wikipedia) it looks like it was a way for the WBA to 1) recognize an exceptional boxer, 2) create marketing hype for boxing, and 3) to make extra money by charging world title sanctioning fees for classification of champion.\n\nWhen a boxer holds the WBA title and also holds a world title (in the same weight division) from another major sanctioning body (the WBC, IBF, or WBO), the WBA gives special recognition to the boxer. If the boxer holds the WBA title and one other title, he is recognized as the unified champion. If the boxer holds the WBA title and two other titles, he is recognized as the undisputed champion. If the boxer holds the WBA title and all three other titles, he is recognized as the super champion. (Middleweight Jermain Taylor was the most recent super champion.) There can be only one unified, undisputed, or super champion per weight division. The main reason for these classifications is that when a boxer gains more titles, the WBA allows more time between mandatory WBA title defenses.\n\nWhen a boxer becomes unified, undisputed, or super champion, the WBA creates a second world title in the same weight division. Two other boxers then fight for the vacant 'regular' world title. This second title allows the WBA to charge world title sanctioning fees for what is, in effect, an interim title. Additionally, if a unified, undisputed, or super champion loses his non-WBA title(s) (without losing the WBA title), then the WBA will strip him of his WBA title.
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people on the ufc forums are always debating what the ufc fighters make and how much the ufc pulls in. nobody really knows for sure and i don't think you'll be able to find an exact figure.they are becoming more mainstream with a growing fan base and lots  of ppv's so i'm sure they are raking in the coin.
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it's the coarseness of the material.  the pores are large....like the pores on your face.  It will hold water.
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it is possible, \nbut the location of swelling rises the suspection for other knee disorders too, you'd better to see your doctor(orthopedist or rheumatologist) , s/he may do some tests and tell you what to do.
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Go to mmafightnews, I think. It is something like that. It starts with "mma......".
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The protective padding is to protect players from everything they come into contact with:  the ice, the boards, the puck, other players, the occasional stick and (not that *I've* ever done it *eyelash bat*) elbow or fist.\n\nEven with the padding, you come away from games bruised.  Everything moves fast... you, the puck, the action.  When you hit something (or it hits you), you hit hard.  Without the padding people would get seriously injured all the time:  cracked elbows from hitting the ice and boards, broken wrists from the (of course accidental) stick chop, broken ribs from the slap shot you caught in the chest when you had a moment of delusion and thought (despite being a right wing) that you're Patrick Roy.\n\nHelmets protect you (most of the time) from concussions you'd get slamming into everything from the boards to the ice to the goal post.  Gloves protect your fingers from getting cut open with sticks, broken against the glass when you're crushed into it -- you getting the idea here?\n\nYou'd get thrashed -- even more than you do normally, which for a lot of pro players is a significant amount.  \n\nMost players only have one set of gear, which isn't leather -- not anymore unless they're 70 and hanging onto their old gear for some reason -- but made of a combination of materials like plastic and fabric and padding.  The gear soaks up your sweat, and although there's ways to clean it, most of us make do with taking it out of the bag and leaving it out to dry.\n\nDespite that, eventually it smells.  \n\nMost of us are used to it, don't think about it, and honestly I kind of like the smell.  It means fun, it means hard f'n work, it means good guys I like to hang around with, and it's not like we don't all shower before we go drink beer at the bar.
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They literally look more deeply set into one's head.  When a person loses too much weight the fat cusioning behind the eye disappears - adding to the "guant" look...just as an example.
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the fluid is just an exudate that helps keep the joints loose. i believe the white shiny covering you're referring to is the tendon.
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I suggest going to the school were he is training at. Ask someone who has done it.\n\nI am not sure of your husbands talent or the level of his opponent. But this sport is not to be taken lightly. People can and do get hurt. Contact some of the more reputable gyms in your area, even boxing cut men can be very helpful. Search the web.\n\nThere is a chance you can contact the UFC through their website for advice, but Saturday is not far away. And they will frown on his lack of preperation in preparing his corner.
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The more equipment you put on a player, the less a player can move. The problem is no one thought that some of these players would end up being dump truck size monsters who could hit a stop sign and bend it forward. The players are just way to big to invent something to protect them better. The legs are quite fragile in that there isn't much protecting them. As for concussions, human heads were not meant to get that kind of contact. THe helmets have been improved to the point that hitters are now using there heads to hurt the opponent. So nothing will prevent these injuries unless you have 150 lb players playing the game.
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Ive practised Muay Thai for 8 Yrs or so...Injuries have been the occasional shin (or foot if im really unlucky!) impacting on opponents elbow with midsection roundhouse...Hyper extension of the elbow (tennis elbow) caused by a combination of inexperienced pad men and over enthusiasm....shin bruising when you first start training (made worse if you try to 'condition' with bottles etc...never use this method...its bad for you and doesnt work)...BUT...it is a contact sport and nothing has ever caused any major damage..not much you can do to avoid ALL injuries...just train at a good gym...just enjoy it, bumps and all and go with the flow!