Lights Out

A common saying is that there is no MMA without TMA. The MMA guys have invented nothing. MMA is just a way of training, you train to be proficent in every range possible in unarmed combat (standup, clinch/close and ground). No matter wath you´re training in, you must ask yourself what is your purpose, that is, why you´re training. If you´re doing MA to improve your general fitness condition, almost any style or training method would suffice. But if you train to learn to fight (that is, defend yourself) you´ll have to fight. You learn to write by writing, you learn to drive by driving, you learn to play guitar by playing guitar. So, if you wannna learn to fight, eventually you´ll have to. Now, the sportive part of MMA needs to ensure a minimun safety environment for his practicioners. Thus, enter the gloves, enter the mouthguards, the cups, the mats, referees, etc. But nonetheless, MMA is the closest approach to a real fight that exist nowadays.

Antwon by submission, maybe in 30 seconds or so (Tackel, armbar, scream of pain). The saddest part is that there is just a "little flaw" in Ricco´s approach to MA: that he thought he could learn top fight without actually fighting. The rest is perfectly OK. He only needed to spar hard.

Another option, throw a few low kicks during the round, makingsure you look at his leg. Then, when you´re gonna throw a kick, as a part of a combo, look at his leg but thorw it at his head, you´ll have a good chance to fool him. It works the other way too, look at his head and low-kick him.