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Jody Bass, 30, of Mount Pleasant, takes a break from working on "cutting weight" while Tommy Chamberlain, 22, of Mount Pleasant, hits the punching bag repeatedly, working up a sweat to maximize loss of water weight Wednesday night at Faith Fighting's gym on Mission Street in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Bass, the manager of Faith Fighting, has practiced jujitsu for 15 years, he said, but cage fighting is newer to him. His second competitive cage fight ever will be this weekend in Midland. "The fighting aspect's nothing new to me. Different arena is all," said Bass, who dropped from 160 to 137 lbs. for the fight, needing to be 135 lbs. by weigh-in on Thursday.
Tommy Chamberlain fights to overturn Carl Deaton while grappling Wednesday night at Faith Fighting's gym on Mission Street in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Deaton is the current champion of Native American Tapout Productions' 135-weight belt, and Chamberlain will be competing in Midland this weekend in the 135 lbs. class of cage fighting. Chamberlain has been practicing Mixed Martial Arts for three or four months, and boxing for 12 years. "I just like the fight, win or lose," he said.
Jody Bass, manager of Faith Fighting, jokes with Bobby "The Bullet" Sims Wednesday night during a break from training at Faith Fighting's gym on Mission Street in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Bass will be competing in his second ever cage fight this weekend in Midland. Cage fighting incorporates the principles of vali tudo, which means "no rules," said Bass, who explained that gouging in the eyes and kicking in the groin are outlawed, but most other fighting methods are acceptable.
Jody Bass, 30, of Mount Pleasant, takes a break from working on "cutting weight" while Tommy Chamberlain, 22, of Mount Pleasant, hits the punching bag repeatedly, working up a sweat to maximize loss of water weight Wednesday night at Faith Fighting's gym on Mission Street in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Bass, the manager of Faith Fighting, has practiced jujitsu for 15 years, he said, but cage fighting is newer to him. His second competitive cage fight ever will be this weekend in Midland. "The fighting aspect's nothing new to me. Different arena is all," said Bass, who dropped from 160 to 137 lbs. for the fight, needing to be 135 lbs. by weigh-in on Thursday.
Tommy Chamberlain fights to overturn Carl Deaton while grappling Wednesday night at Faith Fighting's gym on Mission Street in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Deaton is the current champion of Native American Tapout Productions' 135-weight belt, and Chamberlain will be competing in Midland this weekend in the 135 lbs. class of cage fighting. Chamberlain has been practicing Mixed Martial Arts for three or four months, and boxing for 12 years. "I just like the fight, win or lose," he said.
Jody Bass, manager of Faith Fighting, jokes with Bobby "The Bullet" Sims Wednesday night during a break from training at Faith Fighting's gym on Mission Street in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Bass will be competing in his second ever cage fight this weekend in Midland. Cage fighting incorporates the principles of vali tudo, which means "no rules," said Bass, who explained that gouging in the eyes and kicking in the groin are outlawed, but most other fighting methods are acceptable.
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