- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Gutdor Books (3 Feb 2011)
- ISBN-10: 095677640X
- ISBN-13: 978-0956776402
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 529,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bower ... knows his stuff. When he delves into the history of the sport, he does so succinctly, with verve, and with penetrating insight.
He's also a wonderful story teller. In each of the book's chapters, itself a stand alone essay of sorts, Bower makes sure to put you in the audience with him. You can practically see the punters, the birds, and the chavs and taste the beer as he takes in his surroundings. --Jonathan Snowden
If you love MMA this is one of the best books written about it. Highly recommended. --Christian O'Connell
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Mixed Martial Arts A.K.A. Cage Fighting. In less than two decades, what started out as a cable TV special has developed into a worldwide phenomenon. A major new sport that has revolutionised our ideas about fighting. Critics dismiss the sport as `human cockfighting', supporters hail it as the sport of the future. Whatever your view, the growth of the sport makes it hard to ignore.
Mick Bower takes the reader deep into the chaotic world of UK MMA. In rundown leisure centres and rowdy nightclubs across the land, committed fighters push themselves to the limit in the ultimate athletic challenge. Shunned by the mainstream media, the sport has promoted itself by any means necessary- embracing the internet and reality TV to get the word out. This bizarre marriage of ancient brutality and modern popular culture has struck a nerve- attracting personalities as diverse as Katie Price and Michael Portillo cage side.
The UK MMA scene holds a mirror up to the society that spawned it. Dedication, absurdity, skullduggery, bravery, sex and violence: all in one exhilarating package.
Bloody Revolution tells the real stories behind the tabloid headlines.
Mick Bower takes the reader deep into the chaotic world of UK MMA. In rundown leisure centres and rowdy nightclubs across the land, committed fighters push themselves to the limit in the ultimate athletic challenge. Shunned by the mainstream media, the sport has promoted itself by any means necessary- embracing the internet and reality TV to get the word out. This bizarre marriage of ancient brutality and modern popular culture has struck a nerve- attracting personalities as diverse as Katie Price and Michael Portillo cage side.
The UK MMA scene holds a mirror up to the society that spawned it. Dedication, absurdity, skullduggery, bravery, sex and violence: all in one exhilarating package.
Bloody Revolution tells the real stories behind the tabloid headlines.
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A great read, a real insight to the UK MMA scene,
This review is from: Bloody Revolution: A Journey into UK MMA (Kindle Edition)
I bought this book on a whim, I had seen cage fighting on TV and was interested in knowing a little more, what a great surprise this book was.Well written, interesting, true full and a bloody good read. I highly recommend; Bloody Revolution: A Journey Into UK MMA
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