International Hand-to Hand Fight Tournament

Martin Malkhosyan of Armenia fights against Kari Mullah of the United Arab Emirates who lies on the floor during final of the International Hand-to Hand Fighting Competition in Kiev, Ukraine, on late Thursday, December 16, 1999. The competition ended with the Kari Mullah victory. The "no holds barred" ultimate fighting is a violent kind of sports which combines martial arts, wrestling and boxing and is particularly popular in the ex-Soviet countries where it is called "Battle without rules". Ultimate fighting has drawn verbal fire in many countries from critics who say it is too dangerous, and some states have banned it. Photo by Viktor Pobedinsky/ UNIAN