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Ultimate Fighting Attracting Kids

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• March 5: Gage Bloomer, 8, straps on his head gear before participating in ultimate fighting practice at Garage Boys Fight Crew in Carthage, Mo.
• March 5: Students watch Rudy Lindsey, owner of Garage Boys Fight Crew, and his partner during ultimate fighting practice in Carthage, Mo. Lindsey has several students between the ages of 6 and 14 who train at his facility.
• March 5: Nick Jones, 14, practices at the Garage Boys Fight Crew facility in Carthage, Mo. Jones is one of several kids training for ultimate fighting in southwest Missouri. The bare-knuckle fights are attracting competitors as young as 6 whose parents treat the sport as casually as wrestling, Little League or soccer.
• March 5: Eli Lindsey, 8, top, spars with Gage Bloomer, 8, during practice at Garage Boys Fight Crew in Carthage, Mo. Lindsey and Bloomer train at the facility in southwest Missouri for ultimate fighting events.
• March 5: Skyler Bloomer, 11, does chin-ups during a training session at Garage Boys Fight Crew in Carthage, Mo. Bloomer and several other kids are training to compete in ultimate fighting tournaments.
• March 5: Skyler Bloomer, 11, holds a belt he recently won in an ultimate fighting tournament while talking about his accomplishments.
• March 5: Rudy Lindsey, owner of Garage Boys Fight Crew, coaches young boys and girls in ultimate fighting skills at his facility in Carthage, Mo.
• March 5: Young ultimate fighters warm up at Garage Boys Fight Crew in Carthage, Mo.
• March 5: Rudy Lindsey, owner of Garage Boys Fight Crew in Carthage, Mo., watches young ultimate fighters work out at his facility.