Cage Contender - The Money Shot :)

tommyl2010

Here's a few of my favourites from the event:
The Money Shot:














The rest on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/perfectfitphotography/sets/72157624577625182/

Thecageyone

Ouch! :eek: That guy's jaw is surely broken after that in #1?

Nice images, I take it you've a good cam for high ISO, as I very much doubt you're allowed to flash photograph fighters in action?

thefly

Cracking images, #1 especially

tommyl2010

Thecageyone wrote: »

Ouch! :eek: That guy's jaw is surely broken after that in #1?

Nice images, I take it you've a good cam for high ISO, as I very much doubt you're allowed to flash photograph fighters in action?

Thanks guys, i used 5d mark ii, 7-200 @ 2.8 1000/1 iso 2000 and no flash

Thecageyone

Good stuff, had a feeling it was a high-end cam, no noise at all.

Ricky91t

thefly wrote: »

Cracking images, #1 especially

Literally!

magicbastarder

god knows why someone would pay to watch that.
great shots, though.

Gone Fishin

Great photos, a bit too gruesome for me. Glorified street fighting in my opinion.

Diabhal_Glas

Well done Tommy, was a great night with some really good fights. That first one is class.

tommyl2010

Diabhal_Glas wrote: »

Well done Tommy, was a great night with some really good fights. That first one is class.

Thanks everyone

Ye was a great night some really good fights especially cowzer v coady :O

Thecageyone

I don't follow any of the MMA, but I do love to see a good fight. Can't understand why people think it's a 'brutal' sport, as these guys are built like steel, they train for years to get into the right shape to not only deliver the physical moves, but to endure them too. The odd broken nose/jaw is taken at their own risk. The money no doubt makes up for it.

tommyl2010

Thecageyone wrote: »

I don't follow any of the MMA, but I do love to see a good fight. Can't understand why people think it's a 'brutal' sport, as these guys are built like steel, they train for years to get into the right shape to not only deliver the physical moves, but to endure them too. The odd broken nose/jaw is taken at their own risk. The money no doubt makes up for it.

the money isnt goodin ireland they do it for hte love of the sport, people dont understand the skill and technique and hard work that goes into it, these guys would train 3 times a day for 12 weeks comin up to a fight and most of them holding down full time jobs aswell. Anyone can fight in the street but it takes real skill and determination to get in the cage. we had a reporter a few years ago of the same opinion and we had him tail one of our guys for a week to trainin etc and he came out the other side with so mch respect for the sport and fighters seein what they put themselves threw for the love of there sport but i do understand its not for eveyone

Thecageyone

far as I know, nobody has ever died after an MMA fight? People bang on about boxers dying, but, how many have ever actually died during or after a fight? Extremely low percentages you're talking. It's not someone beating someone senseless like a street fight, they both go in with equal chance.

Pity they don't get the same purse over here, bit unfair, as you say they train just as hard as their English/American counter-parts. Less hype/advertising here I guess.

magicbastarder

Thecageyone wrote: »

Can't understand why people think it's a 'brutal' sport

because it's two guys beating the **** out of each other in a cage? i'd question calling it a sport too.
for what it's worth, i wouldn't watch boxing either.

Thecageyone

But it's not like they're 2 random street fighters. Both train for months for the fight, they are free to back out any time. One slap of the canvas and fight is over.

magicbastarder

i don't see any merit in it. probably not the best place to be discussing this, mind.

Thecageyone

Well, it is, as the discussion stems from pretty graphic fight images. But I understand why some don't like or condone it, in some way. It's just not anywhere as brutal [IMO] as some like to make out. Dog fighting, fox hunting, anything involving the death of harmless, defenseless animals, now none of those are 'sport'. But with Human fighters, they do have the choice. I admire their skill, not the brutality