MMA Cage Fight - Total Combat

Here are a few from Saturday night. Very challenging venue. No spots for photographers, but the guy in charge of media did email us ahead of time to inform us of the ring configuration, so that was cool of him. I was 10-12 feet away from the cage and behind the VIP seating. No joke. Single focal point through one of the diamonds of the cage. The only shooting spot was given to a lady with a point & shoot. If you can't change the lens, it's a P&S in my book. Out of seven bouts, one bout was scratched because the fighter's bloodwork didn't get back in time and only one fight went all three rounds. The other five fights we over in the first round.

Given the conditions, can't fault these at all - nice job for sure.

I felt awkward for the first time since I started doing this. Walking around trying to find a way to shoot. They really kept the front area clear. It was an out door venue so the non VIP seats were in front of the cage and not around the cage as they usually are. I was hesitant to post these. This was from Aug 2nd but I was uncomfortable putting them out there with the exception of a local group I belong to.