maximum fighting championship 18: famous

this past friday night, i was over at the River Cree Resort and Casino to help cover the Maximum Fighting Championship 18: Famous. just like the last event i helped covered, the fights tend to be exciting and full of non-stop action. MFC 18: Famous would be no different.

Here are some highlights from the event:


Just hanging around until neck's weak!


you win some, you lose some


mr face, meet mr fist!


I bet that didn't feel good


just moments before tapping


close call!


flying uppercut!


watching mixed martial arts live is quite the experience compared to watching it on tv. you really feel the excitement from the crowd as well as feel the blows each opponents takes. there was one instance where i was standing by one of the ringside judges and fighters were on our side up against the ropes. during one of the exchange of blows, specks blood came flying out and landed on the score sheet and tie of the ringside judge. it was kinda gross but yet cool at the same time. guess that's probably the testosterone talking.

from the last 2 events i covered, the mfc for the most part, has an entertaining card from top to bottom. the fighters appear equally matched so you really don't know who is going to win - and that's what makes it exciting. even talking with some of the fighters during the after party, they had nothing but good things to say and prefer the mfc over other promotions.

can't wait to cover their next event: MFC 19: Long Time Coming.

maximum fighting championship 17: hostile takeover

last week i got a chance to cover a mixed martial arts event for local promotion maximum fighting championship



I didn't get a chance to cover the whole event due to prior commitments later on the evening. but i did happen to cover all of the opening bouts before the main fights. I did have my challenges of trying to shoot beneath a 4th rope compared to 3 roped ring (which gave me narrow movement) and dealing with some dark spots in the ring (from what I've been told, the lights were kept in the same position as the last event but the ring got bigger). But all in all it was a good card. Here are some images from my ringside position so you can try to envision yourself there with the fighter's corner yelling out instructions!

Warning: some of the images may be graphic. you have been warned.


Let's it started!


Somebody seems to be enjoying the fight!


A Kimura attempt


An uppercut that connects!


A bloody disappointment


Stare down


Trying to escape the guard and success in doing so!


Some "Ground n Pound" action


The painful end is inevitable


Sometimes it's not all about who wins


From what I've seen that evening, I think the MFC has a successful future ahead of them if they consistently put on good quality and entertaining matches. Can't wait to shoot for them for the next card and this time I will be staying for the whole fights so I don't miss any action!