Sometimes the audience is more entertaining than the the fights . . . . . . #mma #MixedMartialArts #SportsPhotography #photojournalism #photography #bwphotography #fights #fighter #photobook #photographybook #FightNight #photo #amazon #blurbbooks #DesMoines #Iowa

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Getting stitches after a fight. Reason #297 why I would never fight . . . . . . #mma #MixedMartialArts #SportsPhotography #photojournalism #photography #bwphotography #fights #fighter #photobook #photographybook #FightNight #photo #amazon #blurbbooks #DesMoines #Iowa

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The hardest part about photographing mma (besides tricky lighting) is watching people I got to know get punched. . . . . . . #mma #MixedMartialArts #SportsPhotography #photojournalism #photography #bwphotography #fights #fighter #photobook #photographybook #FightNight #photo #amazon #blurbbooks #DesMoines #Iowa

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Two of the nicest people I’ve ever met, Andy Branson and Miguel Rios, practice holds. . . . . . . #mma #MixedMartialArts #SportsPhotography #photojournalism #photography #bwphotography #fights #fighter #photobook #photographybook #FightNight #photo #amazon #blurbbooks #DesMoines #Iowa

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Exhaustion sets in after a long fight. Fighters work hard on conditioning to keep from falling apart at the end of the fight . . . . . . #mma #MixedMartialArts #SportsPhotography #photojournalism #photography #bwphotography #fights #fighter #photobook #photographybook #FightNight #photo #amazon #blurbbooks #DesMoines #Iowa

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