Photographed by Daniel Herbertson, the Japanese fight scene has been overshadowed by the UFC as of late. However, they are still putting on shows that are making waves. The photography of Daniel Herbertson captures the different side of the fight game. The Japanese promotions are usually extravagant, and contains many pageantries. But, more importantly, they still produce some amazing fights.
These are some extraordinary images from the Japanese fight game.
Alistair Overeem standing over a foe at a K-1 event.
Ryuta Sakurai unconscious.
Jason “Mayhem” Miller shows respect to the legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, after he finished him with a choke.
Judo Olympian, Hidehiko Yoshida’s retirement ceremony.
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