Geneva cage-fighting

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Doctor gives a fighter a last-minute check-up before the fight (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Press get close to fighters Moises Rimbon and Miodrag Petkovic (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Not all the female participants were there for a fight (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Fighters mix kickboxing with other martial art techniques (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Bulgarian Eva Valeva prepares to enter the ring (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Fighters enter the arena to a barrage of music and cheers from the crowd (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Fighter attempts an armlock (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Fighters wear four ounce gloves and a mouth guard (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Eva Valeva, a former top model, poses for photographers during the weigh-in (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Croatian Nives Radic pins Eva Valeva to the mat (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

French fighter Maite Bachy prepares to enter the ring (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

Vaseline and pep talk before the fight (Pierre LeTulzo). Pierre LeTulzo

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Cage-fighting, or MMA, is a young sport in Switzerland with a growing number of followers.

Some 1,500 fight fans attended the third Strength and Honour Championship (SHC3) in Geneva on September 18, 2010 to watch 13 fights – and for the first time two all-female encounters (All images by Pierre LeTulzo).