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Still The King!

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LESNAR BAS RUTTEN Legend of The Cage

ROBBIE BROOKSIDE He is British Wrestling!

MARTIAL COMBAT Singapore Sets The Bar!

MMA TRAINING What Kit You Really Need!

UNFIT 2FIGHT Could You Enter The Cage

MUAYTHAI WARRIOR DEAN JAMES Regaining Control

THE JUNIOR FULL CONTACT COUNCIL Kicks Off With a Bang at...

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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NEWS ROUND-UP Domestic & International

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THE NEIL ADAMS SUBMISSION CLINIC

By Fergus Dullaghan

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MULTI MEDIA REVIEWS DVD - Blu-Ray - Books - Film...

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FIGHT ANALYSIS Episode 9 - Prince Naseem Hamed vs Steve Robinson

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BLIND FAITH? Martial Arts Revolution

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WRESTLING NEWS

By Teddy G

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LEGENDS OF THE CAGE Bas Rutten

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J.F.C.C. KICKS OFF WITH A BANG At The Martial Arts Show

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THE FIGHT SPORT CHAMPIONS TROPHY 8 Men, 1 Trophy £10,000 on The Line

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UNFIT2FIGHT One Man’s Goal to Get Fit & Survive in The Cage

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MANAGERS A Dying Art!

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MUAY THAI’S DEAN JAMES Talk’s Exclusively to Fighters!

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URBAN KINGS Is This The Next Generation of MMA Gym’s?

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ROBBIE BROOKSIDE Is British Wrestling

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LEAN & GREEN Keeps me Mean! - What’s The “Magic” Behind Supreme Greens

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UFC 116 Lesnar Remains The King

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MARTIAL COMBAT Ole Baguio Laursen Wins Superfight Championship Showdown

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MARTIAL COMBAT 2 Singapore’s Mitch “The Dragon” Chilson Wins Superfight Championship

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MARTIAL COMBAT 3 Jong of South Korea overpowers Steele of USA

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WRSA BRISTOL

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CAGE WARRIORS ‘Right to Fight’

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WRSA MIDDLESBOROUGH

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SCORPION FIGHT NIGHT 12

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WRSA WIGAN

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MUAYTHAI RANKINGS

EDITORIAL Welcome once again to your favourite action packed fix for full contact!

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The Neil Adams

Submission Clinic

By Fergus Dullaghan

Part 5 - Kata gatame - Arm triangle In the fifth part of the Neil Adams Submission Clinic we will be looking at a popular judo osekomi waza (Hold down technique) known as kata gatame. In MMA this position is commonly known as the arm triangle where it functions as a strangle, but it is also similar in many ways to BJJ’s anaconda choke.

Whilst it is possible to perform the arm triangle from a variety of positions, Neil with his judo background prefers to execute it from the top position. In judo this has a strategic advantage as you can win simply by pinning the opponent for 30 seconds. If you can simultaneously strangle him then all his attention will be diverted to defending his neck rather than escaping the hold-down. In MMA the advantage of moving to the top position is that you are able to fully bear your weight down upon your opponent which increases the power of the submission technique.

In Fig 1 Neil defends a strike from the guard. He then controls the opponent’s elbow and pushes his arm across his own body. He also sits up to meet his opponent as he does this (Fig 2). Wrapping his right arm around his opponent’s neck Neil breaks his posture and drags him back down to the ground. This not only sets up the kata gatame but also prevents his opponent from striking him again (Fig 3). Notice how Neil has also trapped the opponent’s arm and head together (Fig 4). Using his legs Neil now stretches his oppo-

nent out and begins to rotate him onto his back (Fig 5 -6). Neil completes the roll and stays on top of his opponent in Tate shiho gatame (the mount). Observe how tightly trapped the opponent’s arm is throughout this movement (Fig 7).

Neil now reaches under the opponent’s head with his right hand and grabs his own left bicep (Fig 8). He finishes the move by squeezing his right bicep and bearing his weight down (Fig 9).

Classical judo variation In classical judo kata gatame was applied from a slightly different position. In Fig 10 you can see clearly how Neil traps the opponent’s arm as he sits up (this applies for both variations shown). Having trapped his opponent in his guard (as shown previously in Fig 2- 4) Neil now begins to roll his opponent. This time however he hooks his lower leg further around the opponent’s leg in order to get the sweep (Fig 11). Rather than mounting his opponent this time Neil slips off to the side. Notice however how much pressure is maintained on the opponent’s trapped head and arm (Fig 12-13). Neil then moves around further to the side and gets his

weight right on top of the trapped limb and head. He again grabs his own left bicep as shown above and squeezes with his right bicep. Again it is important to make note of how tight his head is to his opponent’s shoulder (Fig 14). From the angle in Fig 15 you can see how Neil has brought his right knee up to the opponent’s right hip. This is the classical judo position for kata gatame and allows Neil to load more weight onto the opponent whilst preventing his leg from being caught (for the half guard) by an industrious opponent. Whilst this means the submission is more likely to be successful, it also means that in MMA terms your ground and pound options are more limited compared to the standard mounted position should the opponent fail to tap or nap. Give both a try and see which you prefer!

Neil Adams is a former World Judo Champion and Olympic Silver Medallist. He is currently the Belgian national coach and his new online tutorials featuring all his judo secrets are available from www.cagefilm.com in association with Combat Magazine and Fighters Magazine.

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Multi-Media

Reviews

DVD - BLU RAY - BOOKS - FILM - GAMES - WEBSITES - E-BOOKS

Batista: I Walk Alone: Review by Teddy G. Batista: I Walk Alone is a 3 disc set in the typical WWE style, with disc 1 covering the main documentary and discs 2 and 3 filled with classic matches.

I have to say, that this is one of the more honest and candid WWE profile documentaries I have seen in a while and I think that because he has no history with any other (wrestling) company they don’t try to put too much spin on his life story (which hasn’t always been the case for others in the past).

The documentary is aimed more at the hardcore Dave Batista fan and covers his early life and loves and the events that helped shape him in to the man he is today - more so than on the wrestling side of his story. Luckily for the more casual Batista fan the matches on discs 2 & 3 do a very good job of covering his wrestling career and they have done a good job of picking his best / most important matches.

In the main documentary they discuss quite openly his less than glamorous early years where as a kid he lived with several family members all in one room in a basement of a house in a rough area of Washington DC and that his mom eventually got fed up with people getting shot outside the front of the building they moved to San Francisco before he started to get into trouble and was eventually sent to live with his dad from the age of 14.

He talks about how he discovered wrestling at school and was totally dedicated to it and weight lifting for the last 2 years at school, to the detriment of his school work, and how he started bouncing on night club doors whilst still at school, and would spend the next 10 years doing so.

Discussed is his short lived tryout at WCW’s ‘Power Plant’ boot camp and his run ins with Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker who used to run it (although they don’t mention him by name), and how he hated it there but was doubly determined to make it as a wrestler after being told by him that he would never make it.

Throughout all this they openly discuss his relationships and his marriage and kids and stuff and really help give you an insight in to one of the quieter, more understated men in the WWE, which is nice, especially for the more hardcore Batista fan as it is not very often you get this level of detail about a WWE personalities private life.

They move on to his time being trained

by Afa (the Wild Samoan) and how he clicked straight away. It would ultimately be Afa that used his WWE connections to get his a spot in OVW (WWE’s try out territory) where the Leviathan character was born.

They document his eventual step up to becoming Deacon Batista alongside Brother D-Von (Dudley) on Smackdown and how he got to learn the inside workings of the big league during that time before stepping out on his own and through the help of Dave Finley they help develop a more aggressive ring style and persona - to the point where it earned him a spot in the line up of Triple H’s 4 Horseman tribute act, Evolution.

Thankfully they only really cover his Evolution days to give reference to the heat he would eventually get as World Heavyweight Champion on Smackdown where he had to fend for himself and the locker room where less than welcoming as they (rightly) felt he got special treatment through his Evolution spot.

They close out by discussing his rise throughout 2004/2005 and development as a character. His association and special friendship with Eddie Gurrero.

And his career in general up to the end of 2008 (the DVD was made for release early in 2009 but didn’t land until late in the year so 2009 isn’t covered at all).

Disc 2 is a collection of matches charting his OVW title win in 2001, and his WWE matches up to the end of 2005, including his winning of the 2005 Royal Rumble and his World Heavyweight Title win in the main event of Wrestlemania 23.

Disc 3 covers matches from the end of 2006 (bearing in mind Batista was out injured for most of 2006) through to the end of 2008.

The main documentary will appeal more to dedicated Batista fans but the matches on the other 2 discs will go down well with everyone. In all this is a very good release - maybe a tad pricey but at 7 and a half hours and with the quality of matches on the discs, a real Batista fan wouldn’t feel short changed at all.

Overall Rating: 9/10 - Highly recommended.

Available in most retail outlets for £29.99 or direct from the Silvervision web site (www.silvervision.co.uk) Batista: I Walk Alone is a 3 disc set with a 15 rating.

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MULTI-MEDIA REVIEWS Page 17

The Best of Ultimate Challenge DVD Featuring the legendary Dave O’Donnell, UCMMA’s driving force and the promoter behind Cage Rage, the Best Of Ultimate Challenge showcases some of the most exciting and anticipated bouts of the last two years. This action packed DVD also features two UK1 fights from the UK’s most recognised fighter, Alex Reid, plus many other top UK & International stars. Sit back, switch on and be prepared to be blown away by this all action combat packed Cage Fighting DVD.

Reid vs Mason

• Dave O’Donnell said: “This has undoubtedly some of the best knockouts UCMMA has ever seen and stars some of the most prestigious names in British MMA today, including Brad Pickett, James McSweeney and Neil Grove. It’s explosive action from start to finish and really is a must have MMA DVD for the collection. We’ve also thrown Alex Reid’s last two fights into the electrifying mix including the three round UK1 war with Jack ‘The Stone’ Mason. MMA has been making the headlines recently and this DVD shows what all the hype’s about - this is the world’s most exciting sport brought to you by the UK’s most exciting promotion.”

Explosive combat action from the UK’s top fighters • Featuring Alex Reid fighting in two phenomenal bouts including the UK1 war with nemesis Jack ‘The Stone’ Mason • Available online & at HMV stores Nationwide now | RRP: £9.99 • Also featuring: Brad Pickett, Sami Berick, Ryan Robinson, Mark Weir, Jack Mason, Jimi Manuwa and more...

Highlights include: Alex Reid V Jack Mason (UK1) Alex Reid V Jake Bostwick Neil Grove V James McSweeney Jean Silva V AJ Wren Jimi Manuwa V Ryan Robinson and Dino Gambaseti V Brad Pickett.

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Legends of the Cage

By Ben Cartlidge

Bas Rutten To be described as the funniest man in MMA somehow doesn’t seem to sit right. It seems to be on a par with most honest politician as far as unlikely accolades go. In the most physical of combat sports there would appear to be little time for a comedian. Bas Rutten may have been a joker outside the ring, but he was a killer inside it. A UFC champion and multiple time King of Pancrase, Rutten’s achievements and influence in the evolution of the sport can never be underestimated.

Sebastiaan “Bas” Rutten was born in Tilberg, a small city in the Netherlands, on February 24th 1965. He showed a lot of interest in sport growing up but it wasn’t until he sneaked into a cinema to watch Enter the Dragon that his love affair with martial arts began. Rutten was allowed to train Taekwondo originally by his parents but this soon stopped following a confrontation in the street where Bas would break another boy’s nose. He would manage to convince them to allow him to continue training and it soon paid dividends. Rutten earned a black belt in Taekwondo and then went on to repeat the feat in Kyokushin Karate. Bas was a legendary hard worker in the gym and was constantly travelling to find different people to train with and different styles to adapt. It was this willingness to learn new skills that would shape his evolution as a fighter over his career.

At the age of 20 he began competing in Thai boxing and his talents quickly became very apparent.

Rutten would fight 15 fights and only lose once in that time. All of his victories were knockouts and all occurred in the first round. The word about this Dutch destroyer was spreading quickly and it wasn’t

long before he received a call from a bigger organisation.

Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling was a new promotion but would go on to play a huge part in the development of modern mixed martial arts. Pancrase was started

by Japanese Pro Wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki and was advertised as hybrid wrestling. Pancrase combined submission fighting with striking and can be seen as one of the first respected mixed martial arts organisations. Rutten was an obvious choice to take up the challenge as his hard hitting style would go on to be fantastically well received by the Japanese public. In his first ever fight for the new organisation Rutten made clear his intentions by defeating favourite Ryushi Yanagisawa in just 43 seconds. His piston like right straight, which would go on to be a trademark, was the key factor in the fight as even with open hand striking he was still able to shatter his opponent’s nose. Rutten was overjoyed by this display and in victory did a celebratory mid air splits kick

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which would go on to be christened “The Rutten Jump.”

It would be Rutten’s lack of submission grappling that would cost him over the next few fights as he lost fights to Masakatsu Funaki and MMA legend Ken Shamrock. These losses made Rutten change the way he trained and the fighters that he trained with. Over the next few years he would go on to become an undisputed King of Pancrase and avenge his loss to Frank Shamrock.

It would be at the 1996 Pancrase Anniversary Show that Bas would get a chance to avenge another defeat and put on one of his most memorable performances.

Masakatsu Funaki had handed Rutten his first defeat in Pancrase

with a painful toehold. Bas fought like the predator he was but only minutes into the fight Funaki kicked him in the head while he was down. It was an illegal strike and it infuriated Bas who set about destroying his opponent with ruthless intentions. Bas hit Funaki with so many palm strikes that after the fight his hands were black and bruised from the punishment he had inflicted but we could not force his foe to quit. Rutten downed Funaki on four separate occasions and broke his cheekbone and also his nose. In a scene reminiscent of when Rocky Balboa knocks out Clubber Lang, Rutten stayed on his dazed foe landing shot after shot until he was able to halt the proceedings with a huge knee. Bas Rutten was undeniably the biggest European star in Pancrase and his loss to Ken Shamrock in 1995 would be the last one in a career that would span another nine years.

Following on from a successful string of wins in Pancrase, Bas made the move to fight in America for the UFC. The UFC still had a poor reputation at this time due to its anarchic promos and limited rules but by the time that Rutten joined the ranks things were changing. The UFC now had rudimentary weight classes and more regulations and Bas would make his debut against Rings veteran Tsuyoshi “TK” Kosaka. UFC 18 was part of a

makeshift elimination tournament for the Heavyweight belt which had been vacated by Randy Couture.

Rutten would struggle early on to deal with his foe as he was taken down and looked to survive. It was a testament to the durability and heart of Bas that he was able to overcome such odds and still look for his opportunity. It would come at the end of the first round as a flurry of punches and a swift knee would force a referee’s stoppage.

Rutten had won his first fight in America and a new generation of fight fans were fast becoming acquainted with his back catalogue of carnage in Japan.

Rutten’s reward for his win would be a place in the finals of the tournament to determine the new heavyweight champion against Kevin Randleman. This fight was Bas’s chance to win a title in America and to put himself on the mixed martial arts map. Early going, however, wasn’t easy for Rutten as Randleman took him down and rained down some heavy shots which took their toll. Bas did well to survive the initial onslaught from his larger foe and it took a lot of heart to get him through some tough spots. It wasn’t until Bas managed to land with a weapon that he had become feared for that he was able to turn the tide.

The liver kick had become synonymous with Bas and his fights in Japan and was a dehabilitating body assault that had won him many fights. Randleman buckled but still managed to take Bas down again but he was unable to land any meaningful shots whereas Rutten would land numerous elbows and punches from his back which would open up several cuts. In perhaps the best display of striking from the bottom in mixed martial arts history, Rutten was able to take a close decision and win the UFC Heavyweight belt. It would prove to be the last fight that Bas would have for a long time as he suffered a number of injuries in training, partly due to the Spartanesque way that he organised his camps...

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J.F.C.C Kicks Off

With a BANG @ MARTIALARTSSHOW the

THE NEC BIRMINGHAM

Since its launch the JFCC has been very busy and has attracted a lot of interest from the kickboxing community including the big 4 organisations.

One of the key points of difference with the JFCC its only interest is the safe development of juniors. This is something we will never lose sight of. Since our first competition several promoters coaches have expressed a keen interest in our format. The Martial Arts show gave us a great format to do just that. It was an opportunity to tell people why we were here and what we were trying to achieve. This was reinforced with some excellent demonstrations on the Saturday which left legend Ronnie

Green acknowledging the future of the sport was looking up. On Saturday Chad Sugden undisputed Full Contact World u18 Champion showcased his skills as a fighter and also a coach and mentor to some of the younger JFCC kids. Aged from 8 to 18 these kids, teens, juniors and cadets were absolutely awesome. Showing ring craft, technique, speed and power beyond their years. They displayed defence, control, offensive moves showing real maturity beyond their years.

On the Sunday the time to do it for real arrived. Every fighter had their Record Books stamped by medical officers and officials present. Weights were checked and fighters and coaches were briefed on the rules and regulations. Insurance policy and Child Protection Policy was ringside for all to see along with Paramedics present for the fights.

First fight was a demo involving Bethany Barret from Ireland against the heavier and older Jade Munro from the very talented 3 Lions gym in Gt. Yarmouth.

Second bout was Luka McComb from 3 Lions v Korben Roche from Saxon.

These 2 little warriors at -25kg are flying the flag in this weight and age category. In the first fight there not much to choose between them. And this time it was close but again victory went again to Luka.

A very busy stand on the Sunday for the JFCC. Regis talking to fighters and coaches while they wait for the fighting to begin. All the Belts of Chad & Regis on show. With many visitors asking if we sold belts and then very impressed when we told them they belonged to Chad and Regis.

Next bout was a challenge fight between Jay Turner from TKA v Matthew Rangely from MDMA. Mathew is a rookie to ring competition but fought all the way against a very well schooled fighter from TKA. Win went to Jay Turner.

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Patrick Doherty 9 TKA then took on Charlie Pearson 9 from NMA. Now these 2 have met before and Charlie showed right from the first round why he is regarded as the true No.1 in his age and weight group with another great win over Patrick.

After a last minute pull out from the current No.1 who Shane Price from NMA had challenged he was faced with the more experienced Jonnie Squirrell from Burton Kickboxing. This was a great fight on a great stage. Both fighters well matched with the better kicking coming from Jonnie but the pressure and workrate coming from Shane.

This fight went backwards and forwards and the judges could not decide who was the winner at the end of 3 rounds.

Decision was a draw.

Next fight was a rematch, the first fight between these 2 was a classic. Pressure fighter v Counter puncher. Brandon Short from Saxon had won the JFCC 5 Nations event beating Oliver Beall along the way. Oliver decided to change his fighting style for this one but this played into the hands of Brandon.

The first fight was an absolute classic but this time Brandon took a unanimous win.

Bout No. 6 was a catch weight contest between Christian Joplin and Danny Swanwick. These two are in different weight categories but still close enough to allow a proper fight under Full Contact Rules. This was a cagey contest with neither fighter willing to commit.

It was very close but unfortunately for Danny the decision was given to Christian. 2 x very experienced fighters who on their day can beat anyone.

The next bout was probably the fight of the day with Idris Pakpour-Tabrizi Black Dragons looking to take on Jordan Frost from NMA. This was a war and Idris had definitely improved since the 5 Nations event where he was runner up...

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Mark Hutson from 7KS Chikara Scunthorpe in white bottoms landed a great roundhouse kick against Darren Biggs from Masac gym in Stanley.

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Unfit Fight

www.unfit2fight.com

One Mans Goal To Get Fit and Survive In The CAGE! 18 years ago Dana White changed the way the world looked at martial arts and all full contact sports, once where only boxing could pull massive crowds now MMA is blasting past every other sport on the planet as it has grown significantly year on year to become more of a phenomenon by the second..................BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT! The real secret is though, can anyone cage fight? Most people can participate in boxing or rugby, but is Cage Fighting more of an elite sport?

My name is Mark Carling and I’m a journalist and in London on September the 18th I will be stepping in to the octagon at ULTIMATE CHALLENGE for a full contact MMA bout. This will be in front of thousands of fans in attendance and broadcast across the world.

So let’s see what got me started on this journey into the world of MMA.

A few months ago I was chatting with a very talented film maker named Peter Booth from Blockhouse films about what is really changing the world right now and after much deliberation we both decided that MMA is truly unique. The fact that the sport that was once referred to as “Human cock fighting” and is now recognised as a main stream sport is a stunning achievement in itself. At that point Peter came up with the idea of putting a normal bloke through intensive training and ending with him having an MMA fight.

The plan, take one normal man with 12 weeks, none stop training, (with some of the best people in their chosen fields) and end up with him entering into a full contact MMA fight and maybe win. It sounded like a good idea, all we had to do now is track down the best people to help find an MMA show willing to help us and of course find someone to take on this epic challenge.

We both realized that moment that I was perfect for the job. A beer drinking chain smoking journalist that has always gone one step further than any other normal reporter and was definitely over weight.

First I needed to set some ground rules for myself so I decided I had to do the fight for charity, therefore giving myself two massive goals; the first being to use my time to help a good cause and the second, train so hard that I would not die in the octagon!

I contacted the Legendary Dave O’Donnell who has staged over 50 shows, running companies such as Cage Rage and now ULTIMATE CHALLENGE. He is also very well known for wanting to help a good cause so this was a help with getting his attention. Armed with our pitch for the show, Peter and I set off to see if we could try and get a fat

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out of shape journalist, on to one of the most exclusive fight cards in Europe.

After asking Dave his thoughts about the whole show he said: “Personally I thought it was a great idea but it takes a man with a lot of balls to do this, after a few training sessions I knew you (Mark) would be up for it. And, to help show the man in the street really can do this but most of all it’s not about fighting it is about charity”.

Now for anyone that has had the pleasure of meeting Dave O’Donnell he is inspirational, he talks with a passion and does everything he says. I wasted no time in asking him to help mentor me along my journey and he said: “Go, on then”. I was actually feeling better about this already.

Dave O’Donnell also put me in contact with former WBO Light Heavyweight Contender Mark Prince who would not only be my striking coach for the show but also let me represent his charity the Kiyan Prince Foundation. Mark’s son was tragically taken away from him in a horrific Knife attack and now he campaigns to help stop this sort of violence.

After chatting with Mark you soon come to realise what good he and his charity do for young people. Mark say’s “ I use my world class experience as a fighter and all my experience on the street to

help kids to appreciate and see how great “they” are and how much they can achieve if they believe in themselves “.

Next I recruited a close protection officer and super personal trainer in the form of Dale Hatt. Most of the time I feel as if Dale was sent here to punish me as he takes me to my limit every training session, it’s only, sometimes receiving calls after training, I realise that I have done well, as Dale say’s “ Mark, good work today, you’re improving!”. These few words of encouragement go such a long way because I know I only receive them after I have nearly passed out from training!

I did start to realise that I needed to address my diet, so I looked for the best around and found a family business run

by Dede and Dixie Dean at physiquestraining.com. These guys had just finished training rising UFC star John Hathaway for UFC 114. Now the diet I have to stick to is killing me and I never thought I would look at a protein shake as a treat!

In reality this all pales in comparison to my biggest challenges, learning to fight and being able to run more than 100 metres without passing out on the floor gasping for air.

Dale devised a three session a day training schedule, over six days, not only working with him but with the some of

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the biggest names in the MMA world.

Where once I would get up when I felt like it and I would have no bigger worry than hitting the cafe for a nice big fry up, now I’m up at six am for my Bikram yoga class.

This is no ordinary form of yoga either; it involves 90 minutes of yoga in a room heated up to 105 degrees. I’m sleepy, thirsty and have no real bend to my body but its okay because the 72 year old woman who takes the class laughs when I fall over and when I complain it’s too hard. I must admit I have thought about trying to take her out with a snide push but she might whip a round house out and I feel I have humiliated myself enough at yoga.

When I fell I need a break from Yoga and the old dear that constantly laughs at my useless attempt at bending, I hit Brighton Boot-camp just so I can complain to a new bunch of people about being put through circuit training drills way before I should be up and before I have had my low carb no taste diet. Then I rush home to take all the kids to school still dripping with sweat and looking like I have just run a marathon when I arrive at the school gates. I’m lucky my little girls don’t mind, but the other parents avoid me as I’m now waving my protein shake about and desperately trying to get home to eat my bland porridge breakfast with one ring of beautiful pineapple...

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Combat Sports Training Tyres, Sledgehammers and Ropes Not Necessary Enter an MMA school or some gyms and you might see huge tyres, sledgehammers and thick ropes. These are tools used for any myriad of training supplements like: total body strength, maximal power development, and shoulder/torso and grip endurance. They’re great if you can get them or even fit them into your training area. Sledgehammers are relatively inexpensive but truck tyres and those really thick ropes can cost you a lot more than they may be worth to you in your training.

Some of the aforementioned benefits of these tools have already been listed, here are some cons: 1) Tyres may be too big for you or your students to lift as they are one size.

2) You might not have enough open space to flip your tyre.

3) You can only safely have 2-3 people max per tire doing sledgehammer slams depending how big the tire is.

4) Ropes again due to space and cost and 5) limited to 1-2 people max per rope.

The following alternative exercises simulate similar movements and energy

demands on the body. Plus, you avoid the excessive cost and space issues associated with tyre and rope training without sacrificing effectiveness.

The tire flip can be substituted with Power Clean and Jerks (see pics CJ 1-4) that is a total body strength move. This incorporates the entire hip complex, arms and shoulders just like a tire flip that is done in place and with equipment (barbells and plates) that’s cost effective or you may already have.

Sledgehammer slams can be mimicked by doing a medicine ball slam straight down to the floor and off a wall at multiple angles to develop maximal power (see pics MB 1-3).

As for the movements associated with wiggling or snaking the rope, dumbbell punching doing straights and uppercuts (see pics DB 1-4) are suitable alternatives. As they use similar muscles and body movements to do the exercise working shoulder/torso/grip endurance.

You don’t necessarily need tyres, sledgehammers and ropes to do combat training. You will get the same benefits from these alternative exercises without spending a lot of money or needing extra space and you probably already have this equipment anyway. You just need to perform exercises

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that simulate the energy demands and movements that pertain to the sport.

Sample exercise sequence: Perform all 3 exercises in a row before resting: * Power clean and jerk- 80% of 1RM 6-10 reps * Medicine ball slams- MB 10% of bodyweight 10 slams as hard and fast as possible * DB punches- 5-10lb DB- 10 straights and 10 uppercuts, 10 times alternating arms * Rest 60-90 seconds (optional) and repeat 3-5 times

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Dean James “The Black Diamond”

Talks Exclusively to FIGHTERS!

Dean “The Black Diamond” James is one of the most humble, top rated and technical muaythai fighters the UK has ever produced. He is the current WMC European Champion and the British number one Bantamweight. Unknown to many though, James also has an amazing personal story which really shows how muaythai can help bring focus to someone’s life...

When he was a kid Dean James had done a little bit of judo but his first real experience of martial arts was when he had started thaiboxing at 21. “I just wanted to get fit, I wasn’t interested in fighting - there were a lot of kickboxing gyms around but I wasn’t that interested. I went to look at a session of thaiboxing with one of my best mates Richard Wain - which was at Trojan in Wolverhampton. I saw Pete Crooke hit the pads and from then on I was addicted. We got totally battered in our first session by some of the guys that were there, then on our second session we met Tony Myers, who had a style I really liked (different instructors took different sessions). He was very detailed and gave us advice from the start to the finish of the session. He drilled us with the basics of footwork straight from the start. Always explaining the importance of positioning and blocking techniques” Dean James continued training at Trojan gym with Tony Myers for about a year before moving over to the Rugeley gym where Tony’s main fighters (Pra Chao Suua), Damien Hood, Karla Hood and

Liam Robinson were based. “It was more a fighter’s gym than general classes which was why I moved. Everyone had the same tidy style although all were very good at different things.

Damien was a fighter with brilliant clinch work and awesome knee’s, he was really hard to score against. Karla was a strong puncher, again good clinch and good knees who never took a step back, similar to her brother with her, ‘never say die’ attitude. Liam was a really skilful boxer who moved back and caught you out as you attacked, always sharp shooting and reading you. I loved all three styles and learnt loads within weeks of being there. I would try to copy them all really and use their strength to help my sparring with others, so I’m a bit of a copy cat”.

After two years of training, with a more serious second year, James had his first fight against a lad from London stopping him in the first round. “I was pleased to win and pay back the people like Tony Myers and Winston Walker who had helped me with my training.”

Straight after that fight he then booked a flight out to Thailand and fought for Pimu out there under Full Thai rules on just his second fight. “I was training with some of the best in Thailand, Duwaw, Thailand Pinsinchai, Sangchern Pinsinchai and Verapol. I really enjoyed it, Pimu would spend time with me explaining why certain techniques are used and when is best to use the. He really did put himself out to help me improve while I was there.

When he first asked me if I fancy fighting, I was shocked, but I thought well if he thinks I’m good enough I’ll give it a go and if I don’t like it I’ll just carry on training. Then the offer just kind of came along.”

Okay so reading this you might think the kids got a great attitude but otherwise there’s not much out of the ordinary there. What many people don’t know about Dean James and what makes his journey with muaythai so special is that he was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age (19).

Something he has deliberately kept quiet throughout his career so as to not receive any special treatment.

Throughout the whole thing he has had to have 7 months of chemotherapy and 3 operations. “It has massively influenced my career, because I was quite angry about it all, I didn’t have any control of what happened to my health.

You know, to be totally honest, there were things I wanted to do which I couldn’t - like finishing my university course, seeing all my friends working, driving nice cars and stuff just made me want to get back to normal and be one of the boys again. I’d get into fights with guys for silly things, I think it was more anger thtn I had to get out my system but couldn’t find an outlet if you know what I mean. When I actually starting competing in muaythai it gave me focus and hunger to achieve something. That really helped me, it gave me something positive. I had great role models around me like Tony,

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who has been brilliant from the start because he knew about my illness and he’s always been, well he didn’t exclude me from anything, even though there were some things I couldn’t do. He didn’t ever say you shouldn’t be doing this, it was all down to me.

Whereas at home and in other places there were some things I just couldn’t do, because you weren’t meant to do that, if that makes sense. My family were great and supported me through it all, they were just worried as I would be if it were my daughter.”

Because of the cancer Dean James never thought he would be fighting, as it left him quite weak.

“When you picture fighting you don’t think that it’s in weight categories you just think of quite beefed up guys that are having a bit of a scrap”. A lot of people from his own gym to this day still don’t know his history and James has always appreciated as a result that he has been recognised as a good fighter rather than “there’s that kid who had...” James had some time off for treatment but the illness never affected anything that happened in the ring and nothing that has happened whilst he was in the ring has ever irritated it.

Dean James had his first title fight after just 5 fights, which show’s how good he was technically, against Ranjit Dheer for the IKF commonwealth title in Bedford.” I won it on points but I put him down in the fourth twice, I got a majority decision??. Not taking anything away from Ranjit though it was tough and he was game for a fight. To be honest I was more aggressive in this fight than my previous, Tony mentioned the judging and told me I really needed to stop him to win.

James has had a very fast career for the number of fights he has had and switched to fighting with elbows very early.” I found fighting 5x3s easier than 3x2s because the style was calmer, it was what we trained for rather than someone blazing forward to knock your head off. I’ve always been quite confident in my fitness anyway and I’d always wanted to fight 5x3s because everyone in the gym around me was fighting 5x3s. It was you know - the people you are looking up to are doing 5x3s and you want to do it as well.”

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At the time Dean James was inspired most by the people he had never met Will Hastings and Yuky Fung because of their legendary status in Tony Myers gym. Will lost his first 4 fights then went nearly 46 fights unbeaten so everyone would talk about him. Yuky used to fight at the same weight as James so he built up a perception of him in his head and wanted to be as good as him, he would fight giving away upto 5kgs because the weight division he was in had like 2 fighters in there.

Damien Hood, Reece Cooke and Liam Robinson were also inspiring to him. “ Then I started looking at people who were currently the best in the bantamweight division - that was when I first saw Andy Howson fight which was against an Irish kid. I then watched Damien fight a Thai, then I went to watch Reece fight, we were sparring a lot together at this point. So I watched the best and then wanted to aim for that and aspire to be the best I can be.”

After the fight with Ranjit Dheer, Dean James continued to take some good domestic scalps, beating Mark Timm (British number one at 59 kilos at the time) and Adam Smith from Carlisle.

He then fought for the ISKA Commonwealth title against Graeme Ness in Wolverhampton.”It was brilliant fighting in my hometown (you can hear the warmth in deans voice). I had only just told my mum and dad that I was fighting then, I had hidden it from them before so they didn’t worry. I had all my family there and all my friends. It was brilliant because it was the fight that I really wanted. It’s from different things that had happened and things that had been said on the internet that made me really want that fight to happen. That was always in my head - I can’t remember what he said but that was the first time that I was really insulted by somebody - he put something on a forum saying I had no power or something, which I thought was strange considering I had about 9 fights then and had won by K.O in about 6 of them. I was really out to prove a point.

I didn’t intend to knock him out but I wanted to outclass him.” In the end James stopped Ness in round 3 with a body kick and then a knee. “I was over the moon to be honest - I didn’t expect to stop him and I’d not seen enough of him but I heard that he was going to be quite a game lad. At the end of the fight they called Damien into the ring to present me with my belt, I remember thinking - when will I get to fight at your level? I remember wondering how far left do I have to go.”

After the fight with Ness, people started to talk about Dean James as a great technical fighter which felt weird to him. It didn’t make him pressured but he was surprised as he didn’t really see himself that way,” I just did what I’d been taught to do. It’s just the way that I fought.

When people started saying that though, it was a really nice compliment.”

Next James was offered the chance to fight in the Power Of Scotland Bantamweight tournament. James beat Ocana in the first round but was then unable to continue. He had injured a rib sparring with Tim Thomas in preparation for the tournament and Ocana landed a shot on the rib.”I know I was injured and it was probably a stupid thing to still fight. It wasn’t that I wanted to win it but I just wanted to get in it to get a draw against a good fighter, the names in there were Cadogan, Varats, Howson, Dick, Ness, Chey!. I wasn’t really bothered which one I got, I just wanted to fight someone really good.

We sat down and talked about my injury prior to the tournament, this was a massive opportunity for me, I just couldn’t let it pass me by. Tony was really supportive and made some adjustments to help me protect my body more. We knew it was going to be hard but I really wanted to be in there.”

James then fought WKN European Champion Antonio Rodriguez winning on points. “The pace that he started with and the speed at which he threw his techniques really kicked me into gear. He kept doing the same thing but somehow managed to land it each time.

We expected him to come out fast though. The idea was to keep breaking him down and slow him down, keep the pressure on him. I kept the scoring quite close early on, letting him land more but hitting him with a hard shot each time. Then later in the fight I took it up a level as he wore down and began scoring more than him. I was surprised though at how tough he was. I thought Ocana was tough but I was really surprised by Roddriguez. The fight was 5x2 full Thai which suited him to fight at that pace though I guess.”

When asked what has been the hardest fight in his career James lists 3 of them for different reasons. “Ocana because of the broken rib, I heard it go when he landed his body shot, that was probably the worst thing about it. I was hurt, I

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just didn’t want to give up. I knew my hope for winning the tournament had gone, after the first round of the fight I thought I could go all the way and win this tournament. Then breaking my rib in the second, I knew I couldn’t go any further so I just wanted to do myself justice and not give up. When I got back to my corner Tony was like - you’re not stopping but you can change what you do - and we switched the way I was fighting which allowed me to score and not get caught with as many body shots.”

The European title fight with Varats was hard because he was really awkward, he was very unpredictable and hard to read. “I couldn’t believe that we were around the same height as he seemed to be so much taller when he hits you with the shots, as he hits you with things that you can’t block, they’re just out of the blue! The random things he threw were hard to deal with at times. He would just spin round and kick you in the face or jump knee and reverse elbow, he is really good at that unusual, with a difficult style to measure. He’s not conventional and doesn’t stick to the same thing. It was a massive step up for me, I was moving up a little in weight and then he was very experienced. The fight was fine but it was the training for it that was the hardest bit. We had to change a lot of things to prepare for his style.”

The most talked about fight though was probably the one with Andy Howson.

“Everyone said that I was going to lose.

Well most anyhow! That was the only time I’ve really been told I would get knocked out, well on the forums it was said. It’s a sport at the end of the day and everyone is entitled to their opinion. I just stayed focused on the fight and ignored negative comments which were made.

Whatever happened I wanted to do my best, Andy is a really good, tough, strong fighter and I knew that regardless of the result, I’d learn a lot from it...

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Urban

Kings Is this the next generation of MMA gyms?

Like me, you are probably used to full time martial arts gyms being an old converted warehouse or backroom in the bad side of town. On top of that it usually smells like a community pool locker room and just about as clean. If you are fed up of this standard of gym, then you may want to head to Urban Kings in Kings Cross, London.

When I first set eyes on the gym I had to do a double take. I was expecting a back alley buzzer door, but instead I was faced with glass doors, pristine white walls and a juice bar. I contemplated that I may have stumbled into the wrong gym or maybe a plush urbanites’ spa, but it was only after meeting the manager Bruno Rodriguez that, yes, this facility was too created to produce and cater for fighters.

towel rack, I was taken downstairs and onto the main floor. To my left were rows of untainted punch bags, in front of me was a boxing ring in mint condition and to my right was a row of top of the line cardio and exercise machines.

The gym had only been open a few days so everything was still brand new, but I was assured that all equipment would only be in the best condition and if not it would soon be replaced.

After passing the two staff at reception and, unbelievably, a complimentary

Although there are people who like the feeling of tradition and heritage associated with musty punch bags and paint peeling off the walls; you can’t help but be impressed by the clean fresh mats in their main training area and not a hint of grime in the locker room.

There has been some backlash about the price of membership and at £120 it is definitely at the high end of the expense scale of MMA gyms in London. However and whilst it does seem to be anchored more towards the city boys with prices this high, you will be hard pushed to find this level of training for the same.

Leading the MMA training sessions will be Pete Irving, a fighter many class as one of the best welterweights in the UK. Grappling will be handled by multiple time Brazilian jiu jitsu world champion Leo Nagao and Polish wrestling champion Arkadiusz Brzozowie. That combination of coaches alone will be hard to match at any other gym.

Hopefully the big budget that Urban Kings has will pay off. This type of facility takes MMA out of the backstreets and makes it open to a new audience that may have been intimidated by the rougher looking gyms. This is a real training centre for fighters and not looking to offer boxercise and bodypump in between training sessions as you may expect from its appearance.

This is a gym for the new generation of fighter who wants the best trainers and the best equipment so they can be the best they can.

More on Urban Kings can be found at; http://www.urbankingsgym.com/

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Lean & Green

By Cris Janson-Piers Full Contact Sub Editor

Keeps Me Mean! What’s the “Magic” behind Supreme Greens?

I was approached recently by a company called Lean and Green regarding the possible sales of their supplements to some of my top fighters and on speaking to them (and receiving some very interesting technical information) I was both intrigued and interested so I agreed to try them.

My own partner, Kerry-Louise could not take part in this as she is already heavily sponsored.

It is always nice to here some names I recognised and their success stories as I think this always helps reiterate what companies say and if the product lives up to the companies statements.

from behind a computer for most of the day when not teaching or coaching. At 47 years of age the calories also catch up with you a lot quicker.

On talking to Craig Nield of Lean and Green I discussed that I had just entered into a new training regime myself where I wanted to shed approximately 12kg as my ultimate target. Not wanting to get involved in a mad rush to loose the weight, I wanted to adopt a really healthy eating plan, partake in more cardio exercise per week and take a product which would assist me naturally.

I lost 4.5 kilos in the first week of exercise and diet, I know some of this may have been fluid but none the less impressive, then I lost a further 3kg in the second week. I intend to adjust my eating plan now to suit my calorific usage and aim for a max of lkg a week no more.

Being a straight talker Craig knew I would give him a true and honest report and he was more than happy to be put to the test! Therefore I weighed in and set about my training and diet. I have been doing much more off road and cross terrain cycling lately and spent a week training out in Lanzarote in the boiling heat so these were both a great kick start to the new me.

Since managing and coaching pro fighters and dedicating my time 24/7 to the further development of martial arts I have let my own training slip greatly and I am desperate to not just work

The results:

What did I feel whilst taking the supplements? Well the capsules were easy to take and the enzymes were easily taken in water. When I had got used to the texture they were no problem at all to take and without being too informative I could actually feel my digestive system reacting to these in a smooth and subtle way. I did feel increased energy whilst taking the greens and I am happy with the overall result. I will be interested to see the results in the two test cases I am proposing.

Overall opinion: Very satisfied!

So, you have heard the truth form me so let’s see what other reputable and well known athletes have to say?

“I have been using the supreme greens now for over 2 years now. Since starting on them I found myself with a lot more energy to train and the weight was just dropping off, every fighters dream!! I now walk about nearly at fight weight all the time so the dreaded cut in weight is so much easier and less stress full.

To make the lighter weight division I also use “Plentifoods” red and greens as a breakfast substitute. This supplement supplies your body with natural proteins and greens together. All in all I would recommend these products as a must for any fighter to have in their kit. Best wishes” Stephen Primrose World Champion.

“I can really feel the difference with the products, I have more energy and stamina to train harder for longer” Steven Jones British Champion.

“Julies diet is vegetarian so she enlists the help of the lean and green supplements to aid her ability to train hard 3x per day and keep an amazing 6 pack despite being a mother of 10 year old twin girls. We have seen great benefits since using the greens!”

Nathan Kitchen, trainer of Julie Kitchen Multi World Kickboxing and Thaiboxing Champion.

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I asked Craig of Lean and Green to give me a technical run down and the benefits on the product which seems to have already impressed coaches and fighters alike, he stated,

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Description The need for supplementation has never been greater than it is today. A U.S. Senate Document from 1936 records: “The alarming fact is that food (fruits, vegetables, and grains) now being raised on millions of acres of land that no longer contain enough of certain minerals, are starving us no matter how much we eat.”

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Digestive Enzyme Powder with Psyllium Husks Our digestive enzyme powder is easily absorbed into the body and can help the digestive process no end, with papain and bromelain to help digest your food , psyllium husks to help clean you out, fennel seed, ginger root and peppermint leaf to calm your stomach, prebiotics and probiotics to look after your bacteria this is a really great product that you will want to use day after day. High in digestive fibre , 3 servings a day more or less guarantees your daily fibre intake, we particularly recommend digestive enzymes if you are taking supreme greens as they can increase the absorption rates. Digestive Enzymes have many important roles in the body, primarily the digestion and absorption of food/supplements. Our modern diet and cooking methods mean that we are rarely getting the enzymes our body needs to complete certain important internal processes. Our Digestive Enzyme product is a very simple way of looking after your digestive system.

So that’s the technical jargon, which seems to be very impressive, now I intend to place two of my fighters on new training programmes and diets and see how the introduction of the Lean and Green supplements effects them. I will be very interested in how easy they find not only to diet but how they hit and more importantly if they can maintain a ready to fight weight. Let’s see!

Lean and Green are very happy to report that recent winners who are using their products are Damien Trainor, Steve Jones, Sheree Halliday, Andy Thrasher, Daitan Jackson who were all on the last Reebok show, followed by Julie Kitchen out in Jamaica and last but not least Mason on the last Northampton show who put in a splendid performance.

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The two goliaths of the heavyweight division, champion Brock Lesnar and interim champion Shane Carwin, finally met in Las Vegas on July 3rd. Carwin, a juggernaut who had always destroyed his opponents before the end of the first round, was to challenge the former WWE superstar for the belt and the right to claim to be number one heavyweight in MMA. SHANE CARWIN VS BROCK LESNAR

KARLOS VEMOLA VS JON MADSEN

Heavyweight title Having been out of the cage for over a year due to suffering from the illness diverticulitis, Lesnar had a lot resting on his shoulders, especially when he had to come back to face such a ferocious and unbeaten challenger in Shane Carwin. A native of Denver and fighting out of the Grudge Team, no one had even been a threat to Carwin in his previous twelve fights. Predictions were focused on the fight finishing early, but no one could have guessed it would end like this.

Vemola’s usual charging aggressive style that has won him so many fights in the UK didn’t work against the much larger and versed Madsen. Upon entering the second round, Karlos already looked tired and Madsen took control by his wrestling. Although Karlos threw all he had left into a guillotine choke in the closing minute, it wasn’t enough to make up for what was surely a disappointing debut.

Madsen defeated Vemola via Unanimous Decision

While the two came out tentatively, as soon as Carwin connected the action switched into gear with Lesnar charging Carwin for the takedown. Showing excellent defensive wrestling, Carwin proceeded to batter Lesnar with uppercuts that sent the champ running for cover and collapsing onto the floor.

Carwin crouched over Lesnar throwing rapid ground and pound, some which connected and some were deflected of Lesnar’s arms, but Brock was in danger. Although on the recieving end of several warnings that the fight was going to be stopped, Brock weathered the storm and managed to survive the first round.

A staggered pace of short blasts of action was set from the get go as these two welterweights swung leather at each other, taking a breather before it turned into a grappling match. Roberts controlled the majority of the fight, although there were flashes of brilliance from Petz, such as his lightening quick sprawl. As the final round closed on a back and forth bout it sure to be a close one. Roberts managed to just control enough to gain the nod from the judges for the win by split decision.

Roberts defeated Petz via Split Decision

In the second Carwain was noticeably tired and looked like he had spent all his energy trying to finish it in the first. Brock went in for the takedown with Carwin able to do little to stop it, which ended with Brock in the top of Carwin’s half guard. An exhausted Carwin squirmed but could do little on the bottom as Brock passed with an arm triangle choke closed in.

Carwin tried to stay relax and defend the choke, but Lesnar squeezed and made it tighter until Carwin could only tap.

Vermola vs Madsen

DANIEL ROBERTS VS FORREST PETZ

GERALD HARRIS VS DAVE BRANCH Although Branch is a protégée of Renzo Gracie, the New York native came out doing almost an imitation of Anderson Silva’s waving hands. Unfortunately

Branch didn’t nearly have the same striking skill as Silva and was often caught by fellow middleweight Harris’ unorthodox punching style. Also controlling the fight with his wrestling, Harris put Branch on his back with ease while avoiding Branch’s dangerous ground skills. Branch’s desperation of getting the fight to the ground turned out to be the end of him, as after jumping guard Harris slammed down the black knocking him out and getting the win by KO. Harris defeated Branch via KO (Slam) T. 2:35 Rd. 3...

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A superb win for Brock, showing both his resilience and growing skills in all areas. As he remained champion, he will be facing the next contender Cain Velasquez at UFC 121.

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Martial Combat Returns Back with a Bang at Resorts World Sentosa Jong of South Korea overpowers Steele of USA on first night of Resorts World(r) Sentosa Martial Combat(tm)

SINGAPORE, 16 June 2010 - The third installment of Asia’s biggest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Championship was highlighted by a dramatic late victory for veteran Korean fighter Jong Man Kim in his featherweight title superfight against American Aaron Steele.

Witnessed by an enthusiastic crowd at Resorts World Sentosa, Jong used all his experience to reserve some energy for a final flourish with his opponent visibly tiring. The judges were all set to render their decisions after a five-round stalemate when the Korean sent his opponent crashing to the canvass with barely a minute to go in the fight. Perhaps fearing he was behind on the score-

cards, Jong moved in for the kill and unleashed a barrage of blows on the stunned American.

With a Martial Combat Superfight belt on the line, the referee gave Steele every chance to recover, but with less than 30 seconds remaining he had seen enough and stepped in to stop the fight and save him from further punishment.

Said an elated and exhausted Jong: “I was extremely tired. I didn’t expect it to go to five rounds and thought I could win the bout in the first. But the Americans are known for their stamina and power. Going into the fifth round, I knew I was behind on points and when I saw an opening I knew I had to take advantage. I am very happy and it was an honour to fight for Martial Combat and I am pleased to take the belt back to Korea.”

Held at the Compass Ballroom, Resorts World Sentosa, the Martial Combat series featured five fights of explosive knock out action. The event, presented

by ESPN STAR Sports and Resorts World Sentosa, saw 10 world-class mixed martial arts fighters battle over five fights to an almost-capacity crowd, culminating in the Superfight Championship Showdown between Jong and Steel.

All four of the other fights were won emphatically with first round stoppages to the delight of the crowd. The most eye catching performance of the night

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was by up-and-coming American Joe Ray who faced the stiffest test of his career against Singapore-based Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Zorobabel Moreira.

Any lingering doubts as to Ray’s legitimacy or longevity were swiftly and brutally dispelled when the American fighter threw a vicious overhand right which knocked Moreira out cold after only 14 seconds of the fight. The crowd was stunned, as was Moreira, who took a few minutes to regain consciousness but was eventually able to leave the ring unaided. With three stoppage wins in his first three fights Ray has the mixed martial arts world at his feet. He can look forward to seeing this highlight reel knock out all over the internet in the coming weeks, “I was surprised by how quickly the fight ended because I was expecting him to be a dangerous opponent. I had planned to use my jab for the first round but I felt he was there for the taking so I went for it. This is definitely the best performance of my career and I am looking forward to watching the fight on ESPN STAR Sports,” said Ray.

The opening fight of the night saw two fighters with extensive amateur experience make their professional debuts.

Jasor Ablasi, from the Philippines got his professional career off to the best possible start by quickly taking the fight to the ground and sinking in a rear naked choke.

Australian Ian Bone and Matt Delanoit of America both came into the cage with impressive reputations and after a tentative early exchange of punches, Delanoit went for a takedown attempt which Bone eventually succumbed to.

Once he has secured a dominant position Delanoit went to work on the Australian who tried a couple of upkicks but was eventually forced to give up his back in an attempt to escape the onslaught of punches. The American used his experience to capitalize on the opening and sunk in a rear naked choke which forced Bone to tap.

Zhang Jian Jun of China looked impressive in his first fight for Martial Combat last month and was looking to make it two wins out of out of two against Canadian Robert Sothmann. Sothmann elected to go for the takedown and was almost made to pay as Zhang sank in a guillotine choke. Sothmann was able to hold on and eventually popped his

head out and went for a submission of his own. The Chinese was able to defend the Kimura attempt but Sothmann switched strategies and unleashed a barrage of ground and pound to finish the fight.

Resorts World(r) Sentosa Martial Combat(tm) continues to go from strength to strength and the standard of fights and fighters is noticeably improving. This Martial Combat 3’s card featured a combination of aspiring youngsters and experienced veterans that made for some explosive action inside the cage culminating in Jong’s dramatic late stoppage win. Mixed martial arts fans like emphatic finishes and Martial Combat had five of them, and tonight’s event demonstrated perfectly why this brand new show is starting to make headlines all over South East Asia and beyond.

Mixed martial arts fans can expect even more hard-hitting action when another ten fighters do battle tomorrow, 17 June, at the majestic Compass Ballroom, Resorts World Sentosa. Kindly visit www.RWmartialcombat.com for more information.

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Jon Has The edge

& Retains Super Heavyweight Title

Mike O’Conner and Highlander Kickboxing put on another tremendous Kick and Thai Boxing show at the Broad Plains Boys Club in Bristol. With an Area, English and British titles up for grabs, the show did not disappoint the fans.

The show started with Thai, Light Contact and Full Contact bout before the first title of the night - the WRSA English Middleweight Thai title between Scott Richards and Tom Keys.

This was a tremendous fight with both fighters showing a wide range of skills, especially in the clinches. At the end of the fight there was controversy as the decision went to Scott Richards on a majority, when both camps thought Tom Keys had won it. The judges decisions had to stand and the Judges came from Reading, Stoke-on-Trent and Reditch, so no-one could say they were home town judges. Lets hope there is a re-match fairly soon.

The next title fight was an area title and there was no doubt about the decision

Edge vs Butler

here with Andy Bendle knocking out Andy Hargreaves with some superb punches in the 1st round.

We then had another area title bout with Danny Sergiou beating Martin Gabrielle on a majority decision.

Sergiou had control of this fight for most of the bout with Gabrielle taking control occasionally but only for short periods of time.

Immediately following we then had the WRSA Middleweight English title fight between Paul Mayfield and Steve Marshfield. This was a good bout to watch, with action from both fighters, with Mayfield winning by unanimous decision to become the WRSA Middleweight English Title holder.

The final bout of the night saw Jon Edge defend his British Super heavyweight title against Tony Butler. It did not take Jon Edge too long to retain his crown, when a heavy kick to the solar plexus put Butler onto the canvas for the count.

Results: Dwaine Barnes beat Ryan Richardson - TKO Laura Ball beat Charlene Davidson Majority Decision Graham White beat Tom Bass Majority Decision Gareth Coogan beat Ziad Suleiman Unanimous Decision Jimmy Calder beat Jake Earl Unanimous Decision Chris Allen drew with Robbie Elwell - Draw Scot Richards beat Tom Keys - Majority Andy Bendle beat Andy Hargreaves - KO Lee Oliver beat Luke Cole - KO Sean Edwards beat Chris Ashforth Unanimous Decision Danny Sergiou beat Martin Gabrielle Majority Decision Paul Mayfield beat Steve Marshfield Unanimous Decision Ollie Taylor drew with Ranshani Jones - Draw Jon Edge beat Tony Butler - KO Anyone who wants to know more about the WRSA and a list of WRSA events can find out all the details on the WRSA web site at:- www.worldringsportsassociation.com

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Mayfield vs Marshfield

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“Right To Fight” Cage Warriors returns at

MARTIALARTSSHOW the

THE NEC BIRMINGHAM

After being away for over a year Cage Warriors came back in epic style with a card overflowing with UK and European talent. CWFC closed out with their welterweight and lightweight title on the cards, as well as eight other high paced bouts of veterans and young prodigies making their debuts.

TOM BREESE VS RAMON SILVA

SHAUN LOMAS VS JIMMY WALLHEAD

Ramon had been dealt a tough a card as the welterweight was making his debut against Breese who had already amassed a 6-1 record before coming to this fight.

This difference in experience was just too much for Silva and Breese’s confidence in the exchanges helped him land a right hand that knocked Silva down. Wasting no time Breese jumped straight to mount and as Silva rolled over in attempt to escape left himself open for the choke.

Breese slipped the arm under the chin and got the tap from a rear naked choke.

Breese defeated Silva via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rd.1 T-2:13

You would be hard pressed to find two more active fighters over the past few years. Lomas is known for taking any fight at short notice and this bout was no exception after the American Mikey Gomez dropped out. Few would take the challenge of Wallhead at such short notice and after this fight you can guarantee that even fewer will be willing to take that risk in future.

Marching forward like a true warrior, Lomas waded towards Jimmy with punches only for Wallhead to close up the double leg takedown. Once on the

floor Lomas could do little to defend against Jimmy’s ground and pound and could do little against the slick the Rough House fighter’s slick guard passing into mount. Once secured on top Wallhead simply had to keep in control until Lomas exposed the back and his neck. Jimmy closed up the choke and got the submission.

Wallhead defeated Lomas via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rd.1 T-2:34

JAMES BATEMAN VS RONAN MCKAY Although Bateman had to be weary of the far more experienced McKay, the Grimsby based fighter showed good

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resilience after weathering an early storm in the first round. McKay took the fight to Bateman, connecting early with strikes and solid grappling. This early beating must have woken Bateman up, as for the second and third round he turned on the heat and pursued McKay with flush leg kicks, fast hooks and decent wrestling, especially with a powerful double leg.

When it went to the judges it was a clear that Bateman’s heart had pulled him through and got the win by decision.

Bateman defeated McKay via Unanimous Decision

HELENA MARTIN VS SARAH MORAS These two women made their debut and fought at a pace that was unmatched for the entire evening. The Canadian Moras, who trains in Manchester, took control of the fight early. Dominating through solid punches and keeping the upper hand in the clinch, Moras was close to getting the finish via armbar from mount but was just beaten by the buzzer to end the first round.

This spurred Martin to come out with vengeance in the second round, connecting with punches and then following with knees in the clinch. Moras quickly then reverted to her superior grappling and after getting the take down pushed through to the mount.

With a solid base on top, Moras laid down the punches until the referee had seen enough.

Moras defeated Martin via TKO (Punches) Rd.2 T-3:40

JOSH DENNIES VS MICK SINCLAIR If you want to be heavily touted in the MMA scene then having a name like Sinclair will help you no end, and Mick’s performance did nothing to stop the momentum that he and his brother Rob have behind them.

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Dennis fought like a man with nothing to lose, throwing wild punches and hooks from the first bell, but Sinclair kept his cool and soon tied up a double leg that carried Dennis over to Rob’s corner and ended with a slam to the mat. Passing the mount, Sinclair postured up and connected with some powerful shots causing the referee to stop the bout and give the Team Kaobon fighter the win.

Sinclair defeated Dennis via TKO (Punches) Rd.1 T-1:44

LOUIS CHAPMAN VS JAY GILBEY After taking a break for a couple of years, Birmingham’s own Gilbey made his return against Chapman, a Hull Fight Ministry representative with one fight on his record. The unpredictable nature of MMA reared its head and with one looping left hook Chapman knocked Gilbey out cold. Chapman pounced on him to throw some ground and pound

but it was already over. An unbelievably fast KO for Chapman to have considering it was only his second fight.

Chapman defeated Gilbey via KO (Punch) Rd.1 T-0:026

ALI MCCLEAN VS DAVID THOMAS McClean is a tough man to keep down.

Again and again Thomas scored double and single leg take downs, but never managing to keep the Team Kaobon fighter on the floor, or even putting himself at risk from a close guillotine choke from McClean. When Dogs of War’s Thomas, finally got a single leg that put Sinclair of the bottom. In side control Thomas used his advantage to set up the guillotine while on top. With his arm wrapped around the neck of McClean, Thomas passed to mount and cranked on the submission until McClean had no choice but to tap.

Thomas defeated McClean via Submission (Guillotine) Rd.1 T-3:32

NORDIN ASH VS PETER IRVING Fighting for the 10th Legion welterweight belt was Newcastle’s Irving, a staple on the UK scene for many years and he was up against Ash, an experienced Germany journeyman.

Irving showed outstanding all round ability throughout the fight, being the sharper in the stand, stronger in the takedowns, vicious in ground and pound, and superior on the floor.

Every round Irving cracked leg kicks against Ash and when Irving took it to the ground he threw lethal elbows that bounced Ash’s head off the floor.

Irving never quite got to the point of finishing, although there were countless near moments and it was only Ash’s heart which kept the fight going. Irving won a well deserved unanimous decision and was awarded the belt as champion.

Irving defeated Ash via Unanimous Decision

KENNETH ROSFORT VS GREG LOUGHRAN With over thirty fights on his record, Irishman Loughran has been around, but in his attempt to gain the vacant Cage Warriors’ lightweight belt he would be in for a war against solid all rounder in Denmark’s Rosfort.

For the first three rounds the two stood up and traded. Rosfort looked to be gaining to advantage in the beginning with a fast jab and a powerful body kick. The Dane’s speed seemed to diminish into the third round as Loughran picked up the pace and able to pick apart Rosfort’s attempts at head movement.

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British UFC star Andre Wi n n e r ( l e ft) works the corner danger that Loughran had in his jab. In one of his charges, Rosfort connected with a right hand that busted the lip of Loughran wide open and blood gushed down his chin. It was clear that this was more than just a minor wound and the fight was stopped, giving the win and the lightweight title to Rosfort.

Rosfort defeated Loughran via Doctor’s Stoppage (Cut) Rd.4 T-3:58

PASCAL KRAUSS VS JOHN QUINN In the main event two undefeated fighters put the loss column of their records on the line to gain the vacant welterweight title against their name.

Germany’s Krauss, a submission specialist, had beaten the best around Europe and was now taking on another ground wizard in Scotland’s Quinn.

The first round was close with Krauss showing good moving by circling arund the cage and entering with straight punches and Quinn landing with his fast hand. While both exchanged takedowns it was Quinn who ended the round on top by reversing Krauss.

The second round continued on the ground, both searching for submissions and rotating between top and bottom positions. This grappling war ended with Krauss sweeping for the bottom and getting mount, but it was a short stay in this position as Quinn rolled over exposing his neck and back for the rear naked choke. Getting the tap, Krauss was now announced as the new Cage Warriors welterweight champion.

Krauss defeated Quinn via Submission (Rear naked Choke) Rd.2 T-4:47

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Each Belt Grade Certificate is Unique

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The WRSA encorages experienced fighters and coaches to take our judges and referees course so they understand what judges are looking for

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What they think is good and what they feel needs improving.

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