Chris Rice MMA Fight in Bolton

Here’s a ring-side video of Chris Rice, Birmingham’s MMA legend, in his latest fight on September 4th 2010. We’ll let the video do the talking…! Share and Enjoy:

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GRH Month 2 – Braulio Estima Interview

Here, in the first of our exclusive interviews, we talk to Braulio Estima! Braulio is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jistu, has several titles under his belt (including World titles). He now runs his own BJJ academy in Birmingham, UK. Like many BJJ fans, we admire Braulio's internal drive. He is a guy who knows what he wants to achieve, and gets on with it. We find out how he got into BJJ, talk about football, learning English, travelling to and experiencing the United States, surprise at how his fans treat him, humour, relationships with those you train with, and guns in Texas!

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Sample MMA Fight Video from June

Due to much request, we've decided to give away one sample fight video. We can only release one video here, and it may not be one that features yourself, this time. In the future, who knows - maybe if you are one of the fighters you may get showcased like this too! However, you've got to find your Hero inside of you first to take part! Take a look at the fight below! (You must be registered with a FREE Membership to view it. Not registered? Click here)

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GRH Month 1 – Sprawl n Brawl MMA Event – June 2010

On Saturday 19th June, 'The Next Generation 2' Sprawl 'n' Brawl MMA fight night took place in Birmingham. This time with 7 fights lined up, a number of new combatants, it was an exciting Mixed-Martial-Arts-packed evening for all the folks in the crowd. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i2Imgck21g The lineup for the mixed martial arts fights were:

• Paul McMahon vs Jerome Clarke
• Rhys Parker vs Steve Barrat
• Julian Shuttleworth vs Jase Robinson
• Dave Palmer vs Pallab Ray
• Martin Rollins vs Jamie Shaw
• Paul Hopkins vs Adam Cousins
• Paul Taylor vs Sean Poole

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GRH Month 1 – Ladies’ Dirty Boxing Class

Over at Stevie B's Gym & Martial Arts Academy, Steve holds a class just for the Ladies - the Ladies' Dirty Boxing class! So what goes on in these sessions? Well, the ladies are given a gruelling fitness routine, typically the sort of thing Steve gets guys in similar classes to do. But the ladies also have to learn fighting techniques, and put them to practice. They don't do this so that they can end up as fighters.... No, these ladies just like some of the mixed martial arts stuff that's going on, and they want to feel safer on the streets. As a bonus to this, they get faster, they get harder, and they get a hell of a lot fitter. And, they have a ton of fun while they do it! Trust us when we say that if you think this class looks easy, come and try it for yourself! The video below reveals all...:

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