Gym closed for bank holiday monday

The gym will be shut on monday 27 August for bank holiday. Spread the word to those who normally train on a monday.

Hereford again

Get away from me! Your breath stinks!

Tag! You're it!

Good armbar, except that his legs are crossed. Never mind.

Yawn... another fight, another triangle

Combat Sports Open Trials 2007: 3rd Leg

"Good day at Hereford again" were the words of Paul 3 as Black Country Combat continue to scoop the victories. The brothers both got 2 good wins each, including a very fast triangle from Stephen for a change. Melv also performed well in his debut, chasing his opponents around the mat. The only downside to the day was Glen's injury sustained in his first match, which he was winning. The important thing is... no losses! One question still remains however: who's going for the lightweight title?

Meet the fighters: Tim "5 times" Redfern

Tim loved driving his invisible car

Often seen training with his walkman on (he claims that they are earguards), the behemoth that is Tim is not a true member of BCC, since he only trains 5 times a week. However, Tim has vowed to tell his wife who’s boss, and will be making a more consistent appearance at future training sessions.

Meet the fighters: Paul "Where's the bar" Brown

Where's Paul? I think he's training with Paul and Paul in the cage.

Another boxer to have joined the Black Country Combat ranks, no one knows what Paul's real name is, but he apparently changed it to fit in with the other 5 Pauls already training here. He also changed his normally pacifist attitude to that of wanting to hurt people, again to fit in with the other fighters at BCC. Paul has always been there to support everyone in competitions, most notably when Roger was making his professional debut. While Roger was pounding his opponent and showing him the finer points of BJJ, Paul could be seen with his pint, diligently watching every move made in the cage. For about 2 minutes. And then stumble back to the bar for a refill.

Meet the fighters: Paul "Stella" Badhams

Paul kept smiling despite dropping the barbell on his foot

A regular face at Black Country Combat, ex-bachelor Paul likes to train as often as he can, unless he’s down the pub sinking a few stellas. However, since getting married this could all change very quickly, and his beloved glow-in-the-dark renault has already been changed to something that matches the wife's new handbag. Believed to be one of the pioneers of the camouflage shorts at BCC, Paul is hoping that his new “Corona” fight top will encourage Rob to install a mini-bar behind the cage for a between-round refreshment.

Welsh Grapple and Strike 3rd Leg

I'm in. Anyone else?

Meet the fighters: Paul "Heavyweight" Dunn

Paul was not afraid of making himself look like a complete prat

Many people have encouraged Paul to register his alter-ego with Marvel Comics, for he is "The Incredible Shrinking Man". Ex-super heavyweight fighter Paul has used his secret powers by slowly collapsing in on himself like a dying star into a borderline lightweight-welterweight. Being a superhero can be expensive, and Paul has been forced to sell his car and steal his daughter’s bike to get to training. On the mat, Paul uses his height to sneak beneath any jabs, slam people and somersault into a flying kneebar, injuring himself in the process while allowing his oponent to escape.

Meet the fighters: Kevin "The Law" Brown

Mean, lean hurting machine

He just likes hurting people! Black Country Combat’s resident copper likes to hone his career skills on the mat, pretending that everyone else is a felon resisting arrest, and getting the odd sly boot in while no one is looking. Having admitted that he just likes hitting people, Kev has been forced to take a few weeks off to calm down, pretending to have a shoulder injury as a cover story. Evenin’ all.

Meet the fighters: Paul "The Animal" Holmes

You'll be alright... I'll go easy on you

A fighter with massive muscles is famous for being a strong, but slow fighter who will easily tire after but a few minutes. Paul doesn’t know this unfortunately, and continues to flout the laws of the universe, relentlessly dominating any fight with incredible speed and strength. Paul likes to lure unsuspecting victims into his cage with reassuring phrases such as “I’m going easy tonight”, “I’m getting old” and “I’ve hurt my shoulder”, while promising to only go “50%”, which in reality means “150%”. Easily being the richest member of BCC, when not fighting Paul can be found at home buffing up his newest sports car, or pouring over the housing market to buy yet another property to add to his empire.

Meet the fighters: Roger "No name" Woodward

Roger took his school photo seriously

A fighter that has inspired many who train at BCC, who continues to be a driving force behind every win at competition, who is at the forefront of every new technique, and has helped shape Black Country Combat into a lean mean hurting machine. But enough about me, lets talk about the man with the girlie haircut. Roger has been training since 1704, first starting out in tradition Jujitsu. After gaining his black belt, he turned to fighting crime in the ghetto known as Tipton, before returning to MMA and starting Black Country Combat. Roger has had a few weeks (or months, years?) off from training, claiming to have injured his shoulder, so I can’t actually remember what his fighting style is… He was last seen heading towards McDonalds for a Big Mac and coke.