FULL CONTACT SHOW 8th March 2008

Team Dragon had four full contact fighters in action: Tom Smart, Paul Mayfield, Alwyn Harris and Callum Thompson.

First up was Tom Smart, taking on an older and heavier opponent from Wales. Tom had a great fight taking the centre of the ring and making his mark. The other fighter had to dig deep to reach the verdict of a draw.

Next up was Paul Mayfield fighting for a English title. Paul took every round giving a straight decision. Big Al was third up for the Dragons. Not wanting to be out done by Paul, he too won every round, making the judges' job for the decision easy.

Last up for the Dragons and the second to last fight of the night had Callum stand up for his fight Callum weighed in at 84kg his original fighter did not turn up and as his new opponent weighing in at 93kg had the same problem. Callum decided to have a go with a taller stronger fighter. This fight was the best fight of the night, and after 3 rounds of punishing fighting the result was given a draw. This meant that because the ruling states that in the case of a draw there shall be 1 more round. Both fighters gave their all. Callum took a very well placed back kick in the floating rib which made all the difference. The bell rang and the fight was awarded to the other fighter.

All 4 fighters performed great on the night and gave their all. Well done!

Photo gallery - page 1 of 3

Tom in round 1

Talking over the rules with ref Steve Faulkner

Tom round 2

It's a draw!

Paul in round 1

Paul - round 2

And the winner is.....

Paul Mayfield - English Champion!