"Clash of the titans. The battle of battles!"
Below is Team Rhinox member Kenn Forrest's report of Clash of the Titans:
"Today’s the day. Its 7:30 in the morning and it’s time to get out of bed; big fight night tonight.
1500 strong crowd TV cameras there filming for DVD release. Not only am I fighting for myself but also alongside my team mates Mushin Kai. Seven men fighting flat out for two minutes each against their equal of the opposing team. One round, no time for rest in this fight.
Breakfast time. Two portions of porridge followed by my UBN protein shake then a nice long hot bath to relax my muscles.
Relaxing done time for prep work & get my shakers sorted for the day ahead. Two filled with UBN carbohydrates for loading which I will be sipping on through the day one more filled with protein to have afterwards for recovery. Fill them all with water not milk. Kills two birds with one stone. Get the fluids inside and deliver my fuels, quickly and efficiently.
Handful of bananas for some solids and a little bit of chocolate for half an hour before hand for a surge of energy.
We get to the venue around 4pm for weigh in. All the fighters are there. The atmosphere is already starting to build and it's buzzing, even though the Spectators are not due for another three hours.
Relax and fuel up time again two bananas and one of my carb loader drinks. It’s Just a waiting game now. Trying not to think about the forthcoming fight myself and the team make jokes and general chat about nothing in particular. Just keep your mind off the fight. Don’t waste your energy on nerves.
An hour to go now. Time to get changed. Out of my Team Rhinox pre-training kit and into my fight gear. One more banana, one last carb drink and spend a good 40 mins warming up, stretching and getting into 'the zone'. Take it nice and slow. No time now for shocks to the system.
Warm up done now time for the chocolate for energy and water for hydration.
Time to fight.
Our team work their way through to the final, everyone fighting great. The final is very fast and furious and, to say the least, brutal.
End result we took second place. Four fights to three. Myself, Kenn Forrest, being presented with MAI fighter of the night."
Kenn Also Made it onto the front cover of Martial Arts Illustrated
