Sean Rosborough: Last News

Tom Hardy was a surprise competitor in a recent jiu-jitsu competition in the UK, where he ended up winning the gold medal.The actor reportedly “secretly arranged” to participate in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship at the Oakgrove School in Milton Keys, which took place last Saturday (September 17).Speaking to the Daily Mail, event sponsor Sean Rosborough said that organisers knew about Hardy’s involvement in the tournament, but decided to keep it a secret as they didn’t want “masses of people turning up [and] distracting him”.Hardy faced Andy Leatherland, a 42-year-old sales manager and a jiu-jitsu blue belt, in the final round of the competition, where he ultimately emerged victorious.Leatherland told the Daily Mail that he decided to sign up for the tournament after realising that Hardy would be participating.“I was contemplating the Milton Keynes tournament as it was very local,” he said. “And then one morning – [the actor] goes by the name Edward Hardy – I saw that he’d actually signed up.”Leatherland went on to describe Hardy as a “very focused” fighter, before admitting that their match was over “relatively quickly”.“I made a mistake and he capitalised on that, he said.

Tom Hardy, 45, shocked Milton Keynes residents when he rocked up to compete in a martial arts tournament this weekend.The Dark Knight Rises actor further amazed fans when he won the competition. Tom created quite a buzz when he took part in the Ultimate Martial Arts Championship (UMAC) Brazilian jiu-jitsu Open 2022, at Buckinghamshire town's Oakgrove School.The Mad Max star, who is an accomplished blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu, took home a gold medal after showing off his impressive moves.The actor dressed in a blue jiu-jitsu gi, which at points when opened revealed the many tattoos covering his chest.The star eventually beat his final opponent, securing his victory in the competition by an arm bar submission.A spokesperson for the UMAC told the MK Citizen: "Tom was a really nice guy. “Everyone recognised him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him."It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event,” the spokesperson added.According to the Daily Mail, Tom secretly arranged to participate in the tournament with the event organisers weeks beforehand.The paper reports event sponsor Sean Rosborough saying: “We found out he was coming probably a couple of weeks before.“He was brilliant. A lot of people were asking for photos, and coming up to him, and he had no problem with that at all. “The mums were all over him.