Tom Hardy stuns Milton Keynes residents as he enters local jiu-jitsu tournament and wins

express.co.uk:

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.