The increasingly popular ShockNAwe promotion returns for their 3rd show this weekend. There aren’t enough MMA shows on the south coast and promoters Brian and Gareth work hard to put on an event that showcases local up and coming talent as well as some of the more established names of the UK scene. With a stacked card of MMA and K1 rules matches, fight fans are in for a great afternoon of action!

U77kg Pro MMA – MAIN EVENT
Mok Rahman (SCS) 6.1.0 vs Paul Rocha (Bulldog) 5.2.0

U65.8kg Pro MMA – CO MAIN EVENT
Jeff Lawson (Bulldog) 13.3.0 vs Karsten Lenjoint 6.0.0. Leicester Shootfighters/ Liberty Gym

U65.8kg Pro MMA
Paddy Moore (SCS) 3.3.0 vs Jarred Ferre 5.2.0 (Nova Forca)

Heavy Weight Pro MMA
Mark Strider (FS Jiu Jitsu) 0.1.0 vs Freddy Naghizadeh (Independent) 1.3.0

U70kg Pro MMA
Sam Rocha (Bulldog) 9.3.0 vs Azran Quasid (Team Obscene) 3.5.0

U77kg Pro MMA
Sean Hardy (Bulldog) 0.1.0 vs James Matingley (Gods of War) 1.0.0

U93kg K1 Kickboxing
Karl Langley (DKJ) 1.0.0. vs Miguel Bernard (House of Pain) 5.3.1.

U73kg Semi Pro MMA
Kenny Kennard (SCS) 1.0.0 vs Jamie Wooley 0.1.0 (Waterside MMA)

U70kg Semi Pro MMA
James Sutherland (SCS) 2.0.0 vs Harry Fox 0.1.0 (Waterside MMA)

U70kg Semi Pro MMA
Jamie Skinner (SCS) 1.1.0 vs Marek Gonda 1.3.0 (House of Pain)

U65.8kg Semi Pro MMA
Brett O`Brien (SCS) 1.0.0 vs Paul Gonzalez 2.0.0 (House of Pain)

U70kg K1 Kickboxing
Tom Devine (DKJ) 0.0.0 vs Conan Snell (FS Jiu Jitsu) 0.0.0

The two main event matches sell this event on their own.

TUF9 alummni Jeff Lawson faces off against the undefeated Karsten Lenjoint in his first fight at featherweight. Both men have strong submission skills and rarely do their fights get out of the first round, so we can expect a fast and furious opening to this fight as each seeks to gain the positional advantage on the other. Lenjoint probably edges this fight whilst the fighters stay at striking range and he may well look to keep this fight there, as Lawsons is known for his ability to translate his high level judo skills into the MMA arena and his ground game is superb. Lenjoint is no slouch on the floor either it has to be said, and the first few minutes will likely set the tone for the whole fight, with Lawson looking to take this down to the mat and Lenjoint looking to pick him off with his striking.

South Coast Submissions prospect Mok Rahman will be looking to extend his winning run with a victory over Lawsons Bulldog Gym teammate Paul Rocha in a welterweight contest. Fresh off his 12 second KO at the last shock n awe, crowd favourite Rahman has dropped down from middleweight and will no doubt come into the cage a lot heavier than the 77k limit. He is a very powerful striker with great wrestling and ground and pound and a decent submission game. Rocha is no stranger to GnP himself with the majority of his wins coming by way of TKO. This one will be a barnstormer and could well end in KO of the night fashion.

At the lower end of the card, the eagle eyed amongst you may have spotted the name of Miguel Bernard. He recently took part in the epic 8 man heavyweight MMA tournament despite having never had an MMA fight. Although he was defeated in the first round of his fight, he showed flashes of his thaiboxing skill with some solid legkicks. In a K1 rules match against local fighter Karl Langley he is in his element and Langley will need to be right on his game in this one.

If you are on the southcoast and are a fan of great fights in a terrific atmosphere you could do a lot worse than get yourself along to ShockNAwe to check out what they have to offer. You won’t be disappointed. If you can’t get down to the event, don’t fret: Full results will be posted up here on the site as soon as we can.

ShockNAwe 3 is being held at Ferneham Hall in Fareham, Hants. Doors open at 1pm and the first fight is shceduled to start at 2pm. Tickets are available from MMAConnect or you can contact the promoters directly, all details are on their website