KIDDERMINSTER hosted a feast of martial arts action as local fights took part in full contact show held at the Town Hall.

Local promoter Matt Winsper's hard work paid off as a packed crowd watched 16 fights, which saw kickboxing, mixed martial arts and white collar boxing on display.

Kidderminster's Michael ‘Morphy’ Clarke was the main event and kept his undefeated ring record going with a tough five-round decision victory over Cheltenham's Rob Lawson, who he had previously beaten over three rounds.

With the ISKA Midland Area Light Heavyweight title at stake, there was more to play for this time around, and Lawson gave his best, but by the fifth round was bleeding from the nose and tiring as Clarke, 27, landed hard body kicks, overhand rights and even several spectacular spinning back fist strikes.

While Clarke, of Tomkinson Drive, didn’t quite get the stoppage win he would have liked, it was still another notch on his record, which now stands at five straight victories to add to his previous career as a full contact karate champion.

Habberley’s Joe Johnstone, 17, gave a spectacular performance in a semi-professional mixed martial arts match, breaking down and finally submitting Birmingham's Simon Beattie.

English amateur title holder Johnstone, who recently moved up to the semi-professional ranks, was supported by coaches James Winsper and John Jones.

Stu Wilson staged a three round battle with Droitwich’s Gerard Vassey in a white collar boxing match, which is fought with heavier 14oz gloves than regular ABA amateur boxing, and edge a close fight.

Kidderminster-based Marvin Karvat, 30, took on a tough opponent from the Bishops Cleeve Gym MSD Evolution in a semi-professional mixed martial arts bout and finally forced his opponent to submit.

Barry Stone, 33, suffered a close defeat at the hands of Redditch’s Rick Morley, breaking his left foot in the second round which hampered his chances of victory in a middleweight kickboxing bout.

In a kickboxing match Kidderminster youngster Connor Porter, 15, engaged his Nottingham opponent in a ferocious five-round match for the ISKA Midland Area Youths Light Middleweight Title, giving his all but coming up slightly short on the judges scorecards.

Porter’s father Dale Bradley, 32, put on an amazing performance as he attempted to raise funds for his son to compete in the ISKA European Championships in Italy later this year, giving his all in a charity White Collar Boxing match at heavyweight.

Despite only having trained once per week for the past couple of months, Bradley fought toe-to-toe with his Redditch-based opponent, who stood some three inches taller than him, landing his own share of hard right hands before exhaustion overcame him, forcing him to take a knee in the second round where he was counted out by the referee.

Halesowen's Ryan Gifford, 11, trains at the Kidderminster-based Winspers Gym on New Road, won the WSKA British Junior title in a kickboxing match, scoring a comprehensive five-round decision over Welsh visitor Caden Copp, who was unable to deal with Gifford’s intense work rate and impressive high-kicking ability. Gifford, who is also due to represent England at the ISKA European Championships later this year, landed shots at will, and proudly received his first British title belt, although he does hold gold medals from the British amateur semi-contact championships earlier in the year.

The next show is set for Sunday, November 27 at the Town Hall.