All Roads Lead to King of the Streets

Summary

Away Days Podcast: Reporting from the Underbelly
Episode: All Roads Lead to King of the Streets
Release Date: June 17, 2025
Host: Jake Hanrahan
Producer: H11 Studio & Callzone Media

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Introduction

In the gripping episode titled "All Roads Lead to King of the Streets," Jake Hanrahan delves deep into the clandestine world of underground fighting, focusing on the notorious fight club, King of the Streets (KOTS). This episode marks the first part of Hanrahan's ambitious documentary series, No Rules, which explores the raw and unfiltered realities of society's fringes.

Meet Joey: A Unique Fighter

Jake introduces listeners to Joey, a passionate and flamboyant fighter from South Wales striving to make his mark in the underground fight scene.

• Joey's Struggles and Personality

  • Timestamp [05:10]: "Joey is really quite different from most of the clandestine fighters out there. He's loud as fuck, he dyes his beard, he wears neon colors and lives with his heart on his sleeve at all times."

  Joey's vibrant personality starkly contrasts the typical stoic and hardcore image associated with underground fighters. His attempts to join various fight clubs and bare-knuckle events are often thwarted, not due to lack of skill, but perhaps because his flamboyant demeanor doesn't fit the traditional mold of the scene.

• Health Challenges and Determination

  • Timestamp [07:45]: Joey opens up about his recent heart condition that has put his fighting career on hold, leading to moments of depression.

  Despite his health setbacks, Joey's dedication remains unwavering. His unorthodox methods of staying active, such as jogging topless while eating raw onions, highlight his relentless spirit.

The Quest to Join KOTS

Jake recounts Joey's arduous journey to secure a spot in KOTS, ultimately succeeding through networking with a former fighter.

• Joey's Path to KOTS

  • Timestamp [12:20]: "So I just thought, yeah, I messaged them, spoke to some boy, it's a police boy who fought with him a month ago. And then, yeah, he gave me the contact and that's perfect."

  Joey's perseverance pays off when he finally gets the green light to fight Alex, a seasoned and formidable opponent known for his brutal fighting style.

The Fight at King of the Streets

Jake provides a detailed, real-time narration of Joey's fight against Alex, capturing the intensity and unpredictability of underground battles.

• Fight Breakdown

  • Timestamp [13:36]: "Joey randomly breaks out into a short sprint towards Alex before leaping into the air and throwing a short fly kick."
  • As the fight progresses, Joey showcases both aggression and resilience, despite being overpowered at moments.
  • Timestamp [17:40]: "Alex tries to boot him, but misses. The two circle each other for a second. Alex drops another stiff left hook into Joey's chin."

  The bout is a whirlwind of punches, grapples, and sheer willpower, culminating in Joey securing a hard-fought victory.

• Victory and Sportsmanship

  • Timestamp [21:30]: "I can't believe it. Joey has won the fight. His hand is held up in the air and all the other fighters cheer him on from the stands of the Matador Stadium."

  Post-fight, despite the brutal exchange, Joey and Alex embrace, demonstrating mutual respect and the unspoken codes that govern the underground fighting realm.

Aftermath and Reflections

Following his victory, Joey reconnects with his family, revealing a softer side beneath his combative exterior.

• Family Support

  • Timestamp [26:25]: "I rang home and he's like, yeah, well done. You know, See, he."

  Joey's parents express pride and support, shedding light on his upbringing and the strong familial bonds that anchor him.

Jake reflects on his own journey to gain access to KOTS, highlighting the challenges and eventual breakthrough after persistent efforts and building trust within the community.

• Gaining Access to KOTS

  • Timestamp [30:15]: "I've seen firsthand myself on my many reporting trips to various front lines across the world."

  Jake emphasizes the diversity within KOTS fighters, debunking misconceptions about the fight club being a breeding ground for extremists.

Societal Implications of Underground Fighting

Towards the end of the episode, Jake delves into a philosophical discussion about violence and its place in society.

• Violence in Society vs. Underground Fighting

  • Timestamp [35:50]: "War is far more violent than anything you will ever see in a no rules fight."

  He contrasts the sanctioned violence in global conflicts with the raw, unregulated violence in underground fight clubs, questioning societal perceptions and moral judgments surrounding such activities.

• Morality and Acceptance

  • Timestamp [36:30]: "No one is. Violence is part of our DNA. It is all around us."

  Jake provocatively suggests that while underground fighting is often deemed barbaric, society at large is complicit in accepting more extreme forms of violence through institutions like the military.

Conclusion

Jake concludes the episode by reaffirming the purpose of Away Days Podcast—to present unfiltered and authentic stories from society's underbelly. He hints at an upcoming documentary that will further expose the complexities and nuances of underground fighting.

• Teaser for Part Two
  • Timestamp [38:00]: "Next week we'll be starting Part two of the podcast where we'll take you on a journey through a deadly favela in Brazil to see what life is like when a gang takes on the role of a government."

Key Takeaways

• Authentic Portrayal: The episode offers a raw and unfiltered look into the underground fighting scene, challenging preconceived notions and highlighting individual stories like Joey's.

• Complex Characters: Joey emerges as a multifaceted character—aggressive yet vulnerable, flamboyant yet deeply connected to his roots and family.

• Societal Reflection: Jake's reflections on violence provoke listeners to reconsider societal norms and the often hypocritical acceptance of certain violent practices.

Notable Quotes

• Jake Hanrahan: "Most people don't want to risk having their head smashed off of a concrete floor or their eye gouged out or their skin bitten off. I certainly would not."
  Timestamp [22:00]

• Joey: "I always am."
  Timestamp [27:23]

• Jake Hanrahan: "Two people fighting in private, hidden from the rest of the world, is no one's business but their own."
  Timestamp [45:10]

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Don't miss the next episode of Away Days Podcast, where Jake Hanrahan explores life in a Brazilian favela ruled by gangs. Subscribe to YouTube.com/@awaydaystv to follow along with Jake's unfiltered reporting from the world's most hidden corners.

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Credits:
Produced by: H11 Studio & Callzone Media
Music by: Sam Black
Sound Mix: Splicing Block
Photography: Johnny Pickup & Louis Hollis
Graphic Design: Laura Adamson & Casey Highfield

Transcript

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You're listening to the Away Days Podcast on the Ground Outside reporting from the Underbelly with me, Jake Hanrahan. To watch Away Days documentaries, go to YouTube.com/at awaydays tv. This is part one. No Rules is no Rules episode four. This podcast is a production of H11 Studio and Callzone Media. Since we first met Joey in episode one when he fought Bash in Hastings and he's been having a bit of a hard time getting fights, he tried to sign up to go at it in just about every fight club or bare knuckle event there is, but he's been having no luck. He's eager, a decent fighter and completely dedicated to violence and raising his own profile in the underground. Still, though, something wasn't hitting. Personally, I think it might be his flamboyant character and attitude. As I've mentioned before, Joey is really quite different from most of the clandestine fighters out there. He's loud as fuck, he dyes his beard, he wears neon colors and lives with his heart on his sleeve at all times. Joey is about as stoic as a Jerry Springer contestant. He cannot help but shout loudly about what he thinks and who he is. Joey, whether you like him or not, is a one of one. I think it's great. However, I'm unsure the scene as a whole is quite ready for someone like him. Generally, there's a hardcore tough guy element to underground fight clubs, as you can obviously imagine. Joey running in with his neon pink trainers and three different haircuts, all bleached, dyed different ways. Doesn't quite fit the mould. The whole point of clandestine fighting, though, is that it's a counterculture outside of society. Anyone taking part has to exit from the norm and prepare for a wild west. Best in every way possible, even if you're just in attendance watching. There's one King of the Streets video, for example, where someone in the crowd grabs onto a fighter through a corrugated fence, literally trying to limit his movement so his opponent can get the upper hand. God knows what he was thinking, but let it be known that no rules only applies to what's happening inside the fight. Everyone else better behave. In the video, the mysterious boss man of COTS instantly spots the grabbing and leaps over the fence like a gazelle. Several other Hype crew members follow him and a fight breaks out in the crowd. The edit then cuts to a Be right Back technical difficulties card for a second before the fight is back on. I have it on good authority from someone who was there that day that the lad who grabbed the fighter got beaten up, knocked out and dragged out of the venue. I was told he's banned for life from all COTS events. There's even a rumor he was kicked out of the hooligan firm he was a part of for embarrassing everybody involved with his antics. No Rules is not a game, it's not a sport. That's just one specific example that was caught on video. There are many more that are yet to be seen. Like when the police raided a COTS fight and hundreds of people inside had to escape and attempted to run away. Killing before the cops Arrested them or when fights broke out between rival hooligan firms close to the event. So Joey spent months trying to fight people on the concrete. Every so often, he'd have an opponent ready only for them to drop out at the last minute. If it wasn't that, it was personal health issues of his own. I won't go into too much detail other than what Joey has already said publicly, but. But basically, he has a fairly serious heart condition that flared up recently, putting a pause on his training and fighting down, out and unwell. I could sense Joey was becoming depressed. He called me up for no real reason, talking about how his fights had fallen apart, how he needs to get operated on, how he's basically sick of sitting around. He'd be sat at home in Wales with his mind ticking over double time. Fighting men are not attuned to bed rest. It's not in their DNA, it's not in their makeup. They feel lethargic, puffy and even out of control. The discipline of the gym, the ring and the concrete is where they most feel relaxed. One time I saw on Joey's Instagram stories that he was taking a rest from training for a bit due to injury. But within hours he posted a story of him jogging topless in the moors whilst eating a full red onion, raw like an apple. Why? I don't know, but that's what he was up to. That's the kind of person he is. Trying to get Joey to rest for anything is obviously going to be very difficult. As you can imagine, when Joey got the confirmation he'd be fighting on King of the Streets, he was over the moon. He went instantly from the sofa to the tarmac, hitting weights, hitting the bags and consuming as many steroids as possible. After a few weeks, Joey is ready. He's even asked the cots bosses if I'd be allowed to come and film his fight, but they said no. Security issues. It is what it is. Instead, I'm headed out to Spain to meet Joey a few days before the fight. I won't get to see it, but I'll see him before and after I land in Spain. We'll keep the city undisclosed, but it's busy, it's hot and the traffic is bonkers. Joey arrived yesterday. He was flown out by Hype crew, all expensive is paid and is currently held up in a hotel on the outskirts of the city. The fight is in 24 hours. There's a rumor going round that the location for this event will be the most extravagant in the history of COTs. Generally, the fights are held in warehouses or empty multi storey car parks, but now and then a wild card location is used for the fights. One time they held an event in an ice rink with the floor covered, another on top of a roof of a very high building. It's like Tekken, the one that's planned for Spain is apparently unlike anything else. I call Joey. He's full of energy as usual. He tells me to come through so we'll hop in a taxi and head out to meet him and his mate.

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[Jake Hanrahan]

He's there, mate. He's there with his top off. What's happening, mate? Size on him. What's that? How you doing, man? What's happening, bro? Yeah, good man. How you feeling? Yeah, good man. You're looking happy.

[Joey]

I'm on fire.

[Jake Hanrahan]

You made it, man. Joey is easily half a stone heavier than when I'd last seen him. He's put on a ton of muscle, he's got his shirt off and his hair slicked back and he's practically vibrating on the spot. He just throwing out sentences without me even asking anything. In the midst of this madness, he starts to explain how he finally got on to Cops Fighter, let's fight.

[Joey]

So I just thought, yeah, it. I messaged them, spoke to some boy, it's a police boy who fought with him a month ago. And then, yeah, he was speaking to me. So I just, yeah, he said, how do I do it? And then he gave me the contact and that's perfect.

[Jake Hanrahan]

After all Joey's efforts to get the attention of Hype Crew and King of the Streets, all it took in the end was messaging a previous fighter who was friendly. As Joey said, some Polish lad who'd fought on KOTS before gave him the contact for the right people. He sent them footage of his previous fights and they said, yep, okay, you can fight. At kots, Joey will be fighting Alex, a man we spoke about briefly in episode one. He's the guy who got half his ear bitten off by Bash and continued to fight and even win by a brutal double eye gouge. Alex is a serious fighter with a lot more experience than Joey. Joey, though, genuinely does not seem anything but excited. No nerves, just excitement. We walk through a feel of dusty, barren land as he sporadically jumps about whooping and shadowboxing. He's like a kid in a sweet shot. You're visualizing the winner here. God.

[Joey]

Looking down at me, telling me, yeah, boy.

[Jake Hanrahan]

This is like. This is like a big thinking. This is what you've been aiming for though, isn't it?

[Joey]

Oh, proper, properly.

[Jake Hanrahan]

What is it? About the king, King of the streets. Look like, mate, you want to be.

[Joey]

On that summer scenery and I think but the scenery and all that is hell. It's like a movie in it. Every clip they have on YouTube and it's like a, it's like a film that you watch for an hour long, like 50 odd minutes long. And I just thought guy looks nasty as, do you know what I mean? What's the worst going to happen? Obviously, yes, a lot of things. But you know, certain men don't think.

[Jake Hanrahan]

Like adrenaline, you don't think like that. Whilst Joey, as you can hear, is a bit of a madman in person, there's something almost endearing about him. He's a young man from South Wales where there is honestly not much opportunity. The idea that he'll soon be taking part in the world's most serious underground fight club is exhilarating for him. Hate it or love it, this is the biggest prospect of Joey's life so far. It means a lot to him.

[Joey]

I'm. I'm waiting for anything to happen, you know, you've got to push yourself. I can't keep running around thinking I could do everything. I gotta take the tickets one day. So I'm just waiting for that like. And I'm going on to this king of the street fight. There's nothing more harder or better, is it? You know what I mean?

[Jake Hanrahan]

Do you not feel any nerves at all?

[Joey]

No, I don't not do. I just follow one, know what I mean? I don't see. I'm not a bad person, you know what I mean? I'm doing this out of what I want to do. I'm practicing, I'm getting more better and I just want to swell. I obviously want to smack someone too, like, but you know, that's their fault anyway, cuz they want to do it as well. So you, you know, you both want to be men, let's go for it. But no, I'm not. Don't get worried or shy or nervous or all that.

[Jake Hanrahan]

Something that often comes up when I tell people I've been filming underground no rules fight clubs like the one Joey's about to take part in is the idea that everyone involved must be some kind of lunatic. Their lives must have been hard. They're probably nasty pieces of work, blah blah, blah. Now that's definitely true for some fighters, but most of the people I've met in the two years I've been working on my no rules project are totally normal other than the fighting. Most of them are really nice. Even Joey, for example, is a family man who's very close with his mom and dad. Still, it's something he talks about often.

[Joey]

I haven't been through nothing to fucking get myself that way. I'm just happy and excited.

[Jake Hanrahan]

That's the thing. A lot of people are like, oh, you must have something wrong with you. There must be something in your childhood. What is it?

[Joey]

Yeah, fuck all that. I got raised up fucking perfect by my parents. Like literally I was the best ever, ever. I had everything I ever wanted. Catholic primary school, Catholic fucking comp school. You know, I'm wearing a loud out late at night, you know, I never got into no trouble or not. So don't know, maybe unless it's because I'm at this age now and I can. And my parents can't tell me.

[Jake Hanrahan]

I think you just like fighting. Yeah, it's just I'm like, yeah, what have you. What your mum and dad said about it? Do they know?

[Joey]

Yeah, my mum doesn't know about this. She don't know about this again like. But my dad's like, I told him, he goes, well, hell, Joey, because there's not much I can say about it anymore. You know, you wanted to do it, I can't tell you anymore. So yeah, it's probably is why I'm doing it as well because I'm able to do stuff now without my parents.

[Jake Hanrahan]

The thing with cuts is it's more than just the fighting. The whole thing is an experience, a counterculture, a door into a different world that is closed for 99% of the population anywhere. For Joey, he's not only fighting on a massive platform, he's been flown out to somewhere new. He gets paid to fight and he gets treated differently to what he would back home. I think this is a big appeal for many fighters involved in the counterculture of no rules, clandestine fighting.

[Joey]

I always, always wanted to get flew out to a different country, knocked over to UK and, and have a fight like, you know what I mean? And that doesn't matter if it was for free or if it was ten grand or fucking million pounds.

[Jake Hanrahan]

Like money, no matter.

[Joey]

It doesn't make a difference. Doing it is that, you know, they said you have money but you spend this gone, you're doing it something, you have the memory of it all, that's how many years. And that's I guess just a free night out with the Mrs. And the. Yeah, whatever else.

[Jake Hanrahan]

Like, do you remember like, do you remember like your first fight, like street fight?

[Joey]

Yeah, my first street fight though. See, must have been When I was younger in it when obviously just sticking up for my brother because people used, you know, used to get a little bit of a little idiot and he was a little bit, you know, he'd get in trouble like, so I'd be. So I'd stick up for him and yeah, yeah, remember them? It was kind of always just one massive bang and they'd be down. I was thinking, oh wow, this is mad. So I mean, I never fought anything from it though. Always thought I was tough until I done my first ever fight boxing fight and then I was like, whoa.

[Jake Hanrahan]

I leave Joey to shadow box in the dust and concrete, preparing for his fight tomorrow. Now I'm not allowed to see the fight in person, but I can watch it in real time. Kotz has a live pay per view link on their website. So I sit back in my Airbnb and get ready to see if Joey has what it takes to be part of King of the Streets history. I stay glued to my laptop for the countdown. The pay per view starts. The rumors are true. This is by far the most extravagant Cots location to date. They're fighting in a bullring. They've even got someone dressed up as a matador to lead the event. It's incredible. The fighters are preparing in the paddocks where the bull would go. Old broken wooden gates separate the fighters from the hard, dusty floor of the bullring. A chain is unlatched on the paddock gate at each end and two fighters emerge. Joey and Alex are up. Joey raises his hand to the sky and Alex moves forward confidently. His long hair is tied in a bunch of. He's covered in tattoos. Bearded, tall and stocky. He looks ready but relaxed. Joey is fully dialled in. You can tell he's raring to go. The two fighters meet in the middle and at the last few steps, Joey randomly breaks out into a short sprint towards Alex before leaping into the air and throwing a short fly kick. Alex shifts out the way but it catches him in the hip. Looks painful. Joey lunges for him and throws two badly timed haymakers. They miss. Thrown into mid air. The third he throws, connects with the side of Alex's head. He looks a bit flustered, but he's fine. Alex grapples with Joey. Joey shifts his weight, throws a headbutt, pulls Alex downward, throws a knee into his face. Alex looks dazed. Joey goes for him again with no guard whatsoever. He's like a wild animal. Alex straightens up and throws a perfectly timed left hook and into Joey's jaw. Joey goes down heavy he hits the dirt, all 81 kilos of him. The dust rises. I wonder, is he done for? Nope. Within less than a second, Joey leaps back up onto his feet. Alex tries to boot him, but misses. The two circle each other for a second. Alex drops another stiff left hook into Joey's chin. This time, Joey just grins and flashing the white of his gum shield. Joey jabs Alex in the face and the two grapple. Alex tries to lift Joey up, but fails. The two are locked together now on the floor in the dirt. Joey is choking Alex out. The two scuffle for a while on their knees till Alex lifts. Joey throws him over and lands on top of him. I can't see how Joey can get out of this one, but he manages to hold on, headlocking Alex by the neck. The two are a tangle of bloody limbs and sweet sweat. Dirt sticks to them as they do battle on the ground. Face pushed against face. Both are in a perfect position to bite the other. But they don't. There's some unspoken understanding in this fight, as there are with many of kotz. Just because you can do whatever you want in no rules doesn't mean you have to. Alex frees himself from Joey's grip and is now kneeled over him. He starts punching Joey in the face, but somehow Joey manages to spoil, spin around and stand up. The two men part for a few seconds. Both are visibly exhausted. They pant hard and take a few steps, trying to catch their breath. The pair step forward, both throwing a right cross at the same time. Both fighters land a punch into each other's head. Their necks snap back for a second and blood is visible on both. They then swing wildly each other until Alex drops to the ground from pure exhaustion. Joey jumps on top of him and grabs his hair, pounding his fists into Alex's face and head. Alex covers up and lets out a growl as Joey continues to rain down fists. Alex is no longer fighting back. The boss man at KOTS moves in and pulls Joey off of him. I can't believe it. Joey has won the fight. His hand is held up in the air and all the other fighters cheer him on from the stands of the Matador Stadium. It's just what Joey wanted. Alex is back up on his feet, beaten, bloodied, but generally okay. He's also clapping. The two men embrace in a show of good sportsmanship and they're led back to the paddocks to be seen to by a makeshift medical team. It was a brawl very scrappy, but honestly, what an entertaining fight that was to watch. Foreign.

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[Jake Hanrahan]

Later that day, I meet Joey in another dusty field nearby. How you doing, man? Congrats, man. Amazing. How are you doing? Good to see you, bro.

[Joey]

Apparently I done amazing, right?

[Jake Hanrahan]

You look all right. You look all right.

[Joey]

We are not.

[Jake Hanrahan]

Would you call your parents? Did you?

[Joey]

Oh, yeah. Straight away. I know I only need to ring the message and my parents and my brother.

[Jake Hanrahan]

Yeah. What do they say?

[Joey]

Yeah, they were loving it. Like, I think my parents were out having a drink at the moment and they. But then I rung home and he's like, yeah, well done. You know, See, he. Yeah, we just have this family thing going on in it, like, you know, because my grandpa obviously passed away when I was younger and I was my dad's dad and I was the last parent he had, and. Because everything they've done for me and bloody, bloody just makes such a feeling for me and. Yeah, that's all I need. You know, some people obviously, like you say, some fighters are nutters. They're in and out of jail, bad people. But then, you know, some just do it for the all heart and spirits and stuff.

[Jake Hanrahan]

He's proud of you now.

[Joey]

He is, like, yeah. He said it two years ago. He always said, you'll never be as mad as me, Joe. I was mad. I was. But, yeah, two years since now. And he said, right here, I'm just letting you know, Joe, you can calm down.

[Jake Hanrahan]

You've talked.

[Joey]

I was like, dad, Dad's the best medal I've ever. Yes, I'm over the moon, like, to be honest, like. And I'm just blessed.

[Jake Hanrahan]

I can see it. You look so happy.

[Joey]

I always am.

[Jake Hanrahan]

Anyway, so Joey won and he'll go on to fight more in the underground scene. He's happy. I'm not happy, though. Not with Joey, but with Access. I was so close to King of the Streets, yet so far I felt as if I'd failed. Rarely have I tried to get access to a story and not managed it. But as I said earlier in the series, where there's a will, there is a way. What I haven't mentioned so far in the Away Days podcast, because it will be covered thoroughly in the no Rules documentary I'm making is my work filming with a highly respected COTS fighter that you'll see in the film when it's released. He'll be a main feature of the documentary, which will eventually be published at YouTube.com/waydaystv. Be sure to subscribe if you can't find it that way, just search away days Jake Hanrahan in YouTube now this COTS fighter was wary of me for a while because I'm a journalist, but eventually he began to understand the scope of my film and he started to help me with access, introducing me to the right people. To cut a long story short, I got a call a few weeks after I'd returned from Spain. Turns out after two years traveling back and forth to various no rules fight clubs across Europe, I'd finally been granted permission to come and film at King of the Streets, the place that started it all. They trusted that my intentions were good and that I was not fucking around or trying to do some kind of expose on them. People have tried in the past to do that, mostly due to the KOTS apolitical rule. Basically anyone from any political background can fight at King of the Streets due to this. There have been surprise Neo Nazi fighters brawling at kots. A few disingenuous mainstream reporters decided to single that out and act as if KOTS is some kind of far right training ground. That is simply not true. KOTS has fighters from all different backgrounds, including several anti fascist hooligans, some of which have literally screamed antifa at the top of their lungs after winning. There are dozens of fighters from all different racial and religious backgrounds. Some of the main heads in Hype crew even are black and Arab. So for COTS to be a white supremacist breeding ground, they're off to a bad start now. Sure. Would the environment of COTS scare away your average liberal or conservative mainstream reporter and make them very upset due to what they're seeing? Yes, but what wouldn't these days? Basically everyone from far left to far right and back again can fight at cots if they've got the mettle to do so. Politics at the fight club is simply irrelevant. Now you might not like that, but I dare say the people at the fight clubs don't care. So King of the Streets I jumped on a plane and headed out to an undisclosed country in Europe. Been trying to get access to COTS for a very long time, but I didn't even know if I'd be allowed in till the very second I was through the door. Even Then it was just to meet the boss man and hear what he had to say. If he didn't like what I had to say, he would have kicked me out there and then at the location a warehouse, I was thoroughly searched and briefly interrogated. Once the bossman had decided I am who I said I am and I'm trying to film a genuine documentary about this wild counterculture he'd created, he decided I was okay and that was it. Off we went. We were free to film whatever we wanted as the fights took place. Now, due to the nature of the agreements we have for the Axis, I'm not going to go into detail here about the event. You will see it all though, when a documentary is released. What I can say though, is that the atmosphere at COTS was unlike anything I've experienced in my ten plus years as a journalist. They are the most notorious fight club for a reason. So this first part of the Way Days podcast has been a journey through recreational ultra violence on which an entire counterculture is growing rapidly. I've tried to be as frank and as open as possible. Way Days is not for the faint of heart. I want to make journalism that has none of the edges rounded smooth. After all of this, you might think that Norul's underground fighting is horrible, brutal or barbaric even most people do. But that's almost the point of is not for everyone. It's actually barely for anyone at all. Even most professional fighters wouldn't get involved. That's completely understandable. Most people don't want to risk having their head smashed off of a concrete floor or their eye gouged out or their skin bitten off. I certainly would not. That is totally normal. One thing, though, that I often see brought up in regards to no Rules fighting is the morality of it. This, I think, is one of the most interesting elements of the scene. People who are out there outraged by it can simply look away. But they won't. Two people fighting in private, hidden from the rest of the world, is no one's business but their own. And yet still, the biggest detractors of no Rules want to act as if they are above the violence. They're not. No one is. Violence is part of our DNA. It is all around us. But it's been sanitized and repackaged to seem acceptable. If the quote unquote correct people are doing it. Now. I don't want to come across as some boring political philosopher, but I do think there's a point to be made. Put it this way, if you have ever cheered on a politician you have almost definitely promoted, whether you liked it or not, extreme violence from left to right. Politicians are involved in dropping bombs on the heads of people all across the world. This is not a partisan issue. I've seen it firsthand myself on my many reporting trips to various front lines across the world. Heads get blown open, brains pour onto pavements, limbs are torn from bodies, skin burns off of the bones of innocent people. War is far more violent than anything you will ever see in a no rules fight, and you can call clandestine fighters thugs and criminals if you want, but They've never sent $17 billion worth of military aid to a country in the throes of a televised genocide. You might think this is a straw man argument, and that's fine, maybe it is. But consider this. The people who dictate what level of decorum is and isn't allowed in our state society are the very same people who facilitate some of the most deadly violence in history. My final point is to say that many people are obsessed with violence or will simply excuse it. They just don't realize it. At least with no Rules fighting, everyone there knows who they are. 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