Tom Hardy Wins Two Gold Medals at Jiu-Jitsu Tournament in England

The British movie-star actor Tom Hardy took home two gold medals after making a surprise appearance at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fundraising event in the English city of Wolverhampton on August 20, British media reported.

The 44-year-old Hollywood star, known for his roles in movies such as The Dark Knight Rises, The Revenant, Venom, and Mad Max: Fury Road, is an avid practitioner of jiu-jitsu and holder of a blue belt, according to British reports.

The Jiu-jitsu and Parajiu-jitsu tournament was held to raise funds for Reorg, a charity Hardy trains with that teaches jiu-jitsu to military veterans and emergency-response workers with life-changing injuries, PTSD, and depression.

The video from Geoff Pavey shows Hardy submitting one of his opponents with an armbar.

According to Wolverhampton’s Express and Star newspaper, Hardy took time after the competition to talk to fans. Credit: Geoff Pavey via Storyful

Video transcript

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- [INAUDIBLE] like that. Oh, he scored.

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- Oh, he's very entangled, isn't he? Watch the triangle, Tom. Oh, he's out. Nice, nice.

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- [INAUDIBLE] belly, two points. Nice. Oh, he's going to get the Kimura here. Come on, Tom.

- [INAUDIBLE] on top of the head like that you knew he was finished. There's no way he's getting out of that.

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- Oh, he's going for the arm bar now.

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- Oh, yes. Nice, Tom!

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- Yes, Tom!

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- [INAUDIBLE]

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