Lee Murray in Massenschlägerei angestochen...

[jkdberlin]

LONDON, Sept. 28 - British mixed martial artist Lee Murray is in critical condition following an incident early Wednesday morning
outside the Funky Buddha Nightclub in Mayfair, a wealthy area of
London, according to The London Evening Standard.

Murray had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest, puncturing a lung and
severing an artery. He remains in critical condition after having
undergone two operations, The Standard reported.

A veteran of Cage Rage and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Murray
had been attending a birthday party for "Page 3" girl Lauren Pope
before violence broke out around 3:15 a.m that escalated into a mass
brawl involving 25 people. As of Wednesday evening no arrests had been
made, though police said that they are hunting several suspects.

Officers found one victim outside the club and another lying on the
pavement near Green Park tube station. Murray, himself, had collapsed
in a pool of blood 100 yards away.

Sherdog.com will provide updates as they become available.

[jkdberlin]

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29 September 2005
FISTS, FEET, KNIVES AND LOTS AND LOTS OF BLOOD

Fight star stabbed in brawl

By Graham Brough

A CAGE Rage fighter was battling for his life last night after a
celebrity-studded party for a Page 3 girl ended in a blood-drenched
knife brawl.

Bareknuckle bruiser "Lightning" Lee Murray, 27, a top star of
no-holds-barred martial arts contests, is critically ill with stab
wounds. Two other men who were knifed are seriously injured.

A horrified witness who saw the battle involving up to 12 men outside
the Funky Buddha nightclub in upmarket Mayfair said: "It was like a
bloody warzone, with fists, feet and knives on two streets.

"One of the guys must have brain damage if he survives. I saw three men
hitting him so hard I thought his head would come off his neck."

Murray's friend and promoter Andy Geer said last night: "I'm
devastated. Lee's in a very bad way. He just went to a party with
friends and this results. He's got a colourful history but since he's
been contracted to Cage Rage he's been well-behaved."

Mayhem broke out at 3.15am yesterday after model Lauren Pope celebrated
her 21st birthday party at the trendy club in Berkeley Street.

Among celebrity guests were Calum Best, 24, Big Brother's Jade Goody,
24, and former England soccer stars Jermaine Jenas, Zat Knight and Lee
Hendrie. None was involved in the incident.

CCTV seen by the Mirror shows three men watching the club from the
street. When former street fighter Murray emerges, they pounce.

Up to a dozen men are then drawn into a pitched battle between two
groups. One man was thrown against a kerbstone then collapsed into
barriers and a parked Land Rover. He staggered 60 yards further to
Green Park Tube station, lurched across the road then collapsed again,
bleeding heavily.

An ambulance picked him up. A police officer at the scene said: "I'm
not sure if he'll pull through." A trail of blood stained nearby
Stratton Street. A scooter was wrecked and yet more blood was smeared
down a Renault Modus.

One lorry driver who saw the battle said: "I drove round the corner to
see cars coming straight at me down a one-way street. I don't know if
they were getaway cars or if they were people trying to flee the
fighting. They were driving like crazy things.

"I pulled over, locked the cab and sat there trapped. I saw gangs of
blokes knocking pieces out of each other and stabbing each other. There
was blood all over the place. It was terrifying."

Glamour girl Lauren said: "I couldn't believe it. We'd been having a
great night celebrating my birthday. Then some guys started a fight
outside afterwards... there was some rough fighting."

Staff at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel escorted frightened guests out of
the back of the hotel as front doors were sealed by police.

House manager Martin Newbold said: "It seems some men were lying in
wait and the violence began as others left the club."

Murray is in St Mary's Hospital, West London. The other two injured
men, believed to be in their 30s, are also in hospital.

Police said: "The men had all been inside the club. One is in a very
critical condition."

Yesterday scores of offices and businesses were closed as police
cordoned off the area so forensic experts could examine evidence. A
manager at the club could give no details. Feared middleweight Murray
is one of Cage Rage's biggest stars. He grew up in a tough London
neighbourhood where he is said to have had more than 300 street fights
in his youth.

At 21, he trained at a Thai boxing club. He is now a star fighter in
Mixed Martial Arts.

Cage Rage's Dave O'Donnell said: "This is gutting. Lee was in the wrong
place at the wrong time. He has fought all the best guys in the world
and could go right to the top."

The Funky Buddha is a favourite with celebrities and soccer stars.
Prince Harry and Mick Jagger have been guests. Last year Dwight Yorke
chased and caught a mugger after being robbed of his ?36,000 watch at
the club.

[Dorian Pridal]

London: Modell feierte Geburtstag - blutiges Ende und drei Tote
Modell Lauren Pope wollte in Ruhe ihren 22. Geburtstag mit etwa 70 VIP-Gästen im Funky Buddha feiern, als plötzlich gegen drei Uhr morgens eine Gruppe von etwa 20 sich prügelnden Männern in das Lokal stürzte. Drei der Männer wurden erstochen.
Das erste Opfer konnte sich noch 300 Meter vom Tatort entfernen, ehe es verstarb. Das zweite Opfer wurde in der Nähe vom Ritz Carlton Hotel gefunden. Das dritte Opfer verstarb noch am Tatort. Noch drei Opfer liegen in stabilem Zustand in der Klinik.
Die Männer gehörten alle einem Boxverein an, der so genannte "Cage Fights" organisiert. Warum es zum Kampf kam, ist bislang unbekannt. L. Pope ist bekannt als das "Mädchen auf Seite 3" und kam in die Medien, als sie Prinz Harry vor 18 Monaten küsste.
Quelle: www.thesun.co.uk

[ikkyo]

Lee Murray was stabbed outside a London nightclub last night. He died but was revived, and is now in a critical condition.


Mann, Mann, Mann... :rolleyes:

[Krub]

Off topic: is es richtig zu schreiben: mixed martial artist ?? Das wär ja wörtlich übersetzt der gemischte Kampfkünstler.
Wär also mixed martial arts artist besser? Klingt irgendwie doof :)

[Rusha]

Tja da sieht man es mal wieder.

Du kannst der härteste Cagefighter der Welt sein aber wenn du dich mit den falschen anlegst liegst du auf der Intensivstation.

Schade um diesen guten fighter.