Shortly after dodging arrest Murray was introduced to mixed martial arts , and he competed in his first fight on 5 December 1999 at an event called " Millennium Brawl " that was held at Hemel Hempstead Pavilion . His opponent was Rob Hudson , and Murray knocked him out in the first round , prompting event promoter Andy Jardine to say , " He was so quick they called him ' Lightning ' Lee Murray . " Murray 's successful debut led him to begin training seriously ; he jogged around the Abbey Wood Estate and attended two gyms - London Shootfighters in White City for wrestling , and Peacock 's Gym in Canning Town for boxing . Martin Bowers , who ran Peacock 's with his brothers Tony and Paul , described Murray as " a very nice boy " who " conducted himself well . " Bowers said that Murray reminded him of many other young men who he 'd seen in his gym over the years , men who 'd come from troubled backgrounds but whose lives were given structure by sport . Notably , at the same time that Murray was training at Peacock 's Gym the Bowers brothers were planning a series of robberies , the biggest being a brazen raid on a high-security warehouse at Gatwick Airport ; their scheme involved disguising themselves as security officers , using a fake Brink 's - Mat van to get into the depot , and then stealing £ 1 million in foreign currency . After Scotland Yard found out about the planned heist all three brothers were arrested and jailed ; it has been speculated that while Murray had no prior knowledge about the caper , the schematics that were later revealed publicly may have given him some of the ideas that were used in the not dissimilar Securitas depot robbery
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