MMA with Medieval Armor and Blunt Weapons 

I have seen a lot of things in life, but I've never seen a cowboy in medieval armor drinking a beer.

The Texan Knight facing its foe: " Thou hast yee'deth thy last haw, you filthy heathen!"

It's weird to think that American knights weren't a thing until the 20th century.

Normally not a wear-the-flag type of American myself, but that tabard is fly.

“What are the Rules ref?” *Don’t Die.*

America: *It's you guys again* England: *sO fRaNcE dIdNt CoMe ThIs tImE hUh*

Everyone: *Fighting with swords, axes, pole arms, etc.* Guy at 8:27: *I CAST FIST*

the part when he said he was a history teacher made me wheeze "today class i brought my DANE AXE! and my armor!"

"So, what makes you a good history teacher" *arriving with a knight armor* "YES"

Imagine one of these guys were interviewed for a job "So, what are your hobbies?" "I'am a knight"

Id love to see a version of this where 2 countries spec ops or military have an international airsoft match

Can we talk about how intimidating the US longswordsman looked? My man was dripped TF up!

The most magical thing I've ever seen is a man in knight armor and a cowboy hat drinking a beer

"Despite their best efforts" *Americans in armour covered in Stars and Stripes:* "Are we medieval enough?"

As a European i actually think it's really cool that the states made their own identity and banners as knights when they don't have any historical references. Go USA! Good job.

Imagine how bloody, insane and brutal real battle was back in the day.

So how did you meet your husband? Woman: Wacked him with a long sword.

Finals: England vs France 100 years war: aww shit, here we go again

Frickin couple changed their name to ironside. So metal.

I've seen this live it's amazing, they need a tv deal so that the peeps can get paid and support their families. Nice to see VICE shine a light on one of the coolest sports around.

it didn't seem to realistic until I heard steel on steel and five different European languages being yelled around.

This look fun as fuck

General MMA Junkie : " I do MMA" Man in Armored suit and blunt weapon : "That's nice"

"How'd ya meet mom dad" "Ah well son, she came at me with a sword and it was sparks from there, or from the collision, I don't remember."

Now imagine if they added this to school PEs around the globe. That would be a spectacle to behold.

A cowboy knight...Yeehaw m'lord.

So this is what the algorithm recommends when you've been playing Age of Empires 2 and watching MMA

It fills me with a strange sense of pride knowing that Americans have their own team of professional knights wrecking shit overseas, and one of them is a military officer from the Lone Star State.

-daddy, how did you meet mommy for the first time?... - oh well i met you mother in a medieval tournament, we fought against each other, we were throwing blades and hits at each other. She hit me in the face pretty hard enough for me to fall in love with her..... Then i threw my pommel at her and you were born.

"What's your fighting style?" "Ahh, nerd rage." Lol XD

Now imagine what an actual brawl like this would’ve been like with sharpened weapons in medieval times.

2:10 medieval knight with a cowboy hat and a Texan accent. Now I have seen everything.

*When you're American and have visited Europe once*

This should replace figure skating in the Olympics

I noticed how fast they move in one-on-one fencing. The armor can tire a person more quickly, but medieval combat was a lot more agile than many people think. A longsword, for example, was only about 3 lbs and very well balanced.

I think the American flag armor fits really well. Stripes weren't uncommon designs. I've never seen pentacles on any knight before though.

I didn't see any pommel throwing. filthy casuals.

Whoever designed the US suits and colors did a wonderful job of making it both super American and super medieval. Fantastic.

It must still be a really cool experience going into a sword battle with a military leader giving you a talk beforehand

Their ancestors : with this end of war my children dont need to wear this armour anymore Them : haha axe goes baaammm !!

This For Honor dlc is insane

A fully armored knight with an American Flag Surcoat. An aesthetic I never knew I needed

Buhurt/WMC really needs more airtime from shows like this. It's an amazing sport to watch live and I'm also eagerly looking into starting this myself.

I love how people are keeping this alive

the first thing I'm gonna do if I ever try this is just run to a corner... unscrew my pommel and throw that shit unleashing such incredible force their whole team will of course be ended rightly

"I'm a high school history teacher.", Why can't all history teachers be this awesome!!

5:12 Wow damn! This looks amazing! Imagine breaking a bone in this and telling someone. "Yeah I broke my arm in a midevil combat zone. No biggie."

I've gotta say, I love how they incorporated the stars and stripes into their uniforms. Also, holy crap, this is just awesome in general. Get ESPN on this shiz right now!

I like to think that the Texan guy wears a cowboy hat underneath his helmet at all times.

Dude gets an axe to the face, blunt or not thats gotta hurt. brutal.

I love how the most replayed part is when they hold her down and I think they break her nose, it’s brutal and it makes me love this sport.

I had no idea this form of combat play existed. It gives a whole knew perspective on hollywood fight scenes. It's much faster then I imajined and still basic fight with punches,kicks,grappling.

Everyone: Omg football is so painful! I don’t wana get tackled! These guys: P a t h e t i c

Where is the pommel throwing competition at the end of the week to end it rightly?

We need this in the olympics

its like a bunch of kids just having fun with friends... it's beautiful 😪

*Father watches Son play Mordhua once* "Hold my beer Timmy"

2:05 a cowboy and a knight He is too strong

Parents: what do you want to do with your life Me:

People having fun at the cowboy, but as a born and bred Scandinavian, it warms my heart to see!

"What is your fighting style?" *N E R D R A G E*

8:35 I love how even the medics are dressed in period appropriate uhh...medievalpunk

The history teacher seems like the chillest dude that could also break you in half without breaking a sweat.

Wow, just watching this really does look brutal and can’t imagine moving around in that armor especially the helmets… Dear lord..😊

They need to televise the shit out of this asap. Idk how this is not one of the most popular sports around the world

This is crazy AF! I was in the military and when you take leave ‘vacation’ you have to fill out paperwork where you are going. I could not imagine someone taking leave and it getting approved for this. Haha!

Honestly, these guys descriptions of what happens to them and the visual of them actually happening really puts a whole new perspective on what actual medieval warfare must have been like. Obviously, these people are in a controlled environment, but it must be so so hot in that armor, and the talk about starting to breath in your own C02 or having sparks fly into your helmet must be crazy, even in this environment. So can you even imagine what that must be like for a soldiers in the medieval period? With arrows raining down on you and people collapsing from the heat and having to smell ozone because sparks keep going off in your helmet while you are simultaneously trying not to die? That shit must have been completely fucking insane, I cant even imagine how horrifying it must have been to be a real medieval soldier.

those graphic mod for Kingdom Come Deliverance looks preety amazing

The american knight's armour design and pattern looks sick

Everybody be gangsta until a revolutionary soldier with a musket comes in the ring

Until now, this is the first sport that has made me try to find a team in my country.

Ok, the couple meeting eachother while fighting is adorable asf-

Me: hey man what’s your hobby? Friend: brain damage

I don't know where to start but I have to find it

Best interviews where they drink beer

The teacher at 3:40 must be the coolest history teacher ever. He can litterally show the students how knights fought.

This should be an Olympic sport

*the uprising sport i have been WAITING FOR.*

“Check out the medieval broadcast booth” That was fucking hilarious.

Thank you RU-vid, this was exactly what I wanted to see.

Me: I'm not a big fan of spor- Also me: *Finds this video*

I think I am in love with this sport

Im in Jersey, where can i find this? This is like, top of my list of things to do

I don’t care how much armor you got on getting brained by one of those long axes still has to hurt.

"What's your fighting style ?" "_*NERD RAGE*_"

Let the 16 vs 16 begin! *Team forms phalanx* Other team: 👁👄👁

Man, the new battlefield looks lit 👌

The host looks like i hit the random button on Warband character customization

Nerdiness and Masculinity just had a child...

Man been wanting to do this for so long. Still love the traditional HEMA but this is so goddamn cool

I would actually love to do this

What do you want to be when you are older? A medieval blunt weapons fighter

One thing that I believe many people are failing to realize is that these fights are not attempting to emulate actual battles or duels, but they are emulating tournaments. Many people commenting say things about footwork, or the lack of thrusts or halfswording, but the point of a tourney is not to kill the opponent, but to beat the everloving shit out of him/her. So really, this is a good deal more accurate than what many people are making it out to be.

Where is that gym in New Jersey!??!?! I will be in NJ next week. I would love to visit !!

There's something oh so very wholesome about all this.

If there is a Japanese team, I’d be disappointed if they aren’t samurais

This happened in my country and I have to find out about it on vice?!

Put this on ESPN and I'd watch it.

Now just visualized thousands of men with armor and horse and arrows fighting in one area like in medieval times

Love how the dude at 8:28 forgets he has a mace and just punches the shit out of the guy lol