Brutal shield-and-pound TKO by the Black Knight pic.twitter.com/zHZIO4LsfV
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 5, 2017
M-1 Global’s Knight Fights, the strangest iteration of one on one combat sports, is back for some Saturday afternoon goodness. Two knights entered, two knights left, but one had his hand raised and we’re assuming he just keeps track of his overall record on the honor system because no one really knows who these men are, or why they’re so good at fighting in armor with centuries-old tactics.
The fight between armored fellows went down at M-1 Challenge 82, and as usual, the clash of armor stole the show despite its brevity. The Black Knight overpowered the White Knight with what looked like a failed hip toss, but the armor weighed down any ability for the White Knight to recover. He went to the grown, then ate a knee to the helmet.
The past and future of combat sports #M1Medieval pic.twitter.com/asTxnMeQ2Z
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 5, 2017
Black Knight quickly advanced his position then softened up WK with a series of blows to the torso with his (blunt, but still painful) sword. They get stood up, but then White Knight gets taken down with ease yet again, then is pounded into a finish. It looks like BK slams his shield into his chest/face/neck until the ref says “nyet.”
Now I see what happened. White knight took a 12-6 shield strike to the throat pic.twitter.com/6WMMOL4Wkc
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) August 5, 2017
The pure domination from the Black Knight is a reminder why the team-based Knight Fights are far superior to 1-1 battles in a ring. One you have an advantage 1-1, it’s hard to lose. It looks like it’s impossible to even stand back up in that armor without help once you’re down.
(Via BJ Penn)
