Knights fighting - Evgeniy Bedenko vs. Ivan Vasilev, M-1 Medieval - M-1 Challenge 56, Moscow

[Music] is [Music] [Music] [Music] come on [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] oh foreign [Music] foreign and we're back ladies and gentlemen for a fight between eugene vedenko and ivan vasilev and this is the first flight of the official m1 medieval project fighting projects started by m1 it's three three minute rounds it's always a feeling out process in the beginning before strategies for but interesting enough over the past 10 years the armor has gotten lighter so for someone who's well trained and has the necessary stamina apparently and i've spoken several of the nights over the past few days apparently they don't really feel the armor when it's on and if you use it correctly it actually minimizes any sort of trauma that you receive you don't complain about all sorts of things like general injuries that mma fighters get acl injuries knee injuries uh hands hand injuries they rarely complain about such things what they do complain about is if they don't use their helmet properly there could be some trauma as you can see ladies and gentlemen there are takedowns here there are shots you can punch you can elbow you can do all sorts of things and the fight can be finished whilst a lot of these fights do go to decision these two fighters in particular have had a history of finishing fights believe it or not in red ivan vasily is a two-time russian champion won in both 2013 and 14 he's the vice champion of white castle tournament and a multiple prize holder of the clash of nations and he holds an 11-2 professional record it should be noted that his opponent in the red eugene is actually slightly less experienced holds a six in one record he's also on the clash of nations tournaments where he's also a vice champion so this is very interesting two russian champions and it's very clear that they're both very talented the use of the sword which is also blunt you should note that it's a blunt instrument rounds [Music] [Music] [Music] that is [Music] and we're back for the second round after an entertaining first round of action crowd really enjoys watching these night fights very new to them here but they definitely enjoy it special attraction as you can see there that there was a strike to the helmet and to explain the point system a little better strong strikes using the sword or the shield if it hits the if it hits the armor the referee can and there's judges on the side the referee can award a a takedown as we saw and the last round is worth five points there are four judges at ringside judging it and if and if for any reason we end up with a draw split between two two judges on one side two judges on the other there is a fifth judge who decides who's the victim you can see the players are a lot more comfortable now they're getting a little fancier with their shots even at them spinning backing those spinning back fists earlier it's getting very interesting now that the light formers are helping with those but you still need some extreme stamina you need to be extremely fit to be able to wear all that and still maneuver for nine minutes it's just it must be very difficult to breathe i'm sure i'm sure years in they're used to it many of these fighters have been have been fencing and doing all sorts of historical fencing for 10 to 15 years now many of them started in junior high for instance they take an interest in it and then it just becomes a hobby to them i think with the new popularity of for example like game of thrones or uh movies uh rings i think maybe this course is here right now tonight in moscow of course it was m1 global founder vladimir who came up with the idea to introduce someone medieval after he joined forces with atem last year it was very interesting to see on m1 on his 50th birthday for m1 global 50 was the first night fight that's when it took place and it was it blew fans away at that point so since then he has decided to start up m1 medieval which at this rate we're going to be seeing about eight to ten fights of this of this kind over the year and over the coming years we're going to start seeing weight classes develop and championship belts and all sorts of things believe it or not at some point it could become its own uh its own faction its own affiliates of m1 [Music] she [Music] you [Music] and this is the last and final round of this fight while many might be watching this right now and not taking it very seriously it should be noted that several of the top gyms in both st petersburg and moscow have started to implement fencing into their incorporate fencing into preparation for their fighters so mma fighters whether they are competing in m1 medieval or not which generally will not be will still be doing all sorts of fencing work on their agility stamina dexterity hand-eye coordination attempted to take down here referee stops them stands them up i'll be the second one for going on points it looks like if kenny's doing the better here [Music] the hand-eye coordination is just so impressive their their ability to attack and defend at once it's just very interesting to see for a sport that's so foreign to us right now it's just very fascinating [Music] a good shot to the head seems to be resting in the corner will vasiliev take advantage of it seems really really tired in this third round vessel looks like he's going to take advantage in the third round you should not let him rest he should he should attack right now referee calls a stoppage the gloves needs to be adjusted and in the other corner the cornerman is actually using the shield as a fan for again i think this little post will help both fighter gain some energy to finish this round oh i'm sure they weren't complaining about the few seconds they got to rest there should be noted ladies and gentlemen that shield strikes the face do count for the same points that a strike with a sword do just landed one of those shields attack what a strike there both fighters studying each other trying to catch your breath so what do you think is this something that interests you something you'd like to try this is definitely not something i would like to try but to watch a fight like this for me this is very entertaining this is very special i like this medieval type of fighting i'm really really happy that everyone is bringing this back i think this is really spectacular for all the people watching at home and watching here in the audience oh big knees here landed by uh fasting yep as we're saying there's a lot of mma strikes going on in this fight as well incorporating all sorts of elements fencing historical uh historical classic and mma and this is the end of the round and the end of the fight let's see what the judges have on their scorecards [Music] foreign [Music] come on [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] hi [Music] [Music] you

Channel: MMA Global World

Views: 7,746,004

Keywords: mma, video, mixed martial arts, m-1 challenge, m-1 global, fights, decision, fedor emelianenko, russia, usa, free fights, Evgeniy Bedenko, Ivan Vasilev, M-1 Medieval, M-1 Challenge 56, Moscow

Id: IV3yvOkooYA

Length: 19min 42sec (1182 seconds)

Published: Tue Apr 14 2015

Reddit Comments

[u/EvilTwin636]

I've read a lot of historical fiction and fantasy novels that have medieval style fighting and battles; what most of them don't cover, is how exhausting it is. Watching these guys go 3 rounds in, what is realistically, pretty light armor, made me exhausted just watching it. Holy shit knights and soldiers in pre-gunpowder history must have been in incredible shape.

[u/JarethKingofGoblins]

dude hell yes, this is the content i come here for

[u/StayPuffGoomba]

If there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s always bring a gun to a knight fight.

[u/celesticaxxz]

I can’t be the only one who first read it as professional knife fight

[u/[deleted]]

Omg is this M1 medieval?? I nearly forgot about this! Also if you’re a fan of people beating the shit out of each other look on YouTube for 3v3 MMA fights they’re pretty brutal

[u/renegrape]

If you're interested in doing something like this, check out HEMA! Maybe sub to r/wma

[u/Tenixxor]

It kinda loses its purpose to have a sword if it's dull. Now it's just a blunt object you're smacking your opponent with. Not saying they should have sharpened swords and kill each other... but... you get my point.

[u/Fissionman]

looks more like boxing

[u/driftsc]

I fail to see how the unarmed and armored ref is going to get in there and stop that