Underground Bare Knuckle Boxing in the UK
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Once regarded as something that happens exclusively in Guy Ritchie films and on gypsy sites, bare knuckle boxing is fast becoming a thriving scene in the UK -- the ultimate British bloodsport.
When Clive Martin embeds with the bare knuckle boxing elite, what he discovers is not dissimilar to Fight Club; IT technicians, builders, lifestyle coaches and even a solicitor, all throwing their unprotected fists into each other's faces. It's a subculture of honour, pride and violence.
As the UK prepares to play host to the first US vs UK bare knuckle title fight in 150 years -- the biggest event the scene has known since it went underground in the 19th Century -- Clive tries to find out if violence is a cause or effect for these angry young men.
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Anyone else find it hilarious that Gypsy Boy just hangs out with his friends, drinking Guinness, showed up late, and drunk, and still won the fight? Meanwhile the American fighter trained in wing chun and meditated for weeks, getting massages, only to get knocked out.
Tis the british spirit!
+Flapjab van Helsing *Irish
+BatmanBinSuparman That's because any real American fighter (or British or Irish) wouldn't fight in a shit bar like that for nothing. The good fighters are fighting in the UFC or rolling other MMA matches. This has nothing to do with which country has better fighters, these are just guys who never made it in boxing and who aren't in good enough shape to fight MMA. Nothing against them, its some tough shit to get in a ring with no gloves, these guys can take a punch, but its not indicative of who has better fighters.
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+Thomas Fox it is. who wins is better same in mma rofl mma fighters are 99% scums
When your mixed Irish/Geordie accent is so strong that even in an English documentary you need subtitles...
T90ADAMS punch drunk
Fuck sake 😂
Lol I was so confused whether he was Irish or Geordie.
He got a geordie accent. It doesn’t even sound Irish
Sean Wiseman dude it is, watch the whole thing and listen carefully. Here and there his irish accent will come out.
“Rammed their unprotected fists into one another’s bodies to prove who was hardest”
Helluva way with words VICE
Dude got fisted. Lol
That basically sounds like an IMDB description/summary of a porn. The porn titles could be called something like Rock-Me Balboa (instead of Rocky Balboa), Skeet Fighter (instead of Street Fighter), Mortal Cumback (instead of Mortal Kombat), Breed for This (instead of Bleed for This), All-in-me (instead of Ali). Does anyone else have other titles you can come up with regarding fighting movies that would work here?
"Of them all!" Lol
You need to quit p
@@SoCaliSurfer13how has UA-cam not struck your comment down 😂
Bare knuckle boxing in Britain has existed since forever. My great grandfather used to do this back in the 1890s in regular pubs. I have lots of family members who talk of their fathers and grandads who talk of this.
Queensberry rules only
@@amartya9034 middlesex?
My late Uncle Bill, little tiger he was!!!!
What's Pankration ?
0:24 "For hundreds of years British men men have rammed their unprotected fists into each other bodies to decide who was the hardest of them all" Seriously?
Sounds like it belongs in fucking pornhub XD
Ha ha when you say it that way XD
This dumb shit was just practised by the thick irish twats. The British have too much brains for this shit
Paul Smith listen up ye little gobshite bare knuckle boxing have been around since the greek Olympics. Get in to a bare knuckle fight and we see what will happen to ye.
+Tellyman (MrCarlito) I like to take you up on that offer champ...Fancy fighting an Aussie?
Just me that loves how this British lad from Newcastle with his beer belly absolutely ruined this bloke who was treating it like the most important fight in history 😂
no, he's an absolute lad.
I’m pretty sure he’s irish
@@cowboy4488 no he's from Newcastle but his family are irish
Luke Hanson hahaha fuck yhea
Lives in newcastle. Irish blood. Not english.
That James Lambert, what a legend. I would love to see more of this guy, I hope he is doing well almost 8 years later.
Fr
he's got a youtube channel, seem pretty active as well : www.youtube.com/@MasculinityMentor7
This wasn't what I expected. It's much more complicated than we like to think. It's about people on a journey trying to deal with demons in their heads and choosing to channel their fear and anger off the streets so that they're no longer harming innocent people. They're all real people and you can empathise with them. I don't think it's a sport but I understand why people do it. I was once into competing in kickboxing and probably did it for same reasons as them. Trying to rationalise irrational impulses. That James guy was a proper legend though 😁
When I was a kid, I thought England was like "excuse me, sir",
but then I realized it's all "u wot m8".
this is funny af, spot on man 👏
Gold
Euphoric Atheist I agree about how culture has gone down the toilet
bunch of pussys they still lost against russian holligans at the Football championship
Michael Zoelisch That’s because all the top lads have to hand their passports into the police, fucking peasant
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia:
Mac Goes Over Seas to Fight Underground
saw the thumbnai, came for the comments
Yeah it’s Mac
Just stfu
Ya he looks like that
He's gaining mass ya jabroni.
Dude he had so much heart. The end of the fight felt like a Snatch fight. Even the punches sounded like they added sound effects.
When I watch videos like this I'm always left with the impression that the fighter is a complete bell-end but that Geordie guy seemed like a really nice down to earth guy... To be honest, he shocked me in the fight as he didn't look particularly hard in everyday life but in that make-shift ring he was an absolute beast!
I follow MMA and dabble in training. Specifically Muay Thai and BJJ. The coolest and most humble people you can meet are combat athletes in person. Training and obviously fighting humble you.
One day some poor bastard is going to randomly pick a fight with Mr Happy and end up in a coma.
SEE YAI AYE mr happy surely turned to mr angry in that moment
hahaha was thinking the same thing
SEE YAI AYE sad but true !
he's a big guy
For you.
I find Mr. Happy scarier as a happy person.
😂😂😂😂😂
loooooooööol haaaaaahaaaaa
D. Ryan dont be fooled by anyones smile
He seems like a fucking psychopath I bet he has some body's in his freezers
fucking frightening
Would love to just sit down with Mr Happy and just have a conversation.
Seems like a really pleasant lad, props to him for using his hindsight and own perspective and experiences to make a new future for the best of himself and others.
Real respect
hes dead
I have absolutely nothing except my upmost respect for the British and Irish, and absolutely honored to have the UK and Ireland as our allies!
Greeting from NYC
Thanks man and absolutely love the song
We're a bunch of fucking weirdos mate, lol.
I thinks we should bring back london prize ring rules and fight on barges out on the hudson like god intended. Im from Massachusetts and theirs a spot in eastern ny that was once part of Massachusetts that a prizefight was held and because of that one fight it was gifted to ny state because the Massachusetts state police couldn’t patrol that one spot. Boston commons i beilive was name and i think it was the john c heenan morissy fight in 1860s
I'm American, and I'm actual happy the Irish fighter won. He was a much nicer guy, and deserved the win. The American came over, and acted like he was hot shit but he found out he wasn't.
Listen to his accent.. He's from Newcastle with Irish heritage
gambino he's American. We don't differentiate UK accents. Just like Uk's can't tell ours apart
Zach BH The general rule of thumb with British accents is that the further north you go the harder they are to understand.
hahahha you may be right.
:D
Much respect for mr happy , what a lovely fella , takes a real man to admit that he felt scared his motivation for fighting , the inner struggles are the hardest to overcome .👍🏻
i watch mma-and most fighters are scared before a fight.
mr happy is a bad person , and inteligent ~
Mike Tyson says he used to cry before every fight
He seems sound
🎉😢😢
My first trip to Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, some local came up to me and asked, "you want to fight, mate?" That was my second day in the UK and I realized England was awesome.
Mr.Happy is a great example of the power of self reflection and introspection.
Can we just appreciate how good of an interviewer the reporter is? At 18:40 he comes up with an exceptional question, that was deliver so smoothly that it seemed just like a natural progression of the conversation, but it really made the guy open up right there, right then. Raw emotional response. Simply brilliant.
Clive Martin. Check out his old “Big Night Out” articles. Very different vibe (funny).
It was like it was the guy's first time thinkin of it
Editing and music helped lol
46 years old? FFS that guy looked 70!!!
a think his had the youth beaten out of him with the amount of fights his had mate.
LOL yaaa...man I just watched his last fight...on UA-cam... I started watching the UBBAD events... and his last fight.... pretty good fighter actualy
StreamFan 68 British people seem to appear to age faster than other cultures
oh really? Thats quite interesting... Thank you so much
StreamFan 68 I don't know if it's scientific, just something I've been noticing alot myself
Just found this great documentary, well presented and fantastic content, thanks to all who took part and what a great bunch of fighters. So well done.
My Good m8 Scott is the great, great, great, great, (or there abouts) grandson of British bare knuckle champion Tom Sayers, who fought America's champion John C Heenan on April 17 1860 in a field near Farnborough in the first ever fight between champions from the UK & the USA..The fight ended in a riot with Heenan being chased by a crowd, he throttled Sayers on the ropes which the fans cut, amazingly the fight continued for 5 more rounds before mayhem struck. I was reading my Pictorial History of Boxing when Scott visited and he told me about it, his eyes popped when I told him it was in the book, no photographs but some nice old school illustrations well drawn. He took the book home to show his family. I had known him for 27 years and it never came up, and Scott is a top bloke. Just a nice little story that is relevant to this video, thanks and all the best to everyone 💯👍
PS, both Fighters were given belts
Turns up late in a taxi half asleep and full of guinness and floors a younger guy who's been training for months overseas...
FingerPickinGood _ when your a fighter you don't give a shit but only finish the job
As an American this made me irrationally angry. Why'd they pick some random kid from Utah. Should have gotten some of the boys out of Brooklyn or Boston. Or some of the Mayans out of LA. Mexicans can box. Boooo, fixed! (lol, jk)
lol utah
Yep, shows the caliber of guys who show up for this. Any MMA fighter or even a kickboxer would wipe the floor with them
thats the irish for you
Is that "The UK's Scariest Debt Collector" reffing the match?
Yeah it is ha...
Yea
thought it was the bake off guy
Wow
One of the fighter at 22:09 is from vice other documentary uk young offenders. And the ref as well is from the other documentary. Does everyone in the uk know each other or what l
Some people say bareknuckle is safer than using gloves, due to less overall blows to the head. Similar to American football, where pads and helmets give the player the confidence to tackle much harder due to the protective gear used.
Immediately came here, because of Trash Taste Podcast.
I did a deep dive on Jason "The Machine gun" Young and learned that he actually just passed away around May of 2020, though I can't find an obituary or cause. Rest in power, Jason.
Rip🙏
Rest In Peace == RIP
@@craigdouglas9838 he’s done it intentionally 😉
rip
Do you have a link to any information about it? I've really tried, but I can't find any myself. Despite his appearance and personality in this documentary it still sucks. He couldn't have been older than like 40, right?
that fight was sick. Didn't expect the guy to make a comeback
it was probably an even fight, clever editing just made it look like a comeback
@@ha-naan Irish and every one in the world started boxing bearnucal 🥴
He took the American out of his element by showing up late
Thanks so much for ruining it
@@___ykc boohoo stfu
Beautiful short docu, coming back to watch this after so many years.
Quite literally, one of the most amazing things I’ve ever watched. Towards the end I thought, can I bear to watch what I think is going to happen. No, the plucky Geordie lad won. Mind bendingly brilliant 😀
"We've lost Gorgeous George."
can you repeat that please...
@@michaelaldan4354 "I said, we've lost Gorgeous George."
it's not like he's inconFuckinGspicuously is he
There’s a bare knuckle boxer in the Witcher 3 called Georgius George
@@MagnusTheUnholy "He ain't a set of fucking car keys, is he."
I clicked on this video because the thumbnail looks like Mack from Always Sunny
+Eric Haber Yes was hoping for something different....
+Eric Haber Fuckin yes
-West
+Eric Haber omg haha I was literally coming on this video to say that!
+Eric Haber same bro. same.
+Eric Haber wow.....ur legend. what a shit comment.
Great story. Even though I'm from SLC, it's great to see James win that fight. James seems so humble and good hearted. Awesome fight!
I just realized that James and Jason's fight is very similar to the sword fight between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojirō. Much like Sasaki, Jason talks about how he is the best warrior that can defeat anyone, especially someone not fitting to be a warrior like Miyamoto/James. When you think about it, both James and Miyamoto look nothing like warriors but are secretly skilled ones. James came in late like Miyamoto for the duel and Sasaki/Jason was furious and was upset about it, which is part of the plan of making him lose focus. Miyamoto defeats Sasaki by getting in an advantage position where the sun blinds Saski, therefore giving Miyamoto the final blow to end the fight. James throws off Jason not only arriving late but also blocking most of Jason's strikes which causes him to exhaust all his energy. James was able to come back at him in the end with a surprise attack out of nowhere now that Jason is exhausted and ends Jason.
I love how the other reply to this martial breakdown and comparison to a legendary duel is "bare knuckle bootie boys''
*FIRST RULE ABOUT FIGHT CLUB*.
.....We make an entire documentary to expose ourselves and tell the world that we do underground fighting.
Wouldn't be wasting their time on this shit if they knew any better.
Lol this ain't a fucking movie mate dont be so dramatic
They literally said they wanted the sport to blow up and go mainstream
@@squilliamfancyson1080 I know. I was just being funny because of the movie “fight club”.
@@ct892 you are the only one who is being dramatic about it. Lol
While I wanted my country man to win, u won it fair and square. Love and respect for the UK.
1775 THIS, is what I love to see. Most people just see America as obese pigs. I can respect this.
1775 Cheers mate.
1775 agreed he was the better man this time
im happy he was irish and not British that would of been embarrassing
Ireland is part of of Britain you fart knocker
here after the trash taste episode :)
This is Vice’s best work. Mad inspirational.✌️
"Mr Happy's" overly-friendly persona scares me more than the angry aggressive people. Unsettling.
Captain Crook IKR it feels really weird and watching him call himself mr happy it just gets a bit too creepy
@@Costy-uy3iu I see what he is trying to do. I used to be mean too and at some point I decided that I am going to be nice. I do think it throws some people off but it's a dedication to spreading goodness in the world instead of suffering.
because deep down he's still tan aggressive monster that can explode at any time
its because you know hes capable of doing terrible things, thats what makes him truly good person
Hey there. Well, that's your perception. In his video (Mr Happy sequence) and during the interview, I felt he was authentic, genuinely friendly. He was also articulate. Nothing to be scared of, on the contrary, he seems trustworthy (wouldn't do no harm unless he's attacked). Had I not watched this vid I would have no clue about what he did. Only one thing would tell me to be cautious : so many tattoos. As to the angry, aggressive people you mentioned, they might "impress" but usually they're not the "street predators" you should be concerned with.
Mccrory, the UK fighter, was pretty smart to arrive late, drunk, and from a football game because it made the American feel even more certain than he already was that he would win and so he expired all of his energy early on with lots of punches while Mccrory just guarded his head with his hands. Then in what I think was the second round Mcrory could take him down pretty easily seen as he was exhausted from all of those punches
Read "The Book of Five Rings"
The better fighter is not always the better fighter.
@@dyingsun7857 Yeah, he gave him the Musashi treatment.
Is that what they call a rope a dope? Letting the other tire himself out?
I love how the american bare knuckle boxer had a Wing Chun bruce lee esque coach by his side.
I keep coming back to this video just to watch the shot at 0:58
It's SO good.
Mr Happy truly went down that rabbit hole and has blossomed. Well done mate
Irish guy ate the punches at first, got the muscle head to empty his tank then proceeded to finish him. Irish guy knows how to fight.
Some People love to fight from the child hod the are Not scared of,dead the are scared to los this is to much different
He probably was hella drunk and ain’t feel shit
@Michael Griffiths HES IRISH, HE HAS IRISH SCRIPTURE ALL OVER HIS BODY BRO, DOESNT GET MORE IRISH THEN THAT HAHAHA
@@SeanHollandTV he’s from Newcastle Upon Tyne, born and bread. He lived behind me for about 10 years when I was a kid. He has family in Ireland but he is from Newcastle.
I don't think is his fighting ability, but his brain doesn't react to pain.
"It turned out that the sweet-talking, tattoo-sporting pikey was a gypsy bare-knuckle boxing champion. Which makes him harder than a coffin nail." 😀😀😀
is that the quote from snatch mate
Louie mason yeah it’s is I’m sure
Chile Pepper ya like dags ?
@@danmmilner dags?
@@danmmilner ow u mean dogs ye I like dogs but I like caravans better
i miss this vice
Damn, real life snatch here. James either wanted to let him tire out, or cover the spread. The lateness was to psych him out I bet
Mr. Happy seems like a pretty cool, yet humble dude.
Seems like a meth gypsy.
I hope he is still doing good
He seems like hes one kick on the back of his bus seat away from going full mental rampage on someones ass!
I have to agree. He looks like he could fucking lose it any second.
I wonder if at night he comes back as Mr. Scary
This is brawling not boxing, they have no technique.. Half the time they're swinging with their head down.. This sport is going nowhere fast
That's the inbred limeys for ya
Wee Willy Wonka Well there not inbred, because this isn't America. We don't have In breads in the UK. Do you see the difference.
Britain, US, Britain, US,Britain, US, Britain,US, Britain, US, Britain,
Britain=No fucked up Inbreads
US= In breads
King Barry Scott Is English your primary language? BECAUSE YOU JUST MASSACRED THAT ONE.
Wee Willy Wonka Yes English is my first language. Do you need lessons?.
Look at that last KO combo, then speak.
I was the Yorkshire bare knuckle boxing champ for 4 years undefeated. Its a hard life but it's a loyal life. Loyal to your opponents and the people in the sport. I'm glad I'm out of it though as I have found Jesus and now live a life of peace and non violence 🙏
I love how much the dude in the thumbnail looks like Mac from Always Sunny. You will never unsee it.
This is more like it vice, a good documentary.
they tend to bring a few around after they upload all the bullshit
***** Not true, they tend to upload stuff they put on HBO a few days later
You can't really expect them to make a good documentary every week.
Can't please everyone all the time you whiney bitch. Especially when you're a whiney bitch.
Dude.. To anyone defending vice for their fucked vids.. They were airing random couples sexlives.. Who gives a fuck.. If u enjoy that I'm pretty sure ur perverted.. All they did was talk about how they fucked.. Ya ur defs perverted if u liked it
Leave it to the Brits to break the only rule of fight club
Lol
Noah Paul lol good one
Noah Paul
You can break the rules if your the best in the club
Noah Paul fuck u
😀that was good
I actually had to pause watching because I was crying so hard. To the people who made this happen: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are angels.
Are you related to somebody whose a fighter?
Weirdo
@@thiis_foo please have some respect, i know it must be years since you have been able to see your own genitals
Hope you stopped crying by now.
@@mikeforce5926 thank you mike force
I would truly love to meet Mr. Lambert. He is such an inspiration. I am in awe of his ability to transform himself so drastically and positively. God bless him!
Only god knows how a drunk dude delivered those last 3 knockout punches. A Professional boxer would even be proud of that combo. Damn.
He wasnt drunk, its all mind games
And because he's a hard fucker that can fight it's not rocket science or down to god😂😂😂😂
indeed, what a fucking combo that was. proper boxing move
Drunken Master
Gai Sensei would be proud.
Mr happy scares the shit out of me, like he could go off in the blink of an eye, nice that he's trying to help others though.
Agreed ... a very unsettling gentleman, he is.
remindes me of me mate.
Lloyd Nix Hardman!
what?
okidokey
I have been in combat sports since 10 years; fought & won in national and international full contact competitions. No way, however, would I ever fight in such bare knuckle matches. I salute these amazing warriors!! Their iron-clad, indomitable mindset is truly dauntingly humbling 🙏👏👏👏👍👌
I don't see the allure of it all. You run the risk of permanent damage to your hands, permanent damage to your brain, even death. Why is that preferred over using gloves?
Is it manly to cripple yourself or other people?
@@donmiller2908 Although bare Knuckle is aesthetically 'more violent', it is, in the final estimation less violent than gloved boxing. While gloved boxing mitigates cuts and bruising, the padding around the first allows punching with more force; i.e, greater concussive power. It's having your brain rocked inside your skull that screws you up in the long run. A broken finger or a black eye is not as bad.
@@tomc4187 You said that the padding around the fist allows punching with more force; i.e, greater concussive power. I disagree, What would cause more damage, being hit in the face with a brink or being hit with a brink wrapped in a towel?
There was an actor named James Cagney who wrote in his autobiography that he was a serious advocate for bare knuckle boxing. His reasoning was that knockouts or others blows that would end the fight occur faster in bare knuckle fighting, thus causing the fight to end sooner and thus causing less trauma to the brain than being hit in the head for 15 rounds.
I suppose there is some logic to that.
@@donmiller2908 One question for you... WTF is a "brink" ?🤣🤣🤣
@@jamielee9350 It's a small rectangular block, usually made of clay and fired, thus making it hard. It's used in the building trades. Haven't you ever heard of the three little pigs? And how pig three made his home from brinks? Where have you been?
I've also heard it used to describe people who are stupid. As in "That guy is think as a Brink"
Trash Taste brought me here.
Anyone else getting quite a strong Psychopath vibe from Mr. Happy?
You mean he's murdering people Dexter style to maintain a Mr Happy exterior? xD
Robert Cromack Nope.
Only playing. Even if he is (and he was very good at fighting) it's not illegal. At least he's not brawling in the streets any more.
he has jesus tatooed on his arm for a reason and undefeated , its called demonic perception and knowing of which move another being is about to pull off before it happens , which comes with certain drawbacks such as emotional fucking and loss of self , happyness is his key to maintain and stay in control before the demon takes over again.
Jonathan Bejay
the fuck are you going on about
I think him showing up late and drowsy from "sleeping" was a mental game inspired by Miyamoto Musashi, and when he was getting plumbed was the Rope a dope. Dudes a brain ninja.Got him mad, made him lose focus, made him under estimate and made him exhaust himself. High Five
That's the first thing I thought of but I think he just got drunk for real, pretty impressive given that he won.
It probably made the American feel more overconfident too
His Japanese inspiration defeated Jason's Chinese massage.
SO Great can't believe i'm watching this in 2022 - what a legend - McCRory -
Great video. Thanks you. Well done for the fighters.
How hilarious that someone pretends bare knuckle fighting was 'invented' anywhere. I imagine it was invented a million times over by every impulsive primate that ever got angry.
There's a difference between a fist fight and qn organized reffed fight.
@@jamesforsyth418 no there's no difference, like between the ancient greeks wrestlers and organized olimpic wrestling fghts, one comes from the other.
i doubt that cavemen fought with fists, in the "primitive" animal kingdom fighting within the same species usually means a ranking fight (who is the alpha etc.) and human bodies are created to wrestle, not to box.
When you see to kids playfighting, you don't see them throwing light punches but they instead they wrestle, because that's the natural human fighting style.
@@pet3r387 I believe you never had a fight in your life as child nor as adult. fist is the most natural and ready arm you have. it allows you to keep distance. first you hit, than you wrestle. that's for now for yesterday and for the paleolitic.
@@4ReelMusic boxing begun when first primate shot the first strike to defend himself and his clan.
how did I know the american would get the shit beat out of him
You didn't, but you'll claim that you did now that you saw the video.
TheWhiteGuy82 I did know, it doesn't seem too likely that a yank could come here and do too well in a bare knuckle fight
manofknowledge1000 Lol, you ma'am, need to grow up some.
The American guy actually dropped some pretty good bombs on that guy but after the break the guy was able to regain some strength and turn it around. It wasn't like a one-sided fight at all, that's for sure. Big props to both fighters....
***** watch out people!?!? we've got a black belt keyboard warrior on our hands.
Elderly guy fighting the younger man 20 years younger I can just imagine his younger fighting years he’s a good fighter 👍👌
As an American, I'm rooting for the Brit.
we do not claim "the Eagle"
As a brit much respect to the American who came all the way over here to put on a great show
@@therealbill1033 Stop licking ass lad it’s cringy when Brits do that
@@therealbill1033 Rather that than a scared Englishman😂
@Fearless scared of what lol your the keyboard warrior talking like you know me settle down
21:09 Look at the guy with the belt. It's Shaun Smith! The UK's scariest debt collector. Small world.
Patrick Bateman lol I remember that episode.
cougarfighting I think the lad at 22:10 is out of Vice's 'The UK's Young Reoffenders' video also.
Dog Poo You're right.
Patrick Bateman He also appears during the final match (around 24:00) as the referee. Small world indeed.
There is also a strong link between this video and the Fraud video Vice posted in which Dave Courtney features who is often in and around the BKB scene.
He looks JUST like mac from its always sunny LOL its killing me.
dude he fucking really dose look like mac lol wtf
I thought it was Mac from the thumbnail. Glad to see I am not the only one that sees the similarity
Just a Bunch Of Nerds
thts why I clicked it lol...I had to watch the guy.
Just a Bunch Of Nerds Funny I thought the same! I'm about to finish this beer, smoke down, and then watch the new episode right now.
I was gonna say that!! Thats the only reason i watched the video
Trash Taste sent me here
Mr happy is even more intimidating, you can tell by his body language that he can rock some fool, but his candor and cadence is so mellow and controlled. Could be an evil genius but chooses to do good.
Mr. Happy is definitely surpressing a lot of rage. 😂
Tim Page There’s nothing scarier than somebody who is so pleasant when you know he’s an undefeated fighter lol.
I bet he murders Hookers in the evening or some shit
༺ȻʘƦƔƗƝ༻ ahahhahah
I think he let go of the rage.
Yeah it's like one of those movies where the sweetest guy has bodies in his freezer.
Most Brits are bare knuckle fighters after 7 pints and a few insults.
It's our culture m9
Should be like that everywhere no guns or weapons
m nine?
Looks like comment has few pints drank lol
I’m a bare knuckle fighter WITHOUT my 7 pints. After that I’m all good and can catch the bus to work.
@Kaide Evans man against man, dunno how it is around there, but if you pick the wrong guy you're gonna get teamed like a mofo. (also the danger of everyone having knifes).
First rule of fight club: You never talk about fight club.
Second rule of fight club: You never talk about fight club.
I understand "Snatch" way better now. Thank you, well documented!
Finally a Vice reporter who isn't a condescending hipster laughing at people and one who is actually interested and even in his reporting.
Finally? This video was uploaded 5 years ago m8
we don't talk about fight club
phycadelic pikachu shuuuuut 😎
y'just did. like...
Rule #2. YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB
Rule #3?
Gran documental hermano... Saludos desde Argentina!!
This one was just great thank you for this vice
I went to a bare knuckle fight here in Vegas, and the main event went on for almost an hour. The rules were knockout, or quit. No time limit. It was between this Irish brawler, and African bushman. It was a brutal fight. The African won with a miraculous left haymaker.
sick
Salt McSalt
Damn a hour both the Irish Brawler and the African Bushman some tough motherfuckers
shit loads of stamina.
The solicitor was very well spoken and did not at all look or seem like the type of guy to be into such a violent sport, good on him for holding his own against someone 20 years younger. He was also missing his index finger!
That man makes the concept of a Fight Club very realistic. Just a regular dude who will risk his life in meaningless fights to get some adrenaline rush.
Hes boxed all his life, was a decent pro boxer in the 90s
bit of a prick for poking the eye tho
He talked about being a “thug” that considered he most likely snitched and got his finger chopped off
@@ulissesmdzza3401 its not a mafia or yakuza movie. Just some dude from wales lol
Love how he let him gas out and then demolished hiw while he is tired.
i live in Colwyn bay and walked past that gym so many times and i didn't even know this shit went down.
haha exactly..never thought that Colwyn Bay would have these "sports"
Did you go check it out once you found out? XD
only had the 1 event there mate
Welsh Dragon RGC is a quality team they've just got in the premiership and are smashing it
all wars should be fought with bare knuckle boxing.
You want Mexico running shit?
Maybe I do lol
***** In real life, real Mexicans are mean fighters. They aren't all small. I just got back from DF, it looks just like LA with more crime and speed bumps.
Mega Thingz Why,firearms are good.
+Turtle Philosopher thats good
Man, you're breaking the first rule of fight club...
For people saying the main guy is Irish, he’s English. He’s a Geordie (Newcastle) he has some family in Ireland but most people have family in another country, doesn’t mean their from there. If you’re born and raised in England, you’re English. Plus Geordies are some of the most patriotic Englishman in the country.
i know this is totally unrelated, but i totally love the British countryside and architecture and overall vibe i get from seeing vids of British cities/streets.
+Iridescent Noise Everyone else here is engaging in chauvhinistic flaming and you're admiring the beauty of the English countryside... very commendable!
Paradigm Arson haha i like foreign lands they have a mysterious beauty about them that inspire my dreams and imagination.
+Iridescent Noise Me 2 man, also like their accent. Also like the Irish accent its hardly understandable that is what it makes so cool 2 hear for some reason to me.
marlb0r015 yea i like their accent as well. It is especially sexy coming from a woman. I can imagine my self walking down that road by the british river at night. Seems so. Awesome lol. Some day... :) As they say, dont let your dreams be dreams.
+Iridescent Noise I'd say that Britain is noticeably more depressing as soon as you arrive. Holland has by far the best atmosphere and people
I only clicked on this because I thought that was Mac from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia in the thumbnail lol.
Hahaha I knew there would be a Mac comment somewhere in here.
soulassassin0g Me too! But that guy doesn't fight as skilfully as Mac.
This guy really is a badass. Mac is a wannabe badass lol
Fat Mac lol
Damnit you beat me to it lmao 😂
Best BK documentary I've seen.
This reminds me of me....after service in the USMC and even during that service....My upbrining, the truth this fable tells....wonderful documentary...Im in my 50's...been 8 or 9 years since I woke up the next morning with bruises...black eyes...ect.......And that feeling in my gut that I lost control..................
Love "Happy James", his found attitude, his ability to reflect honestly about his own life and deeds. The "Stevo"-Equivalent of Bare-Knuckle. Good man!
this guy looks like he hasn't made a situp in his life and all he does all day is eating Boxty and drinking Guinness, and yet he kicked that bulk's ass. Incredible!!
Gypsy blood too much heart and natural ability
Not incredible at all, this is the lowest of the low when it comes to combat sports. It's basically just a glorified schoolyard fight, except in schoolyards you may have kids who train combat sports so the schoolyard fight is actually more impressive than the fight with the loudest shouting at the end there where some $3 belt was being tossed around.
Your Google search of 'what do Irish people eat?' failed spectacularly. The only people that eat 'Boxty' are tourists in rip-off Temple Bar restaurants mate.
@@deluxedjsireland224 thanks for being honest, now I know I failed desperately in trying not to be a generic tourist in Dublin :D What would you consider a proper authentic Irish national meal?
@@kooroshrostami27 I know you could be taking the piss out of me but in case you're not there's a few specific to Dublin (or more associated with Dublin than the rest of the country), one is Coddle which is a kind of slow cooked stew of meat and potatoes, also on St Patricks Day there's a tradition among older people to have Corned Beef, Cabbage and Potatoes for dinner. Strong, loose leaf tea (a brand like Lyons, which was originally Irish) would be served with apple tart and cream, or 'brack' (teacake) with butter or jam. Breakfast would be porridge with jam or sugar on top, or a 'fry' - sausages, rashers (bacon), black and white pudding, eggs and toast, it would be known as 'the full Irish breakfast' in the same vein as 'the full English'.
Came from trash taste
We had to no?
Ayyyy
Excellent presentation, thanks.
he fell asleep on the ride to the fight holy shit that's funny
Get a good old nap.
SyscoVids junk
SyscoVids then he let the other guy tire himself out with his machine gunning before knocking him out cold
SyscoVids imagine if he actually trained hed wud demolish every1
check out ua-cam.com/channels/evutfii4WMg6-rdJ30nV3Q.htmlvideos its grown a lot since our hay bale days.last event was at the o2 arena
Yank shows up with his own version of Mr. Miyagi. Loses his cool when he's stood up. Enter, the Drunk bareknuckle gypsie boxing champion bowls in looking like he can barely stand. Yank Gets a few good digs in first round then gets medicined in the second round. Thought I was watching a guy richie flick lol.
money talks
I was thinking the same. It's what you get fighting knackers...beta em all day long and they will still come back. Fair play.
this was a mushashi trope
Except in a Ritchie flick the Yank is the Gypsie lol
ua-cam.com/video/dUNnQ2kyrQI/v-deo.html
Knockout
Awesome documentary. Really enjoyed that
I'm from Newcastle and I was thankful for the subtitles 😂
Regardless, the fighters seemed like decent blokes
This makes absolute total sense. Teeth being jacked around for generations.
🚨American alert🚨
**crying**
@@signity5540 That was seriously funny.
Doesn’t explain their women!
@@signity5540 Yes with a full set of straight teeth that that my great capitalist company offers with 100% Coverage