Luke "The Red Knight" Reich puts on his armor in the backyard of The Ground.
Jake "Hercules" Meddaugh (left) and Orion "Iron Orion" Goodman get ready for fighting at The Ground.
Luke Reich waits for the fighting to start at The Ground.
Greg "King Fisher" Fisher (left) and Luke Reich fight one-on-one at The Ground.
Jake Meddaugh attacks Russel Geler while Orion Goodman watches during a three-person melee fight at The Ground.
Orion Goodman rests between rounds while audio journalist Graham Hartmann records the sound at The Ground.
Referee Zorikh Lequidre holds Jake Meddaugh's weapon between rounds of fighting at The Ground.
Jake Meddaugh swings his axe at Abeid "Mando" Mitchell during a one-on-one fight at The Ground.
Final one-on-one match between Greg Fisher (on the right) and Abeid Mitchell took place on The Ground's rooftop concrete outdoor soccer field.
Orlando "The Mystical Knight" Mendez rests in the backyard after a lost one-on-one match at The Ground.
Russel Geler talks to a skateboarder in Washington Square Park about the upcoming The Armored League tournament at Ideal Glass Studios in West Village.
Orion "Iron Orion" Goodman prepares for fighting at Ideal Glass Studios.
Fighters wait for the start of the event at Ideal Glass Studios. From right: Abeid "Mando" Mitchell, Ronin Sato, and Orlando "The Bronx Brawler" Mendez.
Isaac "Knight Nurse" Ellis walks towards the ring at Ideal Glass Studios.
Zorikh Lequidre announces a fight at Ideal Glass Studios.
Abeid Mitchell (left) tries to kick Isaac Ellis during a fight at Ideal Glass Studios.
Ronin Sato and Johnny "The Vagabond" Porter fall to the ground during a fight at Ideal Glass Studios.
Isaac Ellis pounds Orlando Mendez during a fight at Ideal Glass Studios. If a fighter on the ground doesn't defend himself effectively, the referee can stop the fight and rule a technical knockout.
Jake "Hercules" Meddaugh (right) and Isaac Ellis joke after a fight at Ideal Glass Studios. During the fight Jake sustained injury to his nose when his helmet moved due to a strong punch.
Emil "Skrubol" Guz, from Poland, gives advice to Johnny Porter during the final match at Ideal Glass Studios.
Johnny Porter pounds Isaac Ellis during the final match at Ideal Glass Studios.
Johnny Porter celebrates winning the tournament at Ideal Glass Studios.
Jake Meddaugh poses for a selfie with fans at Ideal Glass Studios.
Orlando Mendez engages a boy at the end of the event at Ideal Glass Studios.
An axe hangs in the locker room before the start of The Armored League titan-weight tournament at American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, NJ.
Jason "Mayhem Miller" Miller, retired MMA champion, checks out a sword before the start of the tournament. Mayhem Miller was one the commentators for the event.
Bohumil "Bohus" Masnicak, from Slovakia, warms up before the fighting at American Dream Mall.
Spencer "Simply Samurai" Waddell (center) and Christopher "Suge Knight" Gray wait to enter the ring while announcer Justin Manning checks the notes about the fighters.
Nick "Sir Gregor" Dahl (left) and Pete "Monster Moe" Moe fight at American Dream Mall.
Bohumil Masnicak (left) and Spencer Waddell fight during the final match at American Dream Mall.
Bohumil Masnicak kicks Spencer Waddell during the final match at American Dream Mall.
Spencer Waddell sustained an injury to right eye during the final match. Due to the injury Spencer lost the final match by technical knock-out.
Bohumil Masnicak celebrates winning The Armored League titan-weight tournament at American Dream Mall.
Spencer Waddell (left) and Bohumil Masnicak bow to each other after the final match.
Spencer Waddell plays with a kid after the fights.
Pete Moe tries to lift Nick Dahl after the fights. While Pete is over 6ft tall and weighs 330 pounds, Nick is 7ft tall, weighs 500 pounds and wears 80 pounds of armor.
