I must say i fel in love with the movie fight club, it just never gets old each time see it. Little did I know that there actually is a fight club right here in the african continent. The only difference is its just BLOOD, GUTS and NO CASH
Men from the Venda tribe in northeast South Africa battle for glory in the Musangwe tournament every Christmas
The competition has been held on the same field since the 1800s and used to be how the bravest warriors were selected
Boxers only follow three rules and fighting only stops if someone bleeds, is knocked out or surrenders
This year's competition has been plagued by soaring temperatures as hundreds of people turned out to watch the fights
There are three rules of this fight club.
One; the fight continues until blood is shed. Two; someone is knocked out, or three; a fighter surrenders by raising his hand.
These are the incredible photos of this year's annual bare-knuckle boxing competition in the Limpopo province of northern South Africa which has been held by the Venda tribe from the 1800s.
Battling against the brutal heat of high summer as well as each other, fighters compete in the centuries-old Musangwe tournament every Christmas.
Traditionally, the fights were used to select the bravest men in the tribe and to teach them how to be a warrior, but now they fight for pride.
Matches start early in the day and have three age groups - young boys are called 'mambibi' and teenage fighters are 'rovhasize'.
But it's the masters that are the main draw and dominate the circle, which has been the match ground for their fathers and their fathers before them.
Source dailymail.co.uk
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