He was acting kinda retarded in that fight though. I mean he just went all out swinging at that dude in a manner so predictable that I could've fucking dogded that.
Well the fights themselves in GOT haven't been that good in contrast to what is seen in other movies/tv series , but it's not that he knew that the guys sword would shatter his .
Never perceived them as great fighters. Fierce brutes, impressive physique, great stamina, easy on the trigger that's the message I got.
GoT puts a lot of effort into making their fights historically legit and reasonable imo. Except the silly Sand Snakes
People won't die as often. In the beginning they had a plethora of good characters so they could kill people off and it was ok. Now they are running a bit thinner. One major character will die.