Another report for those interested. And before certain people chime in saying the writer is biased, his previous article was heavily pro San Shou
so he writes in an emotive way from both sides of the fence if you like. I will make no comment on the authors summary however he does raise a few interesting points that i was unaware of and he is certainly familar with and knowledgeable of both the fight game and the fighters in question: - it appears in previous matches that knees and elbows were not awarded points in
the previous matches - the Chinese fighters appear to be very well known and with previous wins over well credentailed San Shou opponents so they are not the rank amateurs we have been led to believe. - There is only one documented groin kick, from reading previous judgements (i will not call them reports as the people in question have not seen the fights) you could gain the impression that there was a flurry of groin shots. This appears to be untrue. I would also make the point that in the previous bout a fighter was thrown out of the ring whilst he was receiving instructions from the referee so for my money this is extremely
bad sportsmanship - so much so that in any form of ring art whether it be boxing, judo, Muay Thai, etc. this would result in instant disqualification and sanctioning of the fighter. This did not happen. - the writer raises interesting fights about the one Chinese win, noting that it occurred after the event had been decided and Longtakan seems to fight in a completely stupid
manner (only kicking with one leg). The writer draws the inference that this a gimme win which is so the Chinese can save some face. Noone is probably in a 100% position to state outright whether this is so, only the fighters themselves know whether they gave it their all however many people have stated that they beleived the Thai should have got the decision - who knows. It is
noted that the Chinese in question was in Thailand training three months prior to the fightwhich raises very interesting questions.
Did he feel the training there is better than what he could receive in China? "The reader must be wondering why this report
came somewhat late. Well, that's because I was in Thailand on Dec 5th to catch the latest Muaythai Vs Sanda Challenge, and only came back yesterday. And after seeing how Sanda's best of the best fought against the Thais, I'm left without a doubt on who is the true King of the Ring. Chinese Sanda's winning streak up till Sep 23rd had given its fighters illusions of grandeur that
have left many observers, including myself, fooled about how efficient it has become. But on Dec 5th, Sanda's improvements in recent years proved to be totally irrelevant against the might of Muaythai. At Senam Luang near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, in front of thousands of Thai spectators, the Thai fighters, no longer underestimating their opponents this time, brutally punished
the Chinese for daring to defeat their national martial sport. And what better day to do so then on their National Day, on the 74th birthday of His Majesty. They crushed the Chinese with a 4 to 1 victory. And the worst part for the Chinese is its only win was a giveaway from the Thais to let them save some face. The Chinese can be said to have been fully annihillated that night in
Bangkok. Incidentally, while in Thailand I asked a friend to record the event for me on videotape, which I will convert into VCD format very soon. If the reader doubts my words, he or she can always order them from me later and find out whether I speak the truth or not. For all fans of ring sports it is a VCD worth collecting, to be watched & pondered over for a long time
to come.

Now for the fight reports: The 1st bout is the 56kg category fight between Zhou Yongjin, a fresh national Sanda runner-up & Pawaijun Yodongsong, a young 17 yr old fighter. Zhou is a fighter with only 2 techniques - the push kick and
charging waist grab. In the 1st round Zhou started impressively by succeeding in lifting Pawaijun up and slamming him to the canvas 3 times, whereas Pawaijun seem not warmed up yet to this kind of Sanda tatics. But as these kind of throws consume a lot of physical strength, Zhou became more and more exhausted further into the bout. He became so tired that even his push kick is gone & he can only try to shoot in for the grab. Pawaijun was prepared for this. Everytime Zhou try to grab he will crank his neck to foil him. He landed many powerful knees on Zhou's body & face, and also low kicks to his legs. In the 5th and final round Zhou made a final attempt at fighting back, throwing Pawaijun 2 times, but it was too late - the battered Zhou had already lost the bout on points. The 2nd bout is the 60kg category fight between Wang Jingfeng, the "Divine Hand of
Yanshan" and Atachai Pasanlancha, a champion with powerful punches & kicks. The Divine Hand proved to be quite mundane after all. In the 1st round Wang could still run around throwing side kicks & flick kicks, but Atachai's kept kicking his inner thigh, which obviously had a painful effect which showed on Wang's face. Sure enough, only 2nd round into the fight Wang, covering his head, was cornered and Atachai floored him with one knee and several killer body punches

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