Kungfu king 2009 - SALIKOV(RUS) vs YuJin(CHN)

Salikov became well known in Chinese Sanda by beating three top Sanda fighters and claiming the Sanda King title two years ago. I've never heard or seen Yu Jin before. I am actually surprised by this Kungfu King event. It seems very similar to the now defunct Sanda Wang promotion. The rules seem to be the same sanda rules, ie. punches, kicks, throws and knees to the body allowed. Despite knees being allowed, I didn't see any knees at all even though there were a number of good opportunities to use in this match. I thought both fighters were quite sloppy in this match. Salikov seems hesitant to engage, choosing to wrestle everytime Yu Jin comes in striking. Yu Jin's striking is really sloppy. I guess it'll still be a while before a top Chinese fighter can make an impact in K-1. *sighs*

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Sanda vs Muay Thai: Qin Wei Zhi vs Joseph Geri

Last match of the 2001 Sanda vs Muay Thai series that took place in Beijing. Alot of very underhanded favouritism by the Chinese officials. Near the end of Round 3 the ref even gave the Chinese fighter a rest!! LOL. I also thought a lot of the clinch break-ups were too early or unnecessary as they weren't really clinches. But the Chinese fighter was at a disadvantage so lucky the ref was Chinese too huh? :P I'm Chinese (who loves muay thai!) but I am very embarassed to see the conduct of China in this event. Open the youtube vid in a separate tab/ window and click on the username Yuxian09. There are more vids of the event available. Enjoy!

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