Buakaw vs. Sun Tao

Buakaw fights Sun Tao, a Chinese Sanshou fighter.
Buakaw is too strong and too good a striker, and puts Sun Tao down with a knee to the liver.

[@apollogodinez10]

Good strategy with buakaw. He changed his muay thai style to be more offensive to defeat Sun Tao

[@universalmartialartscenter360]

Wether people want to admit it or not. That side kick is pretty hard to deal with. But of course Buakaw was too good and was going to win this fight side kick or not.

[@cfG21]

Thanks a lot bro. It is good to see people willing to exchange in the martial arts without ego.

[@lianweijun086]

I'm not so sure if he's that good of a striker (by strike I assume you're talking about hands), but his kicks are and knees are deadly, he's strong as hell. He takes hits like an ox. Sun Tao was outclassed in this fight. He didn't have a chance. Great video! Thanks for posting!

[@somchaibanzai]

Muay Thai is No.1 of Martial Arts.

[@NakMuayify]

Best part is when Sun Tao goes down and the commentator is like 哎呀！

[@jeffdoeskungfu]

Sun Tao ate too many knees trying to throw Buakaw. Buakaw is just too damn good.

[@ironandsilk]

what's this X-Plosion event? I haven't heard of it, but sounds interesting.

[@SoulUltima597]

Who interrupted the Ram? He looked finished to me

[@zoma1330]

ブアカーオが警官になってたとは・・・

[@cfG21]

Can you name me some good names from Thailand so I can look for them?

[@bia8367]

Atleast Sun Tao once shared the ring with the legendary Buakaw

[@owlshour]

It's like 6:49, Sanda guy throws straight right and -ducks- because he doesn't want to get hit. He has no capacity to throw punch after punch in combos, all he can do is one shot at a time. Banking on that after the 1st shot, he can land a takedown. Problem is it's really easy to predict people who only throw one shot at time and don't have power in their left hand. Look at 6:49 nobody thinks the sanda fighter is going to throw a left. He has no power in left hand.

[@xZibeGx]

I wonder how Buakaw would do in UFC if he he would train Brasilian jiu jutsu too, UFC Guys are all huge roid users but they seem pretty slow as well and buakaw is really skillful and fast kicker and his stamina is really good too.

[@yogeshghadge5748]

His clinch is good. I don't think that BJJ is something which can be learned in short time. Buakaw in muay is so good good because he spend that much time in muay thai. To become equally good in BJJ he need to spend about same amount of time

[@ShieldOfTommorrow]

Buakaw doesn't fight his usual MT style here (whats up with the low guard on both of them) guess he was told to fight differently

[@TheMegaregister]

Nice theory, but i believe that this was just buakaw trying to change his style a little, trying different things, and we can see he is pretty damn fast, but this is not his priot style.

[@8limbedwarriornakmuay175]

@@TheMegaregister It's because of the takedown threat , many MMA fighter keep their hands low to defend a takedown .

[@sukotsutoclone2]

Ow that low kick in 9:20 must've hurt like hell lol

[@cph4]

I assume you're talking about the kick Buakaw threw when Sun Tao had his back turned? It's not like Buakaw went after him when he called a time-out for a low blow or during the glove touching, etc. It was within the rules. When the referee says 'fight' it's up to the fighters to be ready - if a fighter puts his hands down or turns his back without raising his hand for a time-out, he is asking for trouble..

[@Caulderborn]

Buakaw has hierd a new boxing coach in 04 or 05 and has improved his hands a great deal.

[@bobowai]

Why Sun Tao quits? He didn't seem to get hurt at all?

[@halimaw12]

man buakaw still has a chance to go mma. everytime the chinese guy takes him down he still ends up on top. buakaw is great fighter

[@pinoygauta]

the individual matters more than the style. this is a great matchup though. great matchup.

[@boxingnori]

ブアカーオかっこイイ！！

[@DEADTHENALIVE]

Sun taos corner dishonored him. The fight was clearly still winnable with his level of skill.

[@nazgulbarakas5767]

I dont think so man, although that sanshou guy had skills, Buakaw was just a more complete fighter. That's the pros of muay thai, they are specialist when it comes to elbows, knees and the clinch.

[@baraclude]

2001, China Vs Thailand friendly match. China and Thailand just hosted another friendly tournament on december 2009. Shanda 4 v 1 Muay Thai.

[@Ironhead86]

what are the rules in this fight? Buakaw fights without using his fists, and his stance is so different from his usual one

[@mengmao]

Strikes mean with any hit by any part of the body.

[@chilluout]

i guess it's called "being a good crowd?". "god they are so weird...they cheer for the person they like".

[@mengmao]

Stamps to the supporting leg are not nearly as essential to Sanshou as elbows are in MT. There are many other throws available to counter the roundhouse. IMO, MT is much more disadvantaged.

[@KodySF]

the moment you don't respect your opponent the moment you gonna loose.

[@victorkcy]

start from 4:45

[@chanoncd28]

Not Sure but it seems to be Bua-Kao open his guard many times to invite Sun-Tao to get him.

[@sruninho]

can anyone tell what is sanshou

[@cph4]

Sorry but that was domination. The reason Sun Tao didn't get up at the end was because he had been eating knees and middlekicks throughout the fight. If you'd seen Buakaw fight before you would know that he only goes for the kill like that if he sees that his opponent is hurt or not up to par.

[@coolcharliecool]

and boy, it would've been funny to see that guy fight buakaw under rules he's used to.

[@R0YB0T]

san shou looks cool to me, it is like a hybrid between muay thai, boxing hay maker punches, and some judo takedowns

[@siamyuth]

Current muaythai sports rules don't allow grapplings and ground fighting but some traditional ancient muaythai styles have such matters but even thais don't even know. So every match when thais face sanda fighters under sanda rules they face some problem but they have learnt to deal with it now. Fairtex boxers are good examples.

[@kaonieoh]

Sun Tao keeps turning his back because his front didnt want to face Buakaws knees.

[@matthew2chua]

they said that sun tao didnt train for a long time and that is why he lost.

[@beer7]

I think sun tao went down by buakaw's kick right at the end of round 1, if you notice. Luckily the bell saved him just in time

[@ahochaude]

Getting your point across is okay however, let's refrain from derogatory terminology, please. Thank you.

[@classicleon]

Yes, you got the point, I agree with this comment.

[@titux480]

I don't mind if the guy throw the opponent in an event of clinching, but when this guy bend down and grab Buakaw's leg it looked really weak.

[@cph4]

Have you seen the Han Lei vs Samkor fight (it's up on KZbin)? No art in the world can stand up to that sort of judging..

[@beatrizaguirre1528]

Es el mejor

[@billymayday]

it seems like the chinese commentator already knew the chinese gonna loose.

[@DiabloDon]

It is pretty impressive that he won there in their country. But it is more impressive that he has to fight under total different condition! Under different rules! But he won! And I think that this fight WAS EVEN before he entered the K1-MAx! That´s something to be considered,too! He wasn´as good as nowdays!

[@Gh0stkK0823]

yodsanklai appeared on contender asia before?

[@LaiChanYiuofcso]

邊個可以解釋下TOP COMMENT個堆日文字乜意思?

[@johnnyjones6588]

Sanda is very effektive style of fighting

[@thethesethe]

I hope you guys all know that Buakaw is just toying with Sun Tao. He never fought seriously in the first round. Notice how his arms are down, and he does what Sun Tao does (side kicks, hook with heel-he never does these in his fights). Then when he fought seriously in round 2 using his usual kicks and knees, Sun Tao got beat up in no time. I'm Chinese, but i still have to say that Buakaw kicks ass.

[@bobowai]

Sun Tao did his job well, remember Buakaw is the No.1 Thai fighter, Sun Tao is only a 2nd class fighter. I expect to see a real fight between a top chinese kung fu fighter and a thai champion.

[@zeenataman1951]

@xZibeGx agreed mabe him and yodsaenklai shud make the switch it wud be so good to watch.

[@SupremeSanda]

4. Muay Thai never won San Shou in a single tourment, not before not ever. 5. all Muay Thai strikes were allowed in this fight in the last fight, but San Shou's offensive throws were banded, but that doesn't stop San Shou own muay thai assess 4. Muay Thai got beaten every single time by San Shou if you watch any professional fights like, pride professional fight.

[@UncleSiam]

As I mentioned in the other Buakaw vs Sun Tao comments. Buakaw is fighting limited to Sanshou moves. Essentially its Buakaw trying to do Sanshou versus a Sanshou fighter. Still wins.

[@SupremeSanda]

GroinZooStyles, there're more than 10 matchs that thai's top ranked fighters destoried by nameless sanda amateurs. 1. Bovy, Thai 56kg light weight champion, pwned by Kang, a noob sanda fighter who never got 1 weight Champion in China 2. Samkor, Thai's top ranked 60kg catelog champion raped by Han, a 3rd class Sanda fighter. 3. 70kg category Asian Game champion Pajansak pwned by Lin, a Sanda amateur who barely had 14 ring fights The list goes on and on.

[@saikyawsein4914]

👍👍👍

[@CoachOnealmendoza]

buakaw is so talented

[@Ironhead86]

Why is Buakaws style so different here than in K1? He looks like he is fighting a tae kwon do match

[@Wulang8]

Buakaw is really worth the respect. A pity Liu Hailong is not in his weight class. Technically it's very hard to get a throw or takedown on Buakaw with that muay thai clinch denying the double underhook. That's why just being proficient in your own style is not enough, you need to know the right techniques and strategies in your style to counter your opponent. Too bad for Sun Tao, Buakaw is too powerful.

[@mortenhen]

agree

[@420ixtlan]

fight starts @ 4:49 :)

[@classicleon]

No, real Kong fu technique allows fighters keep beating rival when throwing. You'll be aware of it after watch Cung Le's MMA video.

[@frelos87]

Same trainer since he was about 15 ...

[@ace52387]

yeah but going after someone's back is rare. People stop all the time after the referee calls fight. They stop to tap gloves, they stop to wait like 1 second for the other fighter. It's sportsmanship. Buakaw didn't cheat or anything, it was just punkish.

[@Bicasso]

also Muay is the most popular choice of martial arts in any tournaments, fighters often learn and mix different fight styles, and majority of them learned muay in one of thsoe mix. if sanshou was so good it woulda been the most popular choice, after all these guys fight for a living lastly elbows arent allow in most tournaments and this fight. which put muay thai at a disadvantage

[@wengerboy]

This is the real sanda vs muay thai

[@BJJMTF]

... street fighting, ground fighting turned out to be the most effective when I don't want to take a change and get hurt... but my A game is stand up fighting... and yes more dangerous, but when you're about to pop someone's shoulder and they are in pain and you're telling them I'll let you go if you say you give up... everyone said they gave up, so I didn't break anything. majority of people think grabing someone and trying to throw them is effective, that's untill I'm ontop and with their arm

[@BeezQuixote]

@N1ceV1d Buakaw won fair and square, but that wasn't a cheap shot. It's a veteran trick, I've seen it done in the ring in kickboxing matches before. In boxing, they said Jersey Joe Walcott liked to walk away then come back with a right hand. Bernard Hopkins does it too.

[@clubzaja]

เป็นคนแรกที่ได้แชมป์ K1 สองสมัยติดหรือป่าวครับ แล้วคนไทยที่ไหนดูถูกคนไทยด้วยกัน คุณใช่คนไทยหรือป่าว ??????

[@kobuden]

That's a younger and unexperienced Buakaw, he fights very differently now, his boxing is now superb and much more cautious without loosing his agressiveness. That Sun Tao is a dirty cheater, he is grabbing and trying to takedown Buakaw all the time because his getting his ass kicked, Buakaw's kicks are far more powerful, not to mention his knee techniques.

[@a1to8]

its a unified bout, the rules allow takedowns silly.

[@R0YB0T]

Techniques gotten from different styles. There was nothing inaccurate with my original statement.

[@leavemealone2006]

Hate to break it to you, owlshour, but styles don't fight; people do. This is not a fight between two different styles, this is a fight between two different people. (it may be worth mentioning that many boxers can throw an effective jab out of a sideways stance).

[@prideoflaos]

thats a cool ram muay

[@thailandmma33]

กราบขอโทษครับ ที่แสดงความเห็นไม่เหมาะสม แสดงความเห็นรุนแรงไป ทำให้คนที่รักมวยไทยไม่พอใจ ผมสำนึกผิดแล้วครับ ขอให้ยกโทษให้ด้วยนะครับ ผมจะไม่ทำใหม่อีก

[@markmcallan973]

Side kicking a Thai is like giving them a lmassage

[@gareththomas3234]

why ?

[@sonnywu100]

the chinese guy took the first round, got a few knee the second round and just gave up? no sportsmanship

[@eggcockroach]

บัวขาวเป็นคนแรกที่ได้แชมป์ K-1 สองสมัยจริงๆแล้วควรได้แชมป์สามสมัยหรือมากกว่านั้น ถ้ากรรมการไม่ตัดสินให้ลำเอียงให้ แอนดี้ ซาวเวอร์ ชนะคะแนนแบบค้านสายตาคนดู K-1 เปลี่ยนกติกาถึงสองครั้ง เพียงเพื่อสกัดไม่ให้บัวขาวได้แชมป์โดยห้ามไม่ให้โน้มคอตีเข่า มาซาโตะ เป็นนักมวยไทยและเป็นไอดอลของญี่ปุ่นเคยมาฝึกมวยไทยที่ประเทศไทยทุกครั้งที่ขึ้นชกจะผูกผ้าประเจี่ยดทุกครั้ง คนทั่วทั้งโลกต่างยกย่องให้บัวขาวเป็น legend เป็นผู้พลิกประวัติศาสตร์มวย K-1 จะมีก็แต่คนไทยหัวใจละแวกความรู้แค่หางอึ่งที่ดูถูกคนไทยด้วยกันเอง

[@mjc369]

why did they stop him when he was half way through his ram muay thats so rude

[@brinquedo]

hey, did you forget that in the match sanda side made an agreement for muaythai not to use elbows...and i've seen both events...in ch and th...the sanda fighters barely won by points....they had to be hospitalized while the muay fighters went to drink up at their happy grill.

[@cph4]

He probably saw Tao's walking away with his back turned as a sign of disrespect and wanted to punish him. It wasn't the most gentlemanly gesture but I wouldn't call it a cheap shot either and Buakaw is definitely not a 'punk'. When Buakaw floors a guy, he sometimes feints a kick but always pulls short, he always touches gloves and shows good sportsmanship before and after a fight. Have you seen Norifumi Yamamoto's episodes? Now that's a punk..

[@baraclude]

agree. I was reading some people calling sun tao loser, but he's not as bad as you guys described. ANyway , his endurance sucks. Buakaw is experienced and better.

[@frelos87]

Same trainer since he was about ..

[@colombian18]

Buakaw is brilliant, Sun was good aswell, but he should learn to defend his sides from the knees.

[@420ixtlan]

it would be epic...too bad they are in different weight classes :(

[@ahochaude]

I enjoyed the video however, I did not enjoy reading the comments below it. I was actually looking for some intelligent and constructive commentation in regards to this fight. Instead, I get a battle of: "muay thai is better/sanshou is better" debate. (geez, this debate is seemingly endless)

[@yutakaw650]

タイの選手は凛々しいのぉ、、、

[@hoboguru]

man i hate it when they tell you the outcome of the fukin fight in the description ....

[@humorean]

Buakaw got blessed...

[@chongtak]

I'm chinese (hakka from vietnam living in France) I agree 1000%

[@BJJMTF]

thats cuz "real" fights are fights between two people who don't know what they are doing, when you get 1 guy from the UFC fight a guy on the street with no training, the guy on the street gets rapped

[@chelseafanclub1]

กูกลับเข้ามาดู...เพราะอารมณ์ไม่จบจากโอลิมปิก

[@sagmann20]

buakaw's playing with him

[@hiucf]

Out of form Sansau fighter against super fit Buakaw. At end of 1st round obviously Sun Tao is out of breathe. A well desevered win for a more prepared fighter.

[@mmafanko]

K1 rule คือกติกามวยไทยแต่ตัดศอกกับล็อคคอตีเข่า แค่นี้ก็พอจะบอกได้แล้วว่าเอาเปรียบมวยไทยขนาดไหนและลอกมวยไทยไปทั้งหมด เพิ่มนิดตัดหน่อยเอาแล้วบอกเป็นของตนเอง เอาละไม่ว่ากันเพราะ k1 ทำให้โลกรู้ว่ามวยไทยยิ่งใหญ่ขนาดไหน ครบเครื่องใช้ได้ในสถานการณ์จริง มาว่าเรื่องบัวขาว บัวขาวไปชก k1 ต่อน้ำหนักนักชกทุกคนในรุ่น 70โล คือบัวขาวไป 69ชั่งต่ำกว่าพิกัด ไม่ได้แปลว่าบัวขาวต่อ1โลนะครับ เพราะในโลกของนักมวย นักสู้MMA เขามีวิธีลดน้ำหนักที่เรียกว่า cut weight คือพูดง่ายๆว่าน้ำหนักตัวคนเรา 3/4ส่วนเป็นน้ำ

[@amphonev]

Sin Tao needs to stop trying to throw down and stand up and fight.

[@jeffdoeskungfu]

Buakaw outmatched Sun Tao in speed and power. That guy is scary.

[@mengmao]

"baukaw didn't got advantage on sun tao... just luckily a knee and ko" He got that knee because he was overwhelming sun tao with strikes the whole time.

[@yogeshghadge5748]

Some people don't understand how fight works.

[@dexsisouvong]

@@yogeshghadge5748 lmao

[@kyufc3s]

that Buakaw is RIPPED!

[@SupremeSanda]

Lol! camfonh what you going to tear me up with? with your little muay thai? hahaha