Goto Ryuji vs Zheng Yuhao Part 1

Goto Ryuji (JPN)
vs
Zheng Yuhao (CHN)
Shootboxing rules 5 x 3
Shootboxing: The Age of "S" Vol.5, Japan
Rounds 1 & 2

These are two of my favourite fighters. Goto Ryuji is a top and popular shootboxer. Very entertaining character with good all round skills. I don't think he's with shootboxing anymore though atm because of a financial dispute. Zheng Yuhao is a top Sanda Wang champion. He's known for his jumping spinning back kick. He was a S-Cup 2002 finalist. Again I am not sure but I think he is retired now which is a shame because he is one of the better sanda fighters who can compete in other kickboxing formats.

Watch part two here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNg33y_gVpQ.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Shootboxing
• Muay
• Thai
• kickboxing
• Goto
• Ryuji
• Zheng
• Yuhao
• Sanda
• Sanshou

[abeu]

@dss103 future? its been around for a while now... striking arts with co-exist pretty well.. apaprt from in America, where youth swing from one bangwagon to another every second week.

[dss103]

@Blahb27 sorry to tell you but MMA is the future of fighting, or at least a really big part of it!

[dss103]

@Blahb27 Styles make fights and MMA is no exception to that rule. I say this because it helps explain how its MMA and not kickboxing meaning there are going to be people from wrestling backgrounds who strike like a four year old. On the flip side, there are outstanding Strikers with muay thai backgrounds in MMA who are not too great when their asses hit the mat! Shit, even M16 Rambaa Somdet (a great striker originating from muay thai look him up if you don't already know him) is in MMA now.

[Blahb27]

@dss103 Notice how Overeem, the best of them, is trained by Golden Glory, the Dutch kickboxing team? Besides, he fights in Strikeforce, and not the UFC.

The best strikers in the UFC wouldn't last three rounds against an A class fighter. And that's a crying shame, because the idea behind MMA was to be able to do it all, and do it well. Not to do it all very mediocre.

[dss103]

@Blahb27 LOL sure why not if that helps you sleep at night. You wanna tell me Anderson silva, Jose Aldo, or Alistair Overeem aren't good strikers? MMA has great Strikers and Many that came from Striking backgrounds and translated their skills to MMA matches. And uh, theres not only hillbillies in america cuz your being told this from a hispanic

[Blahb27]

Because Pride is gone, and the UFC sucks. It's only in America, featuring mostly Americans too. And this may be a shock to the hillybillies, but the world doesn't revolve around the US.

A better question would be why the one or two actually good punchers in the UFC don't leave it to fight in more prestigious places.

[PFJT]

hmm the fight is quite defensive right? Not much combinations used.

[ryantingle123456]

they do hes called cung le and he fights in strike force !

[rayneng]

Sanda fighter's throwing skill ? If they are so good at punching and throwing, why they dont fight in UFC or Pride?

[Dynaman21]

Ryuji does. The guards are part of the spandex pants he's wearing. I'd judge them to be about as thick as your average grappling shin/instep guard.