Shogun sparring

[Tee Sok]

What I have seen and experienced in boxing was that there are different levels of toughness in sparring, either you call it before with your sparring partner or it can also start mildly and get tougher, that's why I think it's always good to have your coach present.
Good for timing, good for the game, good because it's good to see shogun and do santos testing each other, good because I think it's a good watch.

I understand what firecobra meant it's not an exhibition of correctitude, but sparring is sometimes a game too like testing each other out or trying unorthodox things like a spinning backfist.

[Sieh Tanonchai]

Tee S and Jab,

this is a promo sparring, I guess. This is not even for training, this is just a small show.
I am not sure why you think this is a good one. Good to show what?

I totally agree with cobra.
How do you call this, is this still MT for you?

George,

is this how you think my kind does sparring?

Sieh

[george stando]

Shogun has been on and off in MMA, i have a feeling mashcida is going to win this upcoming bout.

when you isolate out his stand up, it does have alot of weaknesses.

He is not one of my favorite MMA fighters personally.

[Tee Sok]

Hi firecobra.
Yes he sometimes turns his back when a kick doesn't land during fights as well, that's a habit developed in training I think as I have seen many doing that in gyms. I remember he did it against Arona. Well that's not pure muay thai, that's maybe why he was losing the standup against Diabate who is a thai boxer. but that was just a sparring session, in fights it's all more focused and serious and that behaviour is usually absent, or both these guys and others wouldn't still be around!
I think the timing was there though.

[fire cobra]

Dont like it,they punch when they could kick,Shogun turns his back after a kick,poor balance,defence not much better,side to side head movement in kick range,need I go on!.

[JAB]

And then some! I just do not see him being a formidable opponent for Machida, but maybe I will be surprised. I hope so.

[Tee Sok]

I agree, and he is going to need all of that against Machida!

[JAB]

Great example of control, pace, and timing. Thanks!

[Tee Sok]

muay thai sparring session between Shogun and Dos Santos, that's a good one:

YouTube - Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Júnior "Cigano" dos Santos (sparring)