Watch Buakaw vs Saenchai w/ ME | This IS a REAL Fight
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- We are watching the fight! 2 legends facing off without gloves.
All I can say is this fight is real and definitely not an exhibition.
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I watched the livestream and went through the post fight interview by the announcer to both Buakaw and Saenchai. Saenchai broke his finger in the 2nd round, hence his focus was indeed disturbed throughout the fight since then. The very thing we were worried about in bare knuckle fighting between these 2 legends actually happened. They then proceeded to say that this professional fight between them is the first and the last, "I do not want to professionally fight my friend again" I think Buakaw said. Even though they fought for real, I think you can feel the frustration between the two that they actually needed to fight each other, especially for Saenchai since he is also in a disadvantage, PLUS the broken finger. Then Buakaw said that he will now need to take responsibility and take Saenchai to the hospital for the broken finger, which is comedically posted in Yokkao's instagram page haha.
Both are still definitely the GOAT in Muay Thai. They are still humans with their differences and unique aspects, and no one is perfect. In the end, who we look up to and who we prefer than the other REGARDLESS of which fighter is better... comes down to our own personal taste in the combat sport and martial art passion we all possess.
I definitely wouldn't want to fight my friend. Amazing that they agreed to that.
For me, the match was just painful to watch.
I thought I saw real emotional pain in both their faces for having to hurt their friend.
He talked about in an interview how he had fought his friend attachai 5 times before and as a professional that's what they do
@@GabrielVargaOfficial not if my friend is a few weight classes smaller
Rather than "frustration that he had to fight his friend", I think it's more like they both had to keep from breaking out laughing since they seemed to have an agreement not to make hard contact with punches or elbows to the jaw or temple.
This fight was real. Not what I think, but it is.
(Im Thai so I tuned in behind the scenes, the ins and outs, all that good stuff with both of them)
After the fight both of them were interviewed and Buakaw asked the audience if everything is now clear, that this isn't them dancing around to make content.
Both Saenchai and Buakaw told us that they have the professionalism to carry their duty inside the ring, when outside they're friends like always.
Many foreigners just don't understand that MuayThai fighters have the ability to switch from friend to enemies once they're inside the ring, while still have the respects towards eachother.
So no this isn't an exhibition fight.
Buakaw and Saenchai does not wish to fight eachother again, they went all out in that fight, and that's the first and last time they want to see eachother inside the ring.
Both of them are willing to face any other opponents after this fight, but they're done fighting eachother.
Saenchai dislocated his left hand index knuckle early (showed in post fight interview) so that's why he didn't throw his hands much.
Buakaw looks like he hurt his ankle or knee, but he poker faced through the pain and kept kicking Saenchai.
My own comment on the fight:
In round 4, Saenchai threw left knee with both hands framed, but because Buakaw has more reach and he was setting up left hook low to the body before hand, he was able to caught Saenchai right on the chin. I feel if Buakaw wanted to finish Saenchai, he could have.
Other than that, Buakaw execute his game plan and great defence/ counter very well.
Saenchai tried his best and props to him. Buakaw is great at long range with his kicks, and close range with his knees in the clinge. Saenchai was just having a hard time fighting in all range.
Thanks for sharing your reactions with us, really enjoyed it!
I look forward to the detailed analysis of the techniques for both of them in this fight if you do plan to do that.
Hope you recover fast Gabriel, take all the time you need🙏
Saenchai said that him and Buakaw will fight 3 more times
Someone in the comments on the main fight video said that Buakaw has old injuries on his toe and knee on the left side.
The Muay Thai God of Power vs the Muay Thai God of Technique.
This is a legendary fight.
Fantastic review as always. Saenchai broke his hand in round 2 which was a real shame as his boxing was going to be his main focus. He was really gutted about that. Buakaw size and strength showed to be a determining factor. All in all we were honoured to have both of these exceptional athletes in our ring and I can tell you they both earned a huge pay check. No one was seriously hurt and we got to see 5 rounds of high class action. Respect to you and to both fighters.
Size was definitely the defining factor, Buakaw is just a beast and just so well balanced, his kicks are still as deadly as I remember
Saenchai broke his hand in 2nd round. Real brave man.
srsly?
Really? Wow total respect for him. 5 rounds with the hand like that gotta suck.
This is actually the reason our coach told us that Thais weren't good at boxing... Cause hands break easy😅
Yes, he wrote about it on his Instagram page. To be precise, the finger is broken.
Oh wow, and he went on for 3 more rounds! Massive respect to him
Saenchai said at the end of the fight, Buakaw lost more than 10KG to fight him..so they were of similar weight that night and both are 40+ so there are no age advantage here, he lost fair and square..Buakaw did hold back a little though in the 4th round but to say they were not giving their best is disrespectful to the art, that's what they said…they are both legends anyway…
So many people are getting sick, you’ll come back stronger and faster 💪 This legendary fight was an amazing gift to watch for all the fans around the world 👏
This was a great fight among two Muay Thai legends and they definitely both went after it. Now I want to see a Varga - Haggerty kickboxing match next!
Saenchai seem not in his best condition, he looks a bit chubby but Buakaw still looks very fit and firm. About the fight Buakaw clearly holding back since he know Saenchai is getting older and slower.
That's because Saenchai gained weight to matched with Baukaw, and vice versa for Baukaw
Because buakaw had to cut weight while saenchai had to gain
What
Thanks for the share! What an amazing matchup! Hope you heal up well and soon, Gabriel!
Real respect to both of them. For their legacy. But also for throwing caution to the wind and giving us a great spectacle.
Saenchai broke his hand or finger in the 2nd round and continued when he could’ve easily called off the fight. I’m so appreciative of him to put everything on the line to continue the show. 🙏🙏🙏
Buakaw targeted Saenchai’s left leg. He knows how lethal Saenchai’s left high kicks are. Especially when mixing it up with his feints and mixup combinations ☝️ Buakaw studied Saenchai’s style many many months before their fight. Buakaw is well known for adapting to his opponent, finding weaknesses and or creating weaknesses ☝️If I were Pacquiao, I would not underestimate Buakaw’s adaptability. Good luck Buakaw on your upcoming fight against Pacquiao! You got this Buakaw! 💪
that would be such a cool fight. i love how the martial arts world is allowing these cross overs
To me this is more like really hard sparring, maybe except for the last round where both men tries to end the show on a high note.
And while Buakaw is definitely my favourite fighter ever, I wouldn’t strictly use this fight to claim he is better than Saenchai. Both men are past their prime and neither man truly had the killer instinct when fighting against each other due to their brotherhood and honestly the lack of “rewards” since both men have nothing left to prove or needs.
We will never know who is truly the superior fighter since this fight took place 10 years too late.
But still, what a honour to watch it finally happen
Hello Gabriel, glad to see you recovering! I was worried when you didn't upload the video, and then I saw what happened . Take care and get well soon, champ! Thank you for the material
"...getting hit with a bare knuckle? That's gotta be SO unpleasant!" That one made me laugh. These guys are warriors and so are you, Gabriel. Thanks for all the awesome vids. Love your channel!❤
I was shocked how ferocious Buakaw was, and it feels like Saenchai was shocked too!
Remember, those 2 legends are in their 40s! So doing full 5 rounds bare knuckles was insane.
The weigh difference was huge. Yes, Saenchai is known as the giant slayer, but not of the caliber of Buakaw.
I was sincerely scared for Saenchai. He got ragdolled in there. I'm wondering where he's going after that.
He needs to just teach and relax.
I feel Saenchai would’ve done so much better if he had the Thai wrap/gloves as well as being allowed to use his sweeps and takedowns that were illegal in the fight. Because of his broken finger, I don’t think he even tried to catch kicks after round 2… not to mention the guy barely used his teeps which is something he’s great at. It confused me during that fight. I wonder if he was just trying to be more aggressive and box more but he doesn’t box as much as Buakaw
@@traceurs619nah his moves won't work on Buakaw, Buakaw has less fights but went against some of the killers in the sport, no way Buakaw will fall for Saenchai tricks, Buakaw in K-1 earn him enough boxing experience to interrupt Seanchai setup. Buakaw answer everything back you can see in the fight.
Not easy fight : you see the love for each other . Immense respect between them. There is no anger (and it’s ok).
Man that was very real for me too, these 2 definitely had a lot of emotions here knowing they been very close and they definitely been waiting for this as long as we have
It was a professionally conducted hard sparring.
You could see especially on Buakaw, that he was very controlled although he did not hesitate to throw hard regularly.
He did not go 100% by a long shot though.
Very good show by both legends. 🙏
Also I read many comments on social media where people wondered why Saenchai was so serious and defensive and did not clown around like he always does.
Well people know him almost exclusively from his fights with farangs who he has been fed for years that are a piece of cake for him.
What we saw here is what happpens when he is matched against another legend who is superior both in size and skills.
This fight brought a smile to my face. I am so glad this finally happened and they actually fought to win.
I watched this yesterday...they're both my hero's but felt sorry for Saenchai! Both legends though...I'd love to hear the post fight interviews (translated!)
I don’t think Buakaw really knows how to not go hard. Even when he might be going “exhibition”-speed, his instincts are still gonna take control. He’s so damn fun to watch, grateful to TH-cam for posting his old fights.
he was clearly holding back especially with hands. They, mainly Buakaw was throwing harder kicks he knew Senchai can easily evade or at least block. Difference in power and strength between them is immense and Buakaw could have ripped his head of if he had wanted that.
Yeah i saw buakaw fight a japanese guy called kota in kickboxing who only had 1 fight before in mma rules and he predictably destroyed him no mercy e
Thanks for this
Was waiting for this video
Get better brother
Thanks for taking your time despite your health. I think Buakawa went 100% but not with the intent to head damage knock out Saenchai. At times it looked like he was pulling his head kicks a bit. Surprisingly exciting fight, I love small/no glove thai boxing
Great video ❤
I fought my friend and a former sparring partner on my debut. I can tell they both fought for real but held back a little bit. People truly underestimate how well they both know each other, and that came into play too.
Take your rest and get better soon gabe! 💪
Man this was such a legendary matchup, in my eyes, Buakaw definetly dominated the fight, because of his overall strength and size, and Saenchai, had an incredible performance as well, definetly, would have been interesting to see, how the fight would have played out, if he did not break his finger, but overall, amazing performance, from both of these amazing athletes, and thank you so much Gabriel, for even still not feeling well, to cover this amazing fight, hope you get well soon!🥳
Never seen an apology after a headkick in a real fight .Def held back, but it was expected
You can call it real and perhaps it's true. But they definitely pulled their punches at times.
What an awesome fight. We saw a master of counterfighting and distance control vs the bigger, slightly younger, stronger fighter who constantly pressured & adjusted to disrupt the distance control and counterability of the counter master. What a fight!
The same evening rico verhoeven fought again for a 'world' title and that was so incredibly boring while this was an amazing experience to watch, 2 living legends, warriors going to war without even gloves on, just wauw!
Great fight!
Get well soon, champ! :-)
Man! Saenchai has all kinds of heart!
Its amazing that he withstood Buakaw for the entire fight, that was a ton of punishment from one of the most skilled powerhouses in fighting history!
Even though Saenchai may be one of the most elusive fighters on Earth there was just no dodging available in the face of Buakaws furious approach.
Saenchai is still my hero though.
I hope they both have speedy recoveries and maintain their friendship.
Peace.
Saenchai said at the end of the fight, Buakaw lost more than 10KG to fight him (11.5kg ro he exact from banchamek page)..so they were of similar weight that night and both are 40+ so there are no age advantage here, he lost fair and square..Buakaw did hold back a little though in the 4th round but to say they were not giving their best is disrespectful to the art, that's what they said…they are both legends anyway…friends forever
It was pretty friendly, even so Buakaw definitely won.
I always thought he was the GOAT anyway so this changes nothing ^^
Well pound for pound its a different story
@@ancientdarkness3102 Of course, though that standard always favors the lighter fighter.
Thanks Gabriel, if you have time would love to see a Haggerty vs Andrade post fight review please 🙏
They're friends. They're legendary fighters. Should be an amazing show of power, as it was. Great fight!
get well soon champ!
For me it was a knockdown karate competition, they obviously saved their fists and faces for their bright future
At one point it was clear as day that Buakaw aimed for Saenchai's shoulder instead of his head. And Saenchai seemed strangely lax about using evasive head movement.
And it was funny to watch Buakaw do an upward elbow and not even point it towards Saenchai's head. 😂
And Saenchai at least one time threw a hard elbow and made sure to cave inwards to keep it from reaching Buakaw (who also seemed unconcerned about head movement and strikes to his chin).
It was an exhibition match billed as a real fight. I was disappointed that it was what I expected it to be.
At this top level for both, size and strength difference matters and make the difference.
@7:02 I was expecting you to mention Buakaw's left kick against orthodox. And how he adapts to Saenchai being southpaw :D
These guys are both in their 40s. Meanwhile, guys in their 30s talk about “I can’t be out here fighting like I used to”. Crazy
Nice 😊
To be honest i didnt want them to kill each other..but was super interesting to watch them fight! Never the less Buakaw was and is always my favorite of the two. Legends.
Buawkaw landed a clean head kick and apologized right after
So I don't think it was like a 100 percent take your opponent out fight
It was more of a pay day go easy on each other without killer intention
yeah he apologized with a knee to the body that would've knocked out quite a few fighters.
Can you do a video on how buakaw has managed to pack on so much muscle and still stay functional
They hold back that's for sure
Would like to have seen them both fight small glove in their prime but you still have that weight difference and reach difference, in the clinch Saenchai risks just getting thrown using his knee. His opponent just has such a leverage advantage in that. Both are legends in the own.
I'm really happy we got this fight. Obviously size played a difference but even more than that, Saenchai looked his age more than Buakaw in the later rounds. I know they're only 2 years apart but everyone ages at different rates and it can come on quickly in the early 40s.
Definitely real, although a little merciful from Buakaw. Looked like he was a couple gears lower than Saenchai.
Gabriel what did you did of Jonathon Haggerty vs fabricio Andrade ?
8:45 is when the fight is over. Buakaw shrugs off the high kick with ease and they exchange glances as they go to their corners. They both know it's over at that point. Size, power, and youth win again.
I would say it was a real fight, but they just didn't try to knock each other out. It was obvious, they pulled back hell of a lot
They threw down, damn!
That's exactly what I expected.
real fight for sure, things like Saenchai taking this so seriously (like he never looked as comfortable as he did in other matches) was telling. I don't think saying Baukaw is the goat takes anything away from Saenchai. Both are so incredible and generous for giving fans this match and taking it seriously
Saenchai didn’t wanna anger Buakaw. He knows Buakaw can power up if angered ☝️
I would say it was real, but i also feel like buakaw was holding a little back. usually he guards himself much tighter, butt here he had hes hands very low to be him. He went very much to the body. I thought to myself wile watching this live, that itt could be becouse he was afraid for hes hands, but in his bare knuckle boxing match he went all to the head full blast. I do belive that he was trying to be nice, but got carried a litte away by the moment in the later rounds.
it was pretty clear that if buakaw wanted he could of ended it in round two already,, but in doing so he would give saenchai lasting brain damage since it's bare knuckle and he might break hes own hand aswell in the process so yeah, definitely and understandably held back a bit
Saving his hands for more fighting?
@@zzzzzz69 yeah, and just saving it for the rest of the fight. its easy to break a hand. seanchai broke a finger in that fight. your forehead is the strongest bone in your body. and your knucle is not even top 30
Bare knuckle Muay Thai and MMA needs to be a thing. It's just too cool
I was happy, but not surprised, to see that Buakaw came in on point with crisp, good technique, speed, and power. They are both legends, but a broken finger or not, the outcome was not a surprise.
Has Buakaw ever shown up and not delivered for a fight? Nope, and this time was no different.
How much weight difference is there between these 2 normally? Buakaws bone structure makes him look massive?
Buakaw phenomenal love two goat.
He hit saenchai with a clean headkick early. And i saw baukaw motion like hes saying sorry
even though they fight for real i see Buakaw still pull his strikes, maybe 70% of his full power, Saenchai too do some furious attack but not in a good rang on purpose ;) Buakaw is already a Goat even before this fight 💪
Damn Saenchai looks a good 10-12 years older, I had a different comment on here but that man is only 2 years older than Buakaw. It's LEVELS to this shit and Buakaw is definitely the better of the two.
Also something to add...Saenchai broke his finger in the second round, that pain surely added to his slowing down as the fight went on.
I have chronic and sometimes sensitive swelling on my laft elbow.
I wonder if that's cellulitis.
I was one of the people saying I'd expected it to be an exhibition, but I was pleasantly surprised by it turning out to be a real fight. Not from concerns about them being too friendly to be professional about it but because the size difference is so pronounced, and it felt apparent to me as the fight went on that Saenchai wouldn't be making up that difference.
(No shade meant to Saenchai; I'm sure he's whip the hell out of me even if I was Buakaw's size 😅)
It was a respectful fight but at one point they really were throwing to hurt
It was definitely a "real" fight, but it seems like maybe they had agreed not to tee off on each other''s head with punches too much, as they never opened up with any huge combos to the head. I think Buakaw, with his size and power advantage, maybe realized that would be a bit much to do to a friend, and didn't want to take advantage, or hurt him in that manner; and the same with Saenchai, in the sense that I think he didn't want to really try to wail on Buakaw's face, especially since they weren't wearing gloves.
Imma repeat what I wrote under the bkfc vid. I think the lack of head punches quantity wise is due to both fighter knowing how easy it is to break your head when throwing hard and both having other weapons they're comfortable with. Buakaw threw more punches probably because it was easier for him due to the reach advantage, but still most of them were to the body because is safer. But then when you saw them throwing elbows, these were definitely thrown hard. Smart decision from both of them to avoid injuries by throwing hard punches to the head. Makes me wonder how much MT and MMA would change if there were no gloves.
Buakaw definitely took it easy on Saenchai. That's was pretty obvious. You did the right thing though. Never throw shade on fellow colleagues. I respect that.
lol exactly
true. he could have punched him so often openly in the face but did not.
That's right, it's obvious.
i was so pissed when i realized i missed this. Its just not the same as watching it live
This is my 3rd time watchint the fight. Saenchai's broken hand in the second really turned the tide of the fight.
The frequency from Saenchai dropped substantially and he didnt get the ability to use his cross and overhand which he has used successfully before.
Likewise Buakaw marching Saenchai eliminated his question mark kicks and scissor kicks.
I thought Bukaw could have pressed his weight advantage mid way through, i thought they werent going for the kill
It was border line an exhibition match, two friends who wanted to make a buck.
Your hair looks better like this - stranger from the interwebz.
Was a real sparing session nothing more
Why is just the G yellow in "Varga Kickboxing"?
Great performance by Buakaw, it was suprising how he handle Saenchai.
They threw a few elbows, but it didn't seem like they went full bore! They went pretty hard. Seems like a 95 percent hard spar.
Both tough Mofos. Felt like Saenchai is againg but going out on his sword.
The height difference was too much, but it was a great fight.
no one really belived that this was going to happen but i really enjoy it. Regarding the GOAT status, imo i really think that this bout shouldnt put the statment on it and because of 3 major reasons. 1) Size difference 2) Rule set(i think it was favouring Buakaw no throws allowed 3) Saenchai broke two fingers in the second round. Also i would say that it was a bit hold back. Buakaw appologies to Saenchai after that first head kick landed. thats the obvious sign that intention was not to go full blast kicks or punches. And from few head kicks Saenchai throw you could see he pull them back a bit. There wasnt so much snap in the kick as he would throw in any other fight. They bang good but i still dont think they went full power
it's not a real fight but there were serious real strikes in the fight and saenchai even breaking his finger by accident. i was rooting for saenchai, but you can tell buakaw is too big and so after buakaw hurts saenchai, instead of rushing in to finish him, he spends his time outside and throws kicks at a slow rhythm. even the newb commentators at several points had said that buakaw would be in major advantage if he boxed close range. there was also another moment where buakaw landed a kick flush on saenchai and we could see buakaw open his hand to apologize for a split second. then when he saw saenchai was in fighting stance, he immediately continued attacking saenchai since he confirmed he was okay. these slight pauses, slower pacing, kicking from outside the pocket, not finishing the opponent with punching, etc. are all ways to let the opponent recover.
this is why saenchai looked so disappointed, even after the fight when they met in the hospital. no fighter is happy to realize the gap is bigger than they imagined. in muay thai, size matters too much because their stances are pretty rigid. even saenchai who is considered fast and agile is still rigid compared to actual dynamic styles of many angles. when muay thai fighters fight bigger guys, they are mostly still trying to be solid and attack each other like tanks. this just gives a huge advantage to the bigger guy.
if i recall, buakaw will fight pacquiao next. now pacquiao is a real agile and dynamic fighter with angles (at least in his prime he was). we might be able to see the style required for a smaller guy to offset the weight/size difference in that fight. but in this fight, buakaw definitely did not finish saenchai on purpose and slowed the pace many times.
Definitely real, laid off certain punches but I think that has more to do with it being bare knuckle than an exhibition. I have a question, what do you think of the idea of bare knuckle kickboxing? I've started watching more bkfc and I like the differences between regular boxing and bare knuckle, ever since then I've always wondered about bare knuckle kickboxing, The fact they held this fight bare knuckle makes me want to see bare knuckle kickboxing even more.
I definitely would be concerned about competing without gloves but I did enjoy watching this fight.
I think easing off punch power is something you need to do otherwise your hands could get smashed.
I wanna see Varga vs holsken
Haha. You want to see get get crushed by someone 2 weight classes up.
Joking...I know it would be a good fight if we were the same size.
buakaw is more like 2 weight classes above. with bare knuckles is seem to closing the gap more than with gloves , but still.
this fight was a waste for both of them i think, none of them had anything to prove, they are legends. Saenchai damaged his hand for no reason. Thats the reason why Kyokushin doesnt allow face punches, to avoid difficult injuries.
C’mon. Don’t say that about them. They both have families and giant gyms to keep running. Besides. This was an amazing fight for the fans to see who is the best 👏
- this fight establishes their families up for life. Unless they go crazy with the spending, they can retire now if they want to.
5:22 it looks to me like Saenchai waaaay underestimated his superman elbow range which is weird to me, like by several inches. I feel like he intentionally pulled it and didn't hit that. Not sure if because he didn't want to hit with it or he was using it as a fake to get in, though faking just to clinch is weird to me.
Respect to both fighters. but Saenchai looked tired as in very fatigued. Wondering if something went wrong in his preparation
I wish it wasn't bare knuckle. I really didn't like seeing either of them getting hurt in that way :(
What do you think of Prom Samnang?
Broke whatever because he wasn't really seriously defending himself.. comparing his previous real fights he was so fierce, fast and aggressive.. It was a watered down exhibition fight knowing who would win.. The old man just gave in to the young fighter who had more years ahead to look forward to.. A subtle gentle friends agreement..👏👍🤣
I TOLD YOU GUYS! I TOLD YOU!
I'm in the middle of the video. But those elbows from saenchai are nasty, fast and dangerous, I think buakaw don't get hit with them because they know each other well. I don't see other people escaping those in the perfect time like buakaw did.
yes this a real fight but they dont want to kill each other . and im glad that they dont give treir 100% . i dont want to see them hurt each other for real .
Cellulitis or tendonitis...??