Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee vs Farid Khider 2009

Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee is a fighter out of Thailand who's been gaining popularity internationally. He beat Kongfah Audonmuang, the then 140 lb Lumpini champ, as well as Noppadet Chengsimiw Gym, who was rated no.1 at that weight. Sudsakorn originally fought of of Sitjaipetch, Craig O'Flynn's gym and has since fought at weights up to 155 lb, sometimes under K-1 rules, scoring notable wins over Andrei Kulebin and Chahid Oulad el Hadj. Sudsakorn wears the shorts with the patterned border.

I don't know much about Farid Khider. Judging from his style and the apparent ruleset of this match, I'd guess he doesn't fight Muay Thai rules all the time. His antics look like they'd be more fitting in kickboxing match. He is an experienced fighter, having fought Jean Charles Skarbowsky, Attachai Fairtex, and Yuya Yamomoto (from the Japanese K-1 scene). Farid wears the colors of France in this fight.




Props to kalgoran for the upload. The description of the video says "26 Janvier 2009," when Sudsakorn was fairly established on the international scene. Maybe Khider hadn't done his homework and didn't know about Sudsakorn's punching power, or he started showboating in response to Sudsakorn's cockiness in the ring. Either way, I found the sideways shuffling pretty damn annoying and was pretty happy when Sudsakorn knocked him the f out. I don't usually respond that way to fights, but man that was annoying.