Tian Ye - 56-year-old Kung Fu loser

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Xu Xiaodong bludgeons another kung fu ‘master’ as Chinese MMA fighter leaves 56-year-old looking like he’s trying Bird Box challenge
‘Mad Dog’ shatters Tian Ye’s nose in seconds with brutal elbows in one-sided mauling
Outspoken Xu toys with 56-year-old and mocks him before vicious TKO
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 15 January, 2019, 6:43pm
UPDATED : Tuesday, 15 January, 2019, 7:30pm
Nicolas Atkin
https://twitter.com/nicoscmp



Xu Xiaodong, the outspoken mixed martial arts star who has made it his mission to expose “fake kung fu”, is back doing what he does best.

The man known as “Mad Dog” took on another kung fu “master” in China last weekend, this time under kick-boxing rules, and left his latest victim heavily bandaged and bruised.

A Chinese tycoon reportedly put up 30 million yuan (US$4.4 million) in prize money for 56-year-old Tian Ye if he could defeat Xu, who has outraged many in China and caused debate in the traditional martial arts community with a series of brutal knockout wins in fights against practitioners of kung fu.

Tian was guaranteed 3 million yuan even if he lost. But while his name may translate as “Wild Fury”, he could offer anything but that as 40-year-old Xu toyed with his opponent and mocked him before finishing him in the second round.

Tian started the fight off by throwing a flurry of punches, which Xu barely even bothered to defend against before exploding with a brutal combination of elbows to the face.


Xu Xiaodong lands an elbow that breaks Tian Ye’s nose.

Blood began to pour from Tian’s clearly broken nose as the referee pulled the fighters apart with barely 30 seconds gone.

Xu turned away and shrugged his shoulders, and Tian went over to his corner to be treated by his team. His trainer then appeared to wave to the referee that his fighter could not continue, with Tian’s nose flattened.



Xu began showboating and dancing in the ring as Tian got bandaged up, before slumping over looking bored in the corner and pretending to fall asleep.

But Tian re-emerged heavily bandaged with his eyes and nose almost entirely covered, looking less like a professional fighter and more like someone trying their hand at the “Bird Box Challenge” – a trend inspired by the hit Netflix film – where people blindfold themselves and do dumb things.


Xu Xiaodong pretends to sleep.

And taking on Xu when you’re 56 years old and have evidently had very little MMA training is certainly a dumb thing.

Xu could have ended things quickly but instead of further pulverising Tian’s face, he took mercy and reeled off some brutal leg kicks.


Tian Ye is bandaged up.

“To me, he was a very nice person to do that,” wrote one commentator on YouTube. “If he was nasty, he would have just kept attacking his nose.”

Tian came out swinging again but Xu continued to shrug off his offence. Some more kicks took away Tian’s leading leg before Xu dropped him with an overhand left.


Xu Xiaodong floors Tian Ye.

The referee checked Tian out and somehow cleared him to continue. Xu then threw a spinning back kick and turned his back and casually walked away, as Tian comically tried to punch him from behind, before the bell sounded.

The fight went into a second round, and in more farcical scenes, the ref then got hit by a stray right hand from Tian and was knocked backwards with his earpiece falling out.

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Xu Xiaodong casually turns his back on Tian Ye.

Xu was clearly taking it easy, and was being far less aggressive than in his other fights, perhaps looking to get a little bit more screen time as he embarrassed his opponent.

He let Tian punch himself out with some non-stop windmilling but then decided enough was enough, charging forward and throwing a devastating flying knee to the body at 1:27 of the second round. Add that one to the highlight reel.


Xu Xiaodong lands a knee.

Xu then took a bow before giving a nonchalant interview in the ring. Asked if there would be a rematch, Xu said: “No, we don’t have anything more to do with each other, me and this guy.”

The effect of that flying kick could be seen in the form of a huge welt on Tian’s right rib area, while there were several other large bruises on his legs.

Still, he stood in the centre of the ring and waved to the crowd.


Tian Ye waves to the crowd.

“I’m a martial artist, so I need to be able to take challenges,” Tian said. “I will pull out my sword when needed.”

The interviewer responded: “Yes, you pulled out your sword, but unfortunately it wasn’t sharp and it didn’t have its chance to shine.”


Tian Ye crawls on his knees as Xu Xiaodong is declared the winner.

As with most of Xu’s fights, this one caused plenty of debate.

“Fights like this don’t make traditional martial arts look good. I’m surprised that almost a year after Xu Xiaodong’s first fight there hasn’t been a martial artist serious enough to challenge him,” said one user on YouTube.

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Xu Xiaodong mocks his opponent.

Another said: “The reason fights like this matter is because there is this idea in Asian martial arts that size and age can stop mattering in a fight when technique is applied, which is total c***.

“Put any 56-year-old kung fu martial artist who has ever lived against Yoel Romero or Jon Jones and they will get murdered. These martial arts do not work and their philosophies are flawed and harmful.”


Xu Xiaodong lands a vicious kick.

“Xu Xiaodong should at least fight someone who is younger or fit. Him fighting all these old men is pointless,” said another user.

One comment read: “I don’t agree with how he disrespects traditional martial arts, but eventually traditional martial arts was going to get called out.”


Tian Ye tries to pick himself up off the canvas.

“These guys [traditional martial artists] bend steel and break bricks at exhibitions but when it comes to real fighting they look like rank amateurs,” said another.

A comment read: “Xu Xiaodong is not a good fighter by any means, but that’s the whole point, even a s*** fighter can destroy these so-called masters that claim to have deadly martial art skills, these people are closer to scam artists then martial artists, they seek undeserved attention and praise by claiming to be unbeatable fighters.”

I'm changing the title of this thread from "That MMA vs Taiji Fight Everyones Talking About" to "Xu Xiaodong Challenges to Kung Fu". That original fight seems so long ago now.

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Column by Nicolas Atkin
Xu Xiaodong could next face Yi Long – but this ‘fake Shaolin monk’ can actually fight
Chinese MMA fighter will need to take Yi Long a lot more seriously than usual martial arts frauds
Yi Long is self-trained in Shaolin kung fu but has serious kick-boxing pedigree
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 16 January, 2019, 5:18pm
UPDATED : Wednesday, 16 January, 2019, 5:45pm
Nicolas Atkin
https://twitter.com/nicoscmp



Xu Xiaodong’s return to fighting was such a stroll he even pretended to fall asleep in the corner of the ring at one point. But he could be caught napping if he takes his next opponent so lightly.

The Chinese MMA fighter bludgeoned a 56-year-old kung fu “master” last weekend, breaking Tian Ye’s nose in a matter of seconds before toying with and mocking his then-heavily bandaged opponent, so pathetic were the blows being aimed his way.

And after another quick TKO victory, reports in Chinese media suggest the 40-year-old “Mad Dog” will next face Yi Long, the “fake Shaolin monk”.

But unlike the other traditional martial arts frauds Xu has pulverised on his mission to expose “fake kung fu”, Yi Long can actually fight.

Xu Xiaodong bludgeons another kung fu ‘master’ as Chinese MMA fighter leaves 56-year-old looking like he’s trying Bird Box challenge


Xu Xiaodong pretends to sleep while his opponent is bandaged up. Photo: YouTube

Competing in yellow trousers with a shaved head, he has previously billed himself as the “No 1 Shaolin kung fu monk”.

But a Shaolin Temple spokesman said in December 2010 that he “is neither a kung fu monk of Shaolin Temple, nor could he be named as the No 1 Shaolin kung fu monk at all”.

Still, he is no joke. Yi Long is a Chinese Wushu and Sanshou kick-boxer who is self-trained in Shaolin kung fu, with a kick-boxing record of 61-12-1.

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Yi Long is self-trained in Shaolin kung fu. Photo: Instagram

“Shaolin kung fu and Muay Thai have many things in common,” he has said. “Muay Thai is good at steel knees, iron elbows and iron legs, those who master Muay Thai have strong defences.

“It’s the same in Shaolin kung fu. In Shaolin we have iron fists, iron legs and iron cloth,” he added, meaning the body is hard enough to defend any attack.

Many observers have been saying Xu will get his comeuppance one day when he stops fighting such feeble opposition, and Yi Long could be the man to provide a challenge by combining the strengths of kung fu with more modern fighting practices.


Tian Ye is interviewed after being bludgeoned by Xu Xiaodong. Photo: YouTube

Despite being just 1.76-metres tall and weighing 76 kilograms, he got a TKO win against the 2.2-metres tall Korean super-heavyweight Choi Hong-man at knockout-only promotion MAS Fight’s debut event in Macau last November with a brutal spinning back kick to the body.

Chinese media reported that MAS Fight would like to book a fight between Yi Long and Xu, though said a deal hasn’t been completed yet and they are trying to confirm the news soon.


Yi Long in action for MAS Fight. Photo: Instagram

Yi Long has previously called out Xu, writing on his microblog in 2017 he would not tolerate Xu’s belittling of traditional martial arts, and called him a “shameless fraud”.

If the details can be ironed out, Xu is in for a much stiffer challenge – Yi Long has held his own against Buakaw Banchamek, fighting the Muay Thai legend twice with one win apiece.


He is also thought to be the unnamed Chinese kick-boxer that MMA coach John Kavanagh said had offered UFC star Conor McGregor US$5 million for a fight last month.

“He would absolutely massacre Xu Xiaodong,” was the verdict of another observer of Xu’s embarrassingly one-sided fight against Tian on YouTube.

“Yi Long is going to crush Xu Xiaodong,” another wrote. “Xiaodong has never come across as particularly adroit or athletic; it’s what makes his easy wins over traditional Chinese martial arts guys so notable.

“Yi Long, on the other hand, is a very good professional fighter who is in peak shape.”


Xu Xiaodong lands an elbow on Tian Ye. Photo: YouTube

It would certainly be a tougher challenge than most of Xu’s fights – he usually takes on opponents smaller and older than him, who have little to no fight training.

It’s not his fault, of course, that these fools masquerading as “masters” in traditional martial arts choose to challenge him.

Still, a video of Tian slowly limping through the airport has surfaced online, showing just how brutal Xu’s kicks, elbows and punches can be.



Tian Ye can console himself with the 3 million yuan he earned just for fighting – a Chinese tycoon promised him 30 million yuan if he could win, such is the anger Xu has caused among some in the traditional martial arts community – but Yi Long is not some bum picked off the street.

“I just hope that Xu Xiaodong takes his match with Yi Long more seriously than he did this one,” a commenter said.

Xu Xiadong mocks his opponent. Photo: YouTube
Indeed, Xu has some legitimate skill and experience and can hold his own – he puts in the hours training in his Beijing gym – but he can’t afford to drop his hands to his waist and showboat here.

If he can put together a proper defensive strategy, it could lead to an interesting fight. Either way, it will certainly be more competitive that his mauling of poor old Tian Ye.

At least Yi Long has some ring experience, unlike the rest of Xu Xiaodong's opponents.

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I'm copying this thread Tian Ye - 56-year-old Kung Fu loser from the Xu Xiaodong Challenges to Kung Fu thread.

So what is up with Tian Ye? Why does some 56-year-old self-proclaimed Kung Fu master get to represent Kung Fu so badly? Why does he fight much younger, stronger and more skilled opponents?

Kung fu ‘master’ Tian Ye returns from Xu Xiaodong beating to face Chinese taekwondo black belt – and results aren’t pretty
Tian Ye gets back in the ring after his brutal humiliation at the hands of MMA’s ‘Mad Dog’
But Zhang Long toys with 56-year-old and laughs at his pathetic offence
Nicolas Atkin
Published: 10:37am, 22 May, 2019


Kung fu ‘master’ Tian Ye looks to strike Chinese taekwondo black belt Zhang Long. Photos: YouTube

The last time we saw Tian Ye, his head was wrapped in bandages as he shuffled through a Chinese airport having had his face and legs brutalised by the punches and kicks of Xu Xiaodong.
Well, the 56-year-old kung fu “master” decided he wanted another taste of the action, and was back to take on Chinese taekwondo black belt Zhang Long last weekend.
The fight took place in Karamay in Xinjiang on the same “card” as Xu’s quick demolition of another “master” – this time from wing chun. Tian did not look like he had learned much from the pummelling he took from Xu in January, though.



Zhang toyed with his opponent throughout the fight, landing kicks at will to Tian’s body and face before the referee showed some mercy and called it off in the third round.
The much younger taekwondo practitioner, who is in much better physical shape than his overweight opponent, almost looked bored, as if he is did not need the fight against a man whose name translates as “Wild Fury” seriously.


Zhang Long laughs at the weak offence of Tian Ye.

Zhang laughed on the rare occasion that Tian landed his weak jabs, with Tian even trying to sneak a few in after the bell to end the first round.
The elder fighter also tried to take down Zhang and deliver some ground and pound, despite it being against the rules of the bout, in the knowledge his striking was having no effect.
“TKD [taekwondo] guy definitely didn’t want to injure his elder,” wrote one user in the comments on YouTube channel Fight Commentary Breakdowns’ video of the bout.
“He is just toying with the kung fu guy and being smug, that was really sad to watch,” wrote another. “I do ITF {a form of taekwondo] and that’s not how we do things. Also, the referee was completely irresponsible.”
One user said: “TKD bravado at its best. Or worst. Kung Fu guy was no threat and the TKD was toying with him. Total lack of respect but I can’t blame him.”
Tian had reportedly been guaranteed 3 million yuan (US$434,340) to get bludgeoned by Xu, but it’s not certain how much he received here to get his face all bruised up again.

Oh right. $434,340 is enough for a lot of people to humiliate themselves...

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Two kung fu ‘masters’ demolished by Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong battle each other
Lei Lei and Tian Ye go at it to decide who the better kung fu fighter is
Both men were previously pulverised by ‘Mad Dog’ on his mission to expose ‘kung fu fakery’
Nick Atkin
Published: 4:28pm, 21 Nov, 2019


Tian Ye (right) winds up a punch against Lei Lei. Photos: YouTube/Fight Commentary Breakdowns

It was probably inevitable that two of Chinese MMA fighter Xu Xiaodong’s vanquished “fake kung fu” opponents would eventually square off against each other. But that doesn’t make it any less entertaining.
In what turned out to be a fairly one-sided battle, Lei Lei and Tian Ye recently went at it to see who was the better kung fu fighter.
You may remember Lei Lei – he was the tai chi “master” who sparked “Mad Dog” Xu’s rise to fame after getting knocked out by him in 10 seconds.
The video of that 2017 fight went viral and set Xu on his mission to “expose” traditional martial arts “frauds”, sparking this entire mess of kung fu versus MMA.



Earlier this year, Xu got into the ring with another kung fu “master”, Tian Ye – whose name translates as “Mighty Sword” – and left him bloodied and bandaged with a severely broken nose.

When it came to his two vanquished foes squaring off, Xu predicted Lei Lei would win because he has more power in his punches, despite admitting Tian Ye has plenty of heart.


Tian Ye gets dropped by Lei Lei in the first round.

It turned out Xu’s prediction was bang on the money.
The two men came out of the gate throwing haymakers and Tian Ye – much older than his opponent at 56, with Lei Lei in his 40s – got knocked down after just seven seconds of the first round.
Tian Ye got back to his feet, and Lei Lei – his nose bloodied – started throwing some knees from the clinch, showing he has actually been training some real techniques since his humiliation by Xu.


Lei Lei hits Tian Ye with a Muay Thai knee in the clinch.

Lei Lei then sent Tian Ye stumbling again, this time into the referee, who did a standing count as he instructed Lei Lei back to his corner. After getting the doctor to clean up Lei Lei’s nose, the referee resumed the fight.
It didn’t last much longer. Lei Lei staggered Tian Ye with a few more punches and the referee stepped in to wave it off after a total of 64 seconds.
Tian Ye pleaded with the referee, saying he could still fight, despite stumbling backwards as Lei Lei cockily strutted around the ring, celebrating his victory.


The referee pushes Tian Ye away after he tries to punch Lei Lei after the fight has ended.

Lei Lei’s bravado seemed to get to Tian Ye – either that or he really was badly concussed and thought the fight was still on.
With the bell having long gone, Tian Ye launched another punch at his opponent before the referee grabbed him and pushed him into the ropes.
The referee delivered a stern lecture like a teacher to a schoolchild, finger wagging and all.


The referee lectures Tian Ye after he throws a punch at Lei Lei following the end of the fight.

“The ref was probably the best fighter in that ring judging by how he was able to completely shut down Tian Ye with that clinch towards the end … And I'm only half joking here,” wrote one user in the comments of a video of the fight, which was posted by YouTube channel Fight Commentary Breakdowns.
“I think Lei Lei showed at least some improvement, but he still has a long way to go,” was another comment.
“Lei Lei is so cocky now,” wrote another user. “I’m sure he will take his revenge on Xu one day … Maybe … Probably not. But it would be very cool!”

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