A fighter has to concentrate on his opponent every second. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

On Sunday night 26 fighters from China and other countries punched, kicked and attacked each other for a new television reality show where the participants are martial arts practitioners.

The action in the ring is fast and furious. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

Hands have to be bandaged before the gloves are donned. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

 

The contest, part of the 2015 World Championship Series of Chinese Martial Arts K-Boxing, was organized at Nanxiang town, Jiading district by a local sports company and the Chinese Wushu Association.

Before his bout a fighter prays for luck. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

 

A fighter relaxes with an oil massage before his bout. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

It was the third stop for Legend Of Victor, China's first martial arts reality show which is broadcast on the Ningxia Television Station. Sunday's fights will be screened in April or May. The television series opened in the ancient city of Luoyang, in Central China's Henan Province late last year and continued earlier this year in Pattaya in Thailand.

Getting knocked down is just part of the sport. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

 

Tattoos can add to a fighter's demeanor. Photo: Yang Hui/GT

On Sunday night Chinese and world champions, and participants from the THAI FIGHT tournaments competed for nearly 10 championship titles. Among them there were Kong Hongxing, the winner of the men's sanda 60-kilogram competition at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, and Fu Gaofeng, the winner of the national sanda championships in 2011 and 2014.

Global Times