Thai fighter proves Bruce lee philosophy, I'm not afraid of the fighter that knows a thousand kicks I'm afraid of the guy who practice one kick a thousand times.
It's kinda ironic since Roufus was actually the one cheating and not following the rules. He wrapped his both low legs with a very thick cloth and hard gaiter. You can see it at 19:37 when they check his knee.
I think if the Thai was allowed to use his full arsenal, Roofus would not be so bruised up because he would have been knocked tf out way early in the rounds.
Love how when rufus kicked changpueks face while on the ground in the 1st round nobody said a thing but they made a big deal of that symbolic stomp that was more of a step in round 2. Well deserved for that kick in 1
@@a.c.musicworld9972 Another fact is that Changpuek at that time was a 140-150 lbs fighter but he fought Rick Roufus who was 163-167 lbs in this fight.
Holy crap. Changpuek leaves home country, fights in front of hostile crowd, faces a guy who was one of the best kickboxers of his era, fight is kickboxing rules not muay thai, is outweighed 40-50 pounds, and his opponent has to be taken away in a stretcher?!? Respect.
That was childish. Why won't Thais fight under say MMA rules? Because they would get demolished and they know it. Different sports. Different rules. Different skill sets which can't be developed to a pro level in a few months.
Runnin' Gunnin' You do realize you live in the most diverse country in the world right? FYI, If you consider OUR great country that is known as the USA, a “shithole” then sure. Btw, if you haven’t caught on by now, I’m American and very proud to be born here, but people like you who have an egotistical “I’m better than the rest of the world” mentality, is what makes others around the world hate us, so quit that bullshit thinking kid.
Runnin' Gunnin' HAHAHA, I live in one of the most diverse places on the planet, I’ve already built perspective. I’ve also been to QUEENS, NY. Queens is the most diverse city in the entire world, I’m sure I’ve built entire ugh perspective on people from all types of religion, race, gender, ethnicity, nationality and creed. Therefore, you can go fuck yourself and as the English say “bloody wanker”.
Молодец Тайландец парнишка три ногдауна выстоял! А Американец который говорил я покажу ему американский кикбоксинг, показал так, что на носилках вынесли! 😂
Roufus was the cheater. He knew that Thai fighter could using low kick, so before this fight began, he wrapped his both low legs with very thick cloth and hard gaiter. You can see that after the match when they were checking his legs. Changpuek, Thai fighter, said in an interview. He felt pain every time he kicked Roufus low legs.
22:08 "I don't think it takes much talent to kick somebody in the legs..." "I don't think it takes much talent to demolish the undefeated US kickboxing champ..."
Hahaha absolutely. If it doesn't take much talent to kick someone's legs, and he won just with low kicks and an amazing fighter spirits, what does that make roufus? A a Mcboxer, not a kickboxer.
What a of house? What a main stand of fighter? Collapse the foundation first then you/apponent can do/aim any point you wish. At the end, any art of combat sports is useless.
Changpuek Kietsongrit: "Coach, I don't understand the rules at all !" Coach: "Ok, no issues. Let's say he is a banana tree and you're practicing low kicks"
“Doesn’t take much talent to kick the legs” then duke goes to Thailand and trains there. Later he took on Muay Thai and realized the effectiveness of the leg kick and took that statement back. Now he’s a decorated kickboxing and Muay Thai coach.
actually he wasnt even the best muaythai fighter of that era. he was just big and not many people in his class in thailand so he had to go international.
Vin S good enough to beat roofus’ ass. the point is he proved that muay thai is a force to be reckoned with. this was a time when people did not know much or even witnessed muay thai in a match. roofus got his world shocked and rocked.
Imagine if he could’ve used elbows and knees!! Who cares if the thai wasn’t flashy he got the job done. The Thai has shins like steel going against the Americans who at the time didn’t condition their shins and legs 🦵
The referee Tom Schlesinger was biased af. Every time Kietsongrit goes down, the ref starts counting immediately. Every time Roufus goes down, the ref gives him all the time in the world to recover - he even called for a time out mid round for Roufus to recover lmao. Ref took so many points from Kietsongrit, but no penalty when Roufus kicked Kietsongrit in the head while Kietsongrit was down. I bet Schlesinger was fighting the urge to hold Kietsongrit's arms back so his buddy Roufus gets some free shots in.
The announcers provide the cherry on top. Their ability to hold to the "professional" line and faux naivety was cracking the whole fight. "I don't know where the 3 points comes from". The stilted compliment to the ref. By the end of the disastrous ring interview, you could tell they chafing. Its possible that they were better commentators and sportsmen deep down inside. Darkly funny stuff.
@@TheGritherr Pretty sure that was the only reason Roufus was hanging on. There's no way he could win - other than running around the ring and waiting for time to run out. Despite clearly being the loser of this match, the decision would be in his favor and he knew that.
Wasn't the whole point of this fight to prove American Kickboxing was better than "Thai Kickboxing" as they would call it? Lot of interested parties wanted to see American Kickboxing win. Make it AK rules, have biased/ignorant commentary and a ref that gives their guy extra time to recover and deduct points from the Thai fighter.
This is one of the most shameful but really satisfying fight at the end ive ever watched .Those oneway announcers,refree and even the crowd that are booing deserve what it was coming at the end
American media from the 80s and 90s reeks of nationalism. It is indeed shameful. Might be related to their booming economy. Luckily they have toned it down recently.
I have been watching this video over and over, it gave me the most satisfaction. The Thai boxer had been treated unfairly by the American referee and the boxing rules here seem to favor the American kick boxing Rufus. The Muay Thai boxer experienced some trouble on the first round but with the heart of the Muay Thai fighter he was able to come back and beat the American and KO him in the end. If you never watch this video before you should watch it show what is the heart of a Mual Thai fighter made of.
It's happens everywhere. Everybody would want their fighter, whom the organizer supported financially, to win for "business" purposes. Thai, Japan, South Korea, USA, UK. It's all the same.
I can't imagine how people think the Thai fighter was treated unfairly, his corner used the classic spilling ice trick to help him recover fr his knockdowns. That's cheating, blatantly. Point taken away is reasonable. Then he stomped on him after a knockdown. Also cheating, point taken for that is reasonable. The only thing roufus did that was comparable was throwing the head kick after the knockdown but he missed, so no harm no foul. Play dirty get points taken, that's fair under any rule set
As a guy who loves muay thai, Rufus should have finished the fight in the first round or 2. I'm glad he didn't though, this fight really built the foundations for muay thai coming to the west.
@@artsparadisopracticaleduca4378 I think it is because Duke Roufus who is the brother that was upset that sort of dissed Muay Thai actually went to Thailand and studied Muay Thai for years and then he was leg kicking people.
The rules are in the americans favour. The american is bigger and stronger. The american referee tried everything to help the american fighter. YET the muay thai fighter kicks his ass. Show the POWER of muaythai.
Are you totally blind? It's much nearest of Muay Thaï, and the kickboxer has protections on his feet LOL so he can't make damage with feet AHAHAAHAH. This was only a joke match. Like fighting with gloves vs bare hands.
Saurabh m That makes sense. I was wondering why the Thaï boxer was wearing gloves. I realize his hands are marshmallow, and weaker than his opponent's face. Ty for info mate.
Yea, American Kickboxers always wear footpads. I know because I DID American Kickboxing. Style for style, muay thai is a more effective striking art. In Full Contact ( American Kickboxing ) you tend to stand more sideways ( given the karate influence ) which pretty much opens up the thigh for leg kicks. Also it doesn't defend knees, clinch or elbows (which were forbidden here). Kiatsongrit wasn't one of the best Thais out there, while Rick Roufus was one of the most condecorated American Kickboxers. Muay Thai just has a stylistic advantage over it.
I can confirm that the foot protectors do fuck all in protecting your feet when you're kicking. Sure they are made to protect ur feet but tbh they help the other guy more than they help u aha xD
@22:22 "the rules just didn't allow him to win tonight" pretty much sums up what Changpuek had to overcome... Talk about bias: the ref, the commentators, the crowd, the rules - I'm astonished they didn't award Roufus the win [even though he was carried off on a stretcher lol]
They abandoned any pretense of objectivity. After round 1, Roufus just gets destroyed. They can blame the rules differences and award points unfairly all they want, but the reality is that Roufus never found an answers to the Kiet's left low roundhouse. He just kept eating those shots and they stripped him of his mobility. He should have quit long before the end. Absolutely destroyed. I don't see how a fanboy can say with a straight face that Roufus should have won. "It doesn't take talent to kick to the legs." LMAO. Rick was VERY lucky this didn't end his career.
Love this fight, come back every now an then to watch it. Kietsongrit knew the judges would never give him the fight and had his gameplan mapped out from the beginning. He executed it perfectly and sent Rick out on a stretcher. Tremendous heart from both fighters. Kietsongrit fighting through a broken jaw in round 1 and Rick refusing to quit until he literally couldn't stand the pain anymore
Rick was stupid, after this first fall in round 4 what exactly was he expecting to achieve? At that point he could have still WALK away, instead he have chosen to continue putting his lengs in this man-wood-chopper.
As a fighter myself I respect any other fighter with the heart/courage to get in there and do the deal. Most people watch for entertainment but for us, this is who we are. We are gladiators fighting for our lives. Some of us may have ego, but our hearts are much larger than our egos. Rick showed that in this fight and learned his lesson in humility, came out of it a better man. I could never look down on someone who's fighting for their life, their family and what they believe in. Only a true warrior would understand.
@@generalkayoss7347 the thai fighter was serverly handicapped in this fight because of the babying American ruleset that limits his effective technique. He wanted to challenege a thai fighter yet he didn't even play by the muay thai rules, this a prime example of cowardance and hypocrisy.
Kyokushin low kick is so popular that's why Changpuek used Kyokushin low kick in this fight which happened in the 80's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Changpuek didn't plan to win this fight through leg kicks. I understand what happened now. He was punishing Rick. Rick was fighting a little dirty and the referee was clearly on Rick's side. How do you destroy a fighter in the ring? Take away their foundation. This wasn't a fight. This was a lesson.
It's funny that Rick Roufus' brother had no problem with Rick throwing a kick to the head as the Thai fighter went down, but is outraged that Kiatsongrit accepted the precedent and stuck a little extra in on some of the knockdowns.
@@y0shiG0D gotta tell american kickboxing although not as efficient as muay thai has faster and pretty combos and flashy kicks. low kick spam or elbows are nor pretty but its a figjt not a dance. let alone bjj gets even worse. i say dutch kickboxing is thr best stsnd up style at least
@@flowrepins6663 you make good points. They just weren’t used to the style. Had never seen it. It’s a prideful thing man he was sticking up for his brother. Dutch style is a hybrid kickboxing style that has some Thai infused within. And careful with the bjj bro lol I practice jiu jitsu myself lol. Many blessings
Funny how 30 years later. Muay Thai technique would become a requirement martial art, alongside Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling, to have if you want to stay alive in MMA or UFC.
The nightmare for Rufus started at the 2nd round all the way to the 4th round where he got knocked out. The referee can deduct as many points from the Thai fighter as he wants, but he can't take the victory away from him.
So when Kietsongrit goes down and roufus kicks low him its not even spoken of. They even replayed it and said nothing, But when roufus barely gets stepped on its a big deal, now that's some obvious discrimination against the Thai. And back then no thai was use to really chasing their opponents down, or boxing that much. The way they fought in Thailand back then was way different from now, but look how sloppy Roufus is, like come on
Thanks. the good thing is Rick Roufus, his brother and "The Jet" came out of their encounter with Muay Thai with more appreciation of other cultures and "fighting styles". So, less racism after they got their ass handed to them. It's not a bad thing to get your ass whooped, even Mike Tyson said he got his ass whooped when he started out.
He is not right in any way. For one, he seems to be completely oblivious to the fact that human beings can't live for 200 years. So zero current Americans raped and killed the natives. I'd say that it's pretty obvious that american commentators/judges are going to be cheering for the american fighter, right? Just like you cheer on the people from your country when they participate in sports. And the very same thing has happened in Thailand. Are they racist towards others as well? It's not racism, it's bias and a form of patriotism.
It's because you can still kick and punch your opponent while he's ON HIS WAY down. But once he is down you can't touch him. If you look again that is exactly what Rick was trying to do, kick him while he was falling. If he had connected it would have been perfectly legal.
At this time i dont think the thais cared much for the cheering unlike americans where its one part showmanship, thais just go in there and do work. So i doubt the thia lost any motivation. I could be wrong tho.
@Roland Tuason banana tree? thats for novice.....once i saw an advanced muay thai fighter in my place knock down an areca palm tree just with his kick..
If it were Muay Thai rules, Rufus would have been stopped in two. Under these rules, only the Thai fighter was handicapped. All of the advantages were to Rufus.
Tarclasp I think you must find with the real Muay Thai and you will not say that he is a cheater. Real Muay Thai is for the war not for the sport so the kick is so heavy the boxer practicing by kick the banana tree until it broke down you must try it and you will know. Bua kaw he's the hero of Muay Thai win about 260 match lost about 50 match he fight with many fighter Asia,america Europe and etc. Muay Thai weapon is not only feet or hand but, all of your body. Knees and elbows is the most dangerous weapon. This art is not for sport but war. we use it to kill people in the past.If the fighter can use all of Muay Thai skill it will be very dangerous especially your knees and elbows because it was the bone and it's very hard. I didn't say that your fighting art isn't good but real Muay Thai isn't for sport.it's use to protect and kill so if you can use all of weapon in Muay Thai you can kill someone with no gun easily😂
Tarclasp th-cam.com/video/IXKOVX1JYk8/w-d-xo.html This show how Muay Thai work.(but not all of the skill. we can't use some in the fight because it's too dangerous.) oh and This is Bau kaw legend of Muay Thai he's so tough and savage😂.
Tarclasp and the last thing that you should know that this Thai fighter that fight with risk is one of the best left kick Muay Thai. His kick is so powerful that why your fighter is lost.
@Tarclasp Same with the round house kick to the face Rufus attempted to a downed opponent. But I'm sure thats allowed and not dirty. As they say the rules were not fully explained. The commentators even say the hip roll is legal yet he got 3 points. It was an experiment so you cannot call any of it dirty or cheating when they dont even know the rules themselves.
Tarclasp Rick Roufus was only landing hits up close because the Thai fighter could not clinch, knee, or elbow. If he was allowed to do those things rick would have had no comfort zone, he would have been at the disadvantage up close, and at distance. The rules handicapped the Thai fighter by taking half of his arsenal away, Rick on the other hand still had every tool in his tool box and still lost.
Kinda makes sense. This fight took place in Las Vegas, USA. White Americans were trying to prove that they are better fighters than Thais. That's why Rick didn't want to give up despite getting his ass handed to him.
3:12 this punch broke the jaw of Kietsongrit. After that in the same round his jaw got hit multiple times, hard hits... But he is still standing and proceeds to kick ass in the following rounds. True fighter spirit.
Actually the real story is that that mafia thai boss sor thanikul put pressure on him for winning that fight at all price ... he had to fight with broken jaw no retreat , you can check the story on internet
@@marie-paulekneur5427 one way or another. No matter who put pressure on him. He showed extremely tough spirit and was a real tough bastard. Those muay thais. They real bad asses
I just read a interview from 2008 with kietsongrit he has no money and has had over 500 fights he lost 100 out of 500 fights he lives in a very small house and is a trainer now. He sounded like a very humble man. They asked him out of 500 fights who was the guy who was the best he fought and he said rick roufus and he had been beat by a lot of good guys but he said roufus hit harder than all of them and at the end of the night they laid side by side in the hospital that night. That interview was from 2008 I found it under the rick roufus google image search it was in a magazine. That thai had some heart that first knockdown rick broke his jaw in 2 places. it was wired shut for months.
Yeah that's true, the Thai fighter admit Rick was his toughest fight. I don't blame him, that first round knockdown was hard to watch. In most cases a lot of fighters would have given up or wouldn't be able to recover from it.
ok well lets correct your wrong info here..... kitsongrit had 343 total fights winning 277 losing 61 with 5 draws and 178 kos and 7 world championships
Typical in Thailand where the managers take most of their prize money. Buakaw is in not much better shape after winning a few K1 matches. Many Thais will fight very young, 100s of time before they are an adult making 2000 baht (60 bucks) for a fight then disposed of in their late 30s after giving their life to make their trainors and handlers rich. Corruption in full effect :/
Very true unfortunately thats why I was happy to see Yodsanklai win contender Asia and get the prize money, even though I was going for JWP a fellow aussie.
i see a throw like that as a neutral action. it's a psychological tool that doesn't necessarily damage the opponent. i feel it is a valid way to reject a clinch. it will make someone think twice about just grabbing you when they are dazed. there should be no count on a throw, but no penalty either.
Waasay Uddin, Ops, I guess American history has NOTHING to do with the British. You know, the fact that the original 13 colony was all British by British citizen and broke away by British people. America was only referred to the continent...not the people. Go take a history class before arguing because you sound silly.
As a Karate practitioner, I am happy about this victory. It shows a lot of patience, and a constant spirit about achieving a goal, against every element. I respect this a lot... Well done!
Iced Mocha I’m not white but you sound jealous of white people. Typical white haters. Their countries are the best so they must be doing right. They are nowhere near greatest and nobody thinks that anymore.
Agreed. Like I said before, those kicks broke his spirit not just his physical force. That’s what being a fighter is all about. Exploit your strengths against your opponent weakness. That Roufus dude was not prepared for a real fighter.
Thai fighters usually feel each other out in Round 1. I'm sure Kietsongrit was caught off guard when Rufus went all out in the first. We all see how that worked out for him though. lol
Changpuek is a master LOW KICK spammer Troll. I really respect that. Also i cant stop laughing at the success rate of landing the kicks they just KEEP COMING. You can see the fear in Rufous eyes.. he can only barely avoid them.
Original kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers are becoing muay thai fans and using muay thai low kicks since the 60's because muay thai is known as the best striking today
If this was a street fight. Rufus would of won . Bcos he knocked him down to the ground so many times. Once your down in a street fight it's usually over
lol, did his brother say the rufus fought by muy thai rules?? this fight was entirely fought by kickboxing rules, the muy thai fighter was literally handicapped on what he could do. the ref was literally trying to disqualify him and help rufus win by points... literally ridiculous statements
*Changpuek:* _it's all illegal, what should i do?_
*Coach:* _Pretend he's a banana tree_
ahahahahaha goddammittttt!!
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That's good advice..🤣🤣🤣
Thai fighter proves Bruce lee philosophy, I'm not afraid of the fighter that knows a thousand kicks I'm afraid of the guy who practice one kick a thousand times.
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“The rules didn’t allow him to win”
If the rules allowed Changpeuk to use elbow and knees, Roufus would’ve been way worse off lol
It's kinda ironic since Roufus was actually the one cheating and not following the rules. He wrapped his both low legs with a very thick cloth and hard gaiter. You can see it at 19:37 when they check his knee.
@@Maazitung isn't that part of kickboxing clothing?
u guys saying like it would matter thai guy was enjoying it. would kick the legs even if u allow him to fire a weapon there
No
I think if the Thai was allowed to use his full arsenal, Roofus would not be so bruised up because he would have been knocked tf out way early in the rounds.
Love how when rufus kicked changpueks face while on the ground in the 1st round nobody said a thing but they made a big deal of that symbolic stomp that was more of a step in round 2. Well deserved for that kick in 1
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Another fact is that Changpuek at that time was a 140-150 lbs fighter but he fought Rick Roufus who was 163-167 lbs in this fight.
Classic film of Muay Thai. I’m so proud of Thai fighter, he didn’t make Thai people disappoint.
While the referee should have made American's ashamed.
Holy crap. Changpuek leaves home country, fights in front of hostile crowd, faces a guy who was one of the best kickboxers of his era, fight is kickboxing rules not muay thai, is outweighed 40-50 pounds, and his opponent has to be taken away in a stretcher?!? Respect.
I just love how biased the commentators are they are constantly up selling Roufus.
@@Overonator the lack of respect for the Thai sport is due to their bruised egos.
Muay Thai = PAIN @Abrie Pieterse @Overonator
@@Overonator stomped him in the stomach!
@@steed3902 Yeah that wasn't good.
Everyone wants to test themselves against Thai fighters but won't fight Thai rules
That was childish.
Why won't Thais fight under say MMA rules?
Because they would get demolished and they know it.
Different sports. Different rules. Different skill sets which can't be developed to a pro level in a few months.
Runnin' Gunnin' Idk maybe because their Thai fighters and NOT MMA fighters. That’s a ridiculous and idiotic statement my friend.
Runnin' Gunnin' You do realize you live in the most diverse country in the world right? FYI, If you consider OUR great country that is known as the USA, a “shithole” then sure. Btw, if you haven’t caught on by now, I’m American and very proud to be born here, but people like you who have an egotistical “I’m better than the rest of the world” mentality, is what makes others around the world hate us, so quit that bullshit thinking kid.
Runnin' Gunnin' HAHAHA, I live in one of the most diverse places on the planet, I’ve already built perspective. I’ve also been to QUEENS, NY. Queens is the most diverse city in the entire world, I’m sure I’ve built entire ugh perspective on people from all types of religion, race, gender, ethnicity, nationality and creed. Therefore, you can go fuck yourself and as the English say “bloody wanker”.
Ramon dekkers did and went and fought in Thailand with there rules and won
Молодец Тайландец парнишка три ногдауна выстоял! А Американец который говорил я покажу ему американский кикбоксинг, показал так, что на носилках вынесли! 😂
Great fight. Thai fighters are the best. Hé destroyer Roufus's legs
Thank you Muay Thai for teaching him a lesson lol he deserves it .
taught every "martial artist" on earth a lesson, everybody low kicks lol
Roufus was the cheater. He knew that Thai fighter could using low kick, so before this fight began, he wrapped his both low legs with very thick cloth and hard gaiter. You can see that after the match when they were checking his legs.
Changpuek, Thai fighter, said in an interview. He felt pain every time he kicked Roufus low legs.
Nah I just knowing that
So True! and he still had his ass handed to him. So great the thai warrior style!
That's how Changpuek calf kicked Roufus to unprotected back of the knee..
So bad...even he cheated, losed. What if this fight follow the rule muay tai not boxing?
Still couldn’t handle those kicks 😂
Muay thai continues to be the best striking style in MMA today hehehe 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers have been thai fans and learn muay thai since 60's #1 style hehehe 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪😜🤪
What a beast. Fought with a broken jaw and murdered roufus and converted him and his brother into Muay Thai practitioners
coverted the world to muay thai; northern shaolin white crane was considered effective at the time
Flashy techniques look nice but conditioning and heart determine who true champions are. Muay Thai makes warriors!
You cant spell Kiatsongrit without GRIT.
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Say what you want about Roufus, he literally put the thai fighter on his ass before the first 3 minutes were up..
Changpuek: breathes
Ref: that's one point deducted
No, that's a 2 point deduction.!
No 3 no breathing allowed during the fight 😂
Yea, atleast the announcers were open enough to change their bias commentary.
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Kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers have been thai fans and learn muay thai since 60's #1 style hehehe xD 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪😜🤪
22:08
"I don't think it takes much talent to kick somebody in the legs..."
"I don't think it takes much talent to demolish the undefeated US kickboxing champ..."
Haha exactly
Hahaha absolutely. If it doesn't take much talent to kick someone's legs, and he won just with low kicks and an amazing fighter spirits, what does that make roufus? A a Mcboxer, not a kickboxer.
No It's about talent It is honor. Corage .determination. desicion.value honor ... the Thai is superior in everything to rufus
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If it doesn't take much talent that means rufus's not that hard too.
17:00 , I couldn't stop laughing when Rufus was running for his life😂😂😂
While the ref is silent.
Muay thai beating boxing in hand to hand really revolutionized MMA forever x'D 😜😝😝😜😝😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪
"I don't think it takes much talent to kick somebody in the legs."
The words of a man who has no clue what he's talking about.
The main thing to notice is "i don't think". That is all about him.
To be fair he embraced them afterwards and coaches mma now.
What a of house? What a main stand of fighter? Collapse the foundation first then you/apponent can do/aim any point you wish. At the end, any art of combat sports is useless.
Let's say that he's right. That means it didn't take much skill to beat Rufus. Looks like they outplayed themselves.
That's Why his brother stayed down and rested in 4.😰
Changpuek Kietsongrit: "Coach, I don't understand the rules at all !"
Coach: "Ok, no issues. Let's say he is a banana tree and you're practicing low kicks"
Nitish Sabbajee is that what he was actually saying to him in Thai?
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@@robertzio no no just tell the rules
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😂😂😂 This comment cracked me up. Haha. Thank you.
“Doesn’t take much talent to kick the legs” then duke goes to Thailand and trains there. Later he took on Muay Thai and realized the effectiveness of the leg kick and took that statement back. Now he’s a decorated kickboxing and Muay Thai coach.
Its funny how the ignorant criticize those they dont understand only to later walk in their footsteps.
Wait its a same guy who coached Askren, Pettis and Woodley.
fighting evolution well said
Then why Rick is not using a low leg kick who is stopping him to use a low kicj
This kind of fighting doesn't need a talent of fight but a talent of running marathon
changpuek showed him the power of a real muay thai fighter!!!!!!!
actually he wasnt even the best muaythai fighter of that era. he was just big and not many people in his class in thailand so he had to go international.
@@vieng2009 still Muay Thai isn't anything to be underestimated.
Vin S good enough to beat roofus’ ass. the point is he proved that muay thai is a force to be reckoned with. this was a time when people did not know much or even witnessed muay thai in a match. roofus got his world shocked and rocked.
Imagine if he could’ve used elbows and knees!! Who cares if the thai wasn’t flashy he got the job done. The Thai has shins like steel going against the Americans who at the time didn’t condition their shins and legs 🦵
Them legs are like getting hit with a steel pipe on every kick.
Rick: *"I used to be a kickboxer like you, then i took a changpuek in the knee."*
Haaa... Skyrim.
Hahaha
Can he do that?
You know, Muay Thai is practiced by strengthening his legs.
LMAO kakkakakakakakakaakkk
The referee Tom Schlesinger was biased af. Every time Kietsongrit goes down, the ref starts counting immediately. Every time Roufus goes down, the ref gives him all the time in the world to recover - he even called for a time out mid round for Roufus to recover lmao.
Ref took so many points from Kietsongrit, but no penalty when Roufus kicked Kietsongrit in the head while Kietsongrit was down. I bet Schlesinger was fighting the urge to hold Kietsongrit's arms back so his buddy Roufus gets some free shots in.
Knock downs by the Thai were not even called knock downs. Despicable behavior by the referee.
All true, any fight that goes to decision Roufus wins. Anybody surprised???
The announcers provide the cherry on top. Their ability to hold to the "professional" line and faux naivety was cracking the whole fight. "I don't know where the 3 points comes from". The stilted compliment to the ref. By the end of the disastrous ring interview, you could tell they chafing. Its possible that they were better commentators and sportsmen deep down inside.
Darkly funny stuff.
@@TheGritherr Pretty sure that was the only reason Roufus was hanging on. There's no way he could win - other than running around the ring and waiting for time to run out. Despite clearly being the loser of this match, the decision would be in his favor and he knew that.
Wasn't the whole point of this fight to prove American Kickboxing was better than "Thai Kickboxing" as they would call it? Lot of interested parties wanted to see American Kickboxing win. Make it AK rules, have biased/ignorant commentary and a ref that gives their guy extra time to recover and deduct points from the Thai fighter.
This is muaythai you know
ถึงขึ้นหามเปลกันเลยทีเดียว👍👍👍
This is one of the most shameful but really satisfying fight at the end ive ever watched .Those oneway announcers,refree and even the crowd that are booing deserve what it was coming at the end
Indeed exactly
Even the judge wants rick to win more over the crowd is not happy that keitsongrit win. There is no any chance of winning for rick
Embarrassing. Imagine lost by your own rules in your own country then had to be carried on a stretcher.
American media from the 80s and 90s reeks of nationalism. It is indeed shameful. Might be related to their booming economy.
Luckily they have toned it down recently.
As an American I love watching my idiot cocky American brothers humbled by reality
I have been watching this video over and over, it gave me the most satisfaction. The Thai boxer had been treated unfairly by the American referee and the boxing rules here seem to favor the American kick boxing Rufus. The Muay Thai boxer experienced some trouble on the first round but with the heart of the Muay Thai fighter he was able to come back and beat the American and KO him in the end. If you never watch this video before you should watch it show what is the heart of a Mual Thai fighter made of.
Thais do the same thing to farag fighters in Thailand =/
It's happens everywhere. Everybody would want their fighter, whom the organizer supported financially, to win for "business" purposes.
Thai, Japan, South Korea, USA, UK. It's all the same.
including this idiot commentator..clearly on Rufous side 😥
I can't imagine how people think the Thai fighter was treated unfairly, his corner used the classic spilling ice trick to help him recover fr his knockdowns. That's cheating, blatantly. Point taken away is reasonable. Then he stomped on him after a knockdown. Also cheating, point taken for that is reasonable. The only thing roufus did that was comparable was throwing the head kick after the knockdown but he missed, so no harm no foul. Play dirty get points taken, that's fair under any rule set
Shits beautiful
Original muay thai are knocking out Original boxing in the 60's, and the 70's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪
Roufus: Kicks at opponent while down
Kietsongrit: Kicks at opponent while down
Roufus: Wait that's ＩＬＬＥＧＡＬ
Here no comment american why 🤣🤣🤣 ?
Referee though extremely biased did not help Roufus.
The thai got rufus back by stomping him for his insolence.( rufus kicking the thai while in the ground which is extremely disrespectful.)
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
@@malem3914🎉
"The rules didn't allow him to win tonight."
Translation: We should've banned leg kicks too like elbows and knees
Lol
Lol, imagine the reporter ask him that question.
daniel garcia 💯
These broadcasters were choads
As a guy who loves muay thai, Rufus should have finished the fight in the first round or 2. I'm glad he didn't though, this fight really built the foundations for muay thai coming to the west.
Jonathan Haggerty and Nico Carrillo love Muay thai so much and they dont train weak boxing x'D 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Muay thai beating boxing in hand to hand really revolutionized MMA forever xD 😜😝😝😜😝😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪
This is the fight that made Muay Thai popular in America. Historic
It's probably the fight that inspired Jean Claude Van Damme's 90s film "Kickboxer".
@@artsparadisopracticaleduca4378 I think it is because Duke Roufus who is the brother that was upset that sort of dissed Muay Thai actually went to Thailand and studied Muay Thai for years and then he was leg kicking people.
popular world wide
ชอบคุณยอดนักมวยในอดีตทุกๆท่านครับ ที่สร้างชื่อเสียงให้กับประเทศไทยของเรา พวกคุณคือ ฮีโร่ ของพวกเรา👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍🙏🏻
I was 8 years old at this time,never saw this fight before,but now i understand where the movie"bloodsport" come from,it pretty close to reality!
ดูกี่ครั้งก็สะใจ
The obvious bias of the American announcers is hilarious .555
He laughed when he stomped on his stomach. I didn’t see any bias. Perhaps you’re already looking for it or you got triggered.
"Rufus was trying to be honerable, this is an exhibition fight"... Okay then 😂
@@MK-ib4dp Really? No bias? Did you have the sound on? ;)
@@MK-ib4dp ahahhaaha "do you think the thai's hurt eh?" while he is just chopping him
“He(Rick) landed one there that I guarantee his family felt back in Thailand” 1:40. 🤦🏼♂️
real talent has to be carried away on stretchers :D
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👍for sure
Grit and heart won this fight
The rules are in the americans favour. The american is bigger and stronger. The american referee tried everything to help the american fighter. YET the muay thai fighter kicks his ass. Show the POWER of muaythai.
Are you totally blind? It's much nearest of Muay Thaï, and the kickboxer has protections on his feet LOL so he can't make damage with feet AHAHAAHAH. This was only a joke match. Like fighting with gloves vs bare hands.
the kickboxer wore shoes to protect his weak feet u idiot. The kickboxer was allowed to hit any where. only thing is his legs were too weak
Saurabh m That makes sense. I was wondering why the Thaï boxer was wearing gloves. I realize his hands are marshmallow, and weaker than his opponent's face. Ty for info mate.
Yea, American Kickboxers always wear footpads. I know because I DID American Kickboxing. Style for style, muay thai is a more effective striking art. In Full Contact ( American Kickboxing ) you tend to stand more sideways ( given the karate influence ) which pretty much opens up the thigh for leg kicks. Also it doesn't defend knees, clinch or elbows (which were forbidden here). Kiatsongrit wasn't one of the best Thais out there, while Rick Roufus was one of the most condecorated American Kickboxers. Muay Thai just has a stylistic advantage over it.
I can confirm that the foot protectors do fuck all in protecting your feet when you're kicking. Sure they are made to protect ur feet but tbh they help the other guy more than they help u aha xD
@22:22 "the rules just didn't allow him to win tonight" pretty much sums up what Changpuek had to overcome...
Talk about bias: the ref, the commentators, the crowd, the rules - I'm astonished they didn't award Roufus the win [even though he was carried off on a stretcher lol]
Johnny D Legend lol...
Yeah those bias commentators hahaha
well he is right. The thai fighter should have had his legs tied up to make it a fair fight in his eyes. lol
They abandoned any pretense of objectivity. After round 1, Roufus just gets destroyed. They can blame the rules differences and award points unfairly all they want, but the reality is that Roufus never found an answers to the Kiet's left low roundhouse. He just kept eating those shots and they stripped him of his mobility. He should have quit long before the end. Absolutely destroyed. I don't see how a fanboy can say with a straight face that Roufus should have won. "It doesn't take talent to kick to the legs." LMAO. Rick was VERY lucky this didn't end his career.
So true
Love this fight, come back every now an then to watch it. Kietsongrit knew the judges would never give him the fight and had his gameplan mapped out from the beginning. He executed it perfectly and sent Rick out on a stretcher. Tremendous heart from both fighters. Kietsongrit fighting through a broken jaw in round 1 and Rick refusing to quit until he literally couldn't stand the pain anymore
♥️
it was beyond Rocky Balboa fictionally tough out of control
No one cares about rick
Rick was stupid, after this first fall in round 4 what exactly was he expecting to achieve? At that point he could have still WALK away, instead he have chosen to continue putting his lengs in this man-wood-chopper.
As a fighter myself I respect any other fighter with the heart/courage to get in there and do the deal. Most people watch for entertainment but for us, this is who we are. We are gladiators fighting for our lives. Some of us may have ego, but our hearts are much larger than our egos. Rick showed that in this fight and learned his lesson in humility, came out of it a better man. I could never look down on someone who's fighting for their life, their family and what they believe in. Only a true warrior would understand.
Rick was running for his life! What a beatdown, that Thai dude was tough as hell!
Say what you want about Roufus, he put Kietsongrit down twice within the first 3 minutes and nearly won the fight by KO in the first round.
@@generalkayoss7347 the thai fighter was serverly handicapped in this fight because of the babying American ruleset that limits his effective technique. He wanted to challenege a thai fighter yet he didn't even play by the muay thai rules, this a prime example of cowardance and hypocrisy.
@@generalkayoss7347 nearly doesn't count. How much time did the muy tai fighter put rufus down 😁😁😁
@@generalkayoss7347 rufus still lost
@@clayvianwilliams6125 whats ur point rick loss.
Kyokushin low kick is so popular that's why Changpuek used Kyokushin low kick in this fight which happened in the 80's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
ขอชื่นชมช้างเผือก ถือว่าเป็นผู้แสดงให้ต่างชาติเห็นถึงการต่อสู้ของนักมวยไทยในยุกแรกๆ ซึ่งทำให้ต่างชาติรู้จักมวยไทย และเป็นที่ยอมรับมากในยุกนี้ครับ
Changpuek didn't plan to win this fight through leg kicks. I understand what happened now. He was punishing Rick. Rick was fighting a little dirty and the referee was clearly on Rick's side. How do you destroy a fighter in the ring? Take away their foundation. This wasn't a fight. This was a lesson.
Say what you want about Roufus, he put Kietsongrit down twice within the first 3 minutes and nearly won the fight by KO in the first round.
@@generalkayoss7347 "nearly"
Actually every time a fighter fell down on the ground is a knock down, it's not a slip but a knock down
@@generalkayoss7347 haha..you can say whatever you want say too..😆
@@generalkayoss7347 rufus lose that s all , go to bed too.
This is muay thai man kick Number1
En completa desventaja en contra del tiempo, lo jueces y las reglas del kick boxing...Changuek dió una excelente lección
It's funny that Rick Roufus' brother had no problem with Rick throwing a kick to the head as the Thai fighter went down, but is outraged that Kiatsongrit accepted the precedent and stuck a little extra in on some of the knockdowns.
Charles Goodwin yeah but I mean it’s his brother of course he’s gonna be a little bit bias
Brotherly love 💕
I seen that too head kick when thai fighter was down...everything the thai fighter did seemed to be illegal...
Thats what gay brothers do. They "watch" each other's back.
@@trollgag5221 you mean wash their backs.
1 of the best fights ever
La mejor lección . Exelente pelea .
And then he immediately started studying Thai after that interview lolol
he was mean out of emotion. rick was a rising star with 0 losses; give him a break man. after that both of them studied muay thai
@@HeatedFrost aw yea bro 100% that was his brother in there. 2 legends that are still prominent trainers today.
@@y0shiG0D gotta tell american kickboxing although not as efficient as muay thai has faster and pretty combos and flashy kicks. low kick spam or elbows are nor pretty but its a figjt not a dance. let alone bjj gets even worse. i say dutch kickboxing is thr best stsnd up style at least
@@flowrepins6663 you make good points. They just weren’t used to the style. Had never seen it. It’s a prideful thing man he was sticking up for his brother. Dutch style is a hybrid kickboxing style that has some Thai infused within. And careful with the bjj bro lol I practice jiu jitsu myself lol. Many blessings
Funny how 30 years later. Muay Thai technique would become a requirement martial art, alongside Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling, to have if you want to stay alive in MMA or UFC.
He jumped like a grasshopper trying to escape those brutal leg kicks 🤣🤣🤣 and his coach was like that's real talent 🤣🤣🤣
Muay thai used in MMA and no one is Boxing in MMA because it is weak! Thai fans loving it 🤪🤪😗😜😝😜😝😜😝😜😜😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪😜🤪
Ive watched this fight about 30 times..
Same here...lol
It's beautiful
Same... and all 30 times I was satisfied
The nightmare for Rufus started at the 2nd round all the way to the 4th round where he got knocked out. The referee can deduct as many points from the Thai fighter as he wants, but he can't take the victory away from him.
The only way they can make rufus win is by disqualifying the muay thai fighter 😂
"Changpuek has never seen power like this in his life"...... Seems like it was Roufus who was the one who has never seen power like this in his life.
Did you see that punch in the first round,
@@paullytle1904 nah..but I saw a ton of kicks
@@GaadhiMahendra he got dropped Hard
@@paullytle1904 true, that hit was hard, but the Muay Thai fight wasnt who got carried out on the stretcher. nonetheless both fights put on a show
Bunch of racist white people in the 80s who thought they were sooooo superior to Asians.
So when Kietsongrit goes down and roufus kicks low him its not even spoken of. They even replayed it and said nothing, But when roufus barely gets stepped on its a big deal, now that's some obvious discrimination against the Thai. And back then no thai was use to really chasing their opponents down, or boxing that much. The way they fought in Thailand back then was way different from now, but look how sloppy Roufus is, like come on
heeheemanofHK Well as random as that was, you are right mate. Its the same blind eye to racism america has always had.
Thanks. the good thing is Rick Roufus, his brother and "The Jet" came out of their encounter with Muay Thai with more appreciation of other cultures and "fighting styles". So, less racism after they got their ass handed to them. It's not a bad thing to get your ass whooped, even Mike Tyson said he got his ass whooped when he started out.
He is not right in any way. For one, he seems to be completely oblivious to the fact that human beings can't live for 200 years. So zero current Americans raped and killed the natives.
I'd say that it's pretty obvious that american commentators/judges are going to be cheering for the american fighter, right? Just like you cheer on the people from your country when they participate in sports.
And the very same thing has happened in Thailand. Are they racist towards others as well?
It's not racism, it's bias and a form of patriotism.
It's because you can still kick and punch your opponent while he's ON HIS WAY down. But once he is down you can't touch him. If you look again that is exactly what Rick was trying to do, kick him while he was falling. If he had connected it would have been perfectly legal.
Because he never made contact with that kick you dumbass.
Jonathan Haggerty and Nico Carrillo love Muay thai so much and they dont train weak boxing xD 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Not to mention, it would be demoralising for so many people to cheer Roufus but discourage Changpuek Kietsongrit.
The Muay Thai fighter still won.
At this time i dont think the thais cared much for the cheering unlike americans where its one part showmanship, thais just go in there and do work. So i doubt the thia lost any motivation. I could be wrong tho.
14:49
Refree: You can't do that. I'm gonna take another point, ok?
Changpuek: Yeah, sure. Take 2. I'm gonna fuck that guy up, anyway.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You took it out of my mouth 😂😂😂
That was the very moment the world realized with awe how lethal Muay Thai is and know the true spirit of Thai people.
fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
100% Agreed !
Bruce lee 👊🏼😎
YES!
@Roland Tuason banana tree? thats for novice.....once i saw an advanced muay thai fighter in my place knock down an areca palm tree just with his kick..
Sums this fight up
ไฟท์นี้ต้องขอบคุณ น่านน้ำ สีหราชโยธิน พี่เลี้ยงที่มีไหวพริบทำให้พลิกกลับมาชนะน๊อคอย่างสวยหรู
"คลุกวงในแล้วเตะแม่ง"ผมได้ยินแล้วลั่นเลย55555แต่พี่เลี้ยงไหวพริบดีมาก
รู้ไหมว่า ริค รูฟัส นั้นใส่สนับแข้งด้วย ช้างเผือกบอกกับพี่เลี้ยงในยกที่สองว่าทุกครั้งที่เตะขาริค รูฟัส ช้างเผือกจะเจ็บที่ขาตัวเองมากด้วย เพราะเขาใส่สนับแข้ง จะเห็นได้ในตอนที่ยกสุดท้ายที่เข้าเผือกนั้นจึงรู้ นับถือใจของช้างเผือกมากๆยอมเตะทั้งๆที่ตัวเองก็เจ็บมากด้วย
If it were Muay Thai rules, Rufus would have been stopped in two. Under these rules, only the Thai fighter was handicapped. All of the advantages were to Rufus.
Tarclasp I think you must find with the real Muay Thai and you will not say that he is a cheater. Real Muay Thai is for the war not for the sport so the kick is so heavy the boxer practicing by kick the banana tree until it broke down you must try it and you will know. Bua kaw he's the hero of Muay Thai win about 260 match lost about 50 match he fight with many fighter Asia,america Europe and etc. Muay Thai weapon is not only feet or hand but, all of your body. Knees and elbows is the most dangerous weapon. This art is not for sport but war. we use it to kill people in the past.If the fighter can use all of Muay Thai skill it will be very dangerous especially your knees and elbows because it was the bone and it's very hard. I didn't say that your fighting art isn't good but real Muay Thai isn't for sport.it's use to protect and kill so if you can use all of weapon in Muay Thai you can kill someone with no gun easily😂
Tarclasp th-cam.com/video/IXKOVX1JYk8/w-d-xo.html This show how Muay Thai work.(but not all of the skill. we can't use some in the fight because it's too dangerous.) oh and This is Bau kaw legend of Muay Thai he's so tough and savage😂.
Tarclasp and the last thing that you should know that this Thai fighter that fight with risk is one of the best left kick Muay Thai. His kick is so powerful that why your fighter is lost.
@Tarclasp Same with the round house kick to the face Rufus attempted to a downed opponent. But I'm sure thats allowed and not dirty. As they say the rules were not fully explained. The commentators even say the hip roll is legal yet he got 3 points. It was an experiment so you cannot call any of it dirty or cheating when they dont even know the rules themselves.
Tarclasp Rick Roufus was only landing hits up close because the Thai fighter could not clinch, knee, or elbow. If he was allowed to do those things rick would have had no comfort zone, he would have been at the disadvantage up close, and at distance. The rules handicapped the Thai fighter by taking half of his arsenal away, Rick on the other hand still had every tool in his tool box and still lost.
This fight changed the world 🌎 🙌🇹🇭🇹🇭
"I don't think it takes much talent to kick someone in the leg"
Amazing how world class kickboxers were ignorant about other sports.
Pour moi ces combattants thaïlandais sont les meilleurs aux monde et quel courage ! Respect ,
I Ｌｏｖｅ。Ｍｕａｙ Ｔｈａｉ。 （2019）
Yes !!!!As American as I am so do I!!!💪💪💪💪
I love too Muay Thai
Me too. It’s a life skill you should have.
The referee was clearly on the side of Rofus and yet Rofus still got his ass kicked
lmao i love hearing how biased and clueless the commentators were
@@360.Tapestry their was a light sprinkling of racism going on
Kinda makes sense. This fight took place in Las Vegas, USA. White Americans were trying to prove that they are better fighters than Thais. That's why Rick didn't want to give up despite getting his ass handed to him.
hahaha! makes me think of xenophobic billboard rigging the charts in favor of western artists and BTS still outsells all of them 😂
3:12 this punch broke the jaw of Kietsongrit. After that in the same round his jaw got hit multiple times, hard hits... But he is still standing and proceeds to kick ass in the following rounds.
True fighter spirit.
Actually the real story is that that mafia thai boss sor thanikul put pressure on him for winning that fight at all price ... he had to fight with broken jaw no retreat , you can check the story on internet
@@marie-paulekneur5427 one way or another. No matter who put pressure on him. He showed extremely tough spirit and was a real tough bastard. Those muay thais. They real bad asses
3:33 Roufus went for the field goal on a downed opponent.. how was that legal?
Thai Pride 🇹🇭
@@jorge31415927 and they didn't call it at all. Roufus gamed it for sure by staying down.
Dude broke his jaw with that first knockdown but still came back for the dub.
Original muay thai knocked out original boxing since the 60's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪🤪😜😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪😜🤪
Valiente Roufus.
"RIcks legs have left the chat "
I just read a interview from 2008 with kietsongrit he has no money and has had over 500 fights he lost 100 out of 500 fights he lives in a very small house and is a trainer now. He sounded like a very humble man. They asked him out of 500 fights who was the guy who was the best he fought and he said rick roufus and he had been beat by a lot of good guys but he said roufus hit harder than all of them and at the end of the night they laid side by side in the hospital that night. That interview was from 2008 I found it under the rick roufus google image search it was in a magazine. That thai had some heart that first knockdown rick broke his jaw in 2 places. it was wired shut for months.
Yeah that's true, the Thai fighter admit Rick was his toughest fight. I don't blame him, that first round knockdown was hard to watch. In most cases a lot of fighters would have given up or wouldn't be able to recover from it.
ok well lets correct your wrong info here..... kitsongrit had 343 total fights winning 277 losing 61 with 5 draws and 178 kos and 7 world championships
why is he broke then? thats sad to hear
Typical in Thailand where the managers take most of their prize money. Buakaw is in not much better shape after winning a few K1 matches. Many Thais will fight very young, 100s of time before they are an adult making 2000 baht (60 bucks) for a fight then disposed of in their late 30s after giving their life to make their trainors and handlers rich. Corruption in full effect :/
Very true unfortunately thats why I was happy to see Yodsanklai win contender Asia and get the prize money, even though I was going for JWP a fellow aussie.
Thai fans love Thai men and muay thai so much and every MMA champs now use and regard Muay thai as the best striking style 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪😜🤪
"Roufus didn't take any shots to anywhere, it was just those darn leg kicks"
Lol
hurts even more u get dizzy when take in the head in the leg u feel it all
That hip throw should have been legal all the way, rufous went in for an illegal clinch and got thrown about it, nothing wrong with that
i see a throw like that as a neutral action. it's a psychological tool that doesn't necessarily damage the opponent. i feel it is a valid way to reject a clinch. it will make someone think twice about just grabbing you when they are dazed. there should be no count on a throw, but no penalty either.
🇹🇭 Thai Fighters are Warriors 🥊 👊🏽 🦵 🏆 🥇 🏟 💥 🔥
Gotta love that Thai audience. "OEEEYYYYYYY~~!"
Jeff Roufus: "I do not think it takes much talent to kick somebody in the legs"
Thai fighter: '"Hold my Mongkhon"
Commentator: "Kietsongrit looks confused in there, does he look confused to you John?"
Kietsongrit: Hacks them legs to oblivion
I was laughing about the commentators ha ha ha Rufus brother was full of Pride not even accepting the defeat ha ha ha
it was so obvious that the commentators were on rick roufus's side
an american is for an american i think...
fuck america and americans then.
zirioz; yet you are using an American product and took the time to learn English. I think someone is in the closet...
kaox44 oops we're sorry we thought English is the language of the English people living in England.
Waasay Uddin, Ops, I guess American history has NOTHING to do with the British. You know, the fact that the original 13 colony was all British by British citizen and broke away by British people. America was only referred to the continent...not the people. Go take a history class before arguing because you sound silly.
As a Karate practitioner, I am happy about this victory. It shows a lot of patience, and a constant spirit about achieving a goal, against every element. I respect this a lot... Well done!
who do you think would win in a street fight between karate and muay thai?
I heard rick uses a protective pads on his legs ? The muay thai sense it and attavks him in other parts of his legs thats what the stomp is for
@@noexcuses5524yes
There should have been a rematch but this time with Muay Thai rules
Those "pro-Roufus" commentators are so irritating! The Thai fighter was superior. Who cares if it was mostly by kicking.
Commentators knew shit about MT
Its typical white people self worship and egoistic...they always believe they are the greatest among humans..
Iced Mocha I’m not white but you sound jealous of white people. Typical white haters. Their countries are the best so they must be doing right. They are nowhere near greatest and nobody thinks that anymore.
Gustavus Adolphus if you think america is The best then if feel sorry for you
Agreed. Like I said before, those kicks broke his spirit not just his physical force. That’s what being a fighter is all about. Exploit your strengths against your opponent weakness. That Roufus dude was not prepared for a real fighter.
Thai fighters usually feel each other out in Round 1. I'm sure Kietsongrit was caught off guard when Rufus went all out in the first. We all see how that worked out for him though. lol
Thai men are the best fighters in the world 😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪🤪😜
Changpuek is a master LOW KICK spammer Troll. I really respect that.
Also i cant stop laughing at the success rate of landing the kicks they just KEEP COMING. You can see the fear in Rufous eyes.. he can only barely avoid them.
Who else is here from the Triple C/Rogan Podcast 🤚
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Yup, tried to sync it up with the podcast on a separate screen.
Yep
I’m revisiting this one after listening to the podcast, the arrogance and ignorance of the commentators on this is mind blowing.
yup
Original kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers are becoing muay thai fans and using muay thai low kicks since the 60's because muay thai is known as the best striking today
One of my favorite fights to watch! Muay
Thai is better than kickboxing for sure!
Japanese real kick boxing have low kicks allowed in it
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If this was a street fight. Rufus would of won . Bcos he knocked him down to the ground so many times. Once your down in a street fight it's usually over
Sug S wrong asf the rules in this match favor rick Rufus a lot
@@GTASR2PACTAJS yes. Elbows Nd knees weren't allowed. But I still think Rufus would of had him grounded
lol, did his brother say the rufus fought by muy thai rules?? this fight was entirely fought by kickboxing rules, the muy thai fighter was literally handicapped on what he could do. the ref was literally trying to disqualify him and help rufus win by points... literally ridiculous statements
Classic Americans, they will do that all the time. Seriously one nation that never should have existed
Original kyokushin are knocking out Original boxing since the 60's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
I think that stomp in round 2 was payback for Rufus trying to kick the Thai fighter in the face after he knocked him down in round 1.
Kicking somebody in the legs is an art itself
thats why they call my tigh
Thai fans love Thai men and muay thai so much and every MMA champs now use and regard Muay thai as the best striking style xD 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜
That referee was really trying hard to do his part to make sure the right guy won :)
If that was true it would have been a first round knock out
Changpuek: *exist*
Roufus's legs: *have left the match*