Bob Sapp beats up a LEGEND! Sapp vs. Hoost 1 - FULL FIGHT

Bob Sapp vs. Ernesto Hoost (Oct. 2002)
#GLORY #UFC #KICKBOXING

[@WoeBringer1195]

I got to meet Bob Sapp many years ago at a Navy base in Washington State. He was doing an autograph signing with Chuck Liddell back when Chuck was champ. I remember Bob being an incredibly warm, friendly dude that was spending so much time talking to fans. You could tell the he really appreciated his fans, it was just so cool to see such a huge monster be so humble and down to earth with everybody. He had no ego and was super nice talking with people I remember he would ask his fans questions about themselves like he seemed very interested in them.

[@H.K.5]

If Sapp fought with this much passion and determination his whole career, he would've been one of the all-time greats.

[@flowrepins6663]

he would have retired early or died due to injuries. in this hoost fight he won but broken many ribs. after he faced crocop he broken his skull orb and after that he realised it wasnt worth fighting like that cause all money earned going to be spend in doctors and stuff so he just lay down when he see he cant win..he said it him self

[@williams268]

Lmfaoooooo no. Just no. Bob was a walking steroid who should have had his own weight class. This is a 60 pound difference at least. Sapp was pure ass. He was just absolutely huge. He was real tough tho ill give him that. If hoost didn't put himself in the corner again and again he would have been fine. These 2 losses to Sapp are absolutely baffling. The way Ernesto chose to fight was insane.

[@danyoutube7491]

@@williams268 I agree, though I was impressed with Sapp's toughness as well. Knowing Sapp better from his later notable defeats in Pride I was surprised to see him prevailing after a lot of early leg kicks clearly hurt him. I used to feel sorry for him, but seeing here how he enjoyed rubbing in his dominant position near the end of the fight against Hoost, and being the obscenely large steroid monster he'd turned himself into, it makes his later knockout defeats all the more satisfying to watch!

[@benediktnguyen5382]

Brave bob sapp would have been unstoppable

[@warjones7399]

His fighting style fits him.i mean a technical bob sapp I mean come on now

[@PapaPercules]

The jab alone.. almost like getting jabbed by a car 🤣

[@bekeneel]

Only he couldn't give a proper jab ;)

[@Hour882Die]

It is a Japanese freak show!

[@lantier1136]

No by a ship

[@PapaPercules]

@@bekeneel I agree. Against a similarly sized opponent there would not be such an effect

[@H.K.5]

@@PapaPercules Being big doesn't mean you can take a punch. Sapp folded a 400 pound man with a jab once.

[@battlebeard2041]

They’ve got a 2-3” height difference and Sapp had almost 120lbs on Hoost. If Ubereem ate horse meat Prime Sapp ate the stable.

[@TheTruth-mv7hm]

😂😂😂

[@aggroelohim3537]

​​@@H.K.5how do you know? this is really the only example of a man as big as sapp fighting a world champion kick boxer and the man won twice with zero or very very minimal training

[@wardosravin]

This was interesting. Hoost clearly more skilled but the size advantage provee a little too much. Sapp also had a decent tank for his enormous size. Did Sapp really not have much training or this?

[@aggroelohim3537]

@@wardosravin you can tell by his technique he didn't have much training I believe this was his third kickboxing match and his 6th overall fight hoost was like 85-16 and already considered one of the All times greats of Kickboxing and the way bob ran through him like a wet paper bag with nothing but brute strength and horrible technique is one of the greatest performances in the history of k1

[@louayker4249]

Cro Cop and Ray Sefo destoyed this huge idiot

[@neueruser1497]

The begining of Bob Sapps fighting career was his absolut prime

[@ronnana694]

before he started taking a cheeky yakuza payday to flop each fight

[@Creepface187]

"Where dat Nikka Bone?". - The Hammer Man

[@Krezo200]

Back when bob took it seriously

[@whofookncares2149]

the biggest joke of a comment I've ever seen.

[@louayker4249]

That Ernesto clown botteled it. He could've won easily lol

[@pierremilburn5257]

Bob never took it serious

[@Kbax3614]

@@louayker4249he bottled rematch as well?

[@Tom67Slick]

7:20 Damn, Sapp was talking shit to the yakuza

[@hertears]

They are Mr.nagata and Mr.chono from shin-nippon pro wrestling

[@questtech7148]

Sapp was a dominant O lineman in college, he actually won the morris trophy for best o lineman in the pac10.

[@Janny890]

Sapp’s traps look like they can stop a bullet lmao

[@minmodsefa]

he was on everything back then

[@andrewsp8838]

Still the most wild and confusing losses to me in any combat sports

[@elihathaway6784]

The dude is just a giant, I don't think you realize how much force Hoost is being hit with there, it would be like me hitting a 100lb woman, size does matter!

[@elihathaway6784]

@@H.K.5 - Yeah right, Hoost was much more skilled and the punches Hoost landed would've knocked anyone else out, there was just too much mass on Sapp so his chin is insane! I love when Hoost kicked him in the first fight and it just pissed Sapp off, he dropped his hands, walked over and destroyed Hoost, just insane to watch!!!

[@elihathaway6784]

@@H.K.5 - It's simple physics, the more mass attached to the target the more the force is distributed to a larger area, watch a Hoost full force punch land on Sapp and see how much it effects him!

[@monarch1651]

​@@H.K.5bro... what drugs are you on lmao

[@nibirunomicon3203]

lol no he wouldn't have. Hoost whooped his ass in the first round, but for some reason decided to stop dancing around him and start slugging it out with him. Only reason he lost. And Sapp had to cheat his ass off to win in the second fight.@@H.K.5

[@thealarmclock9307]

Hoost kept letting him pressure into a corner. Hoost needed faster more elusive footwork here . That's it

[@shaunw2921]

Kind of, Sapp isn't that slow in this fight though. He is like a monster truck but with swinging pillars either side, not easy to stay away from in a ring.

[@buyerofsorts]

Hoost tried that in their next fight and got creamed again.

[@Bhodisattiva]

@@shaunw2921facts this was early in his career maybe his 4th fight idk but he was fast af he instantly charges at you at the beginning of each round, predictable yes, easy to dodge? Not necessarily when it’s a giant like him with the speed he had. Oh and really cool guy met him before really cool Guy got a crazy story him doing a split and offering to punch me in the face for something I don’t remember anymore 💀

[@RobTheProspect]

Comical that some people claim these wins prove Sapp was a great kickboxer. He deserves credit for realizing he outweighed Hoost by 100+ pounds and fully using that to his advantage. His technique is nonexistent. He just pinned Hoost in the corner, held him there with one arm as he threw gorilla punches with the other arm. No defense or actual combinations.

[@Larry_Hegs]

No one claims Sapp was a great kickboxer. A win over Hoost is an incredible feat regardless of size discrepancy. If anything, Bob's accolades for this fight are a nod to Hoost's greatness.

[@user-ds1ns7ng1x]

Victory over Hoosted twice

[@juleskireeff4563]

Yeah but Ernesto hoost is the one who beat Mirko Filipović who was obviously brillant. So yeah, people can claim Bob Sapp fought well. He even beat him twice. Also you are kind of using excuses in the last part of your comment to justify Hoost's loss. Bob Sapp won fair and square.

[@Larry_Hegs]

@@juleskireeff4563 Fairley squarely - GSP

[@oly070]

Ernesto Hoost one of the few real best fighters ever!!

[@dtrjones]

He lost to Bob Sapp! 🤣

[@keithsavoie6943]

The best fighters in the world don’t lose to Bob, sorry to say.

[@flowrepins6663]

​​@@keithsavoie6943its a match up thing. Crocop was one of the best in both k1 n mma , defeated sapp and lost to host. Also host almost won second match. At sapp's prime he was scary. Hoost is 4 times k1 champion he doesnt need to prove nothing

[@battlebeard2041]

Sapp throws three hard shots after the bell, gets donkey kicked in the cup by the referee, and wins. 🤣

[@robsharpton3096]

Hoost beats crocop, Sapp beats Hoost, Crocop beats Sapp. One of those triangles i remember well

[@richardnieto1423]

I've been waiting for Bob Sap to unleash the beast great 👍👍 boxing 🥊🥊 and determination amazing

[@user-fr2zt5xd3u]

Chance of sapp beat hoost two times in a row is like 0,0001% and it happened 😂😂

[@luxdevoid]

Bob at his absolute prime, Mate!

[@kennithchapman9689]

That was not a fight, it was a beating!

[@ymmusical773]

This fight gives Bob sapp whole fucking career...

[@shaunw2921]

I would have lost alot of money on this fight! Props to Sapp, hoost was the real deal.

[@jazzguitarcollege]

Getting hit by Sapp must be like getting hit by a telephone pole.

[@justinreyes4399]

Folks dont even know what a telephone is anymore lol, celluar.

[@amelieviennot5570]

Hoost learned the hard way that size matter

[@maveldospallie9596]

When CroCop showed how to fight Sapp. Let him run after you for a short time and DONT get hit. Then hell be completely gassed out. Bobs career was over

[@flowrepins6663]

it wouldnt last much anyways. he was on his peak of roids usage so during the years he got older weaker and slower and strenght is all he had

[@chakko007]

Yeah, I really wonder what Hoost did here. That was just stupid. He had to get away from those early first round attacks, and play it smart.

[@ronb7189]

@@chakko007 This version of Bob Sapp fought Big Nog for 15 minutes, its really not that simple, Cro Cop landed a clean straight left that broke Sapp's orbital bone as well as his desire to fight, Sapp in later fights would purposefully go down after the 1st minute of the 1st round because he didn't want to get hurt like he did in this fight.

[@theshermantanker7043]

Far from as simple as you make it seem. It was the broken bone that ended the career, not the guy named Cro Cop

[@elihathaway6784]

It's not as easy as you make it sound, it's a fight and Sapp can dispense a lot of energy!

[@willemhenk6364]

One word: iconic! Haha!

[@lgp1905]

The ref had to kick Sapp away at the end of the fight 😂

[@JM-et1jk]

Glad to see he finally wins one

[@elihathaway6784]

At 2:26 when Bob finally gets mad! I mean my god he's slow as heck for most of it, but there is in insane amount of power in there, it's dangerous!

[@poopy1017]

Sapp Is BALLROG from Street Fighter!

[@Nomadunlimited]

sapp doing mini dempsey rolls

[@timbabila]

Lands like 4/5 punches after the bell that's very disrespectful.

[@randquadrozzi5850]

It was sad that Sapp ended up basically being a joke at the end of his career were he would actually quit after the 1st minute.

[@XxxXxx-br7eq]

He stopped training taking it seriously at all and just did it for a in paycheck

[@dennisrobinson8008]

That's conditioning

[@Leondrius]

I can't be the only one who sees this. Ernesto Hoost looks like a darker version of Junior Dos Santos.

[@rgarlinyc]

I didn't know Shaq moonlighted as a kickboxer!

[@TreyYork1]

I always wondered why Hoost didn't use his mobility better to take Sapp into later rounds. Still, he's pushing middle age, and Sapp is maybe still in his late 20's? Hoost is fighting at a weight difference of at least a full grown adult, and he was used to being big for his class. Still, it's wild how easily he got cornered. Pride was known for shenanigans. This fight basically put Sapp on the map, and he became and incredible cash cow for a lot of people in Japan. Does anyone know if that cut was scar tissue from a previous fight?

[@bondjames652]

That Ernesto guy had it coming.

[@clivem8162]

So happy for him, finally won.

[@carlosklimeck581]

Gostava muito do Novo Sapp, grande guerreiro

[@itstheonethatsaysbadmother2467]

Both guys look like this is the first time either have thrown a punch

[@tezozomoc2001]

Thank God he couldn't be accurate with his punches or Bob Sapp would be killing people in the ring

[@Idrivthetrain]

If bob sapp ever learned to go to the body

[@4dante]

Hoost is a monster just for fighting this savage

[@cliftonjarvis8010]

Good how the ref put his self in harm’s way to protect the fighter 😮

[@marcoantoniocorrea6517]

As vezes o Bob Sapp surpreende, raramente mas, surpreende.kkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@TheRmm1976]

Everyone hates on Bob Sapp but this was his best performance. Pretty big upset against a kickboxing legend.

[@francoisgrenier6681]

There was a 2 year period where Sapp was unstoppable. Beating Hoost twice is impressive. But when crocop smashes your face into pieces…

[@antistereotype]

Beast

[@hansmeiser8133]

Never underestimate raw power and the will to win even with 0 techniqe

[@renejr2296]

😂😫🤣‼️ I know right...sap might as well gone in there windmill punching. He just big and strong...nothing else note worthy other than his size. There was absolutely no comparison to Mike Tyson. When Sapp called him out.

[@manudehanoi]

sapp fought like shit but 1)was weighting much heavier 2)got in close range preventing hoost from kicking

[@adilsonborges8634]

Que luta meus amigos

[@nikolabrankovic1124]

Bob's fists are like ham's. Even if his striking is 0 to none, if it connects you are in trouble. Not to mention the size of his legs which lowkicks have no effects.

[@elihathaway6784]

Really needed to go more for the lower let, because yea, that thigh is like a tree trunk!

[@B1Springfield]

“He brokeded my nose”

[@slamm1t]

😂😂😂😂Looks like a small town tough man competition.

[@fjc633]

Bob Sapp is Butcher Brown from ready to rumble in real life

[@ruru9364]

Надо организовать бой Боба сапа против Бадра Хари !!!

[@Onewaybtw]

That would be a good one 😂

[@therakemonster.]

Против барецкого

[@johnwright9372]

Sapp was just a huge brute with no art.

[@a.k.9174]

Bravo Bob Sapp 👏🙏 Ernesto ist eine Legende.

[@alcopower5710]

Sapp punching after the bell.

[@maxv3208]

After his first couple of fights, Sapp would intentionally quit if he couldn't get a fast knockout. He just wanted to make fast money.

[@McAwesomeReaper]

Ernesto wondering how tf he lost to someone who obviously had about 45 minutes of instruction.

[@brandtjustsayin]

Clearly Hoost was a better fighter trying to chip away at a mountain with a rock hammer one kick at a time. Should have slipped and pivoted and kicked and repeated. Instead, he just posted up in a corner and let the sledgehammer land over and over.

[@user-nb6db2bc1h]

会場は玉アリだったかな？‎🤔 見に行ったんだよなぁこれも…この頃に戻りたいマジ興奮した🥹

[@Luci-1985]

Entertainment one of the most mach 😂😂

[@nunyabuziness8421]

Them little asians love big men fighting😂

[@pietvast4355]

Ernesto took too much. Move man. Move.

[@00008767]

7:23Black Charisma

[@AlexPressure777]

Bob sapp was throwing buses at the guy he fought well considering the weight difference

[@user-xo8in1uq7s]

Cuz of Mirko Cro Cop we didn't get one of the best fighters ever

[@SoloPerICommenti]

Josh Barnett!

[@5SANFRANCISCO]

All Hoost had to do was keep kicking that left thigh, Sapp was already gimping from it. Would have crumbled.

[@XMathiasxX]

Sapp might be the least coordinated fighter ive ever seen

[@MMA_KSW]

How is this possible wtf Was hoost out of his Prime? Why he didn't throw hands and only leg kicks

[@lokitob4ndito177]

Bob prime = HULK irl

[@HilarioAlvarado-ve2bt]

Pos con respeto observó personas felices y alegres y diberrtiendose al observar ombres golpeándose para mantener a sus necesidades si comprende gracias atte hindijente,,,

[@justinrosebush2079]

U gotta wonder, why tf didnt sapps coaches teach him how to box ??

[@wavethatcrashed9155]

or to check

[@SparkThaMetal]

Sapp explains that in asia he got signed without training. They just anted a freak show. He offered them 2 fees, one without a training camp, one with (which was like twice the price). They always went for heaper fee where he didnt train. He also admits at a certain point he realised no point gettin hurt as its not really honorable anyway just a freak show so just take dives.

[@nikolabrankovic1124]

Size does matter.

[@fedup7416]

Always enjoyed Sapp, even though he wasn't any good as a fighter. If he had a gas tank and more skills, he would have been pretty dangerous. The Japanese loved him, to them his size was freakish. Hell, it was freakish to everyone. He was a really nice person as well.

[@donblade5405]

He was young in this fight. U should.see.some.of.his early fights. Later on and not much later late 30s he could not up.endurance wise. His body is so big. Strain on heart plus people live 30 years with on set of CHF.

[@RK-qh3ll]

What is CHF?

[@donblade5405]

@RK-qh3ll congestive heart failure. Many big human whether over weight.or just tall/bug end of getting CHF. It takes 20 years + to kill u but if u take steroids and other meds it will accelerate.

[@RK-qh3ll]

@@donblade5405 ok thank you for the info!

[@CorGat2005]

Proof that Japan is the best crowd. They're way louder than they think they're I hear many westerners who said Japan is the best crowd in the world only for being silent,but they're aren't as silent The thing they have,is respect,not the silence Might not be as loud as Greeks,Turks,Brazilians,Argentines or Serbians Buy they're like Brits,Canadians,Australians,Germans and even i will say Americans

[@eseyukiyaiguchi8136]

伝説の試合だ~

[@EDCPride]

Perfect example of size matters regardless of how trained you are. This is exactly what a fight between Bradley Martyn and Devon Haney would look like.

[@elihathaway6784]

I agree! People underestimate bodybuilders and people with a bodybuilder physique. A bodybuilder has developed pretty much every muscle in their body more than the average human and they can unleash an insane amount of power in a short amount of time. If all your muscles are developed you will be able to of course generate more power but also move much faster and in ways that many people can't move. Endurance is the biggest issue with a bunch of muscle, but for the first 60 seconds a pro bodybuilder could potentially run over a pro fighter.

[@TreyYork1]

I disagree strongly! Unless a Body builder develops the kinetic chains used in striking for *power*, and an understanding of the mechanics of striking-- I believe you'll see them doing poorer than you think. However, their mass is valuable for taking shots, and their strength is absolutely *not useless*, if not ideal. I believe that's why the concept of "farmer strength" exists. Farm work requires more power and muscle endurance, which translate better to fighting. Sapp was an NFL player, and much more of a power focused athlete than a bodybuilder! Not that he didn't train and eat for size, too, plus all the 'roids. Anecdotally, I can say that I tested lbs psi for a right hand with a buddy who was a bodybuilder, probably 80lbs heavier than I was. It wasn't even *close*, and I'm no world champion! He absolutely embarrassed me at pull ups later though-- again he had the technique and trained systems. Don't believe my anecdote though, even if it's true. There's video out there of lightweight fighters throwing harder than NFL lineman and bodybuilders all over the internet

[@user-vz6xd1jp5u]

ボブサップさんとマイクタイソンさんは友達なのかな

[@andreaorlandi6332]

Sul piano dell'intrattenimento divertente ma che vergogna dare in pasto una leggenda come Ernesto Hoost, sul finire della cartiera, in pasto a Bob Sapp a cui erano permesse una svariata serie di scorrettezze. Trattenute alla gola, colpi con l'avversario a terra etc.... Rispetto per Hoost.

[@dennisrobinson8008]

Hoost went out there untrained. A clear sign of a bloated ego or overlooking someone. Once Hoost saw that his upper body strking wasn't really gaining a lot of ground, he should have kept his distance and kept doing those lower leg kicks on Sapp knee and lower leg. Eventually Sapp would not move well and be a sitting duck. But he went out there untrained, so he was not sharp and his endurance was down.

[@quentincolas5280]

Sapp was particularly geared up this nightn and you can see his technique is very limited. But he just does nlt feel pain lol. Great guy tho

[@vozativa00]

A arma do bob era sua selvageria, quando ele tentou ser técnico so perdeu

[@Vectorman2X]

6:30 hilarious its nice thjing to see arrogant people get punished

[@levarleggett476]

I assume that PED’s was legal in those days😬

[@user-is8ux2jz8o]

Несправедливо. Рано остановили бой.

[@user-ft1em8of8t]

Lol!!! He barely made it through this fight!! Ernesto is way smaller and still gave Sapp a dam good fight!!

[@kevinmastah]

Roid vs nat ?

[@BlaspheBeast]

Melvin and Ernesto were both punks and losers. Always was awesome when they lost.

[@BLACKMANTISFILMSIII]

Sapp looking like Abobo from double dragon.

[@Pegasus_ynwa8142]

Japan is weird 😂 handed flower bouquets after a fight win

[@My_cool0]

Then they get taken right back, I'd be annoyed like na these were given to me u ain't having them back 😅

[@user-wi2jz1mc5l]

ミルコ戦からおかしくなった

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Size Difference make the fight stupid.

[@VegasNit]

ANESTO HOOSTOO!!

[@porsche5914]

I love bob sapp

[@mitchellbrydge3573]

How in the world did Bob Sapp pull this victory off😂

[@abramlittle7102]

Heart

[@benweare8548]

@@abramlittle7102hahahaha - heart the size of a pea 😂

[@wardosravin]

This was interesting. Hoost clearly more skilled but the size advantage provee a little too much. Sapp also had a decent tank for his enormous size.

[@RaceGrifterExtraordinaire]

with his FISTS!