Manson Gibson vs Chanman Suk: Muay Thai vs American Kickboxing.

This video is not about Karate/TKD being greater than MT.
There are other famous videos of similar stylistic matches of MT vs Karate that go the other way from this video.
In fact, Changpuek's fight vs Rick Rufous is highlighted as a turning point in Kickboxing in demonstrating the effectiveness of low kicks in fighting.
What this video demonstrates is that if Karate/TKD is trained and practiced in a full-contact context it can be very effective.
While this video is not VS Kitsongrit, Manson Gibson has defeated Changpuek Kiatsongrit twice, their last fight my stoppage.
This fight shown against Chanman Suk, is even under MT rules with clinches allowed which is one of the biggest criticisms of MT people when MT fighters lose under normal kickboxing rules b/c they are not permitted to utilize their full arsenal (which is true).
I hope people enjoy this video for what it is. Two great warriors giving us a great fight.

[@simthiam3712]

Manson Gibson was known as the Black Bruce Lee, a Muay Thai Slayer, as well as the Master Blaster

[@navigatingel6104]

The counter to a low kick being a spinning back fist is a stroke of BRILLIANCE! Who would've thought that!? Somebody tell the MMA guys! lol

[@monarch1651]

Sounds like a great way to get your back taken if that backfist doesn't land perfectly and it probably wont

[@unknownentity8256]

Well yea it was a pattern read that Chanman was lowkicking most of the time the supporting leg, so there was opening.

[@ianmpena]

I'm surprised that American kickboxing isn't that popular when it used to be back in the 80s

[@jojobad1796]

Inferior to Muay Thai

[@frankiejones7858]

@@jojobad1796he just best muai Thai tho

[@jansmit4690]

In Holland 💪🏻

[@jansmit4690]

​@@jojobad1796If the thai was 15 kg bigger he would eat the kickboxer. Watch his fight vs Ernesto Hoost.

[@Andrew-Tan]

​​@@jansmit4690So same thing as Bob Sapp vs Ernesto Hoost? Sapp with terrible striking beat up Hoost. Weight class exists for a reason.

[@allopez8563]

Yes by hugging and holding he negated many of the Thai's attacks. He uses his longer arms to target the chin when his legs got caught. And used the side kick to maintain distance. Finally his coup de grace was the back spinning attacks which were only effective because the threw it with precision, full momentum thanks to fearlessness in front of the round house kick.

[@thememaster7]

Muay Thai has clinching and tripping, so hugging can't stop Muay Thai.

[@slothguy5946]

@@thememaster7 but it did

[@thememaster7]

@@slothguy5946 He won with his striking.

[@slothguy5946]

@@thememaster7 but he avoided getting struck himself by "hugging"

[@thememaster7]

@@slothguy5946 Yes, but Muay Thai has clinching and tripping.

[@hollywoodjoe123]

The boxing is also great from MANSON GIBSON - Not just his leg work -

[@lookabove3089]

So skilled and powerful!

[@freedom_is_notfree]

He seems to mainly use Taekwondo's kicks. Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art.

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

​@@freedom_is_notfreeTaekwondo are a Variation of Karate Shotokan.

[@saltygravy86]

Everytime Muay Thai loses, excuses follows.

[@minhly650]

In MMA rule, Muay Thai is just a normal martial art.

[@kesenaememere8520]

@@minhly650 facts.

[@cd3121]

Til this day its still the best stand up lol

[@cd3121]

You just a salty muay thai hater 😂

[@amalrajpc2876]

​​@@cd3121no man muaythai must need to improve and update. it must need to add back kicks, side kicks, and Spinning hook kicks and how to defend these kicks also

[@ramfranc4357]

That Kick was like Horse Kick! One of those kicks can kill you!

[@repa8203]

Manson style is good in mma too

[@RonioFOX]

Wonderboy

[@simthiam3712]

Manson Gibson's powerful side kick must have been inspired by Bruce Lee/ Jeet Koon Do

[@Alejandro-te2nt]

1:26 master blasted

[@reginaldooliveira4618]

Fantástico

[@freedom_is_notfree]

He seems to mainly use Taekwondo's kicks. Taekwondo is a traditional Korean martial art.

[@RonioFOX]

All his techniques are taekwondo textbook 101

[@nvanguy6868]

Hahahah all the salty muay thai fighters That was an awesome kick

[@MrMuaythai84]

the thai guy was dumb and probably ranked like 50 in thailand. he should go fight namkabuen sakmongkol during this time the top dudes but he wouldnt its not easy bragging right to fight those guys

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

Exactly they act like muy Thai is the be all end all its not traditional martial arts >mma

[@monarch1651]

​@@KAR5AVATARGTit's even more ironic because Muay Thai was unrecognizable compared to it's current form even in the 70s. After ww2, boxing was implemented over the years that caused Muay Thai to become the monster that it is now

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

@@monarch1651 during the great wars is when boxing rose muy Thai doesn't have the technique the others have it didn't get big until mma got big but even then it's not the be all end all to martial arts.

[@0wnter1d1ck]

@@KAR5AVATARGT muay thai is the best standing martial arts

[@kevin5128]

That was brutal!!

[@thememaster7]

With that Bruce Lee stance, he must practise kicks way more than others, giving him more speed to execute a spinning kick like that one. It would be so cool if others pulled off the stance.

[@navigatingel6104]

Tell the MMA guys

[@thememaster7]

@@navigatingel6104 I think his "straight stance" would make him vulnerable to takedowns around his back. Though I'm not 100% sure why they don't use it. I'll definitely ask if I meet one.

[@navigatingel6104]

@@thememaster7 It's the low kick to the lead leg they worry about. Manson's back fist counter to the low kick is the answer that would make the stance viable again in MMA but it's yet to be seen or tested. MMA is not kickboxing.

[@thememaster7]

@@navigatingel6104 Both MMA fighters and kickboxers have lead legs. When someone tries to kick it you bend the leg to defend like Manson does here 0:55

[@navigatingel6104]

@@thememaster7 Thats an answer also. But again when do we see it from side stance fighters? With the recent "discoveries" of the calf kick in MMA we may see een less of it. MMA is dominated by the Thais in striking philosophy so info like this surpressed. No one even chambers their legfor kicking like Karate they all let the leg fall including the front kick. Like I said somebody tell Stephen Thompson lol

[@mohammadjibril8603]

The lesson is not martial arts the martial artist

[@navigatingel6104]

SOMEBODY CALL STEPHEN THOMPSON Hahaha he will LOVE this!

[@maxweelcoelho7127]

Good jobs.

[@savonbrafelix6980]

Manson foi paciente até aplicar o golpe de mestre

[@Andrew-y1q9f]

Merica!!!

[@Meteorman312]

All good but he lucky he missed at 2:19

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

He was on his hands and knees how is he lucky.

[@unknownentity8256]

@@KAR5AVATARGT I think what he mean was he was lucky he dropped below the kick before it could connect..

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

@@unknownentity8256 again kicking a man while he's down be for real he was outmatched he had to resort to dirty tactics

[@unknownentity8256]

@@KAR5AVATARGT It's not a dirty tactic, it's Muay Thai, you can kick opponent when he is still going down but it's illegal if both knees touch the ground. Now if you decide to do double low kick and your opponent manages to hit those both knees on the ground like they did, the kick will miss. Btw Manson was losing this match up until the point where he landed that spinning heelkick so calling it an "outmatch" tells everything I need to know about you, casual.

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

@@unknownentity8256 it is a dirty tactic the same way kicking him in his groin a bunch of times because he couldn't beat one kick i guess that's muy Thai too the style that's limited to 2 kicks . He won by points but its clear manson controlled the fight manson won countless others and beat other muy Thai champions but I guess you dont care because it doesn't fit your narrative.

[@gabrieldasruas634]

💪💪💪

[@KnightRider872]

Size difference unfair.

[@Speedofdark339]

What size difference? 😂.

[@joaomachadoxavier492]

Ele era lutador de kung fu.

[@chamathbandara4793]

Yes❤

[@supersaiyan5728]

Whip of the dragon.. Bruce lee style

[@hide_maru-s3i]

マンソン選手の右上段後ろ回し蹴りでKO!

[@MrSimythe]

Col. Guile would be proud.

[@DJb-ill219]

Eat this heel 🏆

[@RonaldAbineno9-pn8hv]

Baanggggg ..... 😱😱😱 OMG

[@PhilipGarciaReacts]

Manson is just too fast!

[@RS-nc5qx]

What a weird style of Kickboxing. It’s Taekwon Boxing. I do Dutch Kickboxing, this must be more of an American style.

[@stav1369]

Yea, it is more of an American style. Manson Gibson had a great record against MT practitioners though.

[@joerogue231]

​@@stav1369Those Muay Thai fighters were either fat, old, unknown, way smaller or past their prime. Changpuek was past his prime in the first fight and was smaller, furthermore the fight took place under Shoot-Boxing rules not Muay Thai rules. Changpuek was old and was way smaller than Gibson in their second fight. Coban was fat, old and the fight didn't take place in Muay Thai rules. Chanam Suk is an unknown Thai and he is way smaller than Gibson and the fight took place in Shoot-Boxing rules not Muay Thai.

[@stav1369]

@@joerogue231 a fat over hill and smaller MT fighter should always win bc TKD does not work though …

[@joerogue231]

@@stav1369 You speak as if Gibson is a pure Taekwondo fighters with zero Kickboxing skills. Gibson is a joke, fighting a bunch of nobodies.

[@stav1369]

@@joerogue231 regardless MT is so far superior to kick boxing that he should have been destroyed right? That spinning shit and side stance crap does not work …

[@CurryRain]

Longer and unfamiliar weapons of Manson Gibson defeated this muay thai master.

[@waterthaimelon]

Poor Thai Fighter he's careless

[@shaz239]

Had Manson's boxing skill good enough, he would have become formidable fighter...and less boring...

[@fighteRUS]

Против тая нужны только руки и лоу все эти фехтования ни к чему.

[@cd3121]

Saenchai will run circles around manson

[@sentientnutsack5197]

Too small

[@GKK.]

ไปประมาทเอง 3:50 เตะเข้ากับแทงเข่าได้เลยประมาทเกือบได้น๊อกแล้ว ไปเปิดการ์ดโดนสวิงแบคคิกเข้าให้เต็มคาง แต่มวยไทยสมัยก่อนยังไม่เคยเจอท่าแบบนี้เลยโดนเข้าให้ เอาเข้าจริงเทควันโดสายแข็ง คาราเต้ สู้มวยไทยได้นะสมัยโบราณแต่กว่าจะฝึกให้เก่งได้มันฝึกยากเข้าถึงยาก

[@JapkickboxingMMA2]

if Taekwondo train to kick with full force they will defeat (muay) Thai men 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@unknownentity8256]

That's TKD not kickboxing?

[@tiocroc4814]

why american kick boxing isnt that taekondo?

[@stav1369]

American Kickboxing is a product of Karate and Taekwondo. So yes there are going to be many similarities, but American Kickboxing is the evolution of the eastern styles into a new system of fighting so it's not pue TKD although, for Manson, the TKD influence is very obvious.

[@chamathbandara4793]

Poor muay thai😂

[@bryanincognito8945]

This guy is a champion? He is so sloppy.

[@unknownentity8256]

What is sloppy about him? That he put the Thai legend to sleep with one spinning heelkick to the dome? I'd say that's impressive skill.

[@joerogue231]

​@@unknownentity8256Thai legend ? Are you serious ? Chanam Suk is an unknown Thai fighter and he is way smaller than Gibson too.

[@sentientnutsack5197]

​@@joerogue231Even if he's not elite he is still a legend. He proved how effective Muay Thai is and exposed the shortcomings of American kickboxing. That fight with Rick Rufus is absolutely legendary. He's the reason Americans train Muay Thai to this day.

[@joerogue231]

@@sentientnutsack5197 You are confusing Changpuek and Chanman Suk. You are a casual.

[@sentientnutsack5197]

@@joerogue231 👎

[@rjst.thomas9045]

Naw, Muay Thai sucks and is a poor man's martial art. Manson gibson proved that Muay Thai is no better than any other style. It takes more than cheap leg kicks.

[@montinyek6554]

Well if it's not better than any other martial art as you said then it doesn't suck

[@combatoutlook5184]

“Muay Thai sucks” yeah ok

[@colorado2455]

You might want to watch kiatsongrit vs roufus.

[@pongangelo2048]

The profile pic says it all.

[@colorado2455]

@@pongangelo2048 lol.

[@yandias4349]

Wrestling vs muay thai

[@stav1369]

"Dumping" your opponent is part of Muay Thai rules. Grappling is important in Muay Thai.

[@M_Jono]

Muay thai still lost 🤣

[@joerogue231]

​@@stav1369No those wrestling moves are illegal. This isn't Muay Thai rules this is Shoot-Boxing rules.

[@clayvilla8302]

😂😂😂😂😂muay thai is defense less...can't move to superkick and strong...

[@clayvilla8302]

😂😂😂GOODBYE RIP

[@rjst.thomas9045]

Naw, Muay Thai sucks and is a poor man's martial art. Manson gibson proved that Muay Thai is no better than any other style. It takes more than cheap leg kicks.

[@yongjiean9980]

@FitaFita Samoan There are other good styles too - Kickboxing, Kyokushin Karate, Sanda, Judo, Sambo too. Respect

[@nicholasmessina6406]

Dude Muay Thai is one of the best kickboxing styles. I love American kickboxing but the ratio of videos of Muay Thai beating American kickboxing is damn near 10 to 1 and this is the one lol

[@premchopra6521]

Manson gibson is coward fighter he is not champion ok, Thailand is best fighter in the whole world

[@lightnang]

​@@premchopra6521???

[@vahidnaoaitoro1290]

​@@premchopra6521didn't you watch the video？😂