How A Nightclub Bouncer Became The Greatest MMA Fighter

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Before there was Alex Pereira or Israel Adesanya or really any of the most incredible kickboxers came over to MMA, there was Bas Rutten. He's the one to first blaze that trail and even retire on top. This is the story of Bas Rutten.
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[@QuickLern818]

Bas Rutten is generous enough to have all thirty-two of his fights (with commentary!) in a playlist on his KZbin channel, if you're interested. It's so fascinating listening to him critique himself (especially early in his career), listening to his stories, and watching his evolution. Watch him destroy livers at will, make grown men weep, and just murder people.

[@matthiaszapf1171]

and there are really entertaining to watch.

[@michaelblake1578]

Thank you for pointing this out. I've seen a reel or two of his self commentary but didn't realise all his fights were there.

[@logosfocus]

I really liked hearing his spiritual journey too.. bas is a great witness for Christ

[@robdielemans9189]

Thanks for sharing, I'm subscribed to his channel but wasn't aware of this. Will give this a gander, in good time.

[@Cancino99]

All except his ufc fights for obvious reasons. His last fight isn't on their either

[@lionelrivera_MMA]

Happy to see you guys giving Bas the love he deserves🤝🏻🐐

[@MMAOnPoint]

Thanks so much my dude! Appreciate you stopping by. Def need to do a collab.

[@lionelrivera_MMA]

@@MMAOnPoint maybe we can oil each other up soon! Cheers

[@Pootie_Tang]

Renato Laranja also gave Bas the flowers he deserves on his podcast =)

[@jinmakarov8187]

what a beautiful documentary , love it 👍

[@NoGrrlLikeMe]

The Real Life “Liver King”

[@Angry_Catfish]

10/10 comment 🤌🏼

[@MMAOnPoint]

This comment is GOAT'd.

[@FrostyMourne92]

Bruh.😂

[@CeBme]

What a good one!​@@MMAOnPoint👍🏼

[@classicgiraffe]

For real for real 😂

[@graemetang4173]

While everyone else was looking for leg locks, he mastered the liver lock

[@fredit123456789]

Some day i hope to get to that level of liver shots. So far I'm 3-0 in muay thai, 1-0 in boxing and 2-0 in mma and only one of the muay thai fights didn't end in a liver shot. I much prefer it because it's quite easy to find and you don't actually give them permanent brain damage.

[@CoolToMe_]

Really didnt know too much about Bas when i started editing this but I am so happy with how the final result turned out. A real pioneer with his best work 100% in Japan. Learning about how he taught himself grappling from tapes and then went on to beat the best grapplers Japan could offer. Incredible story and so happy i could help reimagine it! Glad so many people are hyped about it too! 🎉

[@davidward1729]

Impressive editing

[@HDmexsComboCon]

Anything Bas related, I click. I respect a Man who is told you can't close-fist Punch anyone, so you completely reform palm striking into a legit form that can knockout anyone to the body or head. That Bar Self-Defense Video is one of the greatest and most refreshing videos to watch compared to all the McDojo shit going on. I am happy to see him do better with his arm/nerve issue nowadays too.

[@ronswanson1410]

I watched that man on VHS back in the day with me and my friends and we would smoke weed and blast metal while Bas Rutten was on the tv, in shin guards, smacking mofos up. Those were amazing times.

[@zacharyfaber]

We would’ve been good friends then. 🤙

[@FishLipznFatRipz]

Might have to fire up some old highlights blast some metal and smoke a bowl for ya brother

[@Fxrris]

More documentary style videos please, i listen to these while at work. Makes the day so much easier

[@Fourside__]

"the factory that cleans everything in your body is the liver, and if you give it a good bang.. hell yeah" - Bas Rutten

[@simonrous9332]

Even with the injury shortened career He's the REAL GOAT, but no one is ready for that convo.

[@KingCuba]

Hope Bas sees this. He’s truly a martial artist, worthy of all his flowers

[@mikethemulletman8419]

Bad Rutten is probably my fave fighter of all time. This will be a treat.

[@srthyrdyjhy]

Same, tha man had the best work ethic of all time!

[@lazaruscomplexofficial]

I'm so here for Bas Ruten love! So glad to see legends get mini docs

[@failure2258]

I absolutely love MMA On Point i don’t even need to watch this video to know i’m going to love it. These documentary style videos are my favorite.

[@joesalyers]

Marco Ruas King of the Streets "UFC 7 Champion" would be a great one to see covered here. He was the first complete fighter in MMA. He spent he entire life in the Luta Livre camp in Brazil and they were the main rivals to the Gracies. He could Wrestle, Submit, and strike when everyone was still one dimensional!!!!!

[@iamfazey]

Best birthday gift ever let’s go

[@peterpetersilie6739]

Happy birthday fellow human!

[@iamfazey]

@@peterpetersilie6739thank you brother

[@diegopons4622]

Happy Birthday, Fazey. 🎂

[@nme_mma]

Happy Birthday 🎂

[@Evs78101]

These fighter bios are amazing. The rampage Jackson one was great too

[@MMAallday67]

Bas is a legendary fighter but more importantly a legendary person.

[@Slappist_Cast]

I’ve been on a Bas Rutten binge lately! This is almost perfectly timed.

[@OctopusWithNoFriends]

I've been a Bas Rutten fan for a long time. Started out watching him on AXS TV back in the day. Realized how badass he was and watched his fights. It's awesome to see a video like this about this legend.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

AXS TV Fights was my jam! Rutten and Miletich were a helluva team, basically perfect as the wild man and straight man combination of commentators.

[@dantev3236]

It's crazy seeing young Suzuki when he's still doing pro wrestling today.

[@davebobson1206]

Bas is one of the few original who I think would translate well if they were fighting today dude’s athleticism and ability to learn quickly was ahead of his time

[@briansalce2808]

Bas has some fantastic night club stories.

[@Jacktrack7]

"dengerde dengerde dang 👊" - Bas Rutten.

[@brucecall1595]

Bas literally burst a mans liver with a punch. Brutal power.

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

Why is Bas not a UFC commentator?

[@LURKSQUADDRIFTKING]

Bas Rutten and Michael Bisping don't get along.

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

@@LURKSQUADDRIFTKING Modern Bisping has pull sure, but why would that keep Bas out the years prior? Him and Dana have public beef or something?

[@Dracon7601]

Maybe they just didn't pay him enough or perhaps they wanted an exclusivity contract which would mean he couldn't commentate for karate combat. The exact reason we will probably never know.

[@dsan17]

He was commentating for other promotions. UFC wants exclusive contracts. So they just don't mix.

[@ThePitbull994]

​@@LURKSQUADDRIFTKING They do get along, where did u get that info? Bisping was on Bas's MMA show and they pranked everybody acting like they were hating eachother

[@foxrobinsonwordpresswebsit6262]

Thank you for providing mature, interesting and respectful coverage (and expansion) of the UFC world.

[@HappyG1lm0re]

I've gotten to meet Bas a few times when he's done seminars at my gym. Such a nice, genuine dude. He's exactly what you'd expect.

[@Pollitocaldito]

All the homies love Bas Rutten

[@42k78]

I'm so glad you guys made this. Bas is literally one of my favorite humans on the planet. Not only for his fighting, which was amazing on it's own, but he's such a hilarious and down to earth guy. He deserves all his success and much more in my opinion. He's in my top 10 MMA fighters ever. Go Bas! And the fight with Kevin wasn't even close. Bas won by a mile RIP Kevin Randleman.

[@Mrtricolorgaucho]

Bas did what most people just dream off, beating your boss into unconsciousness

[@JKMMA4Life]

Great fucking words lads

[@ItschaboiJeffar]

I fuckin loved this dude, he then was an unbelievable “podcaster” or ya know what he mighta been on Sirius or some shit back in the day and my god it was fucking great he was seriously incredible and totally comical

[@Day-ZDuke]

Love Bas!! He is such a down to earth, cool, funny, and just awesome dude all around. Met him once, he had a cool vibe/aura to him that’s hard to explain. Maybe just cause I was star struck. Lol Loved him as commentator of Pride, and his show Inside MMA with Kenny Rice on HDNet back in like 2007-2012 was THE place for MMA news

[@carlosdanger7907]

Bas is my all time fav!! Everything he is, from his fighting ability to his on screen charisma, he's the perfect example of a MMA fighter. LONG LIVE EL GUAPO!

[@DaweSMF]

Bas is very special person, he was not only great fighter but also very funny guy. If i should name only one person as my "top fighter" it would be Bas. What a Legend.

[@Drew-dd5nh]

Bas & Mirco were ahead of the curve in learning gymnastics & being able to do splits. Makes kicking so much easier i'd assume.

[@SeventySix7656]

These kind of documentaries are the best videos you guys make! And all your content is great overall so this is high praise

[@johngardner6871]

Dude!!! Great video!!! Seriously getting to see some of his old fights all put together like this in one polished vid is excellent! I’m sure Bas will smile when he sees this.

[@carlosserrano4861]

Clicked on this video by accident, ended up staying to watch the whole thing🤝. The editing and the way it was put together along with the actual story was top notch

[@jansmit327]

This was awesome. Great job. Just want to point out something that I think is missing nowadays in for example the UFC- the way Pancrase put the spotlights on the ring and blacked out the audience just made it look so epic...really dig that

[@dasnutnock6408]

Excellent video, guys 👍

[@YankeeSteef]

Interesting note about Bas; he has 14 submission victories and attempted ZERO takedowns in his career.

[@AdamFridley]

Bas Rutten should serve as a prime example for today's fighters as well. Dude kept getting submitted and resolved to fix it by whatever means necessary; went on to never lose again. Imagine if some of the sport's exciting-but-one-dimensional fighters today took that approach?

[@dokulbwhahal]

I was not expecting to see goddamn Minoru Suzuki on here who knew murder grandpa was an even bigger badass than I thought he was

[@dablonz6852]

Thank you for the consistently best mma on content on youtube. I don't know what i'd do without it. It's my go to "watch while eating" material. You guys rule

[@rileyhayden8929]

These long form documentary style vids you guys do are so important. The UFC really doesn’t show a lot of love to these pioneers and the newer fans need to be informed

[@volrath7367]

Thank you guys so much for giving Bas his due! That man was amazing and so great to watch evolve and improve every time he encountered adversity to come back to start winning using those same techniques. ❤❤❤

[@young_vi8069]

Bas would approve... you guys always do your homework and recognize greatness

[@esaimayo2119]

Holy shit this Doc was AMAZING, Great Job highlighting This legend

[@joshthemediocre7824]

Bas is the only person who can play himself in a movie about a unrealistic mma journey and it still make sense for his life.

[@Tetratronic]

Thank you for this guys. Bas has always been my favorite.

[@Classic_Killr]

This was an amazing documentary. Great work guys, deserves so many more views than it has currently (65k)

[@ThaRealCowboibishop]

I watched Bas Rutten vs Tsuyoshi Kosaka live way back In tha day. That's still one of my all time favorite fights.

[@revoltutionmigz2304]

New favorite MMA On Point Video.

[@tribecalledmason1917]

Obviously not watched the whole video yet but just wanted to say how much I love Bas Rutten. Would still be a killer even now

[@kalkat02]

This is an amazing from the story telling, editing, the whole thing. Really well done.

[@GarlicMonoxide]

Finally some Bas Rutten love. El guapo ftw!

[@HeadshotBoquet]

This was an amazing video. Well done!

[@jaysnk408]

Need to retitle this from greatest to legend. Greatest means a lot

[@TheHeadown]

Great content guys! 🔥

[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

Man I love these long form "essay" videos. Thank you guys. 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@Aristotelezz]

I'm Dutch and like it very much how Bas Rutten has developed himself as a fighter, and even more important IMO, as a human being.

[@JohnBrantley313]

This was so awesome. Can we get one on Don Frye? Dan Severn? Tank Abbott would be cool too.

[@localcelebrity5204]

Was about time! And what a heart Funaki has.

[@UrbanOutlawsSk8Co]

Not only is he everything you stated in the video. He is also incredibly gracious towards his fans A champion through and through

[@MMAJay3]

So happy to see bas getting his well earned respect hes so unappreciated and not talked about. Mmaonpoint is an amazing channel😂🎉

[@davethefishdudesteinbock5518]

Thank You for this video! Bas is one of my favorite all time fighters. Not going to lie, I Loved his commentary in Pride too

[@3volk715]

I watched so many episodes of inside mma with my dad, they were the top tier mma news outlet for a long time. I loved how they would show weird, wacky and wild moments in mma around the world from that week. That was even before smart phones were as main stream so there was much less content out there from organizations other than the ufc.

[@RoyGoren-bi6mi]

I've liked this video in advance for my love for Rutten's career and personality. Those kind of dive-in pieces into the early day's stars is mind blowing

[@samhollis8013]

Great video. Instantly transported me back to 2007 watching Bas' pancrase highlights on youtube and looking everything up on Wikipedia.

[@tico3326]

Need more and more videos like this, love when these come out💯

[@RyanVentura604]

Another MMA On Point banger!

[@ynotefil]

MMA Right On Point 💯 Big Shout Out To "El Guapo" Bas Rutten 💯

[@MMA_SLEEP]

Mma on point yall coming a long way keep it up

[@PaladinVentures]

Love these documentaries. the best content you make

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the amazing video ❤

[@jaimecottone260]

Love this style of video. You guys could do a whole docu-series on the pioneers and legends of MMA and I'd watch every single one. Also much love to Baas the LEGEND

[@UndercoverNormie]

Not just my favorite fighter but one of my favorite people on the planet. Bas rules.

[@METALisLIFE89]

No one ever talks about him as a co host on "the men's room" I'm grand theft auto haha

[@PazuhSuh]

Rutten tooten

[@jacobcrowley1675]

You guys do amazing Documentaries.

[@joshthemediocre7824]

Bas was the man, I've watched so many videos about his career but this is one of the best, if not the best. It's crazy to hear he was making 10k a month in Pancrase injured or not in the early 2000's. The UFC don't pay 85% of their fighters that well, most have to fight 3 or 4 times to clear 100k in a year. Makes me happy for Bas, he deserves all the love.

[@mysticnovelbro]

"Hello, Japan!" *chokes* Ya know what, I still feel Rutten's pain from that one.

[@luka-ut7yk]

Best mma channel

[@Alienjujitsu]

When MMA on point drop something like this I drop everything I'm doing 👌🏻💯

[@DREDD-209]

Thank you for doing this video on my Sensei. I've known the man for almost 18 years, and I often forget just how important he is to so many people's lives and Martial Arts growth. He helped shape me into the man I am today, and I consider myself one of the luckiest guys in the world because of the experience. Thank you guys, and well done. P.S. if only you knew all the stories Bas could tell you about funny experiences or insane moments in his life. You could make a three hour video and you still wouldn't scratch the surface! OSU

[@bugman747]

One of my favorites to have ever done it, his liver kick is a thing of beauty

[@guywilliams6569]

It's crazy how you NEVER see "knee bars" anymore!?!?

[@kylewalters4251]

One of my favourite fighters of all time. Thank you Bas!

[@joelfernandez536]

A fitting tribute to an absolute Legend. Well done. I feel the love.

[@FreeTJ]

This man had to be a scientist in his past life, the efficiency of his process to learn and improve is unrivaled

[@elihyland4781]

hes such an inspiration to everyone who aspires to be brilliant, funny, weird, and tough as GD bricks. hes the hardest incarnation of the "most interesting man in the world".

[@fluffkiller]

Thank you thank you thank you for keeping the legend of El Guapo alive! He was a bit dated when he “beat” Randleman but his work in Pancrase was groundbreaking.

[@goldie_gun]

Bas is one of those fighters that I feel would adapt to any era well.

[@blackheartmargo3429]

Another great essay vid, love shining a light on these early pioneers of the sport

[@fistingendakenny8781]

Would love to meet baz, he is a beast

[@hermanthenakmuaygerman]

Wonderful documentary! Thank you so much. Bas Rutten is a great guy and great fighter!!

[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

Bas is also just a MAN to be proud of. Stand up dude, through and through.

[@derrikfraley3459]

Always loved Bas

[@anthonylara269]

This was great guys, you should continue to do videos like this they’re awesome.