Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: The Fight That Changed The World of Martial Arts

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Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: "The Legendary Fight That Changed History"
Changpuek Kiatsongrit vs Rick Roufus. This bout forever changed the landscape of kickboxing, Muay Thai, and MMA in North America.
You'll find no other fight that is as dramatic, with both fighters displaying tremendous heart.
Welcome to striking history.
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[@LawrenceKenshin]

Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: "The Legendary Fight That Changed History" This bout forever changed the landscape of kickboxing, Muay Thai, and MMA in North America. You'll find no other fight that is as dramatic, with both fighters displaying tremendous heart. Welcome to striking history.

[@GhostDogBlackTR5]

Have you ever thought about interviewing Rick Roufus?

[@LawrenceKenshin]

@@GhostDogBlackTR5 that'd be nice

[@andthereisntone3454]

@@LawrenceKenshin Didn't you already do a (great) video about this fight, or am I imagining it?

[@insanemiligaming8527]

Why this is kickboxing rule why knee n elbow is not allowed

[@ghostdogsoldier4071]

Rick use to train me. If you’re serious i can connect you with him.

[@youaintready1006]

My dude patiently and tenderly turned Rick's legs into hamburger meat

[@GaadhiMahendra]

Lethal

[@pikethree]

Hahahahahaha

[@mattjack3983]

Indeed. If you know, then you know! And for those who don't know, imagine being hit in the legs repeatedly by a baseball bat.

[@jamegumb7298]

Goes for everyone being kicked in the legs repeatedly. Try it. Sometimes you win, go home, and have to get up 3 times that night to take a piss with a load of blood in it, then wake up next day still woozy. Back to training.

[@DennisMukalati]

😂😂😂

[@maheshraveendra1995]

"everyone has a plan till they get kicked to their legs hundred times by a muay thai fighter".

[@LawrenceKenshin]

hahahaha

[@barryb4407]

"Everyone has a leg till they get kicked in the planned" Pornthip Thaison

[@maheshraveendra1995]

@@barryb4407 ????

[@peteramarillo8952]

everybody has a plan until That Thai boxer cheated and committed three fouls.

[@marijnvdtoom2675]

@@peteramarillo8952 another american that cant take a lose?

[@PabloBrown-wx6rr]

Both are very great fighters salute

[@Muay-MMA]

@LawrenceKenshin 3 years ago Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: "The Legendary Fight That Changed History" This bout forever changed the landscape of kickboxing, Muay Thai, and MMA in North America. You'll find no other fight that is as dramatic, with both fighters displaying tremendous heart. Welcome to striking history. Strongly recommend you to watch Lawrence Kenshin Striking Breakdowns, you are going to admire his accurate analysis 🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😜🤪🤪🤪

[@uwcb1]

I know this is said too often, but if the fighter can’t use elbows, knees, or clinching, then don’t call it a Muay Thai v whatever fight. It’s just two kickboxers.

[@GreyZonex]

Yes.. but the thai is a muy thai specialist.. and the kicks he was doing had nlthing to do with kick boxing but 100% muy thai kicks

[@Ngan.marianguyen]

I know like wtf. Its not MUAY THAI then 😩 !!

[@rakyatmalaysiarm6710]

Rules that only allowed low kicks while Rick can execute all types of kicks even to the head? Well, that s a v v big advantage. However, muay Thai fighters never never give up in fight till they can't get up. Just, just low kicks, can beat a world Champ. That s muay Thai toughness.... Salute ...........

[@simonbionary11010]

@@Ngan.marianguyen It is tho. There are several forms of muay thai, all quite distinct from one another. A few examples would be Muay tae(focuses alot on the roundhouse kick. A good reference would be Samcor). Muay Koh(focuses alot on the clinch. Dieselnoi is the most decorated in this cathegory). And Muay femur(Focuses on evasive and gracious techniques such as the cartwheel kick, jumping roundhouse etc. Saenchai is the best reference for this one). Muay Matt(Focuses on boxing and strikes with the hands. Coban is a good reference). And then we have Kiatsongrit which is a muay bouk(A fighter which relentlessly keeps pushing the pace forward and gladly throw lowkicks and inside hooks etc)

[@ronisworld2916]

i love your comment.

[@imaXkillXya]

Rick went from floating like a butterfly in the ring to bambi by the end.

[@LawrenceKenshin]

haha...

[@willybareno1506]

Very funny hahaha

[@TJ-kj9ki]

He was looking more like Bambi’s mother by the end of it

[@cedricng8057]

Hahahahhaa

[@joseraulzarraga9475]

Nice! 🤣🤣

[@bo-MMA]

Kyokushin low kick is so popular that's why Changpuek used Kyokushin low kick in this fight which happened in the 80's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@bo-MMA]

Kyokushin low kick is so popular that's why Changpuek used Kyokushin low kick in this fight which happened in the 80's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@dukew008]

I've always thought Rick landed an illegal kick to the face after the second knockdown. It makes the stomp seem like retaliation.

[@malvivente1986]

My thoughts exactly my mate... Even recalled that moment during Duke's speech.

[@pettography1408]

He didn’t stomp Rick. Just put his foot on him to let him know who’s on top. Something very common in Muay Thai.

[@nnamdichrisume9384]

@@pettography1408 savage.

[@Saithama666]

Exactly

[@DoctorP00P]

I mean shut the guy has a broken jaw a lil stomp yo the gut should be fine lol

[@Lavarpsu10]

This is one of the few videos that I will click on every single time it is posted, no matter how many times I've seen it before.

[@zGJungle]

Feels like it needs to be a one hour documentary.

[@BuildingCenter]

Every. Single. Time. It’s never unnecessary. It’s perennially relevant. Fighters need to see it. Fans need to see it. Coaches. Corner crew. Doctors and nurses. Regulators. This, no joke, might be the only _necessary_ MMA video on KZbin. Everything else is optional.

[@micaylapresley]

@@BuildingCenter I wouldn't mind watching a fight with unbiased judging and allowing both fighters to use their complete arsenal against each other, but this fight was amazing

[@Muay-MMA]

Pinned by Lawrence Kenshin Striking Breakdowns 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😜🤪🤪🤪 @LawrenceKenshin 3 years ago Muay Thai vs. Kickboxing: "The Legendary Fight That Changed History" This bout forever changed the landscape of kickboxing, Muay Thai, and MMA in North America. You'll find no other fight that is as dramatic, with both fighters displaying tremendous heart. Welcome to striking history. Strongly recommend you to watch Lawrence Kenshin Striking Breakdowns, you are going to admire his accurate analysis

[@micaiahflores1592]

“Master the low kick master the world” - kenichi strongest disciple

[@SujunM]

Nice reference

[@mrfarax4944]

That show is hilarious

[@izzy684ify]

Bruh it’s on Hulu it’s a gem

[@dixinormus8522]

I want a second season so bad...

[@saswat200]

Which show ???

[@minithaiboxer6935]

I still think that if you wanna do martial art vs a different martial art you should allow both martial art to do all their rules because in this fight changpuek couldn’t elbow , clinch or throws

[@vincentsquest9375]

true. it is a disadvantage on the muay thai fighter.

[@dominus6224]

And here comes the oldest form of MMA into play (before MMA was even a thing). Literally everything (aside from using weapons etc) was allowed.

[@uwumart2023]

very american, "my rules, i need to win, because my ego is too big"

[@VicRattlehead95]

@@uwumart2023 so true

[@darthvader4339]

Honestly, if they allowed clinch, elbow, and knees Rick is as good as dead.

[@Muay-MMA]

Kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers have been thai fans and learn muay thai since 60's #1 style hehehe xD 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪😜🤪

[@lostdays9238]

que historia y enseñanza tan bonita

[@makeyourmommaproud6500]

"It doesn't take much talent to kick someone in the legs" Thai Guy: Hold your brother's wheelchair

[@MikeDunn]

The fact that it does damage does not prove that it takes talent.

[@makeyourmommaproud6500]

@@MikeDunn define talent. Lol try to kick a cement post.

[@MikeDunn]

@@makeyourmommaproud6500 Kicking a cement post is talent? I mean talent in terms of athleticism.

[@makeyourmommaproud6500]

@@MikeDunn try it then if it isn't. Funny how something NOT A TALENT destroyed a kickboxing champ 🤣🤮

[@MikeDunn]

@@makeyourmommaproud6500 The fact that it does damage does not prove that it takes talent.

[@BuildingCenter]

I think this video, or a version of it, should get uploaded every year.

[@LawrenceKenshin]

haha much love

[@Muay_MMA]

Kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers have been thai fans and learn muay thai since 60's #1 style hehehe 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪😜🤪

[@PrimalRage-om8uz]

Imagine going into a foreign land and ring. You don't speak the language and they took away your weapons. No elbows, no knees or clinching, went in muay thai came out kick boxer and still beat the crap out of your opponent. If that ain't a Champ, i don't know what is...

[@iROChakri]

Wanted to prove that Muay Thai was nothing … then proceeded to have the kick-boxer being larger than the Muay Thai dude and put so many restrictions to disable Muay Thai ie no elbows, and no knee strikes but it’s not enough to take down the Muay Thai dude. Well, what to say? Kickboxing is a result of Japanese karate fighters losing to Muay Thai fighters, so they combined both Muay Thai, Karate and Boxing to create first (Japanese) Kickboxing in the world, which came to be known as American kickboxing 🤷‍♂️

[@hellkat2285]

I seem to remember from watching this years ago that at the conclusion of the final round when Rick was laying on his back and groaning in pain the ref pushed up his pant legs to examine his injuries to reveal that Rick was wearing plastic soccer shin guards.

[@thesun564]

Whaaaat?😂

[@gianniskaramanis1043]

Don't seem possible... Chyangpuek should have noticed that on his kicks

[@forgodssakehuskers6261]

Shattered shin guards.

[@raymondc8697]

wow, u for real? so not only did they limit the thai fighter from his full toolset, he was also cheating w/ shin guards?

[@Tousanx]

That made his loss even funnier

[@NhemLee]

The difference between a winner and a loser. One complains. The other complains and does something about it. Thank you for the fight history lesson.

[@wladislawshamin5447]

Although Rick has lost this fight, he is still a winner because he started training Muay Thai afterwards and did something about his loss. Thats what you want to say?

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

@@wladislawshamin5447 "even when i lose i win" ok loser

[@GoatOfWar]

I think he was just upset to see his older brother lose.

[@Muay-MMA]

Muay thai beating boxing in hand to hand really revolutionized MMA forever x'D 😜😝😝😜😝😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪

[@rayrayray116]

“Haven’t I watched this before? Stupid KZbin algorithm...” “Nah, I’m gonna watch it again anyway🤔”

[@YoBeloved]

I'm Thai. And I can tell you that if muaythai fighter start the low kick. It means he doesn't want to play with you anymore. Haha

[@Muay-MMA]

Jonathan Haggerty and Nico Carrillo love Muay thai so much and they dont train weak boxing x'D 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@macacofrito]

If you post this 100 times, i´m watching, liking it and adding to my favourites a 100 times

[@LawrenceKenshin]

❤️

[@cisco95021]

Man, it would be awesome to see two fighters, each with their own fighting styles, fight with no restrictions, meaning both fighters would fight using their full arsenal.

[@9tailjeza]

you can do that in mma. and ufc 1 sort of showed bjj is mostly likely the best style other than mixed styles

[@martingarro981]

The american fought with no restrictions, full arsenal, and still lost badly to a very limited thai fighter

[@thecattocouncil.8796]

That would end very badly for the kickboxer. Imagine eating a hard muay thai elbow when youve never taken one before yikes

[@Muay-MMA]

Original muay thai are knocking out Original boxing in the 60's, and the 70's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪

[@diotinsgamedev]

He actually complained about the rules when literally all they allowed was 1 small thing (low-kicks) from all the ones that Muay Thai has (elbows, knees, throws) xD classic American.

[@9ryo]

he probably complained because he didnt want to lose his undefeated streak tbh.

[@mr.froggu3292]

That was his corner man

[@xsbbx5191]

yea like what the fuck, if you wanted it to be fair you should've allowed him to use all his weapons, he throw him in the air and it was illegal, at this point he just have low kicks left to beat his opponent, don't complain about the rules, you lost and that's it, he was better you were not

[@wid0maker]

Right!! Don't complain about the rules when you can use all your weapons but the opponent can't. They fought a watered down version of muay Thai and still lost....they were just salty

[@yuletak]

Well, the guy was a kid. What can you say? Cut him some slack.

[@alaistairhamilton8838]

I advocate that everyone who has seen this watch the full fight, available on KZbin. The commentators were massively biased in favour of Roufus, and the rules for the fight had clearly been made as to benefit him more than Kietsongkrit, yet, despite all of that and Roufus' good start, the Muai Thai fighter won by simply breaking Roufus down with leg kicks. You could tell that the Americans tried to stack the deck against the Thai fighter, so they could massage their egos and say that they ruled the world of fighting, only to have that notion broken, and Roufus' legs nearly got broken with it!

[@thesurgeon6713]

Muay Thai is the better/more complete striking martial art compared to kickboxing Although kickboxing translates better to mma

[@cameronmckenna6939]

Ya, it could have ended quicker with knees and elbows

[@GaadhiMahendra]

Saw that, they tried very hard to highlight him but the kick guy immediately crushed every time they tried

[@shaunchan2729]

@@thesurgeon6713 uu

[@mikefishermagic]

They were two different styles and this was an exploration into a new world. The video even went on to say that it was later incorporated into the American style. The comment "so they could massage their egos" is disrespectful and inaccurate.

[@Muay-MMA]

Muay thai is just simply the best. That's why hahaha. Even today Boxing tries to copy muay thai but they still fail. Good vid. Keep up!

[@sameersambrani2535]

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times" - Bruce Lee.

[@jez76]

- “one kick 10000 times? It’s called Tuesday“ Random Thai.

[@chrismcdaniel475]

Both performers were beautiful displaying their dance of destruction.

[@LawrenceKenshin]

indeed a beautiful dance

[@Muay-MMA]

Jonathan Haggerty and Nico Carrillo love muay thai so much and they dont train weak boxing 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Ilikeurmominminiskirt]

Notice how when losing tries to justify the loss calling the other fighter cheater, no talent and “if they play by our rules” because “we can not play by their rules” basically put a leash on the opponent and let me do wherever I want then call it fair game lol Nothing has changed today, reflected to a political scenario all the same

[@VicRattlehead95]

That's the irritating American self righteous attitude right there.

[@GridIndustries]

Because of this fight, I always feel like when I see someone wearing kickboxing pants in a match, they're about to get their ass kicked.

[@tkogene]

Watch Don Wilson beat the snot out of the Thai Champion. That might change your opinion!

[@Ghost-vg6iq]

Wonderboy disagrees

[@MOSINNAGANTM]

@@tkogene Most muay thai fighters have 100/200 fights. Unlike other martial fighters. Give me an example of a ufc fighter with 200 fights lol

[@jackjax7921]

@@MOSINNAGANTM I mean Mighty Mouse defeated Rodtang. So that disproves your point

[@MOSINNAGANTM]

@@jackjax7921 how many fights did he have

[@wladislawshamin5447]

11:30 "if they fight our rules they cant win and were not gonna fight their rules. we can but we found out its not worth it" He is Probably affraid of the knees and elbows or he doesnt know about them yet. And Yeah it would not be worth it because the fight would have been over really quick. if they would have fought with Muay Thai rules, Rick would have had a really bad time.

[@LawrenceKenshin]

yeahhh

[@kf8575]

If theyd have fought with Muay Thai rules, the ummmuricayan would have been out cold well within the first round.

[@wladislawshamin5447]

@@kf8575 yes

[@gersonencarnacion3744]

Honestly if by the time they fought under Muay Thai Rules I say that the clinch , elbows and knees are the least of the problem. I think the biggest problem would be getting your kicks checked , since in American Kickboxing you kick with foot that would mean breaking your foot after hitting a shin of steel.

[@CHIPSSALTY]

In the past, boxing was all about a heavy blow to the head to knock out. Muay Thai introduce the idea that you can disable your enemy by attacking nearly anywhere. Chest, leg, anywhere is disabling once you hit it enough times and it becomes increasingly painful. And just because a leg kicks another leg, it doesn't mean both legs take the equal damage. Muay Thai really opened up the UFC scene we have today.

[@jeremyjames2643]

Their rules?! 😂 if they allowed him to do Muay Thai rules he would of never left that ring the same again

[@kyancope1368]

Tbf that was the last professional fight of his career so it already did

[@jeremyjames2643]

@@kyancope1368 it’s always hard introducing a new style in any system it’s gonna be scorned no matter what just like Bjj was at first eventually they learned if not they were never the same after and went on a losing streak as people realized the potential

[@emmycaty4670]

The brother said we don’t gonna fight in their rules with elbows because we cannot. But he takes advantage making the Thai man to fight in his rules. Both has different skills because kick boxing and Muay Thai boxer has different skills. He knew that Thai man started the fight slowly and not professional of punches and tricks like boxers, but he doesn’t know that Thai use one weapon that he good at is kicking. Westerners do not know that Thai people are expert at kicking. My heart hurt to see Thai man got punched in the face and couldn’t use his elbows and knees those are his skills at best.

[@hlpeters4872]

I wonder what one clean strike with an elbow to the face would feel like for the kickboxer

[@Sensei-Buruaka]

The irony, this was setup against Changpuek, yet he won

[@phaethaya]

In my eyes, i think Rick is one of the legends together with Rob and other great guys who fought Thaiboxers at 80 and 90´s. Me and my family watch it via Europe sport and Screen Sport and it was one of the best moments in my life.

[@user-oj3pn1hn5p]

At end, looking the past and the present, we can understand that everything is subjective and the fighters make the difference.

[@bo-MMA]

this Thai man (Muay_MMA) said, 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 @Muay-MMA Come on Thai fan, mention more muay thai, 3 are not enough xD Heheheh rekt!, I get more posts and it pisses you off more, so you rage quit,

[@Muay-MMA]

Not necessary. This is why all none-Thai Men on the Current champions, and they use Muay thai, and none of them use Boxing, which proves how muay thai is the best striking style today. 🤪😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 Main article: List of ONE Championship champions Men Division Champion Since Ref. Defenses Mixed martial arts Heavyweight 265 lb (120.2 kg) Russia Anatoly Malykhin June 23, 2023 [129] 0 Light Heavyweight 225 lb (102.1 kg) December 3, 2022 [130] 0 Middleweight 205 lb (93.0 kg) March 1, 2024 [131] 0 Welterweight 185 lb (83.9 kg) United States Christian Lee November 19, 2022 [132] 0 Lightweight 170 lb (77.1 kg) August 26, 2022 [133] 0 Featherweight 155 lb (70.3 kg) China Tang Kai August 26, 2022 [134] 1 Bantamweight 145 lb (65.8 kg) Brazil Fabrício Andrade February 25, 2023 [135] 0 Flyweight 135 lb (61.2 kg) United States Demetrious Johnson August 27, 2022 [136] 1 Strawweight 125 lb (56.7 kg) Philippines Joshua Pacio March 1, 2024 [137] 0

[@bo-MMA]

Current champions are all Non thai men, and they Don't use muay thai 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 Main article: List of ONE Championship champions Men Division Champion Since Ref. Defenses Mixed martial arts Heavyweight 265 lb (120.2 kg) Russia Anatoly Malykhin June 23, 2023 [129] 0 Light Heavyweight 225 lb (102.1 kg) December 3, 2022 [130] 0 Middleweight 205 lb (93.0 kg) March 1, 2024 [131] 0 Welterweight 185 lb (83.9 kg) United States Christian Lee November 19, 2022 [132] 0 Lightweight 170 lb (77.1 kg) August 26, 2022 [133] 0 Featherweight 155 lb (70.3 kg) China Tang Kai August 26, 2022 [134] 1 Bantamweight 145 lb (65.8 kg) Brazil Fabrício Andrade February 25, 2023 [135] 0 Flyweight 135 lb (61.2 kg) United States Demetrious Johnson August 27, 2022 [136] 1 Strawweight 125 lb (56.7 kg) Philippines Joshua Pacio March 1, 2024 [137] 0

[@Muay-MMA]

There are many none-Thai Men on the Current champions, and they use Muay thai, and none of them use Boxing, which proves how muay thai is better than Boxing 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜😜 Main article: List of ONE Championship champions Men Division Champion Since Ref. Defenses Mixed martial arts Heavyweight 265 lb (120.2 kg) Russia Anatoly Malykhin June 23, 2023 [129] 0 Light Heavyweight 225 lb (102.1 kg) December 3, 2022 [130] 0 Middleweight 205 lb (93.0 kg) March 1, 2024 [131] 0 Welterweight 185 lb (83.9 kg) United States Christian Lee November 19, 2022 [132] 0 Lightweight 170 lb (77.1 kg) August 26, 2022 [133] 0 Featherweight 155 lb (70.3 kg) China Tang Kai August 26, 2022 [134] 1 Bantamweight 145 lb (65.8 kg) Brazil Fabrício Andrade February 25, 2023 [135] 0 Flyweight 135 lb (61.2 kg) United States Demetrious Johnson August 27, 2022 [136] 1 Strawweight 125 lb (56.7 kg) Philippines Joshua Pacio March 1, 2024 [137] 0

[@bo-MMA]

Thai man (Muay thai-MMA) has Delusion that I'm Thai fan 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

he didn't want to end him with a body shot or a knockout he wanted to destroy his spirit.

[@ilovechickenadobo6962]

Awesome breakdown! Now I feel like watching the first Kickboxer movie.

[@LawrenceKenshin]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stufoo]

lol love your user name hahah

[@bo-MMA]

Original Kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers are knocking out Thai men since the 60's by Punching and using Kyokushin low kick 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Muay-MMA]

still, Brit men are So Scared to fight in MMA, and you want to believe So Much that I'm still a muay thai, because you are So In Love with muay thais

[@arykesdeminno4389]

This fight never gets old.

[@nigelberkesm.1412]

I might be wrong but that stump was for the first round where Rick almost kicks his head when he was down at 4.42

[@bo-MMA]

Original Kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers are knocking out Thai men since the 60's by Punching and using Kyokushin low kick 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@bo-MMA]

Original kyokushin are knocking out Original muay thai since the 60's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Kojtxiv5555]

Illegal stomp? Rich tried to kick his face when he got knocked down.

[@whodatboi2567]

In defense of the 'anti-low kick' speech I feel the same way when someone beats me in a fighting game by spamming a cheap move.

[@stephenwall5888]

LOL!! So many fights over cheap moves as a kid

[@LawrenceKenshin]

hahahahaha

[@NhemLee]

Lol you could take his speech and replace low kick with throws from street fighter

[@alteregos910]

Lol

[@Seriousasaninfarc]

Sf2 guile cr.mk was the best

[@bo-MMA]

Kyokushin low kick is so popular that's why Changpuek is using Kyokushin low kick in this fight which happened in the 80's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@bo-MMA]

Kyokushins are knocking out Muay thais since the 60's, Dutch kickboxers are knocking out Muay thais since the 70's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@E180TEKNO]

one detail that strikes me even through the screen is the power of the incredible Thai kicks! we feel it, through the screen

[@petertrzos6645]

Huge props to Rick for learning from the experience and adapting

[@bo-MMA]

Original kyokushin are knocking out Original muay thai since the 60's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Muay_MMA]

Original kyokushin are knocking out Original boxing since the 60's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@burningknuckle26]

lmao that stomp to the stomach when dude was down. classic old school muay thai

[@ianmpena]

I think it will be pretty cool if someone made this into a movie that is based on a true story of one of the greatest fights on history

[@bo-MMA]

Original Kyokushin, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers are knocking out Thai men since the 60's by Punching and using Kyokushin low kick and everybody knows these now 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@maheshraveendra1995]

Changuek - low kick Rick rofus - Didn't even feel it Changuek - low kick Rick rofus - This time too I did not feel your kick Changuek - low kick Rick rofus -It hurt a little Changuek - low kick Rick rofus - stop now my legs are begging to hurt. Changuek - low kick Rick rofus - oh please stop now ! my legs are gonna break Changuek - low kick

[@LawrenceKenshin]

hahahaha

[@maheshraveendra1995]

@@LawrenceKenshin edited😁

[@leoffemiruen2028]

Changuek - why is this banana tree talking?

[@jeffmusyoka1876]

@@leoffemiruen2028 😂😂😂😂

[@johncarter4956]

This fight was one of the most important part in Thai history as it was thd beginning of Muay Thai rising of popularity after 20 years of humiliation from being called a "Kickboxing rip-off" thanks to those Japanese businessmen stealing our art.

[@flowrepins6663]

how was it called rip off if it came before? not to mention had elbows, clinch, knees and low kicks not existing on kick boxing. american kickboxing was more of a mixed of karate kicks and classic english boxing..

[@johncarter4956]

@@flowrepins6663 Yes. Muay Thai is not a Kickboxing rip-off. However, that's not how everybody around the world saw it 60-70 years ago. For 20 years from 1960s to 80s, Muay Thai was totally forgotten and ignored as Kickboxing start to become popular in the west after it being promote by the Japanese. Worse, as MT fighter start to take the fight outside their country. They would get insult by critic, audience or even narrator for using "a kickboxing technique from Japan" when they take Muay Thai stance and style. It was humiliating for us as it was OUR art, OUR martial art. Not anybody else.

[@flowrepins6663]

@@johncarter4956 traditional muay thai like boran is a lot different than kickboxing in many ways. in general thai is the best stand up combat. kickboxing has 4 weapons, kicks and punchs. muay thai has 8 with knews and elbows more powerful. not to mention clinch and low kick. having said that i would say american kickboxing was more prety and aesthetic at least.

[@leansnscenes7806]

@@johncarter4956 well im glad that muay thai is finally getting the recognition that it deserves.

[@andymudhoney]

This is very satisfying fight. I quite enjoy old Dieselnoi fights against kick boxers as well. Low kicks and knees are the salt of life 🙏🏻

[@LawrenceKenshin]

cheers brotha

[@syahmisalim8810]

From "explosive footwork" to my "foot explode " really quick.

[@williamoverton7775]

in hindsight it's obvious he could have won by switching his stance out of south paw in round 1

[@CzarsSalad]

11:10 "I dont think it takes much talent to kick somebody in the legs" Pretty much he admits it doesnt need talent to beat (badly) a world class AKB lmao

[@philastolfi8919]

his speech made me so mad

[@iamatrader666]

Well he was a kid, he was 18 giving that speech right after that fight and he was defending his brother. Before that speech there was a whole segment about how he was influenced by that fight and brought Muay Thai concepts into the MMA world.

[@thatwolfensteinguy8954]

Rick broke his jaw and absolutely dominated round 1, yes changpeuk won, but honestly i much prefer ricks fighting style.

[@leansnscenes7806]

@@thatwolfensteinguy8954 rick would have died if changpeuk was not restricted by the american favouring rules.

[@grumpysquid]

LOL

[@imantaqwa9957]

Lesson after the fight. We dont need fancy moves just devastating strike that could break bones!

[@nattaphrutjantawatcharagor24]

Regarding to the Thai culture, you can call the first name without any sense of impolite. From the view of Thai audiences it's more familiar to call him Changpeog (White elephant) rather than Keitsongrit ( the name of his gym not his surname ; the tradition of Mauythai fighters)

[@duatarenthlei6487]

I didn't know this. Thanks for the info.

[@tappuzzo05]

Best breakdown of GRAPPLING I’ve ever seen! Great job dude!!! 👍🏽

[@LawrenceKenshin]

Wow, thanks! grappling?

[@andymudhoney]

Grappling is the most boring thing in planet. Stand up and fight. 🙏🏻

[@xaviergarcia3023]

Grappling is an art form also. Just as beautiful as striking.

[@andymudhoney]

@@xaviergarcia3023 I’m sure it is when you understand it. I have no clue about what’s going on though. I love watching clinch but I’m aware that a lot of kickboxing fans find it boring...

[@xaviergarcia3023]

You should get into it, you will learn to like it. Start with bjj, wrestling, judo throws. It looks cool and opens up the door to find the ground game more interesting.

[@imawarrior313]

“When two men are fighting, what you’re watching is more a contest of wills than of skills, with the stronger will usually overcoming skill. The skill will prevail only when it is so superior to the other man’s skill that the will is not tested.” Constantine D’Amato

[@m.y.5360]

r.i.p amato the goat

[@imawarrior313]

@@m.y.5360 yup .z a great man from a great generation

[@aj2228]

Its all about confidence.

[@imawarrior313]

@@aj2228 confidence? This a fight not a job interview my friend

[@humanoidtyphoone6983]

There is no talent in low kick there is only PAIN!!!!

[@johncoleman5974]

Exactly

[@hlpeters4872]

True that! True true that!

[@Lexington_Steele_BBC]

Jeff Duke Roufus: "It doesn't need talent to kick someone in the legs, Rick's jumping and turning kicks are what you can really call talent" 😂🤣😂😂🤣 Then why didn't your brother use it too?? The jumping and spinning kick become nothing if your legs are broken. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@DanDaFreakinMan]

*plays autotuned baby cry.mp4

[@b.pettit2625]

Many modern referee's would have stopped the fight in the first after Rick dropped him twice. You don't see recovery like that very often.

[@MikeDunn]

It was impressive, but they had to cheat by stalling after the first round.

[@James-re6co]

The first "drop" was Rick Cheap Shot Roufus breaking his jaw on purpose. About the same as sticking a thumb in someone's eye.

[@MikeDunn]

@@James-re6co How are those two things equivalent? Is punching to the jaw illegal?

[@James-re6co]

@@MikeDunn Is accidentally sticking a thumb in a guy's eye illegal? You just don't do it, that's all. It was a cheap shot meant to break the guy's jaw. Watch it in slo-mo, you'll see what I mean.

[@MikeDunn]

@@James-re6co You're not supposed to punch someone in the jaw? Yes, eye pokes are illegal, jaw punches are not.

[@Muay-MMA]

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 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😜

[@lexisvhi3134]

Very good video! Your view to narrate the positive aspects of fighting is incredible. Although it’s not a very sportsman-like perspective, I would like to point out that I think at 4:36 after the “superior knockdown”, after they connect Rick goes for a low kick aimed at the FACE, WHILE the Thai fighter is falling. I also wouldn’t be surprised if it connected, and it was the kick to the face and not the super man punch that broke his jaw I believe this is the reason why the low kicks, illegal stomp and illegal throw were thrown out. He really wanted to teach Rick what it meant to try something like that Thai Fighter and thereason why he continued the low kicks. He was extremely disrespected that his opponent would try something like that and decided to teach him a lesson, ingrained in his knees

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

he clearly pulled it and it didn't even touch him. also kicks and knees to the head when a fighter is in transition are legal and they do it in muay thai all the time. while changpuek actually stomped on a completely horizontal, on the ground, roufous. which has never been legal in muay thai or kickboxing. changpuek acted shamefully in this matter, perhaps still angered by rufous breaking his jaw. not all muay thai fighters are honorable zen masters. they are human too.

[@Muay-MMA]

Jonathan Haggerty and Nico Carrillo love muay thai so much and they dont train weak boxing ,,🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@furefure6544]

The post fight interview got me cracking... Too sour from a loss of a fight with rules that disadvantage the opponent... Put him in a Muay Thai ring I'm not sure he will know how to block those elbows or knees...

[@jacopodanglars4836]

this is exactly why when people talk about who would win vs Bruce Lee. KickBoxer stand no chance once in the ring if there were no restrictions. It’s like this person who challenged me to an arm wrestling, ( right arm) talked crap saying he almost beat me. I told him I’m Left handed.

[@Muay-MMA]

Original Muay thai like Changpuek knocked out Rick Refus, then Rick studied muay thai and destroyed all boxers 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😜🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@TemujinKhan8]

That stomp. Everyone's reaction to it was so nonchalant. LOL

[@Andyofwasa]

Low kicks were well known in Europe at that time. It was 1988, not 1968.

[@m.y.5360]

this. only the pussyfied american kickboxing had no low kicks. dutch style is a different story.

[@ferumcastrum4097]

@@m.y.5360 Dutch style is superior to american kickboxing no doubt about it.

[@alfonsos.7425]

Didn't you already upload this some years ago??

[@LawrenceKenshin]

did you notice the difference?

[@EskiLdn]

@@LawrenceKenshin The one you uploaded years ago was just text, now your talking over it? Also you sound british when i thought you were probably Japanese lol

[@h.b.4011]

@@EskiLdn he might be japanish

[@12345idiotsluggage]

@ LK - Keep reposting this video. It's timeless. Thai fighters are legit. 200+ fights. Tough training. Shame they don't make $$$ proportionally to UFC morons.

[@zdenekburian-bc9hm]

Yes,small Changpuek total defeated Rick Roufus and Cook Dale,Both was big stars of USA.He defeated also big star of Netherland-Rob Kaman.

[@bo-MMA]

Kyokushin are knocking out Thai men since the 60's, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers are knocking out Thai men since the 70's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😝😝🤪🤪😝😝😝😝🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@twitchykun]

Duke then: It doesn't take much talent to kick someone in the legs Duke now: ALL THE LEG KICKS

[@internetman7172]

Let's get it. Didn't know about the kick into superman cross combo.

[@LawrenceKenshin]

[@Venomwolf90]

Its also called the cobra strike in muay thai

[@siangiumienhhleix2239]

The 18 yr o brother wanted a new rule that don't kick the legs

[@marydavis5700]

Continued to fight with a broken jaw 🤯😦

[@bo-MMA]

Kyokushin are knocking out Thai men since the 60's, Japanese and Dutch kickboxers are knocking out Thai men since the 70's 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😝😝😝😝🤪🤪😝😝😝😝🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@everythingcrypto5577]

Changuek "I'll treat this guy like a walking banana tree, this tree going down"

[@dolendranag5315]

This one's a great video. Really Rick has also got changed by then... . A historic moment it is... But the match could have won by Rick , if there were no low kicks

[@LawrenceKenshin]

he almost won even with the low kicks :)

[@fosterhexxx6657]

The ref was helping rick ... But it's obvious since he is whity like mostly of the case when a person is not white but heart tradition and culture blast ignorance.

[@iROChakri]

No elbows, no knees, no low kicks? What do you want the Muay Thai guy to use to fight then? Harsh language? Lol

[@dolendranag5315]

@@iROChakri Rick and fighter fraternity in west are not used to low kick as they are not prepared for it moreover they barely use it . On the other hand This Muay Thai guy did not display boxing skills which Muay Thai fighter should have ..... This fight was awesome and gave a msg to West to use lowkicks more advanced as compared to karate ....... Now at this instance western fighters give nail biting fight to Muay fighter's

[@dolendranag5315]

@@iROChakri Bro iam not against Muay Thai but when people try to be orthodox and frigid , that's where my mind get's disturbed ......

[@maykmendo1]

"Doesn't take much talent to kick the legs" With all due respect to Rick; if the thai fighter was able to use all his tools, he would have fucking destroyed him in the clinch.

[@ThatSocratesguy]

Imagine if all these lowkicking legends like Saki, Hoost Buakaw and so on knew about Calf kicks. Like how Gaethje uses them

[@LawrenceKenshin]

nice one socrates

[@ThatSocratesguy]

@@LawrenceKenshin What do you think about calf kicks and their incapacitating ability btw? Like Sean O malley leg was damaged the other day from the calf kick. Do you think kickboxers should consider switching to calf kicks? Gaethje even outright says he never aims for the thigh anymore. Because it's less risky, less risk to kick the knee, can throw it from further away, less set up etc. Many benefits in his view

[@mantrile]

When I was 12 years old starting martial arts training in the 80’s in Vietnam, my master made me stood in form in high middle and low forms for 3 months, 30 minutes to 1 hour each, I hated it, legs shaking after 5’ and didn’t understand why while my partners sparing, now it’s fundamental! ... then later we kicked into brick shafts... hurting like hell... my goodness! But that was old school.... not sure now!

[@selviek8727]

Low kick does not require talent?! Are the roufus brothers there for a fight or a ballet dance? 🤣

[@trollgag5221]

Pretty sure the one who wasn't fighting who stood by his corner looked like an unfit ballerina

[@Maya_hee]

@@yaobikuni1349 I dont think they were insulting ballerinas but rather pointing out how stupid his claim sounded. They were there for a fight and they lost but he is complaining about talent as if that should have been the deciding factor for the winner like its a dance competition or something.

[@Muay-MMA]

The World of Boxing! 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜 3.8M subscribers1,985,279 views Sep 12, 2023 #muaythai #kickboxing Rick Roufus, renowned for his powerful striking and proficient use of his hands, went up against the Thai legendary fighter Changpuek Kietsongrit, known for his incredible flexibility and devastating low kicks. This matchup took place during an era when cross-cultural fights between American and Thai fighters were particularly popular in the world of martial arts. The bout was incredibly intense and captivating, with Rick Roufus and Changpuek Kietsongrit showcasing their best skills in the quest for victory.

[@Muay-MMA]

Muay thai beating boxing in hand to hand really revolutionized MMA forever xD 😜😝😝😜😝😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😗😗😗😗🤪🤪🤪🤪😜🤪