Roufus vs Le Banner Was Real Life Mortal Kombat - K1 Bout 4 Explained

[@TheModernMartialArtist]

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[@hia5235]

MJF theme. nice choice.

[@wallywal836]

Roufus=overrated

[@thecheetah2183]

O

[@wushu96]

Please, tell me what is the name of the sound that sounds in the video?. Thank you.

[@antlerr]

pancreas the real first ill be sure to let bas rutten know you ignore his sport and feats.......

[@clos6613]

Gotta give credit to an older and smaller Roufus for putting up a great fight against one of the all time greats and a bigger man in LeBanner. These are 2 legends who deserve nothing but respect for pushing this sport into new heights 👏

[@Whittmike2011]

Changpuek revealed, How to take down The American Badass! LeBanner just followed in his footsteps...

[@honigdachs.]

Roufus did great in this fight. Le Banner is one of the greats, a massive towering guy and looks significantly heavier in this bout, yet Rick really made him work and at times even outclassed him.

[@luciferhuey6285]

Look at those spinning back hands!!!

[@jhonnycaicedo5647]

he outclassed him the whole fight however LeBanner simply has no quit in him and that is why he pulled it off

[@callumbrown5490]

If rick wasn't American and was Dutch he would have developed that dutch kickboxing style instead as a younger guy he didn't train leg kicks.. his legs weren't conditioned he hadn't spent years like the thai boxers or dutch hardening the shins from when they were young he was doing the above the waste pants on American kickboxing the little thai boxer showed him how important leg kicks are but if your fighting against guys that have trained leg kicks since they were young boys.. you have no chance

[@jean-luchochart6960]

Magnifique rencontre! Roufus est un formidable guerrier et un extraordinaire Le Banner est allé au bout de son art pour gagner ce combat!

[@ericnguyenvan7]

Lebaner et une vraie légende maintenant.Il mérite sa retraite bien gagner.Bravo Geronimo tu resteras l'un des plus grands du K1.👍👍👍

[@dylanauguste9312]

As a French kick boxer myself for 20 years now, I’m so glad to see Lebanner on your channel, which is by the way the best on KZbin regarding martial arts. I had the great honour to meet and train with Jerome, he’s a beast and the nicest guy in the world

[@ccrider3435]

+1 Top Sportsman!

[@willandrews9741]

That makes me happy to hear. Dudes a freak of a human.

[@dylanauguste9312]

best channel on KZbin regarding martial arts. Sorry if my English is not perfect and you didn’t get what I was trying to say. I write a nice comment about a fighter and about the channel, and you have to criticize. You people on internet never disappoint in « confurming » your own stereotypes. Calm down with the racism part thought mate 😉

[@dylanauguste9312]

@@1RikAtiC1 And I accept your apology, no problem mate

[@flowrepins6663]

@Alex Green why would.it be ilegal in first place? ufc and pride had been around for decades

[@alexceltic755502]

Lebanner had some Full Contact and Boxing background and at this time he was training in muay thai with the famous french trainer Andre Zeitoun, who was in his corner and that you can see at 9:53 on the right of the screen.

[@ccrider3435]

LOVE the details!

[@MrQba]

ye, wtf hes talking about JKD xD

[@Motorsportsinjapan]

He’d also been training with Evander Holyfield

[@Biggelz06]

Lebanner started with judo (his father was a boxer and he didn't want his son to fight) but he wanted to fight so he moved to karate but he didn't like it (no enough sparing) then tried Jet kun Do and he finally moved to kickboxing (but he keept the JKD stance) then he did some muay thai to improve his kickboxing

[@joris5116]

Bien vu!

[@mtmatt6111]

Fantastic breakdown. Some of the best breakdowns on KZbin. Kudos to Roufus who was much smaller than Lebanner and looked old in this fight. Lebanner was just a beast.

[@ChocolateMilkCultLeader]

Le Banner was a tank when it came to eating all those shots. The weight class difference was a huge factor though

[@RickySpanish12344]

and steroid use.

[@SturdyRoots007]

The main factor.

[@zeroyon4562]

@@RickySpanish12344 Le Banner gets bought up a lot, he was a freak show, but they were probably all on peds. It’s better that they were untested than to have some guys doing whatever to circumvent a testing regime.

[@TheKyleMark]

@@zeroyon4562 Agreed. I think the sport is ideal if everyone is clean, because brains aren’t made to be knocked around by juiced gorillas and not even juicing helps with that. But worse than everyone being on steroids is an honest man taking a beating he shouldn’t have from a dishonest one.

[@houssedecouette4056]

@@RickySpanish12344 every body's on steroids

[@vaettra1589]

K-1 had no weight classes, so LeBanner having +15kg on Roufus was an important factor.

[@avc5131]

No weight classes ? Are you kiddin ?

[@phank.s.4052]

There were MAX (72kg) and Heavyweight.

[@exen3980]

@@avc5131 Its mostly happening in the Heavyweight division,70kg could be considered as a heavyweight ,even tho his opponent can be more than 90kg

[@Bagheera_88]

you're right but JBL got better skills as well

[@aluisiofsjr]

@@Bagheera_88 , Roufus was more technical, Le Banner was just spamming leg kicks and eating punches like nothing. What made him the winner was being way heavier, younger (Roufus was old), and a better strategy on round 3.

[@mastermindmartialarts]

These two were some of my favorites from K1's glory days. Especially Jerome. He WAS my favorite kickboxer at that time.

[@mp89701n]

there's not many scarier looking people than prime jerome lebanner

[@mastermindmartialarts]

@@mp89701n truth

[@gigachad6885]

@@mp89701n even Mike Tyson was scared shitless of him, they had a boxing fight planned, but since LeBanner said he was gonna use kicks anyway, Tyson ran away and said he didn't want to be kicked by this monster

[@the_Brumeister]

Hey cool, we have Duke Roufus in my area teaching classes and running a dojo so this is neat to see his older brother in action.

[@yourewelcome9996]

Bro, please keep these old school k one commentaries coming! As an mma fan that started mid 2000s I'd love to keep watching these breakdowns since I've never seen the fights before. You do a great job!

[@TheLochs]

Rick and his brother Duke are from my hometown of Milwaukee WI, I'm proud to have trained there and Rick and Duke were some of my favorite fighters. If Rick had been born a little later and had trained Thai boxing form the start I believe he would have done much better in K-1. However, he did have the flashy style from being a TKD student as a kid and then getting some great hands form traini g western boxing.

[@flowrepins6663]

@Joseph DeLacy he did very well if they were the same weight those punched would have ko le banner. american kickboxing had aweome boxing and kicking combinations.

[@JoshIsles]

Can’t really say that after the success of fighters like Wonderboy, McGregor and Machida that used even a longer karate stance

[@guiguijol]

Hi, I'm from Le Havre, where Jérome grew up and still lives right now. (a small village near the Harbor, not exactly here, few kms) I saw this fight live. All respect to Roufus, he was the smaller guy and still managed to make me spill my beer on the carpet.

[@guspetrakis1233]

@TheLochs hello, do they have Greek heritage?

[@chiliman4711]

Anthony pettis coach

[@justinalexander5959]

I love this series so much, really appreciates these legends

[@HH-45]

I like how unbiased you are throughout the video.you being unbiased made that plot twist

[@madtrade]

those man were warriors i can't imagine doing multiple fight in the same night specially when the pain start to come after the adrenaline wear down jesus.... how many time you feel nothing after a fight and can't move for shit the next hours with everything beginning to be way more painful when you hit it again

[@ProvencaLeGaulois]

Merci for putting respect on Le Banner's name

[@TheAerozot]

Like all the fights in k1 - the outcome is 50/50. All the fighters were at the top of their game and extremely dangerous. I wish k1 would come back

[@izzdin6228]

What about ONE championship kickboxing? The recent 10th anniversary fight card has a slew of kickboxing future classics.

[@RelinquishedSoul]

Your fight analysis is always outstanding, my absolute favorite. Well done on this video!

[@marcelboogaard3809]

Rufus lost to Changpuek who isn’t just a lighter Thai fighter but a legend who fought many heavyweight fighters.

[@somebodysson227]

@Paul yeah true

[@gatorcroc7212]

@Paul oh yeah its not like the HW guys couldn't punch or kick back...nothing at all like Gracie. Who couldn't go toe to toe standing.

[@derekvandenburg6689]

the Thai fighter cheated. Rufus had him about knocked out and finished in round 1. Between rounds his corner flooded the ring with ice, causing a better than 2 minute delay before round 2 could start. the referee gave them a 1 point deduction, but without the extra time to recover Rufus would have finished him off.

[@Yjastral]

@@derekvandenburg6689 Maybe... Or maybe not.

[@flowrepins6663]

@@derekvandenburg6689 if clinch, elbows and knees were allowed the thailand guy would have defeated roufous really fast..it was all american full contact rules except for the low kicks.

[@TheKlickitat]

Two absolute artists in the ring. Thanks for the analysis, it was supurb.

[@TheKickboxingCommunity]

Just goes to show how good Ernesto Hoost was. He also had these insane weight disadvantages but had insane cardio and insane techniques and simply was able to take care of JLB several times

[@judahsoremy9857]

I've NEVER seen a fighter not only utilize their reach effectively, but maximize their reach with the level of technicality that, Ernest Hoost did.

[@tristan.r.l4753]

You seem to exaggerate a bit if I may, Ernesto was around 240 lb, like a lot of other heavyweights, I mean that's on the light side of the heavyweights but nothing insane. Also Le Banner and him are 3-2. I just point that out because your comment may sound like Ernesto bested him by a big margin by people not knowing the history. Still, Hoost is a legend, and has more titles

[@TheKickboxingCommunity]

@@tristan.r.l4753 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJSZioKcjdqVqMU Thumbnail litteraly says he is 225 and JLB is 265 This is in his top years too

[@tristan.r.l4753]

@@TheKickboxingCommunity in that particular fight, sure. But what I wanted to point was that, at heavyweight this is not insane difference (even at 225). At this weight class in particular you have to be at the perfect weight for your style, not losing to much power on one side, not losing to much speed on the other side. It's not rare to see heavyweight champions in boxing, MMA, kickboxing etc. Between 225 and 240, in a category where they can be much more, so it does not seem like a real disavantage. I mean it can be, but not necessarily.

[@tristan.r.l4753]

@@TheKickboxingCommunity by the way, sorry if I fail to be subtle in my writing, English is not my first language

[@maxanderson3733]

_Now _*_THIS_*_ is the kinda badass upload I wanna see on a Sunday afternoon!!!_

[@unchangedimage1603]

I adore your coverage of this tournament, it’s just incredible

[@Lolife86]

Jerome Lebanner is the king without a crown.

[@kiboma4209]

Didn’t he win against a Thai fighter? Well more so rob the thai fighter the win

[@EresirThe1st]

Roufus did amazingly to come that close to victory against an opponent that much bigger.

[@igorsvacic217]

Jerome is one of the golden era legends hands down, but man, Roufus was there too. I see a lot of ppl underrate hm BADLY. Rick as a warrior, I mean, JUST THIS; just the fact that he gave a fight to a fucking Jerome LeBanner is a deed worth of conidering him a great of the sport. Thanks to Cikatić win of the first K1 probably, I found this sport at the very young age and became the fan. PS. If Im not mistaken the last K1 was that one when CroCop won? Yea, I know, it was what it was, a shaddow of real K1 tournaments, I wouldnt even consider that instalkement of the tournament as K1 , but it is what it is, the name was there. If thats right Croats won the first and the last K1 ever And we also had great Mladen Brestovac, a guy that had more lethal high kick than Mirko Filipović, and a guy that fought in kickboxing as a hobby, yet he came to the highest achievemts lol. The WHOLE time he worked full job and trained after the job, he asked a fuucking free day from the boss to go and fight infront of fifty thousands ppl lmao what a fucking legend he was God knows how far he would have gone if he done this professionally. And now we have another guy in Glory, Antonio Plazibat, For a nation of four millons we really had some great fighters, in kickboxing, MMA, boxing and all in between. Croatian power 💪💪💪

[@gjokop]

I love that you have multiple highlights in the beginning of this video from Andy Hug

[@Desh681]

Holy shit, this was such a plot twist for me. I’ve been a big fan of The Jet ever since he faced off the Crazy Elephant (same Thai fighter mentioned in the beginning) and broke his jaw with his signature jump cross. So wasn’t expecting him to lose

[@TAROTAI]

really?

[@1RikAtiC1]

why? USA always sucked in K1

[@noncehuntingassociation8744]

So you were a fan of him from the time of a fight that he lost by leg kicks and you were surprised that he lost again by leg kicks. Also a big fan that missed the losses in between these two fights and the five losses after. Ok.

[@nickverbree]

Man, I'm loving this series

[@davis4685]

Always some insane feats in these K1 videos, great stuff.

[@someone_else303]

Semmy Schilt, Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts and Jerome Le Banner heros from the 90's.

[@maverickstclare3756]

So glad to revisit these along with someone who sees the things I don't

[@speedrob]

My thought on the reasoning on why teep to the face is kinda seen as disrespectful... In Thailand the feet are considered the dirtiest part of the body, like pointing with your feet is considered rude. Where the head is considered 'holy' and something like a pat on the head is rude. So imagine the disrespect meant for teeping someones face XD

[@hypnoticskull6342]

Rufus growing from his leg kick loss is amazing

[@SacClass650]

This series is fantastic. Thank you!

[@saifernandez8622]

Awesome fight! American Kickboxing style weakness has always been low kick defense. It relies too much on circular ring movement (western boxing) and flashy kicks that expose the legs.

[@Dead_Goat]

Leg kicking is completely overrated, and leaves you worse off than if you didn't throw the kick 80percent of the time.

[@G..R.]

This is the first video I've seen of this channel and I'm very impressed by your commentary and insight! I never knew about the front kick being an insult, and I've trained at a Muay Thai gym myself!

[@patrickreynolds5463]

It's the sole of the foot on the face that's the insult...

[@Notenoughwin]

Rufus was a natural middle weight, impressive that he could even compete in the K1 GP

[@cheche7068]

I love these series very well of these legends

[@matthewmooney4559]

Don't like kickboxing but u make it amazing

[@catyear75]

Two phenomenal athletes and martial artists! Salute !!

[@Mibour]

Interesting how le banner went from a muay thai attitude to a more classic kick boxing stance

[@akesie]

Came for the fight. Stayed for the MJF entrance music. Good work!

[@ellis7622]

man, le banners got a hell of a chin taking all those shots and then going on to get the win.

[@kevinwilliams6889]

I love this channel. Your analysis is far deeper than anyone else's. I love the knowlege you impart to others. Keep up the amazing work. Here's hoping you hit 1 million subs here!!!

[@bryanmillayes9346]

I’m nowhere near their levels, but Roufus had to switch stances and avoid his right leg from getting anymore punishment. He just left it there and kept taking it.

[@alpha-cf2oi]

its always easy to say, esp afterwards

[@bryanmillayes9346]

@@alpha-cf2oi how is it hard to just switch stances? I’ve fought amateur and I’ve been hurt from leg kicks and I’ve switched stances. It throws me off, but at least it protects me from more punishment.

[@krasskar9267]

@@bryanmillayes9346 at this level, if you haven't trained specifically the alternative stance, you're basically dead. + you don't want to expose your liver to such kicks.

[@DaniG._.German]

When Le Banner gets angry, he become Le Hulk.

[@theholymackerel072]

American kickboxing truly thought it was the best plus ultra of martial arts. In the end it was the original: wrestling.

[@flowrepins6663]

it was promoted in ufc as bjj but sakuraba beat the gracies with catch wrestling and no one says wrestling is superior cause gracies made a heavy promotion on bjj, they act like sakuraba didnt happen. anywas, stand up art muay thai is best but american kickboxing is more pretty and aesthetic. has more combinations too

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the breakdown. Much ❤ as always

[@ec7125]

American spinning backlist along with ridgehands and step sidekicks are classic ol school kick boxing techniques...that made me smile...le banner was a k1 killer....good memories 👍

[@fernandocarneiro804]

Rick Rufus is a legend too

[@devmiles]

What a great fight and technical display of both fighters, amazing how Le Banner adapted during the fight

[@ryansisco2492]

That was very well narrated. Had me on edge the whole time.

[@madperrot]

I love when you cover kickboxing! As soon as I saw this, I made sure to grab a snack, drink etc 🤣

[@mattalibozek7258]

The sequence at 5:42 is crazy, 200 IQ move by Le Banner.

[@pavlovsdogman]

When Roufus boxed as a pro he fought at cruiserweight 190 to 200 pounds so he was giving away a lot to fight Lebanner!

[@wallywal836]

Sounds like a dumb strategy on his part, maybe he shoulda stuck to his weight class and maybr he'd be considered a great, instead of the journeyman who proved Americans couldn't take or give low kicks.

[@pavlovsdogman]

@@wallywal836 the Roufus brothers are legends where you been casual? He's a multiple world kickboxing champion, journeyman? You the journeyman boy!

[@wallywal836]

@@pavlovsdogman legends to who wypipo? 😂 Foh crybaby ass roufus said leg kicks were cheap shots 😂😂😂😂 watch his brother Duke's interview after Rick lost the thai fight! I've disliked them since wayyyyyyy back then. He's def beaten some great guys, but his Outlook on Martial Arts in general was always flawed.

[@JCMcGee]

Fantastic breakdown....and really entertaining. Thanks!😀

[@mrmatt7210]

Both men fought like Champions. Much Respect.

[@pedrorivera8255]

Much respect to Roufus to hang in there with a much younger and stronger LeBanner👍🏽

[@Dang3rMouSe]

The K1 Grand Prix, oh the memories. I remember it having a huge impact not unlike UFC. Nice video

[@mscir]

GREAT show. Thanks very much. It's so cool watching guys this good adjust their game.

[@pje3514]

supers ralentis et match magnifique! le banner a assimilé les techniques round par round, et final offensif mode tank, presque des frissons encore aujourd'hui:) il les enterrera tous!

[@doc_sav]

I really like this series. Never been too interested in kickboxing, but this is teaching me a lesson.

[@MrCzto]

Kudos to Rufus, LeBaner had a massive size amd weight advantage!

[@vernonhampton5863]

With footage like this from as early as the 90s I don't understand how kickboxing is so unpopular in North America.

[@phank.s.4052]

After the 80s, there were few American stars in the sport to cheer for. All the best were Japanese, Thai, or European.

[@olegyamleq7796]

that super fight challenge sounds INSANEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! great video!!!!!!!!!!!! Upvoted!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertjackson3819]

Well done. Your commentary was riveting.

[@timephire]

If Le Banner gets too angry he'll change into the Hulk..., or get knocked out. Whichever comes first.

[@Getorix]

Don't you mean Le Hulk?

[@timephire]

@@Getorix You are correct...

[@jorgetadeunago]

Le Banner- Geronimo !!! The boxing of Tyson, twice the leg power of Cro Cop and the flow of a Brazilian samba academy - everything about him including his defeats was flamboyant At the height of Mike Tyson erra they had Don King to organize a fight that never materialized… however Le Banner wasn’t scared at all

[@floupif]

Really good commentarys !! Thank you

[@chuksnnene1861]

Roufous put up great fight but It was like a supermiddle weight vs a heavy weight. Both guys are great exponents of combat sport. Thanks for a great video and analysis.

[@ko2ni]

Epic fight, epic video and commentary. You’ve earned a new subscriber Cheers from France 🇫🇷

[@BigMoik]

hell yes dude i just started getting into le banner. awesome upload timing

[@starmanmcfly2752]

Jerome Le Banner was a fucking robot of destruction. Rick is tough and smart but it was Jerome's day to shine. Great vid and great match!

[@jonathankraemer9703]

This video is so good! Great job 🤘

[@peppa7926]

Modern Martial Artist I love your breakdown style and how you notice multiple tiny details that fighters do that makes them good. I've been searching on youtube and haven't seen many breakdowns of Yodsanklai Fairtex even though he's one of the best kickboxers of all time. It would be really nice if you could do a breakdown on him and I'd really appreciate it.

[@Girrrrrrrr]

Yoo I knew I recognized the dude in the thumbnail....the amount of leg kicks my man took was insne. Really glad to hear he used it to improve, I think that would have broken lesser men.

[@Kindness_222]

I had a lot of respect for Rufus he was always adapting to the game by cross training and adding new skills to his arsenal was always in shape and never ducked anyone 🔥he’s truly an all time great

[@ambergaulden1698]

Would you ever do a video on Bill Wallace, Benny the jet or the other Joe Louis? Great videos, love this channel

[@francoismoreira1583]

Jérôme le Banner et André Zeitoum.La grande classe👍👊🏻💪🏻🙏🇫🇷

[@freqeist]

i was a good karateka and mix martial artist until afrter one fight I became dizzy and fell into a com H ad subdural hematomas both side and frontal lobe damage...it never rains.. anyway now I have VP shunt and epilepsy and continuos tinnutis BuT still alive and still love watching this.

[@Don-Loves-Vladdy]

Might as well go on break down multiple fights from the K1GP. Love your content

[@felixlima7550]

You're supposed to turn your leg into the kick, so it hits you on the shin not on the side of the leg. That's the one mistake Roufus made and it ultimately cost him the fight

[@coconutfleetsleeper5717]

I miss this era of k1, at least the parts that was not just a freakshow, there where some excellent standing fights back then...

[@italianmiltyfriedman6264]

thanks, never seen this Roufus guy before, really cool!

[@lucidso2758]

you changed the thumbnail so many times 😭 I love it tho

[@lenanardeurdeyoutube]

two legends

[@zachleprieur2871]

Loving these vids!

[@mushman2398]

Love the vid thx for a new upload

[@SusloNick]

LeBanner was like 2 weight classes heavier

[@dunkelwalde695]

Rick Roufus was a lengend idgaf. He learned from his loss and came back way stronger. Le Banner is WAY bigger than Rick is here and that didn't slow him down.

[@liquidflow6541]

Very good analysis.. Thx for that

[@Erreip54]

Awesome video. Thanks!

[@vasilisaua]

please please please make a video on nicolino locche

[@c.galindo9639]

Nice. Both geniuses but only one would be the victor. Excellent breakdown of their fight. It showed how skilled each was

[@RealUncleKong]

Yo David ur vids are the greatest hope u doin Carlos Monzon breakdown vid soon

[@flowrepins6663]

you cant deny the beauty and amazing combinations old american full contact kickboxing had. such a unique sport with it was still around

[@zeffie100]

For me (Dutch) american KB was more into showing off (look how fantastic i am) then a real fight in the ring, Taekwondo falls also into that category imo...is it affective? no

[@WAHB50YY]

It was almost like seeing the same outcome of when Rufous fought the Muay Thai guy the first time!

[@MrTheHumanist]

Le Banner bring me here Quality of the analyse make me sub Nice work 👍

[@marknawfal1406]

This is ridiculous. LeBanner outweighs Roufus by at least 40 lbs. You can't compare technique when there is such a strength difference. That is a comment on the tournament, not the commentator- always a top notch analysis.