Rick "The Jet" Roufus vs Rob Kaman 1st fight - 12-20-91 & 2nd fight - 2-05-94
This video has both fights between Rick "The Jet" Roufus and Rob Kaman. 1st fight - 12-20-91 & 2nd fight - 2-05-94.
In their first fight Roufus was initially declared the winner by decision but the match was later declared a no-contest after Kaman's corner protested that only 1 minute had been fought in the 4th Round - a round that could have been critical to Kaman as he had hurt his opponent. As a result he still retained his ISKA Full Contact Light Heavyweight World title (from wikipedia.org).
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You’re wrong, but with leg kicks.
Rick deserved his victory, BUT if low kicks were allowed... it's so weird to watch a fight where Mr Kaman don't use it. Thank you Rob and Rick for this amazing fight.
was waiting for low kicks the whole time 😂
2 legends of their time. I'd've liked once to see them fight with rules similar to K-1. A much different fight with leg strikes allowed, assuredly.
k1 is nothing
@@ariari4133 Says nobody that knows dick about striking.
If Rufous' could've learned some legit low kicks I'd actually like him.
Rufus got taken out by low kicks the first time I saw him fight a Thai boxer (Changpuek). Funny he didn't allow them in this fight. Kaman was one of the best low kickers in the MuayThai world.
I was thinking exactly the same thing. Full contact rules were Roufus’s game. I think Kaman would have dominated under Thai rules. Meeting in the middle under something like K1 rules would have been great.
Kaman be staring him down pure cold style... He was a terrifying fighter... One of the best...
You have some great historical fights on your channel. good stuff!
24:13 self punch
Thank You for posting this! I loved it.
Rob didn't like to be at the receiving end of a spinnning kick, ever since his fight with Peter "the hurricane" Smit.
This was a spectacular combat sport: combining boxing-based punches, body movement and footwork with technically (and physically) demanding high kicks.The game of maneuvering those two distances and entrapping the opponent in a display of skill, technique and conditioning. And Rick knew to do this very well. (later he invested even more in boxing) His footwork, with angles and timing for them counter-punches off both hands (especially the left) and setups for power-kicks are a pleasure to watch. Not to detract from the great achievements of the maestro Rob Kaman - but my applause goes definitely to Rick. Too bad this sport is no longer available. It will always be my favorite. That, and savate.
k1 and savate is the same,like to see Rick on Muay Thai rules vs 69kg SAENCHAI
Yep...waaay better than MMA
This sport is still available. It’s just harder to find.
great fight both are excellent fighters👍👍👍👍
Que buen video brother gracias!
The Ice man Jean-Yves Therieault as commentator!!!!
Legend.
Im a huge muay thai and mma fan but you have to give credit to what amazing boxing and kicks and movement roufus had, didnt know how big these events were but man they were huge and must have rivaled the k1 glory days, roufus had something like 70 fights thats a hell of alot. This era produced alot of forgotten greats, dennis alexio , roufus, benny the jet, jean yves therriault and don the dragon wilson
À ce niveau là, le sport devient un art
Man Roufus with those pants and no sideburns 😂😂 I’m with Kaman all the way!!!
Interesting that Kaman agreed to kickboxing rules (twice), taking away some of his best weapons. Rufus fought another Thai boxer (Changpuek) when he was younger with only low kicks allowed from the thai arsenal and he got his ass handed to him. He must have had that in mind when this fight was set up. I believe Kaman would have destroyed him with Thai rules or even just leg kicks allowed. But that's just one fan's opinion. I admire both of these fighters, two of the greatest ever in their respective disciplines.
With this setup it takes away Kamans greatest weapon, leg kicks
Roufes vs a lowe level Thai x weeks wheelchair,only lowe kicks
@@ariari4133 I don’t see a single top Muay Thai fighter in MMA (UFC) because they all suck in grappling. And what from this? Are they all bad fighters? By your logic, if a fighter is poorly versed in some technique, he is a bad fighter. It turns out all the fighters Muay Thai is a bad, because in the rules with grappling they lose, constantly and very quickly.
@@SyzranetsVolodya Funny because a lot of Thai guys are just now transitioning to MMA. Some Muay Thai gyms like Tiger Muay Thai are now teaching MMA. We will see in the next years, they are just starting to switch and some of them are already doing great in One Championship.
And knees and elbows
@@SyzranetsVolodya this is absolute nonsense. If all Muay Thai fighters are bad, than why is the UFC FTW champ a 2014 Tiger Muay Thai Tryouts winner? Why does 2020 have several submission finishes in the UFC from Muay Thai fighters? Why even bring up MMA when Ari made a fair comparison with modern day kickboxing rules (example Glory / One FC)
Kaman without his low kicks is just average fighter. But, when Rick faught Changpuek, Rick lost, and when Kaman faught Changpuek, Kaman won, so it’s interesting how it plays out. The low kicks make all the difference.
Wasnt Rick really close to win that fight? He dropped and hurt the thai pretty good
Exactly...Rob Kaman was the specialist of lowkicks...RIP ROB KAMAN
Rob held his own!! Rofous had those hands too.
I am a Dutchman me self,Rob Kaman was a huge success back then, great fighter 👍💪
that is a big fight ! good fighters !
Both are favorite players. cool!
Well If The too away a low kick from mr low kick what would you expect
wheelchair Rufes,like vs that Thai k1 rules
@@ariari4133 But if they had eaten, Rick would fight Thai after the rules of Full Contact (without low kicks). Thai would be knocked out in round 3
That's not even fair. Rob has great hands. Roufous just isn't half the dork he looks. He's better than I thought. If only he had learned some damn low kicks on top of the standard karate kicks.
@@SyzranetsVolodya lol you're joking right
Shame we never got Alexio Roufus 12 two minute rounds FC rules
rick's corner man talk like ice cube
Benny "the REAL jet" Urquidez enters the chat*
Thats fights is more interesting than UFC
I feel bad for Rob not having his greatest weapons, but damn, he did take the fight.
respect to Rob Kaman , sad this fight have so limited rule , no low kick :( remove 50% to rob kaman
Than ricky who couldt not win from a Thai 30 kg lighter have NO chance knock down only lowe kicks
Rick's left guard is problem. Rob couldn't find a proper defence against Rick's left punch and left kicks.
Ricks corner man is so fucking cool its blowing my mind 🤯
Kaman ! 👏✊✊
RIP Robbie
Remember watching with my father on canal +
Isn't the guy wearing the cap in Rick Rufus' corner the guy who trained Gerald Mcclellan, especially in his last fight with Nigel Benn?
what a fight
J'ai été très déçu de la 1ere prestations de kaman. Je l'ai pas reconnu dans sa boxe. Respect a ces 2 champion 🙏💮
now i see where karate kombat got the bright idea of no leg strikes
Roufus didn't have a corner man. He had a Pimp!
Way more entertaining than ufc (mma)
No doubt
Was that van dam in the commentary table?
yes
Referee looks like Manuel from Fawlty Towers, then you notice his hands and knuckles...
Without low kicks Rob didn't know where to kicks Then he got Slower and out of range Hard to focus
Okay this fight was alot better than I thought it was going to be. You never can tell with some of the fights during the "pants" era. Jeeze, the Dutch corner are screaming themselves hoarse in this.
No idea why Rob agreed to this fight. If someone knows lmk pls.
dat snap ik ook niet .Die Thai geen topvechter heeft Rick x weken in een rolstoel laten doorbrengen.alleen maar lage trappen.Japans gezegde,hoedt u voor de lage trappen.Dit slaat nergens op die Rick is karate of tea kwondo
@@ariari4133 Amerikanen zijn notoire valsspelers. Ik ken die partij tegen die Thai en die begon ook heel arrogant, racistisch publiek (heel de tijd boe roepen), slechte scheids, wel die Thai natrappen maar als het andersom was dan greep hij wel in. En idd die Thai heeft zijn benen helemaal kapot gemaaid met low kicks. Daarom vind ik die Roufus ook niet bijzonder, het is altijd op zijn termen. Als je ervaren Muay Thai vechters het helft van hun arsenaal afneemt is het eigenlijk niet eerlijk meer. Volgens Roufus is dat gewoon 'Amerikaans kickboxen' maar ik vind hem maar een watje. Die partij werd destijds gepresenteerd als: Muay Thai vs Kickboxen en Roufus zou die Thai ''de ring uit trappen'' zei die destijds, maar dan wel met aangepaste regels. Met andere regels had Kaman van hem gewonnen, dat weet ik zeker. Dit verhaal doet me heel erg denken aan de partij tussen Leo de Snoo vs. Jean-Yves Theriault. Of dat verhaal van Kimura vs Gracie in '51. Maar belangrijker is de coach van Roufus in dit gevecht is Panama Lewis, bekend van het op camera zeggen dat hij stimulanten aan een drankje van een vechter had toegevoegd en bekend van het gevecht van Luis Resto tegen Billy Collins waarbij coach Lewis de handschoenen van Resto had verzwaard met gips. Roufus/Panama... (valsspelers)
@@Lonnie_Johnson Welke onzin heb je geschreven? Waarom moesten ze met een lage trap volgens de regels vechten als de titel voor Full Contact Wereldkampioen was? Bij volledig contact zijn lage trappen niet toegestaan. Je ziet nog steeds de boksvid, waarin je kickboksers zegt en, nou, als je schoppen toestaat, zou het een heel ander gevecht zijn. Het is verkeerd om de vraag zo te stellen. Als Rufus tegen die Thai had gevochten volgens de regels van volledig contact, kunnen we met vertrouwen zeggen dat Rufus zou hebben gewonnen door knock-out. Je zegt dat het niet eerlijk is om een vechter de technieken (low kicks) te onthouden die hij gewend is. En het is redelijk om uitrusting te gebruiken tegen een jager, van waaruit een andere jager geen verdediging trainde. Je bent niet eerlijk in je oordeel.
please share Dida Diafat Vs Darris Muay. Thai's most entertaining fight with Dida
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Kaman missed his elbows and leg kicks for sure.
What a crazy fight, very very long ,in the end the boy in pajamas won....good fight....
Kaman could have won this second match if he was in better shape and without this counter punch but this is the game. He was not good as Roufus with high kicks. He can be definitively the greatest in Muay thai and the second one in American boxing (no low kicks for mr Low kicks). Pretty good for man no ?
wow 5***** for both fighters it can't be much better fight and after the 2nd fight rick was just to good for rob.
@Ian Calleja I wouldn't say too good for Kaman just better at American rules plus Kaman was not in his prime in this fight and had many wars plus Roufas was Roid junkie so their are a lot of factors
@@omegasquad868 Roufus wasnt a roid junkie at this stage in his career. I do agree though if there were leg kicks then Roufus is probably spending some time in a wheelchair.
the coach was stupid,, why didn't let the fighter sit for while when the break time
Classic
this is like Rocky vs Drago only kickboxing version
Mr. Low kick forgot you could use a low kick
Not allowed in this fight
please don't miss at 6:14
Fighter in American flag pants looks like Ross off Friends...
Kaman is the better kicker. Roufas the better boxer. Respect shown to both
Notice how the ref gave Rob the slowest 8 count ever in the history of sports!! Just helping out a bit there... 🤣
10:43 : Start of the 4th round 11:53 : End of the 4th round just after 2 kicks in a row in the head of Roufus ! It's not 1 or 2 seconds but 50 seconds missing in this round... This is not what I call "helping out a bit" but cheating a lot !
@@jeannotsobieski7260 OH wow... I didn't notice that... do you think it was edited out? I Love Both Fighters, both Rick Roufus and Rob Kaman. I fought back when Rick Fought. I was 156 to 168 pound fighter. Rick came and trained with us Briefly in California near Sacramento. I fought under Jacob "Stitch" Duran and a few other trainers of Dennis Alexio in Vacaville. My sparring partner was 181 pounds and Rick flew him out to Spar with him, to help him get ready for a Title fight back in the 90's... It was pretty cool back in the days... P.s. I wasn't knocking Rob at all... just having fun! Rob is one of the Greatest for sure!
The announcer has to be from Quebec.
what is this style called ?
American kickboxing. Its more a mix of karate and boxing. Modern kickboxing (dutch kickboxing) has also muay thai in it.
then american kb must have retired with roufus
@@rampzoeker6484 Nederlands k1 bestaat niet Buakaw
@Cee Z but would any of todays wonder boys stand a chance against the pancration of a genuine spartan champ i rekon history has much greater fighters as todays,,consumers with a hobby,, mind you im impressed with khabib, closest to being spartan by far
Rick was an awesome fighter whom only lost to those he underestimated. Obviously did not happen here. wow!!
There was no Low kicks ☝🏽
Very well said, and very smart!
rick never do much in k-1 with low kick
4rtur0 and ?
@@bloodfurypk666 He won K1-US in 98, then half of the K1 stars can also be belittled by Le Banner, mirko cro cop. Your arguments are just ridiculous
Roufous is the king of full contact but with low kicks allowed kaman would do possible a worse damage than that thailand did. With low kicks kaman wins no doubt is roufous's weakness
Fucking judge's !! - 4 round last only 1minute and 9 seconds after Kaman nearly knocked out Rufus, it's clearly that's fucking usles judge's was against Kaman. That's true.
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Who's here after hearing about Rick roufus on The Joe Rogan podcast?
Kto wygrał ?
wearing the rex kwon do pants.
Les belles années de la boxe américaine, tiré 12 rounds bon aujourd'hui c'est fini, plus de grand champion capable de tenir autant de temps sur un ring, la nouvelle boxe ou mma est faite pour 3 minutes dans la cage et c'est bien domage helas
is roufus' cornerman Rick James?
😂😂😂😂😂no it's Mary Jane
@6:15
Damn. According to the rest of the comments Rob Kaman was useless without his low kick. that's messed up.
Roufus was awesome
Kamman reste le meilleur avec les jambes même en kick boxing... Le destructeur ! Et qu'en on pense que van dame avait battu Rufus en junior ...
Hugo stieglitz vs rick roufus 😂😂
Til schweiger
10:43 : Start of the 4th round 11:53 : End of the 4th round just after 2 kicks in a row in the head of Roufus ! It's not 1 or 2 seconds but 50 seconds missing in this round... This is what I call cheating a lot !
Rufous' corner seems like they have no idea what this kicking shit is, like they're just boxing cutmen he scooped up ain Philadelphia somewhere. and what the hell is JCVD doing there. When he joins the commentary table the other french commentators abandon all pretense of objectivity and start rooting for Rufus openly. They're just so psyched to be hanging with JCVD
Kaman: Thanos.
Why no leg kicks?! What is this sorcery??
Rick shit Roufus got his legs destroyed by Changpuek go check out the fight it's actually comical.
rufus leg is destroyed rufous fight only in boxing or not lowkick rules.
Roufus was jus a bad ass!!
I don't even count this fight since they didn't allow leg kicks.
I bet you would have counted it if rob kaman won lol!
I want Rick's cornorman.
Rob "robbed" Roufus of the 1st match 😮
Two of the greatest white kickboxers.
@Stfu please White, you dumb fuck!
@@Mearyeaurng blank ,they where born so,no racisme
Jcvd at 34:20 😁
Roufus the best
USA!
There's only one "Jet" and that's Benny.
Roufus The Doufus😂😂😂
Silly WKA rules.
2 American gay lovers resolving some household issues😂😂
Where? Kaman is Dutch. Fucking casual lol.
hello
Hi beauty
Murica!!
Rob Kaman mr lowe kick ,knock outs. but Rick like Clay where good backwarts dancers
Such an outdated format. No leg kicks, no knee, wtf.
So what? Boxing has none of that either. Same goes for Judo, Taekwondo or Greco-Roman wrestling .. It's just a different game, different rules. Take it or leave it.
You need big cardio to throw convincing high kicks ....
@@austingode Sure. But that also means it's a less efficient style, because it demands more energy to execute.
dit slaat nergens op
@@andre.1984 grappling more successful style than muay thai so what?
if this was an international rules fight the fight would have NOT gone past 5 rounds Roufas would have been KOd
If was mma Rufus would win . He was a wrestler
Omega Doom and if this was a boxing match, Roufas have won too.
@@bibabutzemann5661 and no rules no time kaman win
@@gladiajan No rules, guns is legal in USA, rufous win
With low kick banned this fight is bullshit. Kaman could destroy Rufus quick and easy with low kicks.
Rob Kaman = "Mr. Low Kick"
2 great fighters playing patty cake
steroid era and both guys were juiced - the Dutch fighters were well known for this - as far as the ART of the sport is concerned you can throw this entire era in the trash.
Dr Money Gaming ‘the dutch were well known for this’?? What kind of bullshit is that?
only one was badr harrie Marokko
you obviously have something against the dutch. Everyone roided back then. Look at how ripped the guys were in k-1 heavyweight and look at todays heavyweights. Huge difference in bodys. The Dutch were just the best kickboxers
@@goofverdinus165 die weet niet beter.,zeker zo,n asmerikaantje,of was al vergeten dat ze de grootste(bek)en nog veel andere dingen hebbenZELFS DE GROOTSTE WERELDMACHT, Lachen Gieren Brullen,chauvinistische imbecielen
@@goofverdinus165 and Muay Thai,example RIP RAMON DEKKERS