Brother you are the definition of being a fighter, to me like many you are the best of the best, Pure power and determination you are in a league of your own my friend, No 1 will ever be as good as you a true Legend
Big respect to those old school Japanese fighters. Those dudes never quit, no matter what. Like you said, doomed or not, a fight was a fight to the finish.
100% I have tons of respect for someone that fights to the end even if they are doomed. Savages just like my Viking ancestors. Some badass modern Samurai.
He was a little before my time, I never knew what an absolute legend he was or that there were even fights like this. This video was the first I've ever seen of Bas and im amazed.
If you like this video, Bas does commentary on all his Pancrase fights and it's really fascinating listening to him talk about what he was seeing in the ring and other behind the scenes stuff that he mentions.
@@michaelmay5453 he might not have had massive muscle mass sure, but the dude was absolutely cut. He didn't have say Arnold's physique, but more so again a throwback to those Greek statues of athletes. still physically impressive either way
Bas... one of the greatest. people forget about the days before UFC and other similar MMA organizations. I talk about Marco Ruas and Vanderlei who fought in underground circuits before this sport went mainstream like it is today. Hats off to you El Guapo Mr. Rutten. true warrior.
One of my top 5 favorite fighters of all time. Bas was born a 1,000 years after he was supposed to. I see Bas on a battlefield somewhere swinging a giant axe with a bear skin cape. Savage.
Bas Rutten was far ahead of my time and the first time I ever saw him fight was in a video much like this and I am still just as blown away with what an incredible fighter he was and his part he played in the sport. An absolutely legend.
Rutten was the one who introduced me to UFC. I was working at a video duplicating plant (VHS ftw!) after high school in the late nineties, and every now and again we would be creating copies af this series of instructional fighting videos that he was producing from his gym in Holland. I'd never seen any fighting like this, so whenever there was an order for one of these videos to be duplicated, I tried to find room for it in my schedule so that I could watch it 😊 He was a machine.
Wow! Absolutely brutal! What an incredible fighter! That man dominated the ring, everybody who would have fought and lost must have been so relieved the day the most brutal fighter retired!
Wow! I've seen a fighter like this in a long time... Very powerful and very strong with awesome power punches, incredible pain with those blows to the liver...
Unfortunately I didn't get to see Bas fight when he was the king of MMA but I've probably seen every one of his fights about three or four times way after the fact. Greatest fighter I've ever seen, besides the obvious rounded great technique, he is such a high IQ guy, in and out of the ring. My dad (RIP) who was my first coach let me see his Library when I was starting to get interested in training and he used to break down his fights and how he fought so intelligently. Such an accomplished guy in general. I got hooked and been training ever since.. At practice I always sneak up on Friends and fake blast them in the liver and yell RUTTEN to this day lmao. There will never be another like him. Bas is the man👊
I use to see Bas Ruttan co host some Pride fights on TV, but never realized what a truly great all around fighter he was. This guy was an absolute beast. I've seen Frank Shamrock fight in the UFC, minus making the clown faces when he fought Bas. He was a very impressive as a fighter in his own right because he destroyed other fighters without too much of a problem, but Ruttan didn't have too much of a problem defeating Shamrock. He beat Maurice Smith, another MMA great fighter. This was a real testament to this guy's legendary skills as a fighter.
I've been punched in the liver in an amateur fight. There is no pain for a second. Then it feels like someone has cut your side open and poured molten metal in to the wound. It's a pain you can't process. Even when you're experiencing it. Your body tries desperately to reject it. I cried tears of pure pain and almost vomited. I can't imagine the agony a liver kick would cause!
Watching your opponent's breathing while in a clench so you can land a knee on their exhale is the equivalent of Dennis Rodman counting the rotations of a jump shot and knowing where to be for a rebound, next level.
MMA these days is so obsessed with being an effective or succesful fighter. The Pancrase and K1 days were pure entertainment. The beauty was that none of these guys were born into MMA. They figured it out by themselves.
The last fight. How the crowd was celebrating the courage of the fighter that lost along with the winner. That is honorable fight culture. I really liked seeing that.
The only thing.. ..in pan crase he would grab the Rope and then the referee would stop and stand them up .. he used that to get out of a Leg lock.. other than that he was iron.. Others did that
Bas Rutten is a hall of famer, a champion and still has his brain intact with no signs of CTE. Every time I see him I think of Colin Ferrel as bowlseye
Good to read that Bas has all his marbles after an obviously brutal career in MMA. Unfortunately, not coincidentally FAAAAR too high a percentage of retired MMA fighters and boxers do end up with CTE, Dementia, Parkinson's, etc., so it's good to know Bas is in relatively good health.
At the top end of amateur and pro boxing, MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai, pretty much everyone is in mint condition. What separates the champions from the rest is their capacity to make real-time, in-fight adjustments in the blink of an eye. They're problem solvers who can act and think under immense pressure - the martial arts equivalent of SF and just as dangerous.
He was the first mma fighter I invested in as a fan. One if the greatest ever and a pioneer. I remember when he released that video about how to win a bar fight too. Absolutely hilarious but lethal too. I messaged him around that time on an email and he replied to me as cool and polite as you could get. Great guy.
Great collection of Bas fights. The man is a world class legend! Narration was perfect. Frank Shamrock, also a class act, made for a hell of a mix. Excellant work here. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
I’ve never seen another like Bas. His kicks and knees were so vicious and I give a lot of respect to anyone who had the guts to stand in the ring with him. Great compilation. 👍
There was a little Dutch fella who went to Thailand and tore them up too. Dietrich or something was his name i believe. Real small guy...real big kicks and strikes. Gained a lot of respect from the locals. Lol. Look em up...without his name, I know, sorry. Ramon Dekkers...you're welcome. Lol
Bas is an absolute legend, it's pretty amazing that a lot of these fighters were able to get up after so many devastating blows. Just shows how tough as nails the old school fighters had to be to even stand a chance in the ring.
It had alot to do with the fact that the Japanese had a different midset after being raised to revere the samurai code and then disenchanted by bushido wrestling being rigged. So they were hungry for legitimate unscripted fights. Thank goodness two Bushido wrestlers listened and started pancrase or we might have had WWF style UFC early on. Though theres argument for the UFC having now evolved more toward that direction of controlled outcomes. And dont even get me started in on the complete destruction of boxing throughi a total loss of integrity sportwide. ala Don "the self declared" King.
The only guy on RUclips that has free, useful fighting techniques on his channel and also happens to be one of the best MMA fighters of all time. I love introducing guys double my age to Bas that never even heard of him which is crazy to even think of. Those liver shots are absolutely the most devastating blows. Really shows you how body shots are just as effective as head shots.
One of my nephews trained in one of Bas Rutten's mma gyms a few years back. I got to meet him once. I can't say he was humble but he was very cool. Very confident. I could feel that I was in the presence of a champion, for sure.
I have seen this guy promoting karate combat. My initial impression was that he was a good mma kind of ufc fighter. This is beyond that. I didnt even think this combat sport excisted, let alone that he was a champion of one of the most brutal sport with guys that seems to eat nails for breakfast
I did full contact karate which was basically kickboxing proper sparring with punches and kicks to the head we also could enter karate competition, not all karate is usless in a fight
One of the most respectful and humble fighters. When he made mistakes he owned up to them but he always worked to better himself. Always caring about not going to far with his opponents always checking to see if they were OK. Hands down when of my top 3 fighters of all time.
Bas was on every steroids and more known to man. I dont see how you can have any respect for people who used performance drugs even though all of them could be on drugs .
When I think of Bas, I see him as a pioneer and probably one of the first true martial artist, he came in and kicked butt, they figured him out, exploited his weakness to where he was able to actually morph his game and entered a whole new realm of MMA, the ground game. He was scary to face standing and was a monster in the clinch, and now was a monster on the ground.
Yeah, anyone that says otherwise hasn't a clue what they're talking about. He was as close to the REAL warrior that's in Bloodsport. Frank Dux, from what I understand, wasn't close to it. I would wage $1,000 on the fact that Bas would tear Frank Duxs head off. Also. In Pancrase, or Shoot Fighting is another term for it, they use palms of the hand and open slaps to the head and neck. Bas would knock people out with slaps and palm strikes. I've heard his punching to the head us just a sure KO.
Bruce Lee created Jeet Kune Do which was a combination of boxing, Muay Thai, Wing Chun, and others. The core of JKD was in Lee's words “Using no way as way; having no limitation as limitation." Bas Rutten is undeniably one of the baddest Pancrase fighters ever to do it, but "first true" mixed martial artist he was not.
@@CruelWorldVids1 The difference is Bas Rutten really was a fighter and Bruce Lee was an actor. Im not downgrading Bruce Lee because he took the best things from those different martial arts to create an affective style of self defense. When Bas learned about the groundgame there was no completer fighter than him. Rickson Gracie at that time was considered the toughest and most complete fighter in the world but he did not want to fight Bas. Even when Bas publicly challenged Rickson the Gracies declined.
I have never heard of Pancrase but I agree with the narrator that this was an elite, top tier fighting organization! Holy shit those liver shots were BRUTAL!! Totally underused technique in today's UFC and others.
Its like wwe in usa. Staged but at early days people believed in it. Look at all Bas oponents. Pure joke. Its like Ronaldo between players from Slovakia. No hate to Slovakia of course
@@porscheclub9672 it wasnt totally legit shooting,there were some arranged fights.Dan never fought in pancrase and ken was a basic grappler in those days.The dude is right bas fought a bunch of nobodys but was elite himself.Certainly pancrase was nothing like WWE,everyone could fight to some degree.
Didn’t realize how good Bas was at jujitsu. Had heard his palm heal strikes were like hammer blows, and his kicks and knees striking was like being hit by a car. He has to be one of if not the best fighters in history.
He was far from the best,had only a few mma fights where he dis well.Pancrase featured a lot of faked matches,you can clearly see it in grappling exchanges.Nobody considers pancrase real mma.
He's amazing! Every time I have seen him on TV and he was approached by a commentator he is a nice guy. He is a man outside the ring and a warrior in it. So many people in this sport can't do that.
Here's what I see. A true professional fighter. Trained, strong, durable, and very very intelligent. More importantly though, he is composed. He allows his intellect to drive the use of his physical gifts rather than emotion. There's no rage, no loss of composure when he finds himself in a more vulnerable position. Though the emotions are obviously present, his mind controls them.
Crazy I never heard of this man till now, and Brutal is an accurate discription of his attacks. The respect they show during those fights is great to see. The Japanese fighters have amazing will to keep going no matter what, seriously impressive.
@BEWARE OF SEEKER FRIENDLY CHURCHES JESUS IS COMING why would you even say that? Is there some specific msg you want ppl to take from it? There must be, since you're spamming it in places where it makes zero sense.
Man has incredible combat IQ and is such an impressive technical fighter. His physicality doesn't hurt, but his sheer intelligence makes him one of the best there is.
yea that rope grab when his opponent grabbed his leg was amazing, even his opponent was like "wtf bas" and bas just throws his hands up and says "thems the rulez kid"
*Gets kicked in the chest* "A devastating blow to the liver" *Gets kicked in the stomach* "And another blow to the liver, he should be in the hospital but this is JAPAN" *Gets kicked in the chest* "tHe LiVeR"
I've had the honor of designing for Bas in recent years. His FB cover, RUclips channel art and his Big DVD's of Combat are all my work and I can tell you that working with him and his wife has always been a good experience. He might have a (well deserved) reputation for his fighting skills but, they're also really nice people and very easy to work with. Truly an honor to have been recommended and chosen to handle his branding.
Very cool friend! I recently had an interesting transaction with my craft as well...I helped create the leather armor Elon Musk bought for Halloween. I'd love to meet Bas though, certainly appreciate those old school guys.
Most people who know something about the history of mixed martial arts know that Bad was beaten several times early in his career by people with jujitsu experience. People who could go for the neck or an arm lock or an ankle or knee continued to beat him for a while until he decided to figure out how to do it himself. Then he became so much deadlier.
I just kind of stumbled upon this video and I honestly I never knew this much about Bas, but man he was a beast! I always wondered why he was so revered in the MMA world.
This is why I love RUclips, It's the best place to go and see people excel at what they do. I have never heard of Bas Rutten but really enjoyed watching this video of a man who was the best at what he did. Awe inspiring!
If you never saw any of his fights, you don’t know what you missed! You should look some of them up. If you’re a true fight fan, you’ll love them! You can thank me later!😀
I wasn't an mma fan at the time. To be honest, the first time I saw BasRutten was in the movie Boom. I loved his character in the movie, then I saw him on Joe Rogan and realized, this guy is a legend. Did a deep dive on his career and I'm now a huge fan. What a monster! Now I'm a big fan of mma.
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Love it my friend, thank you very much, looks great!! Godspeed!
Brother you are the definition of being a fighter, to me like many you are the best of the best, Pure power and determination you are in a league of your own my friend, No 1 will ever be as good as you a true Legend
"If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much"😃
Walking legend
Absolute HERO of the mma world
The Man....
Big respect to those old school Japanese fighters. Those dudes never quit, no matter what. Like you said, doomed or not, a fight was a fight to the finish.
100% I have tons of respect for someone that fights to the end even if they are doomed. Savages just like my Viking ancestors. Some badass modern Samurai.
@@scottkain8977 are u from America?
@@meanieweeny4765 I was born in America. Yes. Why do you ask friend?
@@scottkain8977 he was questioning your ancestry.
@@scottkain8977 see you in Valhalla kain
He was a little before my time, I never knew what an absolute legend he was or that there were even fights like this. This video was the first I've ever seen of Bas and im amazed.
You should see his self defence videos... He "bangs" 👌🏻
@@Potts2k8 My favorite is his UFC "victory" over Kevin Randleman. Bas Rutten actually had the nerve to call himself champ after that absurd decision.
He now commentates the fighting sport karate combat, he shares his techniques as well as provides brilliant commentary on some pretty damn good fights
If you like this video, Bas does commentary on all his Pancrase fights and it's really fascinating listening to him talk about what he was seeing in the ring and other behind the scenes stuff that he mentions.
Why are you amazed. This is garbage fighting.
"You can buy muscles, but you can't buy cajones". My favorite Bas quote.
crazy thing is let's be honest here, Bas was cut out of marble...like a fucking Greek statue when it came to muscles. so he definitely had both lol
Which is absolute bullshit. I'd assume he never works out, since muscles are just store bought?
@@skippythealien9627 Not really, he was tiny but got had a good slapping game.
@@michaelmay5453 he might not have had massive muscle mass sure, but the dude was absolutely cut. He didn't have say Arnold's physique, but more so again a throwback to those Greek statues of athletes. still physically impressive either way
@@skippythealien9627I'm a powerbuilder for a reason, the lower the bodyfat the weaker you get.
Huge respect for Bas Ruten (and the guys he fought) and Pancrase. Some of your best work. Thank you.
Bas... one of the greatest. people forget about the days before UFC and other similar MMA organizations. I talk about Marco Ruas and Vanderlei who fought in underground circuits before this sport went mainstream like it is today. Hats off to you El Guapo Mr. Rutten. true warrior.
King of the streets Ruas was an awesome fighter.
Mario Sperry is another one of those guys
One of my top 5 favorite fighters of all time. Bas was born a 1,000 years after he was supposed to. I see Bas on a battlefield somewhere swinging a giant axe with a bear skin cape. Savage.
Warriors are never born…they are reborn
One of the most feared and respected fighters of all time.
Bas Rutten was far ahead of my time and the first time I ever saw him fight was in a video much like this and I am still just as blown away with what an incredible fighter he was and his part he played in the sport. An absolutely legend.
does anyone know his training background more specifically?
@@donsimons9810 he has his own trainingsvideos
Dude, the metal soundtrack towards the end with Funaki was badass! Awesome video!
Rutten was the one who introduced me to UFC. I was working at a video duplicating plant (VHS ftw!) after high school in the late nineties, and every now and again we would be creating copies af this series of instructional fighting videos that he was producing from his gym in Holland. I'd never seen any fighting like this, so whenever there was an order for one of these videos to be duplicated, I tried to find room for it in my schedule so that I could watch it 😊 He was a machine.
Late 90s was a wonderful time bro, God bless you, thanks for sharing that.
Makes you wonder why there aren’t more successful liver shots in modern mma. Brutal.
27:00 “just listen to the audience” *intense rock music plays*
That last fight is one for the history book's 📖 . Two warrior's fighting in the ring for dear life. Respect to two great champions 🏆🏆.
I remember being in middle school watching Bas’s “how to win street fights” videos on RUclips. Made me feel like a little bad ass 😂
Wow! Absolutely brutal! What an incredible fighter! That man dominated the ring, everybody who would have fought and lost must have been so relieved the day the most brutal fighter retired!
Wow! I've seen a fighter like this in a long time...
Very powerful and very strong with awesome power punches, incredible pain with those blows to the liver...
Sport Legends: “JUST LISTEN TO THAT CROWD!!!”
* Heavy Metal *
Love this guy, his kick, pancrase, submittion are deadly as hell!! what an elite and badass warriors, True Legend 💪🏻🙌🙌
Very good commentary and breakdowns, Nicely done sir. Bas is a beast and a living legend.
Amazing video. Bas is a rock! Dangity dang!
Unfortunately I didn't get to see Bas fight when he was the king of MMA but I've probably seen every one of his fights about three or four times way after the fact. Greatest fighter I've ever seen, besides the obvious rounded great technique, he is such a high IQ guy, in and out of the ring. My dad (RIP) who was my first coach let me see his Library when I was starting to get interested in training and he used to break down his fights and how he fought so intelligently. Such an accomplished guy in general. I got hooked and been training ever since.. At practice I always sneak up on Friends and fake blast them in the liver and yell RUTTEN to this day lmao. There will never be another like him. Bas is the man👊
That’s fucking awesome.
Undoubtedly he would get a kick out of that too.
Bas is my all time favorite! It was a blast back then!!
I use to see Bas Ruttan co host some Pride fights on TV, but never realized what a truly great all around fighter he was. This guy was an absolute beast. I've seen Frank Shamrock fight in the UFC, minus making the clown faces when he fought Bas. He was a very impressive as a fighter in his own right because he destroyed other fighters without too much of a problem, but Ruttan didn't have too much of a problem defeating Shamrock. He beat Maurice Smith, another MMA great fighter. This was a real testament to this guy's legendary skills as a fighter.
Great video, editing was spot on! Thanks!!
I believe Bas means bad-ass in Dutch. :-)
Great video! Rutten is a legend
Rutten is my Fav Fighter ever. Brutal, straight, faithful.
Jesus. Bas Ruten is the godfather of MMA. This dude is awesome. What a warrior
The Trillest Head Busta in da game. Oh how I wish he was fighting today's UFC Champs. I believe he would smash them all to dust!
I have his bar fighting tactics DVD. He beat 3 Russian mafia in a bar fight even though his eye was hanging out of it's socket. LEGEND!
Outstanding narration! Respect to all the fighters.
I've been punched in the liver in an amateur fight. There is no pain for a second. Then it feels like someone has cut your side open and poured molten metal in to the wound. It's a pain you can't process. Even when you're experiencing it. Your body tries desperately to reject it. I cried tears of pure pain and almost vomited.
I can't imagine the agony a liver kick would cause!
My favourite defensive in 'old- school' techniques even continued to use when I enlisted in the New Zealand elite armed forces
bas rutten was just RUTHLESS. That first fighter must have balls of steel if he stood up after taking multiple kicks to the liver
"just listen to the audience"
HEAVY METAL PLAYING IN THE BACGROUND
Watching your opponent's breathing while in a clench so you can land a knee on their exhale is the equivalent of Dennis Rodman counting the rotations of a jump shot and knowing where to be for a rebound, next level.
Really enjoyed this video. Thanks
Keeping track off your opponents inhale / exhale patter mid fight😢.. LEGEND
I both love and fear Bas. Incredible athlete.
One of many legendary Dutch fighters. I'm not sure how our small peaceful little country was able to produce so many great combat sports stars.
😮😮 Woah!!! Pancrase is no joke! I wonder if you had any videos on Minoru Suzuki in his Pancrase days?
I love BAS that man was so deadly in the days
I don't care how much time passes, Bas Ruten will forever be one of the greatest fighters ever. I miss seeing him destroy dudes.
Bas you were a BEAST infact still are haha , respect to you.
Man I followed his whole career awesome 🥊
Thanks man. Awesome
Fighting fans and channels like this testify to the wickedness of humanity.
Stick to video games lil bro
Bas is my faV warrior . 🤘😌👌💨☁☁
Wow, that league was amazing!!
I can feel the pain just watching this..! 😳
That lucky strike promo 🤌🤌
He's the GOAT of fighting.
very cool video. Its unfortunate Bas's run in UFC went the way it did because Pancrase is unknown to many fight fans.
I watch this sort of thing and wonder if I could've ever been tough enough to fight at this level. High school wrestling was hard enough on me.
One of the baddest dudes in the whole fight game
MMA these days is so obsessed with being an effective or succesful fighter. The Pancrase and K1 days were pure entertainment. The beauty was that none of these guys were born into MMA. They figured it out by themselves.
My dude Bas!!! 100% BAD MAN.
I do t think anyone is tougher then him he should be the logo of the UFC
What a LEGEND
Hell yeah, the old school is the best! It's like pro wrestling; the past was better than the garbage nowadays!
man that generation was tough huh.
Bas was a monster
Damn those first couple minutes make him the OG Liver King.
😂😂😂😂
I just wish you could still go for the balls, imagine watching this guy pop his opponent's junk like stomping on a couple grapes.
The last fight. How the crowd was celebrating the courage of the fighter that lost along with the winner. That is honorable fight culture. I really liked seeing that.
Bas Rutten is recognized everywhere. Rutten delivered unforgettable fighting performances.
From crushing strikes to nasty guillotines, Bas was a threat to finish at any time.
The bare knuckle stuff is crazy. I would hate to see him go up against folks like Chuck Norris or Superfoot.
The only thing.. ..in pan crase he would grab the Rope and then the referee would stop and stand them up .. he used that to get out of a Leg lock.. other than that he was iron.. Others did that
Yeah but can he take down Macho man Randy savage ?
Oh yeah !! ❤
Bas Rutten is a hall of famer, a champion and still has his brain intact with no signs of CTE. Every time I see him I think of Colin Ferrel as bowlseye
Good to read that Bas has all his marbles after an obviously brutal career in MMA. Unfortunately, not coincidentally FAAAAR too high a percentage of retired MMA fighters and boxers do end up with CTE, Dementia, Parkinson's, etc., so it's good to know Bas is in relatively good health.
I boxed for a season in the military. It still blows my mind someone can be so tuned in that they’re timing their hits with your exhale.
At the top end of amateur and pro boxing, MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai, pretty much everyone is in mint condition. What separates the champions from the rest is their capacity to make real-time, in-fight adjustments in the blink of an eye. They're problem solvers who can act and think under immense pressure - the martial arts equivalent of SF and just as dangerous.
@@davesmith826 Well said sir. Problem solving is indeed a unique skill, especially in fighting.
Then again you would have time your move-in. He doesn't have to because he was already in a clinch, iirc.
@@davesmith826
Problem solving and executing over the human Ego's emotional state is The World Class Perception.
He was the first mma fighter I invested in as a fan. One if the greatest ever and a pioneer.
I remember when he released that video about how to win a bar fight too. Absolutely hilarious but lethal too. I messaged him around that time on an email and he replied to me as cool and polite as you could get. Great guy.
Yeah, I was around a bunch of fighters back in the early 2k's and they all looked up to Bas. I always figured he was a class act, albeit a raw one. 👍
I still have the DVD
If Bas cld get in the Delorean and go back in time he cld defeat a TRex and end WW2 WITH 1 OPEN HAND SLAP
I gotta see this DVD. Never knew he done that.
@@LogicallyKnot it's a treasure. Enjoy. You can probably just do a websearch for bas bouncer training or smethin g like that for some highlights. 👌
Great collection of Bas fights. The man is a world class legend! Narration was perfect. Frank Shamrock, also a class act, made for a hell of a mix. Excellant work here. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
Merry Christmas. Great comment.
Bah!
I could take him....
Bus ruten the best fighter
I’ve never seen another like Bas. His kicks and knees were so vicious and I give a lot of respect to anyone who had the guts to stand in the ring with him. Great compilation. 👍
The only problem with old school fight is that they fight with boots🤦😂
The ring you stand in also makes a huge difference. I respect all of the guys that fought in that championship. All are champions if you ask me.
Check out Cro Cop in Pride 😉
@@AlenBerberovic check out Don Fry. Killing him
There was a little Dutch fella who went to Thailand and tore them up too. Dietrich or something was his name i believe. Real small guy...real big kicks and strikes. Gained a lot of respect from the locals. Lol. Look em up...without his name, I know, sorry.
Ramon Dekkers...you're welcome. Lol
a tough fighter. but in real life a nice guy, as far as i know. you never read or hear a bad word about this guy.
“Oldshool is the best school”
Yea we all watched the video, thanks
💯
There's no school like the old school
INDEED!!!
Respected him as a fighter . After his retirement , I watched him in interviews. A nice , humble, funny guy . - So now I respect him as a man.
I loved watching him on the show Inside MMA
He does some good self defense videos here and there, cool stuff
Well said. Exactly my thoughts. What a legend.
Remember the bar fight video. He's such a cool funny guy.
He is the man everybody wants to have a beer with.
27:09 "Just listen to the audience..." **rock music continues to play**
lol
Was thinking the same ha! That liver shot sound though 🤢
Bas is an absolute legend, it's pretty amazing that a lot of these fighters were able to get up after so many devastating blows. Just shows how tough as nails the old school fighters had to be to even stand a chance in the ring.
Bare knuckles no padding boss
It had alot to do with the fact that the Japanese had a different midset after being raised to revere the samurai code and then disenchanted by bushido wrestling being rigged. So they were hungry for legitimate unscripted fights. Thank goodness two Bushido wrestlers listened and started pancrase or we might have had WWF style UFC early on. Though theres argument for the UFC having now evolved more toward that direction of controlled outcomes. And dont even get me started in on the complete destruction of boxing throughi a total loss of integrity sportwide. ala Don "the self declared" King.
@@exposingtheamericanstasitr3579 true don king ruined boxing
New school guys can be just as tough. The rules for safety kinda ruin it today. Kind of, safety is very important
@@Dad2ADaughter_Cpt_Blakesbeard Safety have nothing to do with fighting. the original ufc was brilliant. modern ufc is like watching boxing= lame
The only guy on RUclips that has free, useful fighting techniques on his channel and also happens to be one of the best MMA fighters of all time. I love introducing guys double my age to Bas that never even heard of him which is crazy to even think of. Those liver shots are absolutely the most devastating blows. Really shows you how body shots are just as effective as head shots.
He's a nice guy. He's not even close to being on of the best of all times.
If not more
One of my nephews trained in one of Bas Rutten's mma gyms a few years back. I got to meet him once. I can't say he was humble but he was very cool. Very confident. I could feel that I was in the presence of a champion, for sure.
A true warrior
@Aristocrat of the Soul thank you 16 year old person who read the opening of Ride the Tiger and instead larps on youtube comments.
@Aristocrat of the Soul looks like you're gonna learn the hard way.. That is if you even train...
Why on earth would he be humble?!
@aristocratofthesoul1213
Have you read the _entirety_ of Ride the Tiger?
I have seen this guy promoting karate combat. My initial impression was that he was a good mma kind of ufc fighter. This is beyond that. I didnt even think this combat sport excisted, let alone that he was a champion of one of the most brutal sport with guys that seems to eat nails for breakfast
AND... he managed to win the UFC HW belt.
Dude Bas is a literal legend of MMA. "Good fighter" doesn't quite cut it.
This was mma just under a different ruleset. UFC, PRIDE, and ONE are all mma with different rulesets. Bas was truly a great fighter in all respects.
Bro don't tell me you've never heard of kickboxing before lol 😆
I did full contact karate which was basically kickboxing proper sparring with punches and kicks to the head we also could enter karate competition, not all karate is usless in a fight
One of the most respectful and humble fighters. When he made mistakes he owned up to them but he always worked to better himself. Always caring about not going to far with his opponents always checking to see if they were OK. Hands down when of my top 3 fighters of all time.
Agree with you, but at the same time he seems to aim for the liver in almost every punch and kick...
@@rickardw3280 his occupation was a fighter, not a masseuse
Bas Rutten is a legend! Nice to have a trip down memory lane on some of his best fights
Bas was on every steroids and more known to man. I dont see how you can have any respect for people who used performance drugs even though all of them could be on drugs .
@@bjvu9460 because like you said, ALL of them could be on drugs. Bas Rutten has skills, drugs don’t teach that
Bas is the OG MMA Goat & still one of the baddest dudes walking earth💪🏼
When I think of Bas, I see him as a pioneer and probably one of the first true martial artist, he came in and kicked butt, they figured him out, exploited his weakness to where he was able to actually morph his game and entered a whole new realm of MMA, the ground game. He was scary to face standing and was a monster in the clinch, and now was a monster on the ground.
Yeah, anyone that says otherwise hasn't a clue what they're talking about. He was as close to the REAL warrior that's in Bloodsport. Frank Dux, from what I understand, wasn't close to it. I would wage $1,000 on the fact that Bas would tear Frank Duxs head off. Also. In Pancrase, or Shoot Fighting is another term for it, they use palms of the hand and open slaps to the head and neck. Bas would knock people out with slaps and palm strikes. I've heard his punching to the head us just a sure KO.
Bruce Lee created Jeet Kune Do which was a combination of boxing, Muay Thai, Wing Chun, and others. The core of JKD was in Lee's words “Using no way as way; having no limitation as limitation." Bas Rutten is undeniably one of the baddest Pancrase fighters ever to do it, but "first true" mixed martial artist he was not.
@@CruelWorldVids1 The difference is Bas Rutten really was a fighter and Bruce Lee was an actor. Im not downgrading Bruce Lee because he took the best things from those different martial arts to create an affective style of self defense. When Bas learned about the groundgame there was no completer fighter than him. Rickson Gracie at that time was considered the toughest and most complete fighter in the world but he did not want to fight Bas. Even when Bas publicly challenged Rickson the Gracies declined.
He got fucked up in UFC though. And then negative drug test
@@bohemenper1636 How did he get fucked up in the UFC?
I have never heard of Pancrase but I agree with the narrator that this was an elite, top tier fighting organization! Holy shit those liver shots were BRUTAL!! Totally underused technique in today's UFC and others.
Its like wwe in usa. Staged but at early days people believed in it. Look at all Bas oponents. Pure joke. Its like Ronaldo between players from Slovakia. No hate to Slovakia of course
No gloves hurts the liver a lot more
@@zbychulatara I'll have to look into it because that didn't look fake to me.
@@zbychulatara dude he fought Ken Shamrock like 5 times in Pancrese, you know this is shoot fighting right? Ever heard of Dan Severn? Same shit
@@porscheclub9672 it wasnt totally legit shooting,there were some arranged fights.Dan never fought in pancrase and ken was a basic grappler in those days.The dude is right bas fought a bunch of nobodys but was elite himself.Certainly pancrase was nothing like WWE,everyone could fight to some degree.
Didn’t realize how good Bas was at jujitsu. Had heard his palm heal strikes were like hammer blows, and his kicks and knees striking was like being hit by a car. He has to be one of if not the best fighters in history.
I saw him as a teen holidaying in Belgium. Them hits will make you ears ring for days, the man was always at 200% volume.
Better than Bruce lee for sho
He was far from the best,had only a few mma fights where he dis well.Pancrase featured a lot of faked matches,you can clearly see it in grappling exchanges.Nobody considers pancrase real mma.
He's amazing! Every time I have seen him on TV and he was approached by a commentator he is a nice guy. He is a man outside the ring and a warrior in it. So many people in this sport can't do that.
Thank for showing,,,I never knew about pancras! It's pretty awesom! Bas was a bad man!!!
That last fight was brutal! Much respect to both fighters...they both possessed an indomitable will
Here's what I see. A true professional fighter. Trained, strong, durable, and very very intelligent. More importantly though, he is composed. He allows his intellect to drive the use of his physical gifts rather than emotion. There's no rage, no loss of composure when he finds himself in a more vulnerable position. Though the emotions are obviously present, his mind controls them.
R u writing a book or a comment on youtube?
@@rudykadous4005 Are* you*
Nothing says that more than the look of concern for his opponents when they went down hard. True legend.
Crazy I never heard of this man till now, and Brutal is an accurate discription of his attacks. The respect they show during those fights is great to see. The Japanese fighters have amazing will to keep going no matter what, seriously impressive.
You are 5
@@aureliaandris8240 you are 3
@@kbanghart you are 1
@@mersadradoncic I am number one
@@kbanghart that is what I said cheers bro
And Brian Urlacher asked Bas if he wanted to “take this outside” lmao
The respect I have for this man, can't be put into words🙏
He's my favorite fighter, a true pioneer, but beyond that he's just one hell of a dude.
@BEWARE OF SEEKER FRIENDLY CHURCHES JESUS IS COMING why would you even say that? Is there some specific msg you want ppl to take from it? There must be, since you're spamming it in places where it makes zero sense.
@@theoriginalmonstermaker It makes perfect sense, even if I don't get why they're bothering to spam it. Is your reading comprehension that low?
@Jesus is LORD reported for spam you sad nutter
Amen
@@LearningDrummerSam Right, because everything to do with the cult applies at all times. Get real, Sam.
Man has incredible combat IQ and is such an impressive technical fighter. His physicality doesn't hurt, but his sheer intelligence makes him one of the best there is.
he is super nice, just saw him at my work recently. Down to earth humble guy, was on his way to church
Well he was pretty damn fast to.
yea that rope grab when his opponent grabbed his leg was amazing, even his opponent was like "wtf bas" and bas just throws his hands up and says "thems the rulez kid"
*Gets kicked in the chest*
"A devastating blow to the liver"
*Gets kicked in the stomach*
"And another blow to the liver, he should be in the hospital but this is JAPAN"
*Gets kicked in the chest*
"tHe LiVeR"
I've had the honor of designing for Bas in recent years.
His FB cover, RUclips channel art and his Big DVD's of Combat are all my work and I can tell you that working with him and his wife has always been a good experience.
He might have a (well deserved) reputation for his fighting skills but, they're also really nice people and very easy to work with. Truly an honor to have been recommended and chosen to handle his branding.
good he liked it, otherwise he would have smashed your head in the keyboard around 10 times
Very cool friend! I recently had an interesting transaction with my craft as well...I helped create the leather armor Elon Musk bought for Halloween. I'd love to meet Bas though, certainly appreciate those old school guys.
@@ILLBNSANITY that's funny to me, pictures of him in that satanic/anti-christ themed breastplate has been the genesis of MANY conspiracy theories
This is cooler than UFC.
Shut up with your bs self promoting
Most people who know something about the history of mixed martial arts know that Bad was beaten several times early in his career by people with jujitsu experience. People who could go for the neck or an arm lock or an ankle or knee continued to beat him for a while until he decided to figure out how to do it himself. Then he became so much deadlier.
I just kind of stumbled upon this video and I honestly I never knew this much about Bas, but man he was a beast! I always wondered why he was so revered in the MMA world.
El Guapo is his nickname
Now you know, my brother.
@@BruceWayne-fj9bm I could feel those palm strikes and liver kicks. That's smart fighting, right there!
One of the real O.Gs of mma, before money and celebrity status was a thing, before it was even called a sport.
Rookies.....smh. True MMA fans know of Bas's legendary career.
One of the OGs, one of the greatest..... He is the reason I started my training.... He is freaking awesome and lethal.... :-)
This is why I love RUclips, It's the best place to go and see people excel at what they do. I have never heard of Bas Rutten but really enjoyed watching this video of a man who was the best at what he did. Awe inspiring!
Same😄
He also played in film Here Comes The Boom
If you never saw any of his fights, you don’t know what you missed! You should look some of them up. If you’re a true fight fan, you’ll love them! You can thank me later!😀
@@galaxygalaxy4429 The guy is hilarious too. Look up Bas Ruttens self defense videos. hilarious
@@MitchJohnson0110 Ok I'll check it out. I like Bas Rutten😉
I wasn't an mma fan at the time. To be honest, the first time I saw BasRutten was in the movie Boom. I loved his character in the movie, then I saw him on Joe Rogan and realized, this guy is a legend. Did a deep dive on his career and I'm now a huge fan. What a monster! Now I'm a big fan of mma.
Pan was the format of MMA. Pan is way harder since you can't stomp people in the face with a closed fist etc
He was a great fighter, accurately and brutally transferring his strikes with a strong enduring will to win.
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met him in ventura ca. he is a class act, a real gentleman. the world needs more people like him.
I saw him in a bathroom and I bucked up on him and he flinched looked down at the ground and walked away. He’s a weenie
@@cry_now_laugh_later LOL you're so full of it dude...hilarious though.
@@cry_now_laugh_later I think he was flinching down looking for your teeth😅
@@cry_now_laugh_later and then you woke up?
He’s also one of the most brutal street fighters, as evident in his educational video 😁
Bam bam bam 🤜
Hi there it's Rob Farr BSc Hons in England.
Where did you see that?
I am thinking Pal? Wrestling is no striking!
"Badangadadang"...don't you do this eeever again..👍