Rob Kaman is a true legend of martial arts, but unfortunately, the general public is only vaguely familiar with him. We hope our video will help change that. We've compiled all available footage from the archives of the 80s and 90s. Enjoy!
Unbelievable striker, I have pictures of him walking to the ring, I would be there to watch his fights, I was like 19 years old. That whole camp from Mejiro Gym were great strikers. Rob though, super fluid, power, timing, just an amazing fighter! RIP
He passed away this year and i just found out about him just now. People like him should get recognition for their skills snd talents before they passing away.
@@seppetoni7874 yeah, Ramon Dekkers died at age 43. There is also Jan Plas who died at 55. Really tragic to hear so many great fighters die at a pretty young age. 😔
I met Rob Caman and Ramon Decker in Pattaya -Thailand in the 90'th, they where both training in a Muai Thai gym every day and relaxing at Jomtien beach in the evenings. I never saw any of them drink beer or alcohol. Great personality and polite behavior both of them.
I started thaiboxing in the ‘80 in Amsterdam at Johan Vos dojo. Rob Kaman was our Dutch legend and example. Thank you for this beautiful documentary. May he rest in peace 🙏
I watched the entire video, which I rarely do, but enjoying the greatness of this man I have never heard of before.. I appreciate you putting your time and effort of gathering this footage for us . RIP Rob Kamen.
Seems his opponents weren't seriously there to win; He went in to "kill or be killed" while most were not even close to being professional adversary's got the crap beat out of'em being defensive, not fighting back to win...! He was an A+grade fighter they were all B & C grade...!
I grew up watching fighters, like Rob Kaman, I knew about him. Did not know he had recently passed away. My sympathy to his family and fans. You will be missed.
Oh, man. I'm an ol' man and had never heard of this Dutchman. I'm so impressed with his technique, accuracy and power. Those kicks are most impressive. What an amazing Master Ass-Kicker. Rest In Peace, Rob. Vaya con Dios.
When a Muay Thai champ needs to fight dirty to beat him ... that says it all, and the only way that Roufus would have a chance to win was to ban low kicks! Thanks for making this video and saluting an unsung hero and champ. R.I.P. Rob Kaman! A true warrior and a gentleman of martial arts.
Man he's the best technical striker I have ever seen and it's a honor to see him do what he does and does better than anyone..thanks for posting...i hope he gets the historical acclaimed recognition i believe he deserves...yes sir it is an honor to see..perfect
What a machine he was!!🔥 You can clearly see that most opponents were out cold before they even hit the canvas! And his low kicks... were brutally devestating!!
I remember this guy .. I was so saddened by his death this year. I loved watching him fight. So much so that I got so mad when he fought Rufus in his style but Rufus refused him at Muay Thai. Rufus knew those low kicks would make a huge difference. Without those Rob couldn't use his awesome weapon. Growing up watching him was awesome. He was one BAD DUDE for sure. My grandpa loved him cause he fought ALL that they put in front of him and in their styles. Even if it meant he was at a disadvantage. You don't see that nowadays. Fighters don't take those risks. This was an awesome short film and WOW did it bring back a flood of emotions and memories with my grandpa and my father when we watched Rob. Those were some great times. RIP 🙏🏽 CHAMP 🏆 Muay Thai legend ... 🤜🏽💥🥴
That Rufus knew that he would destroy him if he was allowed to use his low kicks! It took great courage to fight without your best weapon and it took nothing but cowardice to not fight him in his style!!! Rufus shamed the US!!!
@Glenn-m1t .. Roufus remembered the beating he took in 1988 from Changpuek Kiatsongrit... and even in that fight, the Thai fighter was banned from using his elbows and knee strikes. I think Roufus thought he could KO him by taking away his powerful weapons but Kiatsongrit took his best and by the 4th round Roufus was running away from those leg kicks until he could no longer stand on them and fell to the canvas losing by TKO.
Rob Kaman a true warrior, dutch legend. Rest in Peace Champ... VoteSport you have done a great job once again, you are literally the best sports commentator on RUclips👌 Keep it up bro! 👏
Schaam me dood dat ik nooit eerder gehoord had van Rom Kaman. Wat een beest van een vechter, met een geweldige eigen stijl zeg. Ik kon alleen mijn stadsgenoot, Ramon Dekkers, van in de jaren 90', maar Kaman was al 10 jaar eerder bezig ons kleine landje op de kaart zetten. Twee geweldige vechters waar ik zo graag beelden van terug kijk. Want ja, dankzij deze video ga ik me nu wat meer verdiepen in Rob Kaman en meer beelden van hem opzoeken. R.I.P. Ramon en Rob 🥇🥊🏆
A great documentary to a great fighter. He belongs in the greats forsure. Thanks for letting the world see the highlights again. A true Champion. REST in Peace.
When I first clicked on this video by accident and started watching I had no idea what it was at first. I began watching and then saw it was 43 minutes long and laughed at the thought I’d watched it all 43 minutes. But it was so compelling I watched it. Never was a kick boxing fan but this guy is a legend as are some of his opponents. Roufas and Mr Perfect are bad men too.
His punches were as impressive as his kicks. Idk how this was my first time hearing of him, however, thanks to the producers of this video, will never forget. Indeed a legend 🦾
I dislike when people bring MMA into everything else, as if Bruce Lee would not have adapted, etc. But going in the other direction, even the best leg kickers in the MMA, and I really don't know who that would be, mainly because you don't see people dropping people with leg kicks. So, that's my point. You just don't see that. The fact that he was doing that against even Muai Thai people says a lot. If someone in the MMA had results like he did with leg kicks, they'd be a formidable opponent.
Rob was literally the prototype for MMA stand up today. People should have been emulating him from day 1 in the UFC, he would have been a MMA legend had he been born 15-20 years later.
@@robertkukulis8491 And the standup game is horrendous today and this guy would have evicerated modern MMA fighters with their fully squared stance. Kaman could hit from many stances and from endless angles and his jab was harder than most MMA fighters strongest overhand punches. The only person today who likely kicks as hard is perhaps Joe Rogan. And Joe is a commentator! For a commentator to be able to out kick every active "professional" MMA fighter speaks volumes about how "elite" the competition is today. Kaman would have dominated for some time and dare I say, even more so than John Jones. He was that deadly!
@@theINQBS I had never heard of Rob until today Aug 13, 2024, but I believe he would have absolutely owned his weight class in MMA. J.R, definitely has a killer leg kick!
I was a huge boxing fan, started watching seriously in the late '70s. The few times I saw martial arts competition I thought the leg kicks were worse than low blows. My knowledge of the various martial arts has increased slightly since then 😅. Thank you for bring Kaman to my attention. We need to remember & honor the fighters who are the founders.
WOW....WHAT A COMPLETE FIGHTER. POWER IN BOTH HANDS AND COULD FLUIDLY SWITCH STANCES. AND OF COURSE, HIS CRUSHING LOW KICKS. HIS VICTORIES OVER LEGENDS OF THE SPORT CEMENTED HIS LEGACY.
Rob een echte legende zal nooit vergeten worden. Mijn inspiratie en grote voorbeeld en Kampioen. Namaste Rob we never say goodbye. @Votesport thank you for this tribute and beautiful documentary.
This is the first time I have heard Rob Kaman, but thankfully I stumbled upon this documentary that has truly given him the honor and recognition he deserves. Rest in peace Rob.
Absolutely great documentation!!! I started kickboxing 92 and Kaman was our hero back in the day! RIP CHAMP!!! Much love and strength for his family!!!
Agree, it was the peak of the modern culture in every aspect: sports, cinema, music, fashion, games, you name it. Every culture was still unique. Now everywhere is the same and the culture is dead. Everything outside and even the mainstream is basically just mimicing 80s and 90s. There is literally nothing new for 20 years now and with social media digital AI crap I doubt there will ever be
@@PSYCH0N4VT Totally agree...had the chance to live my 20's in the 80's...nothing matched this era since...now only mobile addict zombies brainwashed generations
I grew up on the late 80's and 90's stuff. Rick Rufous was one of my instructors early on as I'm from Milwaukee, Wi. I always had huge respect for Kaman and later Dekkers. Its a shame they are both gone. They were true legends. The Dutch were beasts. I still follow MMA and boxing/Thai boxing today. Its cool to see the sport evolve. Great videos!!
I used to run into Rick Roufus at Obake fight school in Atlanta back in the early 2000’s. He was always the most mellow guy in the gym. Hell of a fighter.
Never heard of him but his skill an power speaks for itself!Amazing!Serious martial artists know in the ring an esp in the street low line kicks are very hard to get the way out of!A pro fighter more people should be aware of!😊His elbows an body turns are brilliant too!
Gotta love him for his fighting etiquette; for not waiting for the ref or the bell to stop punching and like many fighters "like" to do, throwing a barrage of imprecise and basically blind, what I like to call " follow-up double-tap punches". You know, like with a gun, just squeeze out one more for good measure, just to make sure the opponent is out for good or just out of a fighting frenzy. He knew exactly when his opponent had enough and rather threw one punch too few than one too many. I don't remember a single match in which he had to be told or even forcibly removed from his opponent, other than by a light push on the arm by the ref, demonstrating restraint and, what is known to be one of the most important core values of Muay Thai, on every single of his steps along the way: Genuine and, most importantly, mutual respect amongst opponents. No punching down and no intentionally causing unnecessary bodily harm beyond what is to be expected from a regulation match. 😁 That's just professionalism, experience and exemplary sportsmanship. 👏🏻
Great video! Rob seemed like the perfect role model in the ring, never stooping to illegal kicks/punches... pure carnage and skill. Classy exit with speech, giving away the trophy to the new kid, and having his family share the moment
I went From Boxing to Kickboxing in the early 90's and a lot of our coaches, trainers and even the Vice President of the IKF used to talk about Rob Kaman. He was a Legend. At the time I didn't understand because I never got to see him fight. But when RUclips came out and started posting video's of him, Suddenly I realized why everyone was talking about this guy!
I'm so glad to have click on this video. So happy to have learned about Rob Kaman. An absolute true legend in the sport and so humble. Will never forget his name after this.
Man I had never heard of this champ before , what scares me more is not his low kicks , but his CHARACTER of class , humanity and sportsmanship at the same time equip with such ferocious low kicks & punching power . Hope to see more of young fighters today with such character and skill . May u R.I.P true champ.
OMG, I am an avid watcher of, martial arts, kickboxing, and MMA. I have never heard of Rob. I will say one thing. I watched this docu-short and now I am all beat up. When Rob would lock his opponent, I would fly off the bed. I kept watching and now I have a bloody nose. I am on my way to the hospital, as Rob is (the "real deal") and in my eyes [which are puffy] is a bonified legend. I am so happy that this docu-short was made and well made. Wow!!! RIP, brother, Rob... I wish I could have seen Rob in person. I joke around about getting beat up watching this but the leg kicks were hurting me as well as his opponent. Respectfully.
Growing up in Amsterdam as a Thai Boxer during Rob's massive demolition tenure was an great inspiration He was an absolute wrecking machine. Holland has had many awesome martial artists over the last 25 years. I want to see them enter into the UFC.
Who I am is not important. Rob Kaman is the best fighter I’ve ever seen. Talk about Mike Tyson and others in UFC and different combat sports. Pure fighter with the talent.
Holy cow I can’t believe I never heard of this guy. I grew up watching everything martial arts in the 70s and 80s. Even the afternoon Chinese kung fu movies that were so badly dubbed. We loved it all. Would’ve been so cool to follow a guy like this. He seems like a real life, monster and the best way.
Now I know why Joe Rogan always mentioned him as one of the very best strikers. It shows you how much of a warrior he was that he fought Roufus twice under his rules but Roufus never returned the favour back to Kaman.RIP😢
A truly great fighter and not dirty at all, unlike a lot of his opponents> What a great career 98 wins with only 12 losses and fought all comers, with all different rule sets. A true great of the fight scene!
A Redo of Healer reference was not expected in this video, but I respect it. That fight with Rufus might be the most brutal fight I’ve ever seen, I’m very thankful y’all showed me this dude’s career. Never would have known about him otherwise, and he truly is a legend.
*VS, You accomplished what you set out to do with this video, I'm 65, was very much into fighting, and skilled at Kenpo in my youth, but never heard of this remarkable fighter.* *Thanks for showing this, I couldn't help trying to figure out his techniques.* *Wow, what a devastating fighter.......and "Peace", how very fitting to come from him.* 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I don't envy any of Rob Kaman's many victims. Rob seems to have been one of those rare people who are naturally blessed with an unnatural power. Fighters like him don't come around often, but when they do, they're amazing to watch!
@@judowrestlerka , He fought 98 fights, that is an active fighter, and if you ask 78 of the people he knocked out they would agree. Fighting is about making money, and fight money was hard to come by in the early days, you had to enjoy fighting. By your logic you probably think Benny the Jet was a bad fighter as well. Rob was a legend in every sense of the word, he paved the way for what you now know as MMA.
@baloog8 I think you estimate is a bit large. I understand better than probley most what the difference between a trained, conditioned, disciplined and level headed fighter is. Of my 51 years I've wrestled folkstyle and Greaco-Roman, competed in Judo you the last 20 years and still train hard every day. I coach and teach at 3 BJJ schools around the month so the Jui Jitsu folks can survive a fight against much faster catch and freestyle fighters and not get slammed around.
I am from Holland,thank you for uploading this . All fighters in this world,should know about this hero and that the Dutch are the best kickboxers in the world..❤
I remember Kaman as a kid. Born in 1985, I remember my father watching his flights, what a fighter. These guys back then were real tough guys! Not like today's fighters and that's facts.💯💪🏻🇬🇧 Rip to 2 legendary fighter's Rob Kaman & Ramon Deckers.🙏🏻
wow. the sound of the punches landing and the kicks. what a phenomenally well rounded fighter. and fought with honor too. that fight with roofus was incredible, both fighters were amazing
I've been into martial arts since I was 12 and now I'm 60 and never heard of this guy. What a beast! In his prime he would dominate the UFC. Absolutely amazing power, skill, and technique. Nasty timing too.
Rufus fighting Muay Thai elites and banning knees & kicks tarnishes those fights. All because he was low kicked into another dimension by The White Elephant…
Rob Kaman is a true legend of martial arts, but unfortunately, the general public is only vaguely familiar with him. We hope our video will help change that. We've compiled all available footage from the archives of the 80s and 90s. Enjoy!
Thank you!
that thai fighter was dirty man that fight was rigged
he had a champions chin thats for sure he could take a shot
Can you plsss do a video about Benny the jet
Thanks for making this great video!
Never heard of Rob Kaman before this video, will never forget him after watching it. Thanks for putting this together.
Same man.
Here here
Same here, fkn beast
Facts 😮
Never heard of him til now also , it shows how powerful the mainstream media can control the narrative of anything it wants too
I trained with Rob many many times may he rest in peace. He was hilarious and a great instructor. Absolute legend.
Could you put a small incident or story? 😊
Hi Aaron, what did he die of? He was young and fit.
Had the great honour of sparring with this great man in thailand. respect 🙏
@@trainer0075 I'd bet he took that "medicine" that rolled out globally a few years ago.
@@MatthewC137 bozo.
Unbelievable striker, I have pictures of him walking to the ring, I would be there to watch his fights, I was like 19 years old. That whole camp from Mejiro Gym were great strikers. Rob though, super fluid, power, timing, just an amazing fighter! RIP
He passed away this year and i just found out about him just now. People like him should get recognition for their skills snd talents before they passing away.
He was a fighting machine
One hell of a fighter definitely a legend this man was a beast. Sorry to hear he passed at 63. That’s way too young may you rest in peace!👍🏼🫡🤩🙏🏼
Well the way that happens is for people to start paying attention sooner.
same with his buddy ramon dekkers. went to ride is bike in a park suddenly droped dead. he was in his 40s. that guy took over after rob.
@@seppetoni7874 yeah, Ramon Dekkers died at age 43. There is also Jan Plas who died at 55.
Really tragic to hear so many great fighters die at a pretty young age. 😔
Rob Kaman passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 31, 2024, at the age of 63. RIP....to a legend.
So young to leave !!! R.I.P🙏
damn rest in peace
Too young but the best way to go.
He's knocking out angels in Heaven now . . .
He don't allow to fight b/c my TBi back the 90. He was aware of being shot before in head.
I met Rob Caman and Ramon Decker in Pattaya -Thailand in the 90'th, they where both training in a Muai Thai gym every day and relaxing at Jomtien beach in the evenings. I never saw any of them drink beer or alcohol. Great personality and polite behavior both of them.
Dekkers was such a savage.
I started thaiboxing in the ‘80 in Amsterdam at Johan Vos dojo. Rob Kaman was our Dutch legend and example. Thank you for this beautiful documentary.
May he rest in peace 🙏
This man was light years ahead of his time. Respect to this Warrior!🔥💯
Fact. That's were bones jones& wonderboy got the idea from after watching this video 😆 🤣
I watched the entire video, which I rarely do, but enjoying the greatness of this man I have never heard of before.. I appreciate you putting your time and effort of gathering this footage for us . RIP Rob Kamen.
Me Too Rob Has To Go Down As One of The Very Best Fighters of All Time
Same here, was gutted seeing him in his later years to only hear he recently passed away, what a legend
Seems his opponents weren't seriously there to win;
He went in to "kill or be killed" while most were not even close to being professional adversary's got the crap beat out of'em being defensive, not fighting back to win...!
He was an A+grade fighter they were all B & C grade...!
I grew up watching fighters, like Rob Kaman, I knew about him. Did not know he had recently passed away. My sympathy to his family and fans. You will be missed.
Oh, man. I'm an ol' man and had never heard of this Dutchman. I'm so impressed with his technique, accuracy and power. Those kicks are most impressive. What an amazing Master Ass-Kicker. Rest In Peace, Rob. Vaya con Dios.
Him and ramon dekkers are the founders of the dutch pride generation of fighters later came hoost aerts schilts and bonjasky
Damn go give him some NUT LOV'N😅
My respect from Greece to the legend of kickboxing Rob Kaman!!! A true machine with no fear and legs of steal
When a Muay Thai champ needs to fight dirty to beat him ... that says it all, and the only way that Roufus would have a chance to win was to ban low kicks! Thanks for making this video and saluting an unsung hero and champ. R.I.P. Rob Kaman! A true warrior and a gentleman of martial arts.
This is the most insane highlight reel I've ever seen in my life
As a dutch man myself i love how much this channel respects dutch kickboxing
This channel is made by Russians, in the Netherlands they are banned ahahha
To be fair...
You can't talk about kickboxing without acknowledging Dutch people 😅
@@ARAW-__- lol, yes you can. The Dutch have nothing on the Thai.
@@AK-rv6dq hahahahahaha.... Nice joke. Here a Name for you.. Ramon Dekkers
@@robbin9725 no, I completely understand the Dutch patriotism, but in reality, nobody else really cares.
Why isn't this guy in conversation for the best of all time fighters . crazy underated
Because he’s white.
Because you haven’t involved in combat sport . He is world renowned by people in the sport of combat.
Maybe too big in weight to fight the best Japanese and Thai fighters in the much lower weights of that era.
Probably because he robbed a bank?
Because he's WHITE
my leg hurts just watching this ❤
The sound of those leg kicks is terrifying😧
LOL.
You can punch me on the jaw, but those leg kicks are brutal because you don't get knocked out. You just have to submit or take it. FT.
A kick to the sciatic nerve is no joke. It is crippling.
@@ronaldrvvanhook1437 Its surprising how many people DON'T die from kickboxing. Truly a badass proposition to step in that ring, I'm sure.
Man he's the best technical striker I have ever seen and it's a honor to see him do what he does and does better than anyone..thanks for posting...i hope he gets the historical acclaimed recognition i believe he deserves...yes sir it is an honor to see..perfect
Used to talk about Rob to OGs and they wouldn't even know who I was talking about.they slept on him hard.dope seeing this.he deserves it
What a machine he was!!🔥 You can clearly see that most opponents were out cold before they even hit the canvas!
And his low kicks... were brutally devestating!!
I remember this guy .. I was so saddened by his death this year. I loved watching him fight. So much so that I got so mad when he fought Rufus in his style but Rufus refused him at Muay Thai. Rufus knew those low kicks would make a huge difference. Without those Rob couldn't use his awesome weapon. Growing up watching him was awesome. He was one BAD DUDE for sure. My grandpa loved him cause he fought ALL that they put in front of him and in their styles. Even if it meant he was at a disadvantage. You don't see that nowadays. Fighters don't take those risks. This was an awesome short film and WOW did it bring back a flood of emotions and memories with my grandpa and my father when we watched Rob. Those were some great times. RIP 🙏🏽 CHAMP 🏆 Muay Thai legend ... 🤜🏽💥🥴
That Rufus knew that he would destroy him if he was allowed to use his low kicks! It took great courage to fight without your best weapon and it took nothing but cowardice to not fight him in his style!!!
Rufus shamed the US!!!
@Glenn-m1t .. Roufus remembered the beating he took in 1988 from Changpuek Kiatsongrit... and even in that fight, the Thai fighter was banned from using his elbows and knee strikes. I think Roufus thought he could KO him by taking away his powerful weapons but Kiatsongrit took his best and by the 4th round Roufus was running away from those leg kicks until he could no longer stand on them and fell to the canvas losing by TKO.
Rob Kaman a true warrior, dutch legend. Rest in Peace Champ...
VoteSport you have done a great job once again, you are literally the best sports commentator on RUclips👌 Keep it up bro! 👏
He's too funny man 7:34
@@Kr1egsmessertrue mate, VoteSport deserves a belt for his funny comments!
Schaam me dood dat ik nooit eerder gehoord had van Rom Kaman. Wat een beest van een vechter, met een geweldige eigen stijl zeg. Ik kon alleen mijn stadsgenoot, Ramon Dekkers, van in de jaren 90', maar Kaman was al 10 jaar eerder bezig ons kleine landje op de kaart zetten. Twee geweldige vechters waar ik zo graag beelden van terug kijk. Want ja, dankzij deze video ga ik me nu wat meer verdiepen in Rob Kaman en meer beelden van hem opzoeken. R.I.P. Ramon en Rob 🥇🥊🏆
A great documentary to a great fighter. He belongs in the greats forsure. Thanks for letting the world see the highlights again. A true Champion. REST in Peace.
When I first clicked on this video by accident and started watching I had no idea what it was at first. I began watching and then saw it was 43 minutes long and laughed at the thought I’d watched it all 43 minutes. But it was so compelling I watched it. Never was a kick boxing fan but this guy is a legend as are some of his opponents. Roufas and Mr Perfect are bad men too.
Rufus was a coward for not fighting him when he could low Kick!!!
Me too, haha
Glad I watched it all
That dude is a beast! Had never heard of him before but certainly wont forget him now!
Just heard he has passed away, my upmost sympathy to his family and fans
he was famous in Europe in the late 80s & early 90s...VHS back then , a beast! his legs were weapons , i've never seen fear in his eyes
His punches were as impressive as his kicks. Idk how this was my first time hearing of him, however, thanks to the producers of this video, will never forget. Indeed a legend 🦾
This guy was real🎉
He is highly unrecognized and he deserves to be remembered!!!
One bas ass dude!!!
Respect!!!!
Wow NEVER even heard about this legend till now..& wow what an athlete 😳
Never seen a guy laying down so many opponents by leg kicks / low kicks on the mats. Huge respect ⚡️👍🏻
Those leg kicks look fkn brutal
My Legs are Bruised and Battered from just watching...
☠️😖😫😵☠️
I dislike when people bring MMA into everything else, as if Bruce Lee would not have adapted, etc. But going in the other direction, even the best leg kickers in the MMA, and I really don't know who that would be, mainly because you don't see people dropping people with leg kicks. So, that's my point. You just don't see that. The fact that he was doing that against even Muai Thai people says a lot. If someone in the MMA had results like he did with leg kicks, they'd be a formidable opponent.
The old adage ... can't fight with no legs ...
@@integrativenaturalmedicine3897what?
My legs are traumatized just seeing this. So much respect for this man what a fighter
I agree ,my legs are twitching just watching it.😂😂
Wow! I cant believe I had never heard of this guy, I think you guys are the best channel putting out these fighter documentaries right now!
First he was a A1 Ajax player.
Rob was literally the prototype for MMA stand up today. People should have been emulating him from day 1 in the UFC, he would have been a MMA legend had he been born 15-20 years later.
That was a great document on Rob. Thank you for staying true and representing him as he truly was…a champion and gentleman warrior.
He was born an original and he sure as hell didn't die a copy...
Farewell Champ 🏆.
He looks like the truly first rounded martial artist. Like an MMA fighter should be. What an animal. Definitely ahead of his time
MMA has a ground game too you know
@robertkukulis8491 no shit Sherlock. Lol I like how you picked the one thing this video doesn't show like that somehow makes you smart or something.
@@robertkukulis8491 And the standup game is horrendous today and this guy would have evicerated modern MMA fighters with their fully squared stance. Kaman could hit from many stances and from endless angles and his jab was harder than most MMA fighters strongest overhand punches. The only person today who likely kicks as hard is perhaps Joe Rogan. And Joe is a commentator! For a commentator to be able to out kick every active "professional" MMA fighter speaks volumes about how "elite" the competition is today.
Kaman would have dominated for some time and dare I say, even more so than John Jones. He was that deadly!
@@theINQBS I had never heard of Rob until today Aug 13, 2024, but I believe he would have absolutely owned his weight class in MMA.
J.R, definitely has a killer leg kick!
I was a huge boxing fan, started watching seriously in the late '70s. The few times I saw martial arts competition I thought the leg kicks were worse than low blows. My knowledge of the various martial arts has increased slightly since then 😅. Thank you for bring Kaman to my attention. We need to remember & honor the fighters who are the founders.
WOW....WHAT A COMPLETE FIGHTER. POWER IN BOTH HANDS AND COULD FLUIDLY SWITCH STANCES. AND OF COURSE, HIS CRUSHING LOW KICKS. HIS VICTORIES OVER LEGENDS OF THE SPORT CEMENTED HIS LEGACY.
I didn't feel like watching a 47 minute video, but it was put together so well I couldn't stop watching. Nice job.
Rob een echte legende zal nooit vergeten worden. Mijn inspiratie en grote voorbeeld en Kampioen. Namaste Rob we never say goodbye. @Votesport thank you for this tribute and beautiful documentary.
This guy omg! I was a teen when i watched him once and it was an inspiration.
Rob Kaman, chin of diamond, perfect low kicks god.
My first time realizing who he was. I’m honored to now know. Rip champ
KAMAN was pure class, a real true sportsman and gentleman.
Thank you for your time and effort putting this documentary together.
Like many others, I hadn't heard of him for some strange reason.
What a legend. Truly awesome
This is by far the best martial arts competition channel on youtube, you deserve 1M+ subscribers.
Never heard of this guy. What an inspiration. And a class act. And he knew when he hang it up.
RIP Rob Kaman. And God bless you.
He's my favorite fighter of all time. I love watching his fights!
Thank you for this beautiful tribute.
Rest in peace great boxer
This is the first time I have heard Rob Kaman, but thankfully I stumbled upon this documentary that has truly given him the honor and recognition he deserves. Rest in peace Rob.
Absolutely great documentation!!!
I started kickboxing 92 and Kaman was our hero back in the day!
RIP CHAMP!!!
Much love and strength for his family!!!
How's your body holdin up old man? 😉I'm an old school kick-boxer as well and maaaan do I hurt! LOL
My childhood hero... Thank you for these great memories!
I'll be honest i had never seen anything about him BUT this was brilliant
RIP to you Rob - 63 way too young
Cant believe no one has done a film about robs life!!! What a fighter.
Rob Kaman is a monster. I appreciate you putting me on to his style
One of my favorite aspects of this channel is it's going through the archives to show us the incredible warriors of the past.
80s-90s was the peak of the greatest times to live in. I wish I could live in the late 80s - early 90s forever
It wasn't that great.
@@declanp1 yes it was.
Agree, it was the peak of the modern culture in every aspect: sports, cinema, music, fashion, games, you name it. Every culture was still unique. Now everywhere is the same and the culture is dead. Everything outside and even the mainstream is basically just mimicing 80s and 90s. There is literally nothing new for 20 years now and with social media digital AI crap I doubt there will ever be
@@PSYCH0N4VT Totally agree...had the chance to live my 20's in the 80's...nothing matched this era since...now only mobile addict zombies brainwashed generations
@@declanp1 I'm inclined to disagree. It really was.
I grew up on the late 80's and 90's stuff. Rick Rufous was one of my instructors early on as I'm from Milwaukee, Wi. I always had huge respect for Kaman and later Dekkers. Its a shame they are both gone. They were true legends. The Dutch were beasts. I still follow MMA and boxing/Thai boxing today. Its cool to see the sport evolve. Great videos!!
I used to run into Rick Roufus at Obake fight school in Atlanta back in the early 2000’s. He was always the most mellow guy in the gym. Hell of a fighter.
Never heard of him but his skill an power speaks for itself!Amazing!Serious martial artists know in the ring an esp in the street low line kicks are very hard to get the way out of!A pro fighter more people should be aware of!😊His elbows an body turns are brilliant too!
Gotta love him for his fighting etiquette; for not waiting for the ref or the bell to stop punching and like many fighters "like" to do, throwing a barrage of imprecise and basically blind, what I like to call " follow-up double-tap punches". You know, like with a gun, just squeeze out one more for good measure, just to make sure the opponent is out for good or just out of a fighting frenzy. He knew exactly when his opponent had enough and rather threw one punch too few than one too many. I don't remember a single match in which he had to be told or even forcibly removed from his opponent, other than by a light push on the arm by the ref, demonstrating restraint and, what is known to be one of the most important core values of Muay Thai, on every single of his steps along the way: Genuine and, most importantly, mutual respect amongst opponents. No punching down and no intentionally causing unnecessary bodily harm beyond what is to be expected from a regulation match. 😁
That's just professionalism, experience and exemplary sportsmanship. 👏🏻
Ty you for this well done video.I’m an instant admirer of Mr.Rob Kamam.What a warrior!
Great video! Rob seemed like the perfect role model in the ring, never stooping to illegal kicks/punches... pure carnage and skill. Classy exit with speech, giving away the trophy to the new kid, and having his family share the moment
What a champ! He fought anybody everybody regardless of the rule set! True Warrior indeed!
Dude was bad ass. Can’t believe I never knew of him. Tragic loss at such a young age.
I went From Boxing to Kickboxing in the early 90's and a lot of our coaches, trainers and even the Vice President of the IKF used to talk about Rob Kaman. He was a Legend. At the time I didn't understand because I never got to see him fight. But when RUclips came out and started posting video's of him, Suddenly I realized why everyone was talking about this guy!
I'm so glad to have click on this video. So happy to have learned about Rob Kaman. An absolute true legend in the sport and so humble. Will never forget his name after this.
Man I had never heard of this champ before , what scares me more is not his low kicks , but his CHARACTER of class , humanity and sportsmanship at the same time equip with such ferocious low kicks & punching power . Hope to see more of young fighters today with such character and skill . May u R.I.P true champ.
Probably the toughest guy I've ever seen. Thank you for posting this.
Rob is the literal definition of that saying "it's time to kick ass and chew gum, but I'm all out of gum".
OMG, I am an avid watcher of, martial arts, kickboxing, and MMA. I have never heard of Rob.
I will say one thing. I watched this docu-short and now I am all beat up.
When Rob would lock his opponent, I would fly off the bed. I kept watching and now I have a bloody nose.
I am on my way to the hospital, as Rob is (the "real deal") and in my eyes [which are puffy] is a bonified legend.
I am so happy that this docu-short was made and well made. Wow!!!
RIP, brother, Rob... I wish I could have seen Rob in person. I joke around about getting beat up watching this but the leg kicks were hurting me as well as his opponent. Respectfully.
The live comments during the video.....pls everyone take a moment to appreciate all the effort put into this. Great speech ! 👏👏👏
Growing up in Amsterdam as a Thai Boxer during Rob's massive demolition tenure was an great inspiration He was an absolute wrecking machine. Holland has had many awesome martial artists over the last 25 years. I want to see them enter into the UFC.
This man is the reason I wanted to study Muay Thai kickboxing growing up watching him fight
This was bloody brilliant. Always been a fan of the Dutch Thai boxing style.
Who I am is not important.
Rob Kaman is the best fighter I’ve ever seen. Talk about Mike Tyson and others in UFC and different combat sports.
Pure fighter with the talent.
if can ever let him fight with isreal adisanya
Holy cow I can’t believe I never heard of this guy. I grew up watching everything martial arts in the 70s and 80s. Even the afternoon Chinese kung fu movies that were so badly dubbed. We loved it all. Would’ve been so cool to follow a guy like this. He seems like a real life, monster and the best way.
Now I know why Joe Rogan always mentioned him as one of the very best strikers.
It shows you how much of a warrior he was that he fought Roufus twice under his rules but Roufus never returned the favour back to Kaman.RIP😢
Yeah that's because he knew that he didn't stand a chance!!!
A truly great fighter and not dirty at all, unlike a lot of his opponents> What a great career 98 wins with only 12 losses and fought all comers, with all different rule sets. A true great of the fight scene!
I love everything 80’s and 90’s
Here too 👍
It's definitely a different vibe, I'm enjoying it
I miss those days
RIP legend, had the honour meeting and getting a lesson from him back in the day. Loved his stories he told about Jcvd too
My first time seeing this legendary fighter unbelievably!. Also some awesome fighter's on this. Thanks for uploading. Much appreciated 🙏🏽😉
A Redo of Healer reference was not expected in this video, but I respect it. That fight with Rufus might be the most brutal fight I’ve ever seen, I’m very thankful y’all showed me this dude’s career. Never would have known about him otherwise, and he truly is a legend.
113 Total Fights - 98 Wins and 78 Knockouts 9x Kickboxing Champion. Imagine this man in his prime in UFC, would be a speedrun faster than Poatan.
Until literally anyone in the top 10 got a hold of him. Hard to throw low kicks when you are on your back getting your arm broken in an arm bar.
@@nemesis11fp20just like everybody in the top 10 did to Izzy and Alex. Oh wait…. Dweeb.
holy toledo thats a crazy win/loss ratio.
UFC includes grabbling. Thats another world
Yeah as they say 90% of fights end up on the ground so can't take grappling out of the picture.
Rob his trainingspartner in Pattaya Thailand was the legend Thai fighter SAMART says all footwork, timing ,bring him to another level.🔥🔥🔥🔥
Never knew this and Samart is my favourite Thai boxer, thanks for the cool fact.
*VS, You accomplished what you set out to do with this video, I'm 65, was very much into fighting, and skilled at Kenpo in my youth, but never heard of this remarkable fighter.*
*Thanks for showing this, I couldn't help trying to figure out his techniques.*
*Wow, what a devastating fighter.......and "Peace", how very fitting to come from him.* 👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bravo on this video, the old archival footage brought me back to my childhood. Thanks for shining a light on Rob!
I don't envy any of Rob Kaman's many victims. Rob seems to have been one of those rare people who are naturally blessed with an unnatural power. Fighters like him don't come around often, but when they do, they're amazing to watch!
totally agree,,watched his Training Tapes years ago,,,what a fighter,,never gave in,,,sorry ,didn't know he passed away,,,R.I.P.Champion.
Over 60% of the guys he fought had really bad records.
10-21, 9-19.......that's a real bad dude.....crushing soda cans in the ring.
@@judowrestlerka , He fought 98 fights, that is an active fighter, and if you ask 78 of the people he knocked out they would agree. Fighting is about making money, and fight money was hard to come by in the early days, you had to enjoy fighting. By your logic you probably think Benny the Jet was a bad fighter as well. Rob was a legend in every sense of the word, he paved the way for what you now know as MMA.
@@judowrestlerkasure but make no mistake, any of those guys would lay out 99.999 of people on the street. He's a warrior.
@baloog8 I think you estimate is a bit large. I understand better than probley most what the difference between a trained, conditioned, disciplined and level headed fighter is.
Of my 51 years I've wrestled folkstyle and Greaco-Roman, competed in Judo you the last 20 years and still train hard every day.
I coach and teach at 3 BJJ schools around the month so the Jui Jitsu folks can survive a fight against much faster catch and freestyle fighters and not get slammed around.
I am from Holland,thank you for uploading this . All fighters in this world,should know about this hero and that the Dutch are the best kickboxers in the world..❤
Sadly the Dutch government got rid of kickboxing with their ridiculous rules. Past glory, now a shell of its former self.
I agree! Ramon dekkers peter artz are my heros
I remember Kaman as a kid. Born in 1985, I remember my father watching his flights, what a fighter. These guys back then were real tough guys! Not like today's fighters and that's facts.💯💪🏻🇬🇧 Rip to 2 legendary fighter's Rob Kaman & Ramon Deckers.🙏🏻
blame the rules
Ok boomer
wow. the sound of the punches landing and the kicks. what a phenomenally well rounded fighter. and fought with honor too. that fight with roofus was incredible, both fighters were amazing
What an amazing fighter...his children and family must be so proud to have a legend like him for others to be inspired.
Man, I'd love a Ramon Dekkers video from you guys, that glimpse in this video left me wanting more.
Great vid as always!
RIP KAMAN. Nederlandse Legende
I had no idea Rob was gone. What a tragic loss of a true legend. My sympathies to his family. RIP Mr. Low Kick.
great tribute, brought me back to my childhood in the 90's. The champ deserved it, good job mate
I've been into martial arts since I was 12 and now I'm 60 and never heard of this guy. What a beast! In his prime he would dominate the UFC. Absolutely amazing power, skill, and technique. Nasty timing too.
Rufus fighting Muay Thai elites and banning knees & kicks tarnishes those fights. All because he was low kicked into another dimension by The White Elephant…
Chicken rufus
Yeah i agree for that ..Rufus hate low kicks😂
What better way to command a fight than to remove his opponents strengths to protect his weaknesses ...
I’m sure you’re a much bigger man than him!
Another votesport video, I can sit back and relax. Best channel on RUclips hands down!
Ive heard of Him but never knew who He was.
Thank You for this video tribute a legend is known..RIP
Kaman never complain took his "L"s like a champ and fought all comers ,true champ RIP .
This man is the reason I personally fell in love with Dutch kickboxing.