The pacing of these fight breakdowns is just so great, I love how much time you give to actually explaining what's going on. So so good.

@miguelguzman4552

2 ай бұрын

Fr

@peteramarillo8952

Ай бұрын

a lot of those Japanese organization fights were fixed. I'm not sure this is real

"...by kicking his ass *pauses* literally" 😂

@yasielromero8236

2 ай бұрын

The following line was just as good " Even though he couldn't kick his ass figuratively..." He dares write amazing scripts on top of his already amazing analysis 😂

Hoost hunted him the entire fight. Figured out the counters mid-round and punished him for every mistake. Ernesto Hoost ladies and gentlemen 🏆 both Filho and Hoost…classic top notch kickboxing at its best. In their prime too.

Man I miss K1 - no bullshit, just the best fighting the best. Hoost was always my favourite fighter, just lethal.

@scottwilliams8334

Ай бұрын

He was a bad dude for real. I would imagine it wouldn't make a difference where he was fighting, gym, street, a party, the side of the road, anywhere. I'm not a badass, but I know one when I see them.

@fabilichusaquaman4263

Ай бұрын

K1 and Pride was the most fun fight evens ever.

@jalenikezeue4114

Ай бұрын

Who Was your favourite champion

@jalenikezeue4114

Ай бұрын

@@fabilichusaquaman4263 who was your favourite fighter from pride fc

@fabilichusaquaman4263

Ай бұрын

@@jalenikezeue4114 I would say Rampage, paulo filoh, hellboy hansen, aoki, sakuraba

Hoost is genuinely terrifying, the instant duck at 6:56 is so snappy and forceful. One of my favorite fighters for sure

That liver shot leg kick from Hoost is a classic Dutch kickboxing combination often referred to as the Dutchie. The great Jose Aldo used it expertly in MMA.

@TheModernMartialArtist

2 ай бұрын

That's where I knew it from too, but when Gabriel Varga did a video with me he wanted to demonstrate that same tactic but said he learned it from Buakaw. I wonder if he picked it up from K1 guys or if his Thai gym was already teaching it.

@poindextertunes

2 ай бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtistman these comments are both DEEP mma cuts and I’m here for it 🔥 Comments for the Real fans 🤝

K1 Always Make the fights the fans wanted no one ducked each other what a Amazing and brutal sport, Filho lost but deserve respect he really are a Tough Guy and true Warrior.

@jalenikezeue4114

2 ай бұрын

Yeah He Was The Best

When Filho KO Ernesto he almost quit of his carrer because that KO is soo Brutal, I'm Glad that Hoost never Quit of K1 he's the GOAT of Kickboxing.

Ernerto Hoost Mister Perfect European Champion of Muay Thai, Champion of K1,Champion of Savate, ISKA Champion, K2 Champion, Kickboxing Champion a true legend.

@diegoleonardo4330

2 ай бұрын

I still can't believe he lost to Sapp

@geraldfriend256

2 ай бұрын

@@diegoleonardo4330twice. Sapp was different before he became a meme, but I still can’t believe it either

@flowrepins6663

2 ай бұрын

​@@geraldfriend256the sefond fight was a bad stoppage. You cant underestimate a 150 kg roided guy power

@Dejan-gz6vz

Ай бұрын

Branko Cikatić with 39 and 40 sent Mr.Perfect in the land of dreams.

2:59 he literally stopped the roundhouse with a short, precision side kick🥹 Stopping kicks with kicks is some Anime level sh*t😱🥷💪🏾

@TheModernMartialArtist

2 ай бұрын

In the Kyokushin Karate tournaments him and Hug competed in, stopping kicks with knee shields and kicks and all kinds of variations of blending them and pairing them was pretty common. Knee bars are common in Muay Thai too but usually done in a much different way that is paired with clinching. It's actually amazing so much stuff from Kyokushin worked in K1 since it's usually a disadvantage to go from a limited rules system to a system that allows for more possibilities.

@dacedebeer2697

2 ай бұрын

​@TheModernMartialArtist specialization has a whole quality of it's own. And it's easier to focus on less things than more. But sure, as a former contact style karateca now training muay thai for the past 5 years, muay thai is the more complete art.

@michaelterrell5061

2 ай бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtistIntercepting and stopping techniques seem to be common in traditional East Asian martial arts. Not so much in South or Southeast Asian martial arts though.

@AH-dd7uc

Ай бұрын

Nasty work

More K1! Yusssss! Hoost was the leg kick machine.

That was beautiful. I love seeing two top tier fighters going toe to toe with respect.

K1 was so fucking awesome

Thank you for including the good sportsmanship in your edits. I appreciate them touching gloves before two of the three rounds.

Grande mestre Francisco Filho, meu sensei de Ichigeki Kickboxing, contra o maior campeão do K1 Ernesto Hoost, que eu costumava chamar de estátua viva do Oscar! K1 trazia lutas de um nível elevadíssimo que você nunca verá em um UFC!

The proper Portuguese pronunciation of Filho is "fil-yo", not "filo" (with a specific inflexion in the middle that has no equivalent in English). As a general rule, "ilho" (like in "maravilhosa") is pronounced "ilyo".

@exe2517

2 ай бұрын

Obrigado

@johnvanhal2450

16 күн бұрын

Yes, but try to teach that to most English speaking people. Hoost is pronounced "host" in English. The way they say Hoost means cough in Dutch. 🙄

Have you ever made a wrestling video? I love you’re videos and as a HS wrestler I honestly think it would be so cool to watch

I personally Call Mr 🥋Filho🇧🇷 The Slayer of Legends He Beat some serious martial arts rick roufus Peter aerts remy bonjasky Cyril Abidi And The Blue eyed Samurai Andy hug 🇨🇭 both in Karate And kickboxing

I love this series so much, and love when an new part drops

Damn dawg. Ur break down of these fights has given me a new understanding and appreciation for professional fighting. Ty for ur insights

Love the respect they show each other

I was relaxing next to my toddler as they were napping thinking, "Today can't get any better...", 😂😂. How wrong I was lmao, thanks brother.

Love the K1 Grand Prix videos!

This is one of the best breakdowns of a fight. Loved it.

Got to say those rounds were technically brilliant from both fighters, and a great breakdown from the narrator. Good fight

Kyokushin 😎

Thank you for the analysis - it's so interesting to see all the little subtleties pointed out by someone who knows what to look for!

Love this, looking forward to the next one!

Dude, that tepe to counter the hook was absolute master-level skill by Filho. We don't even see those kind of counters in high-level kung-fu films by masters like Donnie Yen. That is some next level Ultra Instinct-style fighting skill right there. These guys were on a completely different level, and whenever people talk about UFC being "high level", I can only scoff when revisiting many of the legendary K1 and Pancrase fights of old.

9:09 Absolutely brilliant set up for the head kick

@andreasdeutinger7319

2 ай бұрын

andi hug was a great fighter.

This is my favorite series of yours. I'm actually sad it's ending soon.

The old Japanese Grand Prixs were the absolute best. K1 and Pride were light years better than the ufc or any mma today

Two competitors who are the class of their sports, bravo.

Wow, that was some fight. What a great couple of guys.

Nothing beats K1, greatest fights with the best fighters in the world.

10/10 content love it keep it up g

Two warriors. No other way to describe these men.

FASCINATING! :D Thanks!

I miss watching K1

This is really well done.

Bro I don't know what is up with You-Tube lately but, this is the second video from you that didn't show up on my subscription feed. I wonder if this is happening to any other channels I follow.

@hanestshirtsarecool

Ай бұрын

It means you might be a vegan.

@4n6

Ай бұрын

@@hanestshirtsarecoolDefinitely not.

I've watched Filho's hundred-man kumite. It's pretty cool 👍🏾

I wanna start making such content but in my own language 😂, this guy made me fall in love , I love this channel

excellent editing

Hey, can you make a fight breakdown of Buster Douglas vs. Mike Tyson. I was looking through your old videos and realized that you haven't covered such a big fight yet. That fight would be so good to see your breakdown and analysis of it. I would love to see it, and im sure others would too

That head nod, showing his respect ❤

Hoost’s low kicks were so savage

The combos are insane

I watched this back in the 90s first time we got cable tv K1 was great.

That’s badass. The sheer advanced skill levels both fighters displayed looked very amazing. Although Filho was great as a technically skilled boxer, Hoost showed why he was labeled “Mr Perfect”. After seeing everything that could be thrown at him against Filho, he greatly took advantage of any openings from strikes, counters and setups, Filho would have tried against himself. If it went on longer it would have been interesting to see if Filho may have had any response to adapt to Hoost’s genius fighting IQ

I trained with Nicholas Pettas in 2000 when he visited the Pacific Northwest, and watched him work with Francisco Fihlo and Glaube Feitosa. I remember NP holding the Thai pads for FF, then between rounds he’d put both his forearms on a bag of ice while providing them with feedback. Insane power from all 3 of them. The good ol days for sure…. Enshin / Kyokushin and MT background here. Edit: great work and commentary! Sub’d!

@TheModernMartialArtist

Ай бұрын

Those poor pads haha Must have sounded like thunder in there!

That was excellent.... Easy sub

If you fighted against the Legendary Hoost it's already a Winner in my opnion Hoost it's the best Kickboxer in story.

That second lowkick of Ernesto bed you even ngannou could take that iron bar to the leg

Parrying a spin kick with a side kick is pretty awesome.

Best time for martial arts! Legends!

Hoost was a beast! Great fight, pretty even match up, Hoost was just too good.

Love this series

Fair to say that these lads had two more fights. In the last one, Hoost won another time by decision... but in the second fight, Francisco KO Ernesto with a left hook. Can't say who is the best... maybe the two best kickboxers ever

Incredible legends

This is how i imagine Elites vs Spartans from Halo being like except you know to the death 😈🤣 Due to Sangheili physiology they'd have especially powerful kicks so i believe they'd have a strong emphasis on foot work and kicking styles to catch the Spartans and obviously the normal ants (nonaugmented humans) by surprise. So they'd be using their powerful legs a lot. And well you know Spartans have human based martial arts and they'd do whatever they could with that.

Can you breakdown the 8 man glory Grand Prix?

As a Dutch person who practices karate, I felt conflicted on who to support in this one

What's the name of the first tune needed for training.

Awesomeness ❤

PLEASE break down Jon "Bones" Jones of MMA. Would love to see that! Thanks for all the good work!

@jonstiffer4994

Ай бұрын

Steroids, cocaine, eye pokes and ugly kicks to his opponents' knees. There you go. :)

Let's just not forget that after that Francisco Filho knocked out both Ernesto Hoost and Andy Hug (who had already been knocked out by him before also under Kyokushin rules).

As someone who is lowkicked by trainingpartner Ernesto i can tell you it hurts every fightet knows you can fake it but nobody can walk 3 days after fight lowkicked by Ernesto you can not walk for a week

Feint game was working but never seemed to land clean with the shots that were set up. Hoost was already out of the way or intercepting!

Love the respect

Killer metal track playing at the end Who is it?

Is the background music from the N64 game Mace: the Dark Age?

When Ryu and Freddy Mercury do the Fusion technique, they become Andy Hug! Osu! 😃👍👍👊🥋🥊🔥

Hoost will always be the most intelligent and effective fighter in kickboxing for me.

What are the bg-music called?

You should do a Miguel cotto vid breakdown next 🔥

Can you make a video explaining how/why the overall level and skillset of kickboxers went down since the K-1 days? I've seen the Glory tournament and I was shocked at how low the skillset was, compared to the K-1 days.

I have been waiting for ken norton vs ali 3rd match :(

When we still had a REAL world grandprix...

I love how all them were clearly enhanced. Heavyweights looking like greek gods with the speed and stamina of middleweights.

Yeah, I'm not surprised the guy with the name, 'hug', is hard af.

I miss the K1 and PRIDE days...

This is beautiful I feel as if K1 was a naruto episode

I missed this video because it never showed up in my subscriptions list. It still isn't in the list 13 days later. I've seen videos take a few hours to show up in the list but never 2 weeks. Anyone else have the same issue?

@TheModernMartialArtist

Ай бұрын

Yeah sorry I had to turn off sub notifications for these kickboxing videos because the subs were telling the analytics that the videos sucked. I've tried not notifying subs twice now and the videos get a lot of views within a week once I let the algorithm figure out who likes it on its own without the subs. I have no idea why I have to do this, didn't used to. Possible there are bots or possible that my audience is too diverse in what they like. But you will see the video on your home page once it starts ramping up, right now it's gone from 100 to 2,000 views an hour over the last several hours lol I may try it with my boxing videos too, having a lot of subs is actually inhibiting at this point which is just ridiculous.

@pillarofcreation4718

Ай бұрын

@@TheModernMartialArtist That's crazy. I watch everything off my subscription list and I have no notifications enabled. As far as I understand the video should still be in my subscription feed even if you disabled sub notifications, but I may be wrong. Either way, I'll be keeping my eye out for the conclusion to the K1 series. Cheers.

@TheModernMartialArtist

Ай бұрын

They don't have an option to turn off one or the other. Either it doesn't notify in your subscription page and there's no notifications, or it does both of those things. Otherwise I would probably keep the sub page enabled! @@pillarofcreation4718

Came for the Hoost. Stayed for the Hug.

Good times :)

lol when i saw the tourney roster, you could see peter aerts and ernesto hoost both came out of theirbrackets. the dutch are real good kickboxers apparently.

i would love to see some breakdowns with the greatatest fighter Emilianenko

This is prime Ernesto

5:93 wow Mr Perfect might not be PERFECT PERFECT but he seems to have the understanding down. Loved watching Hoost when I got introduced to the sport, but 10 years of follow combat sports closely and sparring, and I can better appreciate the small things. That hope was so light it looked like gliding, if he had rotated more (feet and hip) it would had been over.

Do you want to cover pride fc bouts sometime cause there are phenomenal fights I want you to do

@WhiskeyMyersour

2 ай бұрын

PRIDE never dies. What a time that was to be alive.

@Sam-ht4og

2 ай бұрын

@@WhiskeyMyersour Yeah, stupid level of weight difference, maybe not well rounded but unique style and so, so many good characters. There was this Wild West energy and absurdity that really felt like watching Baki

@taejon4370

2 ай бұрын

He can’t the UFC owns pride and he can’t cover UFC fights without a copyright strike

@Sam-ht4og

2 ай бұрын

@@taejon4370 Ohh right, never thought about that😩 What a shame I wanted to see him talk about stuff like how famous k-1 competitors transitioned to MMA like how Micro’s style changed and later even more so when he stopped relying on kicks after injuries

Kyokushin karate gets a lot of hate because of the "no head punches". These guys seem to forget that kyokushin guys literally ran the K1 scene in the 80s.

leg kicks? and opposed to arm kicks? a very modern martial artist indeed

K1 reminds me more of Tekken than MK but that's my opinion like fighters from all over the world fighting in their own unique way

I think K-1 is more like Virtua Fighter than MK. Virtua Fighter, for those who aren’t aware, seemed to focused more on martial arts than an elaborate story like Tekken and Mortal Kombat.

A modern day boxing grandprix would have to be a winner takes $25 million type

Muaythai is a blessing greatest martial art of all time!

In those days someone going in with the strategy of a calf kick could’ve taken the whole tournament. Making it so no one can get past one fight.

In the final round, Hoost was basically saying: "You're good, but I'm better." 😅

@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh

2 ай бұрын

Yeah and later Filho almost ended Hoost career.

Great video. My only gripe is the background music. Too loud. Takes away from the great narration.