As always, your appreciation of combat fundamentals is miraculously instructive and enlightening. It's my opinion that MMA isn't yet a "sweet science", with the rare exception of a handful of high-IQ fighters and coaches, because of the dearth of this type of analysis and incorporation. Being that it's actually in its infancy, there are naturally no people like Cus D'Amato, with a half century of experience, in modern full-contact MMA. Two or three decades maybe, but not five.
@@Thor-Orion it’s always either Dekkers or Buakaw, nobody ever mentions Masato, Musashi, Bernardo, Zambidis, all great and exciting action fighters as well
I met him in Sittard while he was eating. He was with only a few people asking him questions. His English was very good and I remember my father making me shake his hand. His hands were like vice grips and I remember him telling me nice hair cut (I had a bowl cut). RIP
@@rolandxor179 probably both, in the ring he was a monster that didn't care what happened to his body as long as he brought his opponent down. His training was definitely crazy too.
@@peppa7926 he had his own created fighting style. created with his step father and his step brother. and like you said he was a literal bulldozer. no matter what or who was infront of him they had to be removed. he fought no matter what. even if he had injuries
what if ur kid wants to become a kickboxer but he is really weak and you think it is not a good idea? Do you just leg kick him 56 times dekkers style and it will take the silly notion from his head?
@@mmareviewer.2372Nah, just let him go to the kickboxing gym and he will eventually get stronger. If he quits because of the hard training, then you can say kickboxing wasn't for him. Fighters aren't born strong. They earn their strength through training.
@@mattybhoy6522 nope unfortunally his life style outside the gym made his life end on such a young age. Rip to the legend, who set the tone for the rest of the netherlands in the fighting sports
@@jasonmcbride1538 I didn't know who Dekkers was until yesterday lol, he's the best I've ever seen, and I've seen miles and miles of Muay Thai and kickboxing clips.
@@user-pd9ju5dk5s Why would you try and disrespect a Muay Thai legend like this? Firstly, I'm pretty sure your only source you use is Wikipedia and his fight record on Wikipedia is incomplete. Secondly he fought Thai fighters in Thailand, you can guess what happens when the fight goes full distance. The Thai fighter get's the victory if the foreign opponent doesn't dominate, it's generally known that Dekkers has been robbed multiple times. Thirdly Ramon Dekkers was the first foreign fighter that claimed the title Muay Thai Fighter of the Year in Thailand, he even got a Royal award from the Thai Royal Family for his services to the sport.
@@nlamin5384 4 - 16. No one in muay thai considers him a legend 🤣🤣. Dekkers mostly got famous with westerners bc Coban tried to slug with him and got knocked out. Otherwise, his pitiful record while holding a pronounced weight advantage speaks for itself. Keep repeating "robbed" excuses LMFAO.
He is from my city and there are two murals dedicated to him, but he deserves far more recognition. He was honored by the then king of Thialand for all he accomplished which was a super rare accomplishment for a foreign fighter in Thailand, Ramon Dekkers was king!
Is the 'disputed' mural still there on the wall in Breda? Dutch weirdly didn't value fighters at all, because they were profiled as related to crime, so sad. In time Breda's will realise the merit of Dekkers.
I would have never thought to look at Ramon Dekkers' defense if it weren't for videos like this. It's not the first thing that comes to mind when you look at a highlight reel, but to me it's now actually one of the most interesting things about him. He does a lot of things I've been thinking about, wondering how they would work (especially for boxing) and it's great to see them broken down and in action. That's why I keep coming back to this channel and rewatching videos, and what makes these videos more exciting and interesting to me than any KO highlight compilations. I wish I could buy your books where I am and hope your channel will continue to grow.
I remember watching the video of Ramon Dekkers' when he received that honor in Thailand - it was so beautiful to see, he was clearly very proud and I'm so happy for him that even though he died young he achieved so much in Thailand and around the world.
I never really gave dekkers that much attention until now, and seeing him he really is something fascinating, all of those kicks and punches feel like raw power and precision
nah god didnt create us. we created out selves. the saying goes. god created the world but the dutch created the netherlands. in other words we created our selves.
His leg kicks were terrifying just absolutely terrifying. Like a baseball bat. Combined with his power in his hands he was so scary. An absolute legend. RIP Diamond.
Nieky Holzken's style is more like a Dutch Buakaw than Dekkers though. He's just in your face the whole fight slipping attacks or rolling with them and firing a counter. Dekkers is in your face too but it's not a constant and consistent pressure like Nieky. Dekkers picks you apart until he finds a rhythm and then makes it rain on you. Nieky is way more measured. Did a beautiful job on Kosmo Alexander picking his shots to get the KO. That's my favorite win of his. Dekkers wouldve poured on more aggression and worked different angles a little more.
@@Anthonydu01630 Internet warrior, you only dare saying this stupid bullshit on the internet where you feel confident. Come to the Netherlands and say this in Hemmers Gym or any other gym, you would get knocked out cold.
So subtle but so deadly. To the casual fan's eye, it just looks like attack after attack but there were so many layers to his game much like Duran and Tyson. Thank you for this vid. #thediamond
Excellent breakdown of Dekkers different layers of defense. Given he is known for his offense (rightfully so) most breakdowns/docs seem to overlook this part of his game which allowed him to employ his juggernaut style offense more efficiently. USS!
He had no real holes in his game. He was a one-off. He combined massive talent with drive, discipline, hard work, super athleticism, aggression and high fight IQ. And best of all, he was Dutch. ;)
Techniques and tactics are essential, however total commitment to techniques, no barriers to self preservation, conditioning and a warriors intellect are key
If this dude trained Takedown Defense and Wrestling for 2 years and went to MMA he would have been an absolute destroyer of a champion in the UFC/OneFC.
Probably woulda never goten to the canvas man!! Even with light wrestling skills he would of destroyed people would have loved to see Silva and him ....shit Silva prolly studies his tapes as most probably did
he dont need to learn take downs he just have the dutch low kick thats all that he need to do ufc mma even the eagle have no change to come even close to dekker :D
The fact he fought internationally (mainly Thailand) brought him many challenges. One being, the judges. They were prejudiced against this fighter from Holland. The Thai's wanted Thais to win. His focus, determination, fierce competitiveness and phenomenal athleticism made him train hard and smart. He had to be obviously better or the W would go to his competitor. Rest in peace. We haven't forgotten.
Thai rules are also weird about what scores points. Like clean punches score less than a defended roundhouse. I might be getting that wrong but it is that level of counterintuitive to Dutch kickboxing.
Thais ref will always want thais man to win and they always cheated.. When thai fighters did the illegal they will always allowed them but not for their opponents especially if their opponents are from europe.. this is the truth
Thanks for this breakdown on Dekkers, I’d like to see more of the great Thai Muay Thai fighters too, I feel like a lot of the Thai don’t get enough clout minus Saenchai, Buakaw, Fairtex, and Sagat. But it would also be cool to see a breakdown on Joe Schilling too, smoking thru his entire career. True Thai style!
Man i was desperate for a new vid and once again, you did not disappoint with the quality. Being a fan for quite sometime and this video definitely helps me out with my style. Trying to shape up a pressure like approach and been Shadowboxing almost every day. Hopefully ill see results once i get back to the dojo. Love watching your vids and feel so inspired by them
One of the best Dutch fighters to date. He also reminds me of Bruce Lee. He was so fast and powerful and simply exploded while fighting. One of my favourites together with Aerts and Kaman.
Can you do a technique breakdown of Gilbert Ballantine? He was similar to Ramon Dekkers, aggresive and relentless. They even fought 3 times and Gilbert got 2 wins out of those.
Dekker was tough as nails. In his later years they had to fuse his right shin to his foot due to years of accumulated damage to avoid amputation and he was told to stop fighting. His response was to switch more to southpaw and kick more with his left leg..... and he still kicked with his right leg. He also tore a bicep before his fight against Duane Ludwig and fought anyway and won.
One of the stories I remember of Dekkers was that in some fight in Thailand, he was send to from Netherlands to an airport 100kms far from the event and he had to drive on bad roads with taxi for a whole day just to fuck with his preparation. He never won close fights because judges didn't like him but he's a legend among all other Thai people
@@kabukicho3009 not true, they did not let him win the close fights due tto the fact that thai people did not like a forgeiner win on their cultural sports. Keep in mind he was the first non thai world champion in the sports.
Ryan Anderson the scoring system was idiotic. He was a prolific puncher and they gave little credit for it, which has since changed incrementally, which shows even they have accepted the logical inadequacies of a system that allows punching and ko’s by punches, but awards little credit for it in the fight.
Another story was that when he beat some thai dude, they told him he had to fight another even bigger dude on the next day, else he would not get paid. Instead of arguing his response was that he would do it. His heart and spirit was insane
Nice breakdown. Also one must admit it also has a little to do with picking the opponent. This is a key part of managing a fighter and also how one builds a winning record.
His lone MMA bout ended with a loss to Genki Sudo, which I thought was interesting since I've been listening to a lot of World Order lately. Sudo would be a good subject for one of these videos thanks to just how unorthodox a fighter he was.
@@cheetoyeeto1232 Genki was a lot like Emannual Augustus. Really fun to watch, but his match results didn't line up with his skills. If he hadn't retired early he probably would have gotten much more success.
It's hard to fathom that someone with such unbelievable, almost cyborg-like strength and power passed away so young and so suddenly. What a phenomenonal talent. Among the greatest ever.
Wauw this is my big idol !!! He got that tijger instinct and keep on the presure on his opponents and they had trouble by blocking his punches and kick combo's !! OSU Ramon dekkers R.I.P you will never be forgotten 🙏🏻😔 usch.
As someone who knew nothing about combat sports at all before stumbling upon your channel, I'd like to thank you for these easy-to-digest breakdowns of the art and science behind them. Especially these non-boxing related videos; it's all wonderful, but something about kickboxing/muay thai just *hits*, pun unintended. Would love a guide for dummies like me who are learning to enjoy these sports but aren't really clear on where to start actually following them.
Nice video man! It would be cool if you could also do a breakdown of Coban, and then follow up with all Ramon Dekkers VS Coban fights. Seeing those two fight each other is a blast and I would love for a breakdown of their fights!
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You got a shot from his pennacchio fight. Could you make a breakdown of that fight or of pennacchio himself?
As always, your appreciation of combat fundamentals is miraculously instructive and enlightening. It's my opinion that MMA isn't yet a "sweet science", with the rare exception of a handful of high-IQ fighters and coaches, because of the dearth of this type of analysis and incorporation. Being that it's actually in its infancy, there are naturally no people like Cus D'Amato, with a half century of experience, in modern full-contact MMA. Two or three decades maybe, but not five.
BOWE HOLYFIELD 1 BREAKDOWN PLEASE ID PAY!!
Could you please make a video of
*ALEXANDER KARELIN*
Awesome! Please do a Technique Breakdown of Francois Pennacchio
TBE. Tyson actually said in an interview that Dekkers was his favorite kickboxer. This video explains why. RIP Ramon.
Tyson and Dekkers have met each other several times, even in their own homes.
Dekkers is everyone’s favorite kickboxer.
You got links to that interview
@@Thor-Orion it’s always either Dekkers or Buakaw, nobody ever mentions Masato, Musashi, Bernardo, Zambidis, all great and exciting action fighters as well
@@javiernegron2633 I always loved Zambidis for that hook and being so undersized and still beating the fuck out of people.
I met him in Sittard while he was eating. He was with only a few people asking him questions. His English was very good and I remember my father making me shake his hand. His hands were like vice grips and I remember him telling me nice hair cut (I had a bowl cut). RIP
He died really young..43 of a heart attack.
Either he wasn't natural or he pushed his body just way beyond what is normal.
@@rolandxor179 probably both, in the ring he was a monster that didn't care what happened to his body as long as he brought his opponent down. His training was definitely crazy too.
@@peppa7926 he had his own created fighting style. created with his step father and his step brother. and like you said he was a literal bulldozer. no matter what or who was infront of him they had to be removed. he fought no matter what. even if he had injuries
Very good English? If their are dutch, german or Nordic, you should not surprised with that
What were you doing in Sittard of all places?
Man he's got that brutal fury. Those body shots are nasty. He puts so much torque into them
Legendary dutchman from Dutch Wonderland.
Diamond Dekkers had excellent timing and was incredible. Rest easy Ramon!
#DiamondIsForever
1:22 he spun that guy around like a cartoon character! LMAO
💃💃💃
what if ur kid wants to become a kickboxer but he is really weak and you think it is not a good idea? Do you just leg kick him 56 times dekkers style and it will take the silly notion from his head?
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Lol he spin that Nigga lol....Dells goes hard as fuck man!!!
@@mmareviewer.2372Nah, just let him go to the kickboxing gym and he will eventually get stronger. If he quits because of the hard training, then you can say kickboxing wasn't for him. Fighters aren't born strong. They earn their strength through training.
One of my fave fighters. He's so damn aggressive.
Shame he died so young from a heart attack at 43.
controle agressie,the only not Thai,got an invencion from Thailand King&Queen
@@terminal-velocity111 eh I don't want to sound harsh. But he put his body through hell, his body probably just had enough
@@mattybhoy6522 nope unfortunally his life style outside the gym made his life end on such a young age. Rip to the legend, who set the tone for the rest of the netherlands in the fighting sports
Rip
I need to see more of this man, I was absolutely absorbed by this.
Hands down the greatest there ever was
@@jasonmcbride1538 I didn't know who
Dekkers was until yesterday lol, he's the
best I've ever seen, and I've seen miles
and miles of Muay Thai and kickboxing
clips.
This guy dekkers definitely needs more recognition from the west.
Did you know he's passed? RIP Mr. Dekkers
Blue Is i referring to his accomplishments. Yes.
Kenzita I’m saying he needs to be known for his great accomplishments in the West too
Kenzita when it comes to kickboxing you mean
he's famous here in holland and in thailand but yes .. you're right
He was one of the greatest and he was loved in Thailand and he was the first out of Thailand champion!!
and invited by King&Queen of Thailand
I thought Benny 'the jet' Urquidez took the world back in the 70s
His record was like 4-16 in Thailand 🙄
@@user-pd9ju5dk5s Why would you try and disrespect a Muay Thai legend like this? Firstly, I'm pretty sure your only source you use is Wikipedia and his fight record on Wikipedia is incomplete. Secondly he fought Thai fighters in Thailand, you can guess what happens when the fight goes full distance. The Thai fighter get's the victory if the foreign opponent doesn't dominate, it's generally known that Dekkers has been robbed multiple times. Thirdly Ramon Dekkers was the first foreign fighter that claimed the title Muay Thai Fighter of the Year in Thailand, he even got a Royal award from the Thai Royal Family for his services to the sport.
@@nlamin5384 4 - 16. No one in muay thai considers him a legend 🤣🤣. Dekkers mostly got famous with westerners bc Coban tried to slug with him and got knocked out. Otherwise, his pitiful record while holding a pronounced weight advantage speaks for itself.
Keep repeating "robbed" excuses LMFAO.
Puts the "art" in the Martial Arts.
Naw, he brought the martial too homey-
that bonafide martial greatness right there!
Robert Deskins I’d say both...
@@robdeskrd that's exactly what he said...homie.
*martial* artist. It's written right there?!!
Keep that headgear on, you're gonna need that bro.
😉😉
Puts the ''cute'' in execute and the ''ass'' in assassin.
He is from my city and there are two murals dedicated to him, but he deserves far more recognition. He was honored by the then king of Thialand for all he accomplished which was a super rare accomplishment for a foreign fighter in Thailand, Ramon Dekkers was king!
Is the 'disputed' mural still there on the wall in Breda? Dutch weirdly didn't value fighters at all, because they were profiled as related to crime, so sad. In time Breda's will realise the merit of Dekkers.
He inspired me 14 years ago to start training Muay Thai. Legend.
I would have never thought to look at Ramon Dekkers' defense if it weren't for videos like this. It's not the first thing that comes to mind when you look at a highlight reel, but to me it's now actually one of the most interesting things about him. He does a lot of things I've been thinking about, wondering how they would work (especially for boxing) and it's great to see them broken down and in action. That's why I keep coming back to this channel and rewatching videos, and what makes these videos more exciting and interesting to me than any KO highlight compilations. I wish I could buy your books where I am and hope your channel will continue to grow.
I remember watching the video of Ramon Dekkers' when he received that honor in Thailand - it was so beautiful to see, he was clearly very proud and I'm so happy for him that even though he died young he achieved so much in Thailand and around the world.
Awesome video man but the description of Dekkers´ guards is just amazing! Thank you for the value I´m going to watch this several times.
I love his technique and fighting style nice video may Ramon dekkers rest in peace
all Muay Thai and k1,are from BRABANT
you knowe where you are talking about ,broh
I never really gave dekkers that much attention until now, and seeing him he really is something fascinating, all of those kicks and punches feel like raw power and precision
That cross feint to leaping left hook is straight up tyson's first kd punch vs donnie long
Don't forget that Donnie Long punches "at least as hard as Mike Tyson, if not harder"!
Pascal Scherr at least he allowed the world to see that kung fu movie sound effect can happen irl when punched by Tyson's leaping hook lmao
That last clip made my knees hurt
"...and as a finishing touch, God created the Dutch."
Glad you've covered The Diamond. He truly was not a common fighter. One of my personal faves.
nah god didnt create us. we created out selves. the saying goes. god created the world but the dutch created the netherlands. in other words we created our selves.
His leg kicks were terrifying just absolutely terrifying. Like a baseball bat. Combined with his power in his hands he was so scary. An absolute legend. RIP Diamond.
I love the ferocity. Just relentless. That leg kick segment was cool.
I have seen all of his fights available. He was amazing. Died way too early. Nieky Holzken is one of his students. Also a champion
Nieky Holzken's style is more like a Dutch Buakaw than Dekkers though. He's just in your face the whole fight slipping attacks or rolling with them and firing a counter. Dekkers is in your face too but it's not a constant and consistent pressure like Nieky. Dekkers picks you apart until he finds a rhythm and then makes it rain on you. Nieky is way more measured. Did a beautiful job on Kosmo Alexander picking his shots to get the KO. That's my favorite win of his. Dekkers wouldve poured on more aggression and worked different angles a little more.
Yeah too much steroid just like kimbo slice they died at the same age
@@Anthonydu01630 ?
@@Anthonydu01630 Internet warrior, you only dare saying this stupid bullshit on the internet where you feel confident. Come to the Netherlands and say this in Hemmers Gym or any other gym, you would get knocked out cold.
Dekkers legacy lives on through Nieky, both are Legends.
Always a good day when you post 👌👌
I agree
Lol when I saw the notification I literally went oooooooooo! And walked away from my job site to watch it.
Empty Hand you done the right thing.
Legend. Dekkers was so precise. Amazing to watch.
I’ve never seen any fighter using their hips almost perfectly to put power in those punches!! That was incredible to watch!
8:59 ah yes, the age old rule: don't fix what isn't broken. And if your opponent isn't fixing the cracks in their game, break them instead
Always been a fan of Dekkers but never understood what a genius technician he was until now.
he was good before the him a legend man Thai fights made him a legend
So subtle but so deadly. To the casual fan's eye, it just looks like attack after attack but there were so many layers to his game much like Duran and Tyson. Thank you for this vid. #thediamond
explain pleace,
Excellent breakdown of Dekkers different layers of defense. Given he is known for his offense (rightfully so) most breakdowns/docs seem to overlook this part of his game which allowed him to employ his juggernaut style offense more efficiently. USS!
a friend of mine was a semi professional european thaiboxing champion. ramon dekkers was his Idol. he fought like him, he was a fury !
Because of Dekkers (Muay Thai)I started to follow Dutch kickboxing, and it gave me a proud feeling how many great fighters the Dutch produced.
He's a very humble guy, I had the opportunity to see him a couple times and meet him
Talk about a breakdown !! Awesome vid man, thank you ! And RIP Ramon ✊🏻
He had no real holes in his game. He was a one-off. He combined massive talent with drive, discipline, hard work, super athleticism, aggression and high fight IQ.
And best of all, he was Dutch. ;)
Amazing breakdown man💯
Nice tribute. Dekkers No 1.
You could say he really "decked" his opponents
BRABANDER Nederlander
That's savage lol
Blizzard 👉🚪
I don't get it. Please explain.
@@calska140 his last name "dekker".
I love your breakdowns... the analytics.. the explanations with the vid editing... thank you so much...
Techniques and tactics are essential, however total commitment to techniques, no barriers to self preservation, conditioning and a warriors intellect are key
RIP Legend - never forget!
Very beautiful breakdown
If this dude trained Takedown Defense and Wrestling for 2 years and went to MMA he would have been an absolute destroyer of a champion in the UFC/OneFC.
Probably woulda never goten to the canvas man!! Even with light wrestling skills he would of destroyed people would have loved to see Silva and him ....shit Silva prolly studies his tapes as most probably did
he dont need to learn take downs he just have the dutch low kick thats all that he need to do ufc mma even the eagle have no change to come even close to dekker :D
Would need to learn BJJ too. In fact, I think Dekkers had an MMA fight. I think he lost, don't remember if was to a sub tho
THANK YOU!! I’ve been waiting for another analysis. I think videos like this can definitely add to one’s fight IQ.
R. I. P Ramon Dekkers. Phenomenal fighter he was.
Excellent insight, great vid!
The fact he fought internationally (mainly Thailand) brought him many challenges. One being, the judges. They were prejudiced against this fighter from Holland. The Thai's wanted Thais to win. His focus, determination, fierce competitiveness and phenomenal athleticism made him train hard and smart. He had to be obviously better or the W would go to his competitor.
Rest in peace. We haven't forgotten.
Thai rules are also weird about what scores points. Like clean punches score less than a defended roundhouse. I might be getting that wrong but it is that level of counterintuitive to Dutch kickboxing.
Thats why he went in hard during the coban fight
Thais ref will always want thais man to win and they always cheated..
When thai fighters did the illegal they will always allowed them but not for their opponents especially if their opponents are from europe.. this is the truth
whom of you moderated my comment about Dekkers?
He lost all the time in Thailand while having a a considerable weight advantage 🤣
Thanks for this breakdown on Dekkers, I’d like to see more of the great Thai Muay Thai fighters too, I feel like a lot of the Thai don’t get enough clout minus Saenchai, Buakaw, Fairtex, and Sagat. But it would also be cool to see a breakdown on Joe Schilling too, smoking thru his entire career. True Thai style!
May your soul rest in peace Ramon Dekkers
Man i was desperate for a new vid and once again, you did not disappoint with the quality. Being a fan for quite sometime and this video definitely helps me out with my style. Trying to shape up a pressure like approach and been Shadowboxing almost every day. Hopefully ill see results once i get back to the dojo. Love watching your vids and feel so inspired by them
Ramon is my favorite combat athlete of all time.
I'd be fascinated to see your take on the Dekkers-Pennacchio match at some point. The rules were a bit odd, but it was fascinating to watch.
Savate 😏
"I'mma Dekk You"
Has a totally new meaning for me now.
😂 fareal tho is that where that saying comes from? Seriously?
Great video, now you should make one about THE GREEK Mike Tyson of Kickboxing - MIKE ZAMBIDIS !
Yeah, great kickboxer, very underrated
Talk about dangerous counters
Mike Bernardo
k1 does not go down on lowe kicks,Krupp stahl the best steal
1 in k1 Iron. Mike
his hits look like fucking rockets dam they look brutal. like he's about to make fire throwing them strikes
Love Dekkers, Dutch GOAT. Great analysis, you're an example to me for sure! Keep it up man.
One of the best Dutch fighters to date. He also reminds me of Bruce Lee. He was so fast and powerful and simply exploded while fighting. One of my favourites together with Aerts and Kaman.
much more power to weight ratio though IMO. Kamon great but only through momentum, Dekkers through insane speed.
@@blinky6667 Dekkers had a weight advantage
Can you do a technique breakdown of Gilbert Ballantine? He was similar to Ramon Dekkers, aggresive and relentless. They even fought 3 times and Gilbert got 2 wins out of those.
It is so cool looking at these body mechanics. Thank you for this breakdown. BRB gonna go work on my head movement
What a legend dekkers... Put everything into every strike and more
one of my favorites. Loved watching him fight.
Whats crazy is I dont know who Ramon Dekkers is, but I know his name. Goes to show how much his influence is in combat sports
nice analysis TMMA, so much wisdom to be obtained from this amazing fighter. He was savage as f**k.
Dekker was tough as nails. In his later years they had to fuse his right shin to his foot due to years of accumulated damage to avoid amputation and he was told to stop fighting. His response was to switch more to southpaw and kick more with his left leg..... and he still kicked with his right leg. He also tore a bicep before his fight against Duane Ludwig and fought anyway and won.
Ramon Dekkers rip. What an inspiration.
One of the stories I remember of Dekkers was that in some fight in Thailand, he was send to from Netherlands to an airport 100kms far from the event and he had to drive on bad roads with taxi for a whole day just to fuck with his preparation. He never won close fights because judges didn't like him but he's a legend among all other Thai people
He never won close fight cause he wasnt able to adapt to the Thai scoring system.He typically outclassed in most of his fights in Thailand
@@kabukicho3009 not true, they did not let him win the close fights due tto the fact that thai people did not like a forgeiner win on their cultural sports. Keep in mind he was the first non thai world champion in the sports.
Ryan Anderson most fights in Thailand? You know he has 186 wins, right?
Ryan Anderson the scoring system was idiotic. He was a prolific puncher and they gave little credit for it, which has since changed incrementally, which shows even they have accepted the logical inadequacies of a system that allows punching and ko’s by punches, but awards little credit for it in the fight.
Another story was that when he beat some thai dude, they told him he had to fight another even bigger dude on the next day, else he would not get paid. Instead of arguing his response was that he would do it. His heart and spirit was insane
GOAT. Ramon is such a legend
The one guy he leg kicked to death just shook his head like "nope, I don't want anything to do with that" when the ref stopped it.
Awesome breakdown , the best, also, it will be a great idea if you cover Coban : Dekkers' arch rival.
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How did Coban out-hit him? Volume or power?
Proud to be Dutch!
BRABANDER
No one cares dude
The Netherlands has produced a lot of great stand-up fighters.
@@Whoami1988_ You cared enough to comment
@@Whoami1988_
Netherlands > Thailand
One of the greatest fighters this world has ever seen. This man deserves a statue.
Dudes methodical!!...His power in his legs is amazing!!
Ramon Dekkers was a beast, had no fear no hesitation no respect for the opponent, Just guts to demolish and to destroy.
Nice breakdown. Also one must admit it also has a little to do with picking the opponent. This is a key part of managing a fighter and also how one builds a winning record.
His lone MMA bout ended with a loss to Genki Sudo, which I thought was interesting since I've been listening to a lot of World Order lately. Sudo would be a good subject for one of these videos thanks to just how unorthodox a fighter he was.
Genki is a forgotten and overlooked legend. Fought many great fighters across multiple divisions. Also is the OG of wild entrances in combat sports
@@cheetoyeeto1232 Genki was a lot like Emannual Augustus. Really fun to watch, but his match results didn't line up with his skills. If he hadn't retired early he probably would have gotten much more success.
Sudo fought butterbean too i believe. He was always fun to watch that guy
@@diagonalelbow887 he sure did. Clowned on Butterbean and got him with a heel hook.
A legend.
@@WaywardBrigand yess the heel hook. It's tapped many big men
Great video.
Thank you for your good work!
Extraordinary fighter. What a powerhouse.
It's hard to fathom that someone with such unbelievable, almost cyborg-like strength and power passed away so young and so suddenly. What a phenomenonal talent. Among the greatest ever.
SSJ steroid will do tht to your heart, just like kimbo slice
Also energy drinks apparently @Anthonydu01630
I waited for this one so long
I wish I could've met and trained with this great man. Rip Ramon Diamond Dekkers
Wauw this is my big idol !!!
He got that tijger instinct and keep on the presure on his opponents and they had trouble by blocking his punches and kick combo's !! OSU Ramon dekkers R.I.P you will never be forgotten 🙏🏻😔 usch.
As someone who knew nothing about combat sports at all before stumbling upon your channel, I'd like to thank you for these easy-to-digest breakdowns of the art and science behind them. Especially these non-boxing related videos; it's all wonderful, but something about kickboxing/muay thai just *hits*, pun unintended. Would love a guide for dummies like me who are learning to enjoy these sports but aren't really clear on where to start actually following them.
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Yeah bro Ramon !
Hell yeah!
Incredible Video. Bravo!!
great video , finest analysis !
Thank you for these man, I really appreciate what you do
Explosive power, very well rounded fighter, impressive
Nice video man! It would be cool if you could also do a breakdown of Coban, and then follow up with all Ramon Dekkers VS Coban fights. Seeing those two fight each other is a blast and I would love for a breakdown of their fights!
Guy always closes distance. Freakin’ beast!
definition of power bought me here. Unbelievable/possibly unmatched? besides tyson, power and accuracy.
True Legend..One of the truly best of the sport!!!
oh i have waited for this for soooo long !!!
Are you gonna cover ernesto hoost sometime?
Hey this was a really really great video!!! Thanks for making 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
So he just decked everyone and called it a day! What a Legend!
Nice one, really like those breakdowns
Great job, thank you for the video!
Wow! My first time hearing about him. Now I’m imagining him in today’s MMA world.