Saki is probably the most unnatural heavyweight fighter in any promotion: glory, ufc, bkfc, boxing you name it…and this guy sends it every time, so so impressive. True WARRIOR!!!!
They don’t hate each other. People who understand Dutch know this. At the end of the fight Melvin held a speech towards the audience and he was saying: “We are very good friends but inside the ring you have to rumble and he was obviously the better fighter today, I’ll have to make it up to you folks”. Amazing fighters, respect them both.
You can actually hear each and every one of his shots land. Raw freaking power behind those kicks and those inner thigh kicks he kept landing!!! My leg went numb hearing those slaps
Saki was extremely deceiving as he was a small heavyweight. Amazing power in his kicks. Even through the guard his high kicks were knocking Melvin nearly unconscious. Scary dude.
@@keeshans5768 You wouldn't. At lot of people make this mistake. same as people do with serial killers. people don't expect someone to be one because they wouldn't be able to do it. I'm not saying its ake, but what I am saying is that manhoef was not really into the fight like Saki was. Could mean it was fake or could mean he did not really want to win.
Saki = HW. Melvin = MW. More respect to Melvin as he came from MMA to face a bigger man in a different discipline. Did you see what happened to Saki when he went into the UFC? Rowntree cleaned his clock bigtime!
I've noticed that most of Saki's opponents are visually more muscular than he is. He compensates for this with his speed, precision, power and super technique. It's just fun to watch him. 💪👍
@@fatihk.8896 honestly. I just find it interesting how people (like you) can sit behind a keyboard and judge,critique a Profesional athlete like you're on their level. The dudes made more money than you ever will,turned down chicks you couldn't even talk to and is living a life most people could only dream of. Sports fans are sone of the most hating,u grateful people walking lol,it's just sad man.
@@LordMoldyCheeks I only just said he ain’t no legend. And now you accusing me with all that stuff you wrote. For you maybe he is a legend. But for the mma and kickboxing world he ain’t no legend so live with it man. And please stop talking like you know me. I’m staying polite so stop insulting me please.
Manhoef even said they were friends at the end of the video. "Wij zijn twee hele goede vrienden maar als we in de ring staan moet je gewoon knallen" translates to "we are two very good friends but standing in the ring we go all out"
Wicked awesome fight & I didn’t catch any vibe about it being personal, They just looked like brother’s going all out & still showing respect for each other! That’s called Sportsmanship…
Ive seen a few of saki's fights and general he gives alot size (height, weight, reach etc.) away being in heavy devision. Hes really a light heavyweight , this makes his wins even more impressive. Hes a tough nut, its no walk in the park put it that way.
Huge respect for both but especially for Manhoef. Always fighting against guys that are much bigger and much heavier but he knocked a whole lot of those guys down.
the ref was actually pretty intimidating "SIT DOWN!", "GET OUT!" with such confidence good fight though, Saki is a beast, dutch Kickboxing is something else...
Definitely. The referee is incredibly experienced. Their momentary excellent tackle took the match to a good point. He also took a punch and didn't even break an eye when he separated the fighters. Fearless.
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@@MatrixHasYou конечно бывает всякое, но в проф единоборствах не просто так существуют весовые, пофиг не пофиг, но для спортсменов одного уровня вес будет иметь определяющее значение, за редким исключением, если сам занимался, то должен знать что такое удары человека на 5-10 кг тяжелее тебя
I've been watching like the best of kickboxing I guess you'd call it here on YT. I'm blown away at some of these monsters man, the power they are able to deliver with some of there attacks is absolutely insane. The speed at which they do so as well. Damn.
I realy love how they stick do that beautiful,hardcore Dutch kickbox-style. Yeah one rains from Turkey one from the Surinams, but both have a block of Dutch cheese in their hearts. Always end combinations with a bone hard low-kick. 🦵🏽💫💤👋and greets from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
The real MVP is Joop Ubeda the ref. He took a blow to the head on Melvin's first down and didn't even flinch. Then he solved the issue with people coming up to the ring which was the security guards job.. Legend!
Was second match, ofc there is probability to lose. If he kept going on ufc he would have dominated in my opinion. But more excited to see him again kickboxing :))
As a kickboxer you need upper body movement and footwork to make it big in the ufc, his offense was decent but he uses the high guard and with no gloves you re fucked with the high guard
It's because K1/Dutch style HW kickboxing doesn't work well with modern current era MMA. That style relies too much on being a tank and being able to eat more shots than your opponent. Most of the strikes are one-shotters with no set-up. That only works if your opponent doesn't move much and stands very close in front of you. Almost all the successful MMA fighters with a kickboxing/Muay Thai background have a much more evasive style, rather trying to avoid getting hit than just blocking it. Blocking is much harder with the smaller 4oz gloves as they easily slip through your guard. Also, being evasive with range control instead of being a tank gives you better mobility and first line avoiding defense against takedowns.
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Hallucinant. And what a fight, man... Freaked out Melvin got caught, but it still remains a hell of a confrontation ov 2 golgoths... How fighters' legs don't break more than that??! And as usual, respect to all of them.
They condition them by hitting them with a cut off piece of a broom stick or me personally using a dough roller and rolling it on the shin. Makes the bones more dense and lets u not worry about how hard u throwing the kick some people done it so long they can kick metal and bend it
@@alexrojas2686 wow!! U killed me on that one! Can't fight anymore, have a leaver cancer and other "réjouissances", but super thanks for u'r answer, i had noticed it worked on my hands. Micro fissures, breaks and the calcification ov the bones makes it stronger it's true. Once again thanks so much, and excuse my french since i am! Have a great day and happy Fest and new year.
@@alextassoulis3058 sorry about that but you’ll always be a fighter a heart hope u over come the sickness and be healthy for a long time happy holidays 👊 🎉
По моему мнению Саки один из лучших недооценненых бойцов, по бойцовский навыкам. Идеальная защита, сильные и разные удары ногами, разноростороннии удары руками. При этом он не облалал мощной мышечной массой но да счёт таиминг нокаутировал соперников гораздо больше его.
Melvin is one of my favorite fighters in any promotion from this time. He is extremely underrated as his record doesnt really reflect how good he really was. He wasnt the most durable fighters ever,.. he was constantly fighting nagging injurys. He was just always so explosive and athletic. And I assume he was juicing,...but at that time .......who wasnt.
Melvin never recovered from that left kick that penetrated his rt. hand block and zonked his head. That's some powerful, zing in his kicks from Saki. Looks like Saki had power , speed and accuracy in both legs. Otherwise, good fight from 2 determined fighters.
Melvin coach is more thirsty then Melvin and he's the one figthing lol also Gokan is massive compared to Melvin he looks like a weight class heavier than Melvin which surprised me great fight absolute war
During the first minute it looks like each one know the power of the other. And this is awesome cause they know each one nead only one overture to finish the fight !
Start of this fight brought me right back to when I was watching 2 Bison in Wichita, during the rutting season. Rest of the fight was pretty similar too, with nobody doing anything other than hitting as hard as they could!
