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The Underground Blog was proud to showcase the work of guest blogger Lawrence Kenshin. His focus is on striking, notably the application of striking in MMA. Here he does a breakdown – his longest ever – of the first American Kickboxing vs. Muay Thai bout that was broadcast to a wide audience.

The vlog was inspired by a piece at MuayThaiPros.com that detailed the importance of Rick Roufus vs. Changpuek Kietsongrit.

I really changed my opinion after I saw my brother Rick fight Thailand’s Chuengpuek,” said famed MMA trainer Duke Roufus later. “I did an interview after the fight and put down the leg kicks, and said that they did not require much skill. I went to a few seminars that used leg kicks and it changed my mind very quickly.

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source: mixedmartialarts.com

About Rick Roufus

Rick John Roufus (born June 3, 1966) is an American kickboxer, fighting out of TNT Mixed Martial Arts Training Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He is one of the most famous kickboxers in the United States, and has also competed in boxing and mixed martial arts. He was world champion as a super middle weight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. Roufus held titles for all the major kickboxing associations (PKA, IKF, ISKA, FFKA and KICK), and is known for his good boxing skills and powerful kicks. He is the older brother of Duke Roufus who is also a kickboxer and a muay Thai and mixed martial arts instructor.

source: wikipedia.com

About Changpuek Kiatsongrit

Changpuek [English: Crazy Elephant] Kiatsongrit is a retired Thai Muay Thai kickboxer.[2] He is credited as being one of the first Muay Thai fighters to go abroad and fight other fighters of other martial arts styles, often stronger and heavier than himself, bringing to the world an understanding of the effectiveness of Muay Thai. Changpuek is a seven time world champion who has fought some of the world’s best fighters at middleweight to heavyweight and has wins against world class fighters such as Rob Kaman (x3), Rick Roufus, Peter Smit and Tosca Petridis. After ending his career as a professional fighter while working for Sitpholek gym in Pattaya, Thailand, he continued his employment at that gym as a Muay Thai trainer.

source: wikipedia.com