And got destroyed in the mma round

and if your first tennis match was against federer you'd get destroyed lol@@Huracan720s

DJ isn't the best BW ever

who is?@@tairondeoliveira4276

@@tairondeoliveira4276yes he is

Not really. If it was a knee bar or armbar he’d be tapping quick enough.

@@Sorted906but it wasn’t

@@Sorted906 go watch gracie vs eddie bravo bjj comp.. not everyone is a puxxxy tapping b1$5h like you my friend

⁠@@CiauskhaleesiConsidering you’re scared to text any cuss words wouldn’t that mean your projecting?

@@Sorted906 Yes really, he knew he had no defense yet just waited the end.

He a mini version of jon jones

@@Aveiro-Sanhe’s more skilled than Jon

​@@Aveiro-Sanif mighty mouse was Jon Jones size he'd fuck Jones up real quick

@@lucasbrandt5501agreed dj is the definition skill but jones has unbelievable talent

A regular size, untrained man would destroyed midget mouse

It s the first of the kind I see and I like it but I m a little bit confused when it comes to the rules : like why did the referee broke the clinch several times ? I was even wondering if they were allowed to actually go to the ground... Good fight overall ,just a bit confusing for me. If anyone can explain ?

They were going back and forth between mma and muay thai rules. In muay thai there's no groundwork

​@jameskallaghan9923 my reply to you

I see, thanks man @@LTR_Gaming335

​@@jameskallaghan9923 muay thai and mma

😂😂😂😂😂 nah

Doubt it’s available in their main markets

if you want to support ONE then buy their PPV.

Agreed 💯

I'm turning off my adblock whenever i'm watching ONE FC. Never gonna pay for PPV though.

DJ fought smarter if not harder, often resorting to clinching to break Rodtang's fighting rhythm and focus. Still, kudos to him for being able to hold his own and even managing to put a couple bell ringing hooks on Iron Man's face

If this is just a muaythai in whole match demetrious will be easily knockout because of rodtang's power and toughness i dont know why rodtang dont practice grappling and join MMA

​@@gokussjinfinite6601wow bro you can see the future twll us more mr.fightexpert. Ya boi rodtang was having trouble he isnt 100% iron ;)

@@user-lk8ez8jd7n so?

@@user-lk8ez8jd7n so?

absolutely insane. Rodtang is a monster.

@James Sunderland bro how would he not know tapping is an option common

Demetrius kept clinching, that's illegal in the muay thai rounds, that definitely should have been dq'd after about 3 of those, big fuckn deal

It has more to do with traditional Thai fighting values. Very proud and respectful fighters over there. If you’ve ever practiced Thai you will have learnt different dances that you do for the Buddha, it is a culture sport unlike other combat soorts

@@gsalazar8176 meh meh meh meh 🤣🤣

Fire the ref and make an immediate improvement. And don't give the commentators free redbull

Rodtang looked a weight class bigger.

Fr a great fight great match up

Cross style? Bringing it back from where? We had nhb, then mma, not style vs style. We stopped seeing 'cross style' because the fighters realized they had to learn more skills to compete in nhb / mma. Onefc just forced rodtang to fight at a massive disadvantage, particularly as the level of grappling and striking in mma has risen tremendously as people figured out how to better mix different disciplines for the cage, while muay thai is still just muay thai.

@aloevv𖤐 yeah if you’re more of a fan of wrestling, ONE has prime striking

HAHAHA ya right, the ref always watching closely, like literally

It's his job???

He wants a piece of the action too😂

1:21 Yea this part was annoying ive never seen a ref do this before

I was looking for this comment, hard to focus on the fighters with him all in the camera shot

Yeah, even in the first round, DJ looked really good. He got some solid hits in.

@@sushmag4297yup it wouldn’t be shocking if tj got that muay thai round it’s that close

One FC so creatively showing fun matches, I really love it. hope ONE prosper more.

And he actually outperformed Rodtang in the clinches. Surprisingly.

He landed some good shots. Who knows how that would play out over time If they stood entirely, DJ looked great

@@shad3128I really think it could’ve gone either way🤷🏽‍♂️ Dj is smart and will completely change how he is fighting if needed he’s one of the best oat for a reason

@@shad3128That’s saying a lot, because there’s zero question about what would happen if every round was mma rules.

​@@infiniterer287clinching is illegal in muay thai tho

He would still lose. It would be better to work wrestling so he could defend takedowns and keep the fight on the feet

@@PatrickMcParlane Still would need 5 yrs of BJJ lol. Every mid level mma pro has years of BJJ practice for sub defense. People just forget about it cause everyone knows bjj now

@@REXAZOR BJJ is highly overrated in current mma. Look at the chokes that only succeed. Usually its like rear naked chokes and guillotine. Rarely see arm bars any more. Don't need 5 years. Just good wrestling

​​@@PatrickMcParlaneWhat are you even saying? Every decent MMA fighter has at least 3 years + experience on BJJ. Sambo and wrestling are surely very efficient when we're talking >takedowns< but you honestly can't compare both of these to Jiu Jitsu when it comes to ground game and submissions

@@arthuuuuuuu well yeah they do but if I was rodtang and I had to choose whether to train BJJ for 5 years or wrestling for 5 years, id rather train wrestling. Wrestling is the best component of mma. You dictate where the fight goes

Recognising the pattern and breaking it!

24 is not over😂

@@rollex3988 most muay thai fighters like rodtang retire around age 25 bc they’ve had 100s of fights already

@@rollex3988 24 is prehistoric in kickboxing

@@tommyp4311he’s not a kickboxer…..

@@wizardsyndicate5505 true. still applies to muai thai

It was a bad idea they both didn't care about eachother sport and just tried surviving

@@Adam-uz9scwhy would they care tho, only thing that matters is winning the fight

@@Adam-uz9sc No, they definitely cared, and trained for it, and you can tell. The problem is, they're each going up against two MONSTERS of their respective sports. They basically have no choice BUT to play it safe and try to survive. Just smart fighters taking their best route to win.

@@Adam-uz9scDJ struggled to survive, but he still took it to Rodtang in round1

That just showed how good DJ is as a fighter, he was able to neutralize Rodtang's offense and landed few good shots too...when it came to MMA, Rodtang had no answer to anything

uh what about huge respect for dj for standing and banging against rodtang in the first round instead of running away like rodtang did in the 2nd?

Huge respect for both

Rodtang is good in muaythai,not in mma

But no rematch

​@@visceraeyes525 they are haters simple. Praising a man for his pride and ego smfh clowns

Ya he did pretty good 😂 he won the fight

I mean this fight was all special rules, he didnt' say "i'm too old to starting adding special rules" he was saying he's too old to try to play contractual tricks to gain the upper hand ie "MMA should be round 1" in order to gain the advantage bc he could just bait and choke RT from the get go

@@ericl9781 Same difference my guy

Idk I appreciated the clarification

Jack of All Trades > Master of One. Respect to Rodtang though. What an exciting fighter, and a true do or die mentality. Nice work DJ. Always a treat when you're fighting.

Unfortunately, we all know what will happen to boxers if they do mixed rules. I'm a boxing fan but I know the best boxers have little chance of winning against the best in MMA.

The fact is boxing paid lot of money to a boxer if you see many mma fighters are challenging boxers but very few boxer would challenge a mma fighter And mma is mixed where boxing has only one weapon so its unfair to comapare these two sports.

​@@prathmeshkhot1310 No es solo una cuestión de dinero. La realidad es que los boxeadores tienen miedo de ir a pelear a la jaula y ser humillados, imagínate que si ellos confiaran en sus habilidades irían hasta solo para probar que son mejores.

Are you mad that’s like saying to Obama to jump in octagon with Jon jones why would Floyd fight Connor in an octagon

@@Terry-du5eq cause mcgregor was willing to fight him in a boxing ring in his rules

@@Terry-du5eqbecause Floyd was literally saying he would do it🤣he was training mma and making videos. And told mcgregor he would beat him in mma after he beats him in boxing

@@Terry-du5eq if jon jones went into politics and ran against Obama id want Obama to get in the octagon with jon jones

he's gonna get wrestlefucked anyways

there is no shame in tapping

@@nguyenthanhhai6725 unless you have a warrior spirit

@@khalidbazid9478 you mean unless your mcgregor. Hypocrite

@@sukmynut mcgregor isnt a warrior, he is a Star

@@khalidbazid9478 he is a warrior everyone who fights is a warrior

If it was a street fight to the death, Rodtang would be dead. You can have all the willpower you want, MMA techniques win over thai fighting principles. Round one was insane though, a handicap fight for DJ.

@@umad7796 no one was making the argument you wanted to create

@@wisewigga7129 Just stating the obvious, no arguement

@@umad7796 I wouldn’t be so sure about that, the best(worst) type of fighters you can face in the streets are strikers, especially boxers. Because you can have takedowns or any other technique from MMA overall, but strikers need just one good strike to land and you are put to sleep before you even reach out for that takedowns or any other grappling combo. I see your POV but no one would use takedowns in the street fight at first, hands are faster and more powerful... I’m not saying Demetrious would get beat up but it’s not one sided as you trying to prove 😀 Street fights are dirty and fast, so whoever is faster, wins 🙂 PS: No trying to prove you wrong or hate at all, just wanted to put some facts over there, all the people bragging about MMA fighters in the street fights have never been into one and it shows when they trying to tell you strikers wouldn’t stand a chance to MMA fighters.

@@LuanPrates If you would read it properly, you would realize that I was talking about differences between strikers and MMA fighters. Of course that street fight could go either way, because in the streets there are no rules, so the more dirty you are, the better for you. So yep, you are totally right that whatever you can grab that will help you, can easily decide which way the fight goes. And we are not gonna talk about the guns that are in the streets in US on daily basis too. So once again, I was replying to the guy who said that MMA fighters would smash stand up strikers, which is just not true.. So stop being a toxic hater, we are probably on the same side in this case..🙂 PS: I still think that good striker would put you to sleep before you would even reach for that pipe and rock, you don’t have that much time as you think to do all of that, most of the street fights are matter of seconds.

@INGSOC uh OK lol

They want to be the best ,so they fought with the best.

@@mtvta1981 and he didn't tap.

No, mad respect to DJ considering round 1 was a handicap

@@joelmuthee exactly he handicapped himself. So Round 2 is a real fight which we all knew was gonna be one sided. Same thing would happen to Floyd, Pacquiao or any boxer with an MMA fighter of respective class. They are technicians of 1 field MMA fighters are complete hand to hand combat machines.

Yeah. This fight feels like poetry. That slip and takedown by Mighty Mouse was *chef’s kiss*

This fight went down how one would expect it should. Rodtang is SCARY on the feet. Powerhouse. DJ so slick when TDs come into play.

He does have MMA experience, he's trained

@@PauIdenino he is a muay thai guy through and through, started training muay thai at the age of 10. and no, he doesnt have any experience in mma

@@RedHeadRGR he should perform better fighting someones that 11 years older than him.. but kudos to him, what a great fighter

I think it sucked it did stay standing

IMO I think DJ took his back for that very reason. Choke out hurts nothing but someone’s pride as opposed to an arm bar or something that could cause long term injury/damage.

Do the refs not like clinching in ONE FC?? Seems like this ref was fast and kinda too close and invasive the entire fight. I thought it was a kickboxing fight at first lol

@@MrGFloyd the first round was, sir. It was a gimmick fight. Alternated between kickboxing and MMA rules with every round change

@@blancosmoke mui tai not kickboxing

I don't agree on the assesment with UFC. He had no competition and I do not mean based off him being overly skilled. He lost to Cejudo and fled the UFC. He is a baby and wants to be the best but gets upset when he realizes he isn't. I think he was overrated. In UFC alone, He DROPPED to that weight, because he lost to Cruz and didn't want to try again. He basically accepted that weight class, kind of hard to credit someone SETTLING.

@@vinniemascaro6649 he's 1-1 against cejudo and if you've seen the fight the second one was razor thin. Also Cejudo is way thicker then Cruz. Overthinking will do you in bud.

I give so much credit to both of these legends. I had a chance to meet DJ and he is a very up front and stand up guy. Very respectable and respectful figure. Rodtang is and always will be a legend. I appreciated this fight so much.

@@clintbruns9377 Let's be real DJ knocked him out and then was robbed in the 2nd fight lol. The 2nd fight was close but we all know the ufc wanted DJ gone because they even traded him after

@@vivaeuropa I agree

He had his hand ready for the tap as soon as DJ put the squeeze on him. Not to take anything away from Rodtang, he's a complete savage but I think he took a nap before he thought he could tap out of it.

@@carson8982 doesn't matter. He didn't tap

Props to Rodtang for putting himself out there especially when he is so dominant in Muay Thai, fighter spirit

@@maltheri9833 lol can't argue with that logic

@@maltheri9833 Salty Rodtang fans finding happiness in defeat 😂

Yeah it’s wild, DJ said he’s only having max 4 more fights if he stays injury free

A beast, survived the round and killed him on the first take down

You definitely saw his experience in the 1st round, especially with timing and his kick set up for the choke in the 2nd

Finally a DJ comment

This is the dumbest match up ever that only puts rodtang at a disadvantage. Djs a mixed martial artist and they should only be fighting stand up.

Exactly. People underrate his skillset because of his competition and weight, but there has never been a fighter as elite in every aspect as DJ.

People expected DJ to just run away in R1 but he still brought the fight to Rodtang

He didn’t just survive. He held his own too!

He was chasing him, yet he didnt really land so much hits and other guy did land few very good shots, even if he ran it was pretty balanced

If rodtang was fighting other mma fightef he would have won but i though he would win

what do you mean a fight? An mma fight absolutely. In a real world situation I would 100 percent rather be a good muai thai striker than a bjj/wrestler. Taking someone down in a fight is likely to get you to catch a boot to the face. With rules in a 1 on 1 fight you are right, you have to have grappling. In a street fight I take striking 100/100 times

@@davesleep3870 In a 1v1 street fight it wouldn't matter what you are good at...but if it's 2v1 or 3v1 you probably shouldn't be fighting but yeah muay tai would be better for those situations. DJ would still be better off in a street fight because he has both.

@@davesleep3870 DJ muay tai > rodtang bjj/wrestling

@@davesleep3870 I completely disagree. In a real world situation in a 1v1 an experienced wrestler would dump the striker on his head. You say taking someone down is likely to get you kicked in the face??...the point of taking someone down is to nullify their striking ability man. IMO 9 times out of 10 if you put an experienced striker against an experienced wrestler the wrestler would do whatever they want. Unless this striker you speak of has some good take down defence or previous wrestling experience once they get grabbed they are going for a ride. In all fairness though in a street fight, someones probably getting stabbed, shot or ganged up on and beaten to death....best choice is to run unless you have no other option.

@@MbispingFan have you seen or been in many street fights? 90 percent of the time it's involving multiple people and alcohol. I feel like a trained striker could quickly KO 3 untrained guys before they could do anything to him if he was quick enough

It’s only a matter of time. Rontang swings are wild. Took only one hook and it was an easy take down.

Experience never lie.

His level changes are lightning-fast.

rodtang should never stood there like that or he could escaped

He is one of the GOATs of MMA

That’s experience right there

👹 to 😰

It's unfair, really. Both fighters know how to strike and defend, but only one of them knows how to grapple and BJJ. Rodtang is an exceptional striker (10), but Johnson is good, too (9). Johnson is an exceptional wrestler and BJJ (9), but Rodtang is a white belt (2). 10 is closer to 9 than 9 is to 2. Very unfair. Fun to watch, though!

Grappling is by far the most exhausting part of MMA its like hitting the gym in the middle of a fight

@@waynzignordics First off, Rodtang signed the contract, so it is not unfair. He isn't a slave of ONE FC, who was forced to fight. So you cannot call it unfair, because he CHOSE to do this fight.Secondly, this fight highlights the importance of being a well-rounded fighter. The difference between rounds 1 and 2 show that difference of a complete skill set in 2022. Meaning, if this fight was MMA, or a street fight, DJ would kill any Muay Thai fighter. The only situation in which a Muay Thai fighter wins, is under kickboxing or Muay Thai rules. This is important for the average joe to realize, because it is important to train in everything.

@@waynzignordics lol cannot say unfair when both agreed and signed the contract. Neither had to do it.

It is extremely easy for a high level mma fighter to submit every single muay thai fighter. Muay thai fighters are not any better in grappling or wrestling than a boxer is. DJ would submit even Vasily Lomachenko, one of the best boxers alive at his weight class that would probably rip his head off in a straight boxing match. These are 2 athletes from 2 different sports, go ask DJ to fight in a jiujitsu match with a high level black belt athlete, he would probably get submitted under 3 minutes. There's just levels to all this.

@@dbgmediainc7506 @DBG MEDIA INC I think you misunderstood my comment. I said it was much harder to do in 3 mins than in 5mins. I do agree with some of what your reply says. However, I think you are making it sound a bit too easy my friend. You are leaving out some important factors because in hindsight DJ made it look easy. Consider that the round starts standing up, so there's a chance to get KO'd with any shot. There's also a chance that if you just shoot a takedown carelessly you'll get knee'd in the head (Askren disregarded this factor, look what happened vs Masvidal). Also in many cases the opponent can run away and eat up the clock, leaving even less time for ground fighting. Rodtang is also bigger than DJ and not just any muay thai fighter but a prime specimen of an athlete. Getting a submission is not as easy as you say. You said that in a bjj match a blackbelt in bjj can easily sub an mma fighter in 3 mins. Sometimes yes, but I advise you to go watch the bjj match of Brendan Schaub (mid level mma fighter) vs Roberto Cyborg Abreu (4th degree Black belt world champ). Try not to fall asleep waiting for the submission while watching that. Spoiler alert: 20 minutes of shaub running ends in a draw. This proves that your point is a generalization. DJ did execute flawlessly, that's why he was so happy after coz many mma fighters would have gone to rd 3.

@@dbgmediainc7506 If dj fought any of this dudes in the street he would probably murder them. That's all conversations over

@@dbgmediainc7506You need to become a better listener, rather than a talker. Ayree's oberservation is spot on. Everything you said is the most generic sterotypical comparisons between the fighting diciplines...Not everything is so Black and White in this world and be explained with a cookie cutter response I found the whole fight completely facinating. Dj's likely never attempted a takedown so dangerous in his career. Rodtang had 3 minutes to basically defend a takedown that he knew 100% was coming with an attempted rear naked choke to finish. Why ? because Rodtangs gameplan would be to get back to the feet at all cost, giving up his back in the process. What are the implications for this...Get caught with an uppercut or knee to the face. DJ had to setup the takedown aswell with a rodtang walking backwards, light on his feet looking to end DJ's life if he dropped his hips. And good luck finding a Jui Jitsu black belt that could submit DJ in under 3 minutes, especially adcc ruleset

@@aryee7435 I completely understood what you said. I don't need to tell you your right because it's clear you have good knowledge

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@@darkmessiah0072 hahaha. No just a huge fan.

Fkn aye bruh. Both of em savages

🔥🔥🔥

@@jayjayson9613 tbh. They know if they didnt most would pirate it. Its god they acknowledge this and give tge fans what they want

Oh fuck off!!! "the most underrated fighter on the planet" why because he choked someone out with zero grappling experience 😂

dude spoke well, he's also a nerd deep down which seems to sell well. I dunno what the UFC had an issue with tbh.

The UFC just frankly doesn't like his division, it's not as popular and there aren't as many fighters with a public presence. You have to remember that Dana only cares about how much money he can make off the fighters, that's it, he doesn't care about the fighters themselves or how good they may be, just their market value. DJ is up there with the best in the sport regarding both athleticism and technical skill, he's done things in the ring we've just never seen elsewhere, and he's fought some incredibly high level competition. Unfortunately that isn't enough when he isn't Conor 2.0 making huge amounts of money and reaping the benefits of blatant favouritism as Dana's pet monkey. I mean they basically tried to set-up Henry Cejudo in a way that he was all but scheduled to win, and they clearly wanted to remove DJ as champion for some reason. Clearly the people at the top like Dana have more than sense...

@@octobeastX UFC disagrees. He had no personality for the ufc

He was unfortunate that he was so dominant in a division that went stale

No one cares

@@jayjjay3656 so why you made a comment?

Yup its like drowning, I remember tapping when the curtain was about to close n then you're coming back n see lil lights flashing. I wld be , God is that you? lol, good times. Kids save your brain cells n tap when it's locked in, just saying.

@@jonl4802 I like to see how long I can last in chokes during bjj training, I'm just worried I'll leave it too long one day haha

Save the brain cells, tap.

Dj baited with a low power kick

Creo k era un raun para cada categoria?

@@hairuldon6644 True , that's a trick a lot of MMA fighter use to grapple the opponent , a very few people notice that.

@@hairuldon6644 This. DJ kicked low and left himself "open" knowing Rodtang would take a swing. DJ was ready and ducked into the hips.

a kick into a takedown like DJ did here and Jailton Almieda does with a teep/front kick are very hard too defend, def a power move

Still would be very hard to match the grappling and wrestling of a veteran ufc fighter

Yes

@@shahan1465 He'd only need to learn enough grappling to be able to funnel it back to striking. If he could learn to do that, he has GOAT potential in MMA.

Rodtang is already old af from a Muay Thai perspective. These dudes retire at age 27-28 from all the damage they took throughout their entire career

Poor boy 🤣🤣

DJ might be the greatest of all time and if the UFC marketed him better the world might actually think it like they should or at least have him in the arguement like he should be.

I was suprised DJ was able to crack Rodtang with a few hard shots in that round even though he started off a little shaky

That is a seriously fun format.

This was completely undair foe Rodtang,he is not an mma fighter,has bo clue about wrestling ir grappling. I hardly doubt anyone with some basic knowledge of combat sports though it would end up any different. I can only assume Rodtang did fie the money. I assure DJ would never, ever fight Rodtang in a Muay Thai match

@@dbgmediainc7506 I mean he did do a round of Muy Thai in this fight and lasted the whole round with even landing a few good shots on him. Just shows how much better of an overall fighter he is compared to Rodtang and to many others around the world

It’s a job it’s not personal dude

This stuff doesn't happen in ufc all they care about is the money and i love this part about one!!

"Choked up"

Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣 I was all like “ this is a beautiful moment 😭😭😭“

@Dough Mega You misspelled "were"

Он его не дал

he did not dude he didn't tap out that dude just crazy lmao

@@fajrianakbar7381 Rodtang didn't tapped out because he's not trained to do it. you don't know that people are trained to tap in BJJ class?

@@eetfuk3571 yeah dude, for sure he'd never heard of tapping before fighting pro MMA rounds, I'm sure no one told him about it. it's not like trained grappling defence for this or anything

@@eetfuk3571 lmao non sense, as humans ofc our body will automatically react if there's a threat, such as being choke like that. Only our consciousness that can control that reaction, and rodtang showed a great spirit in this one.

i like when it finish like this. Nuff respect for both fighters, great fighters

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Not MMA

He didnt tap because DJ didnt have him under the chin

@@Cody-ek2lo He didn't tap as hes a dumbass that would rather get put unconcious for fans that dont give a fk about him xD

@@Cody-ek2lo Was that before or after Rodtang slept?

@@jamesmccusker2260 😂

@@jamesmccusker2260 maybe rodtang already feel asleep as the choke goes on, that's why he doesn't tap 🤣🤣🤣

Mad respect for not tapping? How about not tapping to arm bars or kimura next time?

@@professionalyoutubecomment7272 it was an arm bar? Or a kimura? No, it was not. So what's your point?

True, they've shouldn't stop the fight and let rodtang tap whenever he wants to

@@professionalyoutubecomment7272 it is a copium for them, relax

@@professionalyoutubecomment7272 Probably the worst comparison you could’ve made for your take, pea brain. Think critically before you comment.

he had the advantage with round 1 being muay thai

CONGRATULATIONS TO DJ !!!

Yah and not tapping coz of so much pride.

@@k33p1tc00l you know when to give up and not to give up.

@@k33p1tc00l where does toughness lead when you're lying there gone???

Seriously so entertaining, especially if you’re a huge fan and practicing martial artist as well. Seeing the legend Rodtang COMPLETELY change his style that second round had me 🤯

It's almost always going to end up the same way though, the only way it would go differently is if Rodtang (or whoever filled his shoes) had serious takedown defence. Any MMA fighter worth their salt will at least have the ability to survive the first round by playing defensively (and the first round would always be striking only), and DJ was even going on the offensive here in the first round, after which they are going to set the opponent up, take them down, and finish them, because they will most definitely have better grappling skills. It puts the non-MMA competitor on a brutal clock that just doesn't favour them unless they are significantly better than the MMA fighter in their realm of expertise. I guess you could make it more interesting by throwing grapplers into the mix, but again, it's going to be a first round defensive followed by a second round pummeling as the MMA fighter uses the rest of their arsenal to destroy their opponent without much they can do about it. This could perhaps be more interesting if it was a grappler vs a striker, with mixed rules rounds, but whoever gets the first round advantage is most likely going to win, though if the striker has TDD the grappler always loses. It's just less interesting than pure MMA because we always know how the matchups are going to play out. A well-rounded MMA fighter will always beat a more limited ruleset once that clock runs out, and as we've seen so many times, they can survive that time pretty easily.

Very weird, yes

bcozz its MMA rnd on the 2nd

1st round Muay thai rules 2nd round MMA rules Rodtang doesn't have the skills in ground fighting (jiu-jitsu). That's why he was in a defensive mode at round 2. Big respect to both fighters, it was indeed an explosive fight.

All American wrestling baby wins every time

lol lets be honest folkstyle wrestling is dogpoop. The best wrestlers in MMA are the guys who specialized in freestyle, greco, or sambo.

I know, the fact that he didn’t tap even though it was his first time being in that position says how though he really is.

@@KSYoungLife he was about to but passed out before he did

He has nothing to prove but still gave it a go anyway.

@@Pkeane04 haters

@@ubikayu9755 he’s not hating?

@@ubikayu9755 lol he was complimenting him.. 😵

@@ubikayu9755 slow

Yup....they really uphold the sportsmanship and ethics of a professional...so cool 

where did u c respect from DJ?

@@Mirmillos 🤔.......?????😂😂😂😂😂😂

@@Mirmillos Are you blond are ya?

@@Mirmillos were you watching the tom and jerry show??

Yeah, unfortunately for Rodtang, he's only better then DJ in muai thai in the sense that he has the upper hand. But when they go to MMA rules, he's choked out cold in 2 minutes. That means in a real fight on the street, Mighty Mouse probably would have had Rodtang on the ground and choked to death in short order. Muai Thai is wonderful but offers little protection against guys with elite ground games.

@@Ironfangzu what a weird little mma math scenario you built in your head

@@Ironfangzu in a real street fight to the death where things like biting and gouging are perfectly fine, you have no idea what would happen. You took an apple and compared it to a grenade.

@@daoyang7050 precisely. Not to mention bare knuckles

Biting doesnt work against grappling and eye gouging favors the person with the better ground game, not the person who is losing on the ground.

Nah, pure strikers just saw how easily one of the best kickboxers in the world just got choked out. This was an exhibition, and fights like these won't be any more than that.

yup, this was very cool!!

Have you ever had a world champion on your back trying to choke you out? No! You didn't... so take it somewhere else.

Not a fan. Others might be. That’s fine. If they are doing Muay Thai, give them the right gloves. What a frustrating first round to watch

Hell no! MMA is about the best fighter by allowing the most things than any other combat sport, the closest thing to a street fight, if u can't deal with that u are not the best sorry.

hw woudlt win if they just figth muay thai

@@dgitalfreedom9261 same for rodtang If he did MMA so both are good in separate ways

@@r.m.l2665 it's easier to defend standup fighting than MMA. MMA fighter had advantage in this comp every single time so it's not even a question. this shouldn't be repeated ever again, the outcome will almost always be like this.

@@etlimenemen Unless they did 5 5-minute rounds. It's actually easy to not get submitted if you decide to just shell up and either hope the ref stands you up or give up the round and get it back with the striking round. It's when you start to scramble that you have the chance of getting caught in something. Scrambling is a double edged sword if you are not aware of every submission being thrown at you.

Well, in all fairness, he got destroyed the first round but managed to survive. It was expected for him to get manhandled in Muay Thai.

Rodtang is a kick boxer not trained in MMA fight, that's why he lost in MMA fight.

Halah..berntenya..cumn menang..glot..GK tinju..cb klo tinju..pstig rodtg..menang...

@@aaronbaldwin2380 Really?? 😲😲

@@HijoDeDios999 he’s a Muay Thai fighter after all,not use to train at grappling

@@aaronbaldwin2380 thats why hes light out...all he can do is sleeping on the canvass..

He had no trouble, that is literally how DJ fights. He has NEVER been a great striker, but he has always had great movement, been fast, and timed his shots amazingly well. Have you ever actually watched him fight? lol

Seriously, that takedown execution is crazy

I agree. That takedown speed was unreal

@@lilsavdabest stop it.

@@lilsavdabest get a load of this guy lol