Ernest Hoost vs. Jerome Le Banner - K-1 GP '99 FINAL

[freewaste]

I wish I was in the crowd IN the front @ 10:13 ! Crazy !

[cypresspuz]

Amazing potential but never a smart fighter, such a pity...

[Reihc]

LE BANNER DEMOLITION MACHINE MARCH

[jamesbros]

Jesus Christ! Le Banner was a beast. That guy can hit. But..Hoost is Hoost. He knows how to win fights.

[nadhim69]

@jamesbros lebanner had maybe the highest potential in that sport but he was missing brain ...

[dragonlee80]

What a gay victory dance at 10:38 from Ernesto Hoost, guess you can get away with that after winning the k-1 final...

[punisher00109]

awesome comeback

[essel71]

The golden age of K-1

[carlosroberto366]

I like those "Psshhh Psshhh" noise xD

[errollawrence]

"ernesto hostooo"

[chicoelbandito]

ernosto hoost mr perfect!!!!

[charlie77771]

Jerome le banner just refused to go down to the mat after that counter strike at 10:14 which caused him to take another 10 hits in the jaw knocking him out

[MegaTjump]

Jerome Le Banner: A well trained Tony Soprano

[gatorhunter1]

Having watched all of Ernest Hoost's fights, I noticed his defense is the best in kickboxing. He easily blocked the majority of Jerome's punches.

[joncito77]

@gatorhunter1 Yea, like the great defense he had against Sapp 2006. lol

[Samiosamio111]

@joncito77 Bob sapp is barely fighting he's like a rushing hippo fuck that

[gatorhunter1]

@joncito77 You're right about that one! There wasn't much defense to match Sappy's offense. Too big. It's like a chimp fighting a gorilla!lol Have you noticed that Hoost likes to stand in there and take shot after shot from his opponents, apparently trying to wear them out? Sometimes it works, sometimes not.

[saifking35]

wats hoost's entrance song?

[gbgmuaythai]

Hoost is a genius! A intelligent fighter.

Thanks for sharing! 

[sslionelss]

quand meme quelle retournement de situation apres tout skil a pris dans la tronche au premier round il a qand meme su se relever

[bdemare00]

just compare them to those ufc fags ...

[clearbreed]

this isnt really interesting at all.the black dude obvisously gaurds his head and throws low thigh kicks alot,anybody that boxes would work them into a corner and make toast out of your guard which jerome does not have as a quality .im into dirty jujitsu and dirty judo where we break your "tools of oppression"and a little charle horse to your leg or a forearm to your throat will take the "killer" out of you.biggest turtle ive seen since street fighter 2 lol

[Blahb27]

@clearbreed Uhm, actually, most people who only do boxing and step into a kickboxing ring, get their legs destroyed. Boxing teaches a very very wrong stance for kickboxing where the lead leg is very vulnerable. Same for jiu jitsu. Plain suicide to take it into the ring.

People who haven't felt it yet think little of lowkicks, but just a few good ones takes away mobility and fighting spirit. Especially a powerhouse like Hoost will destroy someone with lowkicks if given the chance.

[clearbreed]

yeah but jujitsu throws low kicksw to the knees so i dont know what the fuck your talking aboutWHEN YOU BREAK SOMEONES SHOULDER OR DISLOCATE THERE ANKLE THEY AINT KICKING SHIT.if i worryed about all the people i have fought with throwing low kicks i wouldent be breathing today.the the low kick is like the dildo only girls like them.i told my friend that was taking on a 280 pound black man to kick low and he got knocked the fuck out.so what goes up must come down ping pong boy

[Blahb27]

@clearbreed We're clearly on a different wavelength here... Yours being the bragging keyboard warrior, mine being what could be effective in the ring.

[LadySpy120]

@clearbreed you have never been in a fight with someone who knows what they are doing. a good low kick always breaks a person down. you can argue back if you want but im telling you for sure that you dont know what your talking about. you have never been in a real fight. i actually have three national sport juijistu titles to my credit and i was #2 in the world ranked by the BCI/ISJA in the superfight class. ( their version of the ufc ). it was smaller than the ufc but look them up.

[Plato86]

Capcom based the Street Fighter character Sagat off of Hoost. True story.

[ewigwumpscutter]

Jerome hits like a truck in this fight

[2025ph]

The referee should have interrupted the fight much soonner after the counter at 10.14. Instead, he gave Hoost plenty of time and let him finnish Le Banner so that he had no chance to recover when the referee finally started to count him. Too bad for that GP final.

[Blahb27]

@2025ph That would've been a bit of an early 8 count. JLB was definately hit, but still fighting even though he was a little disoriented. Opinions differ, but most people seem to think that getting struck hard and carrying on the fight a little disoriented isn't worth an 8 count.

10:19 seemed the hit that did it for me. After that the ref should've stepped in.

[wooJihn]

haha..i wrote below reply after watching 1round..

[wooJihn]

banner's body is really perfect

he is born for fight

[brazilianspiritzz]

@wooJihn He was born to fight, not to win. LOL

[AintDoneYet123]

i just realized that when they say second noun they mean second round :P

[79mystique79]

man..jerome had an awesome physic in '99

[FinestFellaz]

Lucky Punch At 10:14

[glovethief30]

@FinestFellaz *Well Placed Counter At 10:14 . Fixed that for you.

[FinestFellaz]

Gerome Eat Him.

I Don't Like Ernest

[FinestFellaz]

Gerome LeKiller!

Go Gerome Go

[gringo258]

Can you tell me every time when they hti each other they make a sound like gscht or something are they doing that with there mouth ?

[TheVpersie11]

@gringo258

well, if u punch or get a punch and u breath out but on this gscht sound it wil help to absorb the punch better and punch harder or else u will have alot of air in your lungs and its gonna hurt.. its really hard to explain, u rather go kickboxing and u know directky ;)

btw evry thursday i get training from ernesto :)

[TheVpersie11]

@gringo258 and you can breath quicker in if u breath out earlier, so u win time but ist mostely for ur power..

[illyrianjam]

ernesto hoost got very lucky on this fight cuz he was loosing from the beggining, le banner was in a very good shape, faster and stronger

[seezarorest]

@illyrianjam Le Banner was punching air and hitting Hoost's block. Look how tiered he was at the end of the 1-st round. He got punished beautifully for his mistakes. Hoost was controlling the fight from the beginning. He knew how Le Baner fights, and he knew he wasn't going to last long with swinging a million blank punches.

[mistadobalina29]

@illyrianjam did we not watch the same fight?

[illyrianjam]

@mistadobalina29 i think yes but i dont think that u understand smth about fight sports

[1985wowan]

Voll ausgeknockt!!

[jehovahisgreat26]

mr,perfect .! men ooh men what a nice knockout beatiful..!!! hard ass steel..!!! hart of a lion..! hope you bring tyrong just ass fare..ass you whas..!!! respect fore hoost 4 time world champion..! groeten uit holland where the best kickboxers come from.!

[dedos7581]

ernesto hoost the kick boxing legend !!!!

[Bodlasona]

That s at 10:10~10:15



[Bodlasona]

Look at careful ...Hoost is putting his left leg on purpose(in the same time prepareing a strong right hand :) So Le Baner take the beat and his been knock out ..i ve been watching this fights maybu 5 times ..Le baner is a great fighter but here he acts like a body builder not a kick boxer (just a way too mutch muscules right there and he get tired prety easylu lloll) Again Great fight by Hoost (technics standing condicion working he landed atleast 7 low kicks and that got to hurt lol ) Bravo!

[Bodlasona]

thats a true fighter ..bravo host pure beauty of a fight : )

[creationoftheworld]

ARNESTOO HOSTOOOOOOOO !

[moczypies]

JeromeLe Bannaaaa !

[TommysCAT]

awesome ko, one of the best i'ver seen

[lilbabykush]

round 2 that is :p



[lilbabykush]

Hoost took that boi to school in a major way! round 1 is a prime example of why they call him mr perfect. Hoost blocks or ducks about 120 punches lol all the while landing good leg kicks and punches of his own. Total ownage! Rape! Murder!

[psychogrumly]

Bon gros combat de cogneurs, ça :D

[sebastien59138]

quel barraque JLB impressionnant !!!

[kashui0710]

this judge is much better than Kakuta. he judged the hoosts slip by checking his damage

[jhonyronin]

hosst es la leyenda del kick boxing pero jerome es muy bueno; buenos golpes de puño de hoost que aprovecho para liquidar a su adversario.... saludos mis amigos practicantes de la artes marciales; un abrazo fraternal desde peru-ayacucho en sudamerica.......

[GlennFalconiVEVO]

Hoost really suprised him! Le Banner was getting too confident i think.

[hiephoi058]

hoost is a cyborg

[texas4life88]

a nice very high pace fight

[majobanasakamoto]

バンナの体おかしいだろｗ

アリスターよりやばい

[007axo]

A büdös cigánya, hogy össze kapta magát... :(

[BassFreaker1982]

Ernesto is my neighboor! (h)

[matteur11]

fight starts at 5:58

[yassigole]

lebanner is such a warior.if he would have gone down earlier and took the 8 counts,he might recover.but he kept on fighting.respect for hoost though.great finish.

[unnamedbastard88]

Ernest Hoost always do the same gay dance

[fumiaki007]

1Rは終始、バンナが押してたけど

2R目はもう打ち疲れて集中力切れてたね。

そこをホーストは冷静に突いたなぁ～！！

[firefx99]

Whomever wrote that Hoost wasn't at the level of Andy Hug...Hoost beat Hug. Where have you been???

[AliceInwardandland]

@firefx99 he said sefo wasn't at a level of hug.

[tokinblckgie]

Ernest o Hoost weathered a STORM in that 1st round. I don't really know a lot about k-1 but I do know it takes a great fighter to pull off a win like that. Jerome Le Banner was throwing some monstrous shots in the 1st.

[kempowarrior]

If Jerome have added more knees and kicks to his games he would've been unstoppable. He's still one of the best K-1 fighter of all time with Hugg, Hoost, Aerts and Sefo.

[nlocliff]

@kempowarrior sefo???

[kempowarrior]

@nlocliff back in the early 90s Sefo is one badass dude for his size he knockout a lot of good fighters. He is a small fighter in his class. I like watching him fight when he was young because he always in there trying to knockout people out.

I know he's not as great as the other K-1 legend but he very good.

[nlocliff]

@kempowarrior i know he was good but he aint on the level of hug, aerts, banner etc

[kempowarrior]

@nlocliff, No he is not up there with them but he pretty close.  I like his fighting styles and I think he's really good.

[kempowarrior]

Thank you for posting this video

[thesamuraispirit]

Wow man, thank you for uploading all tese great videos of the 90´s. Real fans miss those years (Andy Hug, Peter Aerts, Le Banner, Hoost, Ray Sefo, Mike Bernardo, Mirko Cro Cop...) Nothing compare to the new K-1. This tourament was great. Le Banner nkocking Aerts after been downed, then this fantastic match...

The last Hoost´s shot to Le Banner´s head was nasty man! What a punch!

OSU to all K-1 fighters of those years, K-1 will never be the same...

[metalsteelmetal]

@thesamuraispirit

ya this is not sports

this is just K-1(matial arts)

[winterschlafer]

What a beautiful match was this. A neverexpected comeback of Hoost!

[JRWriterSZ]

hoost knows how to fight hes greatttttttt

[1029Itachi]

Damn, Hoost had a great comeback in the 2nd round ;)

[bowdude21]

oe hell of a fight right here

[veggpapp]

To be fasing an apponent like Hoost, Banner wasted waaay to much energy in the first round. Hoost is not the first to go down, and he is well balanced and explosive when he lets himself go. Great mach !

[chiconspiracy]

Peter Aerts basically laid out this gameplan for beating LeBanner. Since he's so powerful, you do NOT trade with him, but play defense until he gets tired, which he will because he's trying to take your head off the whole fight. Then, he's easy pickings, as Hoost showed.

[DanielleBarbe]

new theme song song for le banner IM GUNNA GET KNOCKED OUT!

[crimsonx83]

the real winner is us gettin to watch that awesome victory dance

[allteeth]

Hoost is great.

[BountyLeChocolat]

fuck you lucky hoost

[0salot]

@BountyLeChocolat lucky???? a fight is a fight, its not like a game of roulette or flipping a coin

[BountyLeChocolat]

@0salot yes i see but jerome at the beginning of the round it was elsewhere and its its my enerver because he lost stubbornly !!

[marcyacom1]

buona tattica...prima li fa' spompare e poi li mette ko...

[K1BIGGESTFAN]

Le Banner always looks so calm Btw Paus Video at 05:58

[johnhere36]

Mr. perfect best K1 fighter ever, with brains.

Jerome strongest K1 fighter, without brains.

Best technics and tactics wins the K1.

[loopbull]

Le Banner was so powerful and much more explosive those days.... two legends at their best. We'll never have fighters like these again, now they all search for the quickest ko...

[arcadian33333]

ahahahahahaha u snicky niga

[CharmanKaga]

fuck yea

[aiueo200010]

華麗すぎｗｗｗ

[poxania]

Ernesto Hoost,

The king.

+ If u agree

[whizzhead]

i was there

[jakethezwin]

Hoost is the best

[redeyedol]

Hoost came back from the grave. He was getting owned, then returned it after the break.

[YungJuve]

@redeyedol ummm... not exactly. he was mostly absorbing big shots on his gloves or his arms in the 1st round and getting his timing down with his right cross. If you watch closely you can see that he repeatedly landed that technique on jerome throuought the fight and that eventually started the end for jerome. masterful performance by mr. pefect

[vovka8308]

how the fuck does it come that the best has to lose

[stewbot86]

I would rather go and watch a K-1 grand prix than a UFC event any day.

[whizzhead]

@stewbot86 without doubt!!

[boosomentity]

@stewbot86 both sports at the highest levels hold equal merit imo.

[liebestraumer]

EXCELENT!!

[boyka6]

jerom the best

[boyka6]

im the champion :d

[davidebro]

Ma perchè deve ballare il negro?? 

[betomero]

MIRCO CRO COP es lo maximo con su estilo de pelea saludos desde PERU LIMA SJL BETO EL MERO

[HEAVENMYMUSIC7]

TRULY FANTASTIC

[rubenolt]

despe peru que brabaso es k-1 los mejores ko muy buena pelea

[cemati1800]

great fight

[wave0730]

jerome hair style is penguin

[MMACommando]

shet in the first round geronimo kick his ass fucking lucky nigger

[metalsteelmetal]

true fighters

[boxenhighlights]

lmao. LeBanner was just too damn dumb back then.

[JackHanma]

Great job!!!

[KokoroSky2]

at this level, one mistake and you pay the price... but one can see here the fighting spirit of le banner : he keeps on retaliating instead of protecting himself when about to collapse, and yet it takes many blows to knock him down...

[GetDamage]

... And that's the number one reason why you shouldn't drop your hands while you kick. Sacrificing defense for extra power is too dangerous.

[NaYru1337]

does anybody know the song where banner is walking in?sounds like very nice old skool :P

[FAFGXav]

I think it's a song of LLcool J

[NaYru1337]

okay I'll try finding it,thanks ;)

[559ricer]

ll cool j - mama said knock you out

[NaYru1337]

thank you buddy ;)

[Swaqper]

U can see who's Mr Perfect here :-)

[gewaar87]

le banner was too confident, because of his fast knockout win over aerts before. look at his entrance walk, just too arrogant

[carbonlaminate]

yeah, maybe. The round before last, he was pounding on Hoost. Every time, Hoost would absorbe the punches on his arms. That round before last, he didn't do too much of anything. Le Banner was tired from that round, the next round Hoost brought the pain, and Banner wasn't alert enough to stem the tide. He sunk under a fusillade of head punches. *Damn*. Good job, Hoost.

[pease05]

@carbonlaminate more like Hoost timed the perfect counter right hand at the same time banner was low kicking, and hit banners chin which dazed him so he couldnt defend anymore, and then hoost moved in for the finish. its on the replay.

[carbonlaminate]

@pease05 could be, I'll check it out again maybe

[fu3ar25]

Ernesto's year

[chungadaddy]

This was so sad... I feel quite bad for Jerome. He never won a K-1 and unfortunately never will. However I do feel it would have been fitting or at least deserving.

[420dimebag]

I agree. He is without a doubt the best K1 fighter to never win the Grand Prix.

[Itsasony]

i'd respectfully disagree and give that title to Badr Hari

[420dimebag]

That's very foolish, Badr Hari has been in 2 GPs. Le Banner has been in 11 or 12 maybe more. Hari isn't close to retirement and still has a chance to win.

[chungadaddy]

That is exactly it! I estimate we will see Banner for maybe one or two years more (I bet on one). He is at the end of his career and even though he is an excellent fighter and made through so many finals he just ends up being the runner-up. Badr is young and is likely to get the title. I don't think the 2 are comparable at this point. I will feel sorry for Badr when and if his time comes.

[ENSABHANUR]

Badr is a better fighter then Le Banner ever was.Dont think we wil see Jerome back in WGP final ever again he's not realy in to it anymore.The only comparisment you can make is that they are both great fighters whit bad chins.I'm pretty sure Badr wil win the WGP final a couple of time.

[dominicwalli]

@ENSABHANUR SHUT ur fucking cunt mouth plz...what a fking cunt u are thinking a bad fighter like badri will ever win something like a wgp,u cant compare badri with jerome,jerome is way more stronger and way more resistant.lol bad chin..my ass u fker,the only way badri could win against jerome is bringing his suicidebomb jacket

and explode before jerome knocks him

[bcx1982]

@420dimebag AND RAY SEFO!!!!!!!

[shibuyagto]

@420dimebag Cro cop hadn't win it ?

[kotoni24]

Mr.Perfect!!

[Bonnevits]

Banner was a damn moster here, throwing Hoost around like a ragdoll in the first round, but what a class act by Hoost, staying cool and ending it like an assasin.

[xpushistiyx]

Ernesto, not Ernest!

[jonnie065]

great combo from Hoost to finish it

[Swaqper]

HAHA SUCH A BEAUTY !!!

le banner used all his energy 1st round and this is what he gets.

[signboyy]

le banner had just as much energy in the second, he just got reckless and stopped tucking his chin.

[FilipeCzech1986]

@Swaqper

NICE! NICE! NICE! ERNESTO CAME TO THE 2ND ROUND LIKE A HURRICANE!!! I LOVE HIS STYLE!