Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Legend of Buakaw Por Pramuk and the Corruption That Is K1


I was on Youtube a minute ago watching a Buakaw Por Pramuk fight (one of my idols)...

Well... a short introduction about Buakaw: he's a Muai Thai fighter that fights in the K1 events. But he's good - real good. Usually always dominates his opponents, and I (so far) have never seen him get knocked out. Very agile. VERY strong. A legend in K1 and in Muay Thai fighting in general.

But I watch this fight with Albert Kraus, and he dominates this guy. The whole fight he keeps Kraus off balance (even throws em down a few times) while delivering some of the most painful looking kicks I've ever seen (well, maybe not), and even keeps his head from catchin that overhead right that Kraus is supposed to be famous for, I guess. And how does the fight end? The ref raises Kraus' hand (wtf?). 

HOW DID HE WIN??

I think I have an idea: it's because K1 is corrupted by biased judges that put too much money into Kraus winning to judge fairly! Not only that, but the officials (that right?) are making up more rules so that they slowly but surely eliminate all of Buakaw's tools (like the multiple knees and the clinch). I saw this fight with him vs. Takayuki Kohiruimaki and he completely manhandled the guy (felt bad for em). 

Here's the Por Pramuk vs. Kohiruimaki fight (you'll know which one is Buakaw):




Shortly after that one, the officials restricted multiple knees and clinching. Coincidence? I don't think so. 

And here's the fight with Kraus (might wanna mute the volume - the commentators are annoying as hell):



Notice how Kraus doesn't get the chance to land a single clean punch this round. Actually, Buakaw landed a couple of em, along with a couple sweeps and a push kick. Great defence, brutal offence. Kraus had nothing on the guy... and yet he wins. 

Bullshit.

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