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28-02-2006, 21:20
Hier een mooi verslag van het gevecht tussen regerend kampioen Jomhod Kiatadisak en Buakaw por Pramuk. Buakaw's volgende gevecht zal plaatsvinden op 19 maart in Almere tegen de Nederlander : Marco Pique.

Wel Marco Pique kan zijn borst alvast natmaken na wat Buakaw liet zien tegen Jomhod :

bron : www.k-1.se

Winner and the new WMC Middleweight world Champion,
by TKO in the 2:nd round: Buakaw Por Pramuk

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JOMHOD vs. BUAKAW: ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK

MuayThai career at the peak in Thailand only last for few years, those who are talented and train hard maybe can last longer. Usually and unfortunately reign with the Lumpini or Ratchadamnoe title lasts only for few months, when younger and hungrier push they way to the top. Usually old champions rarely can make a successful comeback to the Lumpini or Rachadannoe stadium. There is of course another possibility, which is possible only for bigger thai’s who can fight against heavier falangs and to make a point, to fight against lesser opponents. Many thai’s has this way become well known outside of Thailand, than in their prime in Thailand. There are many examples like Cobal, Fairtex’s, Chang Peuk and our well known Jomhod Kiatadisak (jomhod means a killer and Kiatadisak is the name of Jammlong Thotting’s late manager). I have witnessed many professional world title fights, but on the last Saturday I witnessed the first real one.

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The World title of the WMC association was on stake, when Jomhod and, fighting under K1-MAX organization, Buakaw entered into ring with storming applauds and thunderous feet stomping. 23 year old Buakaw have never been the champion of Lumpini or Rachadamnoe and he was selected by the Japanese to the K1-MAX competition due to the fact that his good looks and nationality.

Anyway Jomhod was starting his toughest fight after career prime in Thailand. It was well known fact that Buakaw could easily keep up the tempo for 5 rounds, routine that Jomhod anymore couldn’t do. Jomhod finished first the ram muay, which was record breaking in lenght and for some reason he didn’t do his usual threatening manouvers in his opponents corner. However Buakaw entertained the crowd stomping at the floor at Jomhod’s corner and fired some arrows. Jomhod once said, that he takes his opponent confidence in ram muay, but if you looked at his face when Buakaw was shooting arrows one could say, that he was tasting his own medicine.

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From the start it was pretty clear that Jomhod tried to finish the fight with the cut from elbow strike, since if it would go on points, it would be really difficult for him to walk out as a winner. He tried few times very sneakily deliver the elbow, but Buakaw stepped back or blocked his blows and smiled very surely of himself. When Jomhod grabbed Buakaws leg, he calmly took it off. When Jomhod kicked, Buakaw kicked back. In every situation Buakaw was steady as a rock and he made Jomhod look slower and not only look, since that what he was compared to his challenger. In after one exchange of blows, Buakaw punched left hook and Jomhod knees gave up just for a barely recognizable time. Whole round went trough in the way that Buakaw seemed faster and Jomhod couldn’t find any way to work with. In fact Buakaw fought the 1st round with no problems and laughed at Jomhod’s attacks, which were defeated in a way or another. The spinning back kick was countered with low kick to standing leg and that handsome jumping knee only hit air, when Buakaw took a step to the side.

First seriously kicked left kick from Buakaw was straight from my wet dreams. It started like a freeing spring and then completely relaxed, with the mass of the leg moving trough air it landed with a hard sound. When you saw that, you could tell that he had done his morning runs and training routines. After 1st round it was clear who would fly home with the belt. Jomhod was simply slower and behind in situations and Buakaw had no problem to avoid his opponent’s best traps. Behind the judges table it was very hard not to enjoy of this chess game.

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In the 2nd round self confident Buakaw raised the tempo and when usually Jomhod handsomely avoids kicks, this time he had no time when kicks already landed on his hands. One of the Jomhods finest and sneakiest techniques is the spinning back elbow and it was very near to land and Buakaw granulated him with a smile. Then Buakaw raised the tempo even more and punched Jomhod to belly and to the head from the distance. Usually situations like that Jomhod had kicked his opponents legs off balance or countered them with elbow or knee strike, but this time his opponent was much faster and in time. Suddenly hard body hook landed on champions belly followed with hard right low kick and Jomhod went down. He was clearly suffering and came up only with the power of his will to hear the end of the eight counts. Then defending champion put all chips in and tried to end the fight with a jumping elbow, but Buakaw hit him again to belly and it was all over. Buakaw made his words true when he promised in Thailand to the Thai press that he wouldn’t come back home without the belt. The fight was pretty rough for ruling champion from ram muay until the bitter end, but the champion went down with his boots on and he can always look back with pride. It was also rough remind to the crowd in what level the fights are fought in Thailand.

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I want to quote Petri Martinez who said after hearing what happened, “this why old champions are taxidrivers in Thailand�. The difference between the fighters was too much, but the outcome in thai- standards was pretty normal (hence the title of the article). Young Buakaw is in his, if I could say, Thailand prime and he has been fighting against quick reflex fighters, when 35 year old Jomhod has not been trained well and he has been fighting against much lesser fighters what he encountered 10-15 years ago in stadiums of Bangkok. Somebody once asked referee Marco Nieminen, who by the way received small trophy for being such a great referee, that is Jomhod unbeatable? Marco answered, where you think Jomhod would fight then, in here for a few thousands against some European, or in Bangkok stadium for tens of thousands against Thai.

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I have myself spoiled my senses with so many great Lumpini fights, that I rarely get excited anymore of any fight, but in my humble opinion Jomhod vs. Buakaw was the best fight outside of Thailand I’ve ever seen. In this fight everything what makes a great drama, technically great/variable techniques, young challenger vs. old champion, indefinable. World title and Swedish hair products. After this its pain in the back to watch some F-association title fight, were guys are falling to the ground when somebody grabs the leg. After the spectacle the feeling of emptiness was sure way to tell that you have experienced something special. Somebody complained in after fight party while eating caviar that the fight ended so soon. It was Jomhods luck, that it was so short, since if the fight would go on and on, he would get more tired and Buakaw would tire just a bit. Now he went down while being fresh and bloodthirsty Swedish government didn’t see any red colour, if we don’t count the colours on the shorts or the outfit of that skinny round-guy who wanted to perform ring-girl instead of the ring-girl. I believe that Jomhod can still fight for 5 years if he keeps the condition and due the fact that he has great techniques and if the opponents are right, but the difference between guys like Buakaw is too much. When you think of that, think a second how tough the level is in Thailand’s famous stadiums, since Buakaw has been something like a 4th challenger. I mean, are those guys something or are they something?

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met Jomhod first time in 1996 and from that day he has been my idol, like all the Thai champions. I wish him well, whatever he decides to do after this.


“One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble Not much between despair and ecstasy One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble�

By Riku Immonen