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Originally Posted by BabiPangang
People don't understand the K1 rules obviously.
Buakaw was constantly doing the same thing, left middle/high kick on Alberts underarms, but he also scored points throuhg lowkicks and some boxing. The middle/high kicks is a direct hit on Albert's defence and a block and so not considered a point under K1 rules. Albert was making points due lowkicks and also through boxing. Sow the point totals where quite even at the end. And thus a draw was justified completly.
Albert won round 4 because he scored way more points then Buakaw. The jury gave it to Buakaw anyway and that is why Albert was pissed off. He won fair and square but the judges felt otherwise.
The same thing happend with Souwer against Yod, Yod was kicking more but he was not making any points. This is K1 and not Muay Thai.
That's why a lot of Muay Thai purist get angry and scream trash, but you have to understand the rules of the game that is being played.
Compare it to this:
K1 = Soccer , only a goal wen the ball is behind the keeper
Muay Thai = always a goal even if the kepper stops the ball
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Theres a huge gray area here. You can damn well block a kick with your arm but if a kick from a guy like Buakaw actually follows through... was it really blocked?
Ask Frank Shamrock if he blocked Cung Le's middle kicks.
Anyway.. we know about the "4th" round but it was very close. the point of this thread is to discuss why on earth a credible organization like K-1 would ask for a extra round after such a one sided performance.