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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nedjeljko Krajisnik (ranked 24137 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Samart Bukaew (ranked 491 p4p, 415 weight class). Krajisnik's entrance music is Sexual Harrassement - I Need a Freak. A fine choice. Samart Bukaew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nedjeljko Krajisnik's chin.
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nedjeljko Krajisnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samart Bukaew!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurstr�m and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajisnik misses with a hook
and Bukaew counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Nedjeljko Krajisnik has been cut.
Krajisnik throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krajisnik throws a body punch but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew throws out a counter right but Krajisnik avoids it with no problem.
Bukaew fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krajisnik.
Bukaew turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bukaew is looking to clinch but Krajisnik is avoiding it.
Krajisnik misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Bukaew.
Krajisnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bukaew throws out the jab.
Krajisnik looks for the body kick but Bukaew saw that one coming.
Krajisnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Bukaew thumps Krajisnik with a low kick.
Bukaew works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krajisnik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bukaew counters with a body kick that stops Krajisnik in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krajisnik throws a looping overhand right but Bukaew ducks down to avoid it.
Bukaew tries a quick counter leg kick but Krajisnik is wise to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krajisnik.
Bukaew lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukaew scoring well with a low kick there.
Krajisnik misses the shot to the body.
Bukaew lands a body shot.
Krajisnik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bukaew.
A little feinted left hand from Krajisnik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Krajisnik.
It looks like Samart Bukaew has been cut.
Bukaew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krajisnik tried to score with a low kick but Bukaew checks it.
Bukaew scores with a spinning back kick!
Bukaew cracks a nice hook into Krajisnik's ribs.
Krajisnik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bukaew scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Bukaew tenderised Krajisnik's leg. Krajisnik is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bukaew scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krajisnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Krajisnik misses with a wild body shot.
Bukaew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big left from Krajisnik misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajisnik throws a looping overhand right but Bukaew ducks down to avoid it.
Bukaew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bukaew scores with a push kick.
A shot to the liver by Bukaew. Beautiful body shot.
Bukaew lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krajisnik throws a series of punches but Bukaew moves out of range.
Bukaew lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bukaew throws a hook but Krajisnik avoids it easily.
Bukaew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krajisnik doesn't seem bothered though.
Good leg kick by Bukaew.
Krajisnik throws a hook but Bukaew blocks it.
Bukaew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krajisnik's hands.
Krajisnik pushes Bukaew up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krajisnik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukaew blocking some punches.
Bukaew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krajisnik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bukaew on the side of the head.
Krajisnik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bukaew throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krajisnik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Bukaew dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bukaew lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krajisnik's sensitive parts.
Bukaew looks to throw a body kick
and Krajisnik counters with a nice uppercut.
Krajisnik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krajisnik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bukaew's head.
Krajisnik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Bukaew on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Krajisnik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bukaew throws a head kick but Krajisnik moves out of range.
Krajisnik blocks a jab.
Bukaew swings for the body but Krajisnik moves out of range.
Bukaew lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krajisnik will feel that in the morning.
Bukaew looks to score with a jab to the body but Krajisnik is just out of range.
Samart Bukaew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bukaew uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krajisnik misses with a head kick.
Krajisnik tries to bum rush Bukaew with a series of wild strikes but Bukaew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Bukaew.
Bukaew looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krajisnik misses with a hook to the body
and Bukaew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukaew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nedjeljko Krajisnik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samart Bukaew is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajisnik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bukaew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bukaew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bukaew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krajisnik backwards.
Bukaew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krajisnik throws a head punch that misses.
Krajisnik swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukaew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krajisnik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krajisnik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krajisnik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bukaew.
Krajisnik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krajisnik misses with a punch to the body.
Our sources have told us that Krajisnik has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukaew blocks an uppercut.
Krajisnik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukaew avoids it.
Krajisnik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukaew.
Krajisnik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krajisnik tries a body shot but Bukaew blocks it.
Krajisnik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bukaew's elbow.
Bukaew has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Krajisnik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bukaew can turn it around.
Krajisnik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krajisnik misses with the head strike.
Bukaew avoiding damage as Krajisnik throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukaew stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bukaew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bukaew scores with a shoulder strike.
Bukaew blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samart Bukaew will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Krajisnik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Krajisnik misses its intended target.
Krajisnik misses with a hook. Bukaew ducked under it nicely.
Krajisnik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bukaew tries to clinch but Krajisnik moves out of range.
Bukaew bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bukaew throws a wild body kick that Krajisnik sees coming a mile off.
Krajisnik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bukaew was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bukaew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Bukaew.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krajisnik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krajisnik gets through Bukaew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Krajisnik.
Krajisnik can't find room to land a body shot as Bukaew controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bukaew as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krajisnik misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajisnik misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Krajisnik fails to land.
Krajisnik can't find room to land a body shot as Bukaew controls the action.
Krajisnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krajisnik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bukaew prevents a body shot from Krajisnik.
Bukaew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krajisnik throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krajisnik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bukaew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krajisnik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bukaew looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krajisnik moves out of range as Bukaew throws a body kick.
Krajisnik throws a sloppy head kick and Bukaew moves out of range easily.
Bukaew moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajisnik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bukaew blocks an uppercut.
Krajisnik looking to stall.
Krajisnik misses with a body punch.
Krajisnik trying to stall but Bukaew improves his position.
Krajisnik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krajisnik tries to work over Bukaew's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bukaew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab lands there for Bukaew.
Krajisnik jabs Bukaew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krajisnik throws an overhand right that lands on Bukaew's shoulder, as Bukaew tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krajisnik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bukaew.
Bukaew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samart Bukaew.
I've got Bukaew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Samart Bukaew!
An out of breath Samart Bukaew thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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