My main point about this dispute :

The main thing not taken into account by the Thai-rules fans was that the match had 3 rounds and an extra. This puts upside down all the judgements feasible under 5X3 rules.

If the match is to be judged by "thai-unfriendly" environment, Kraus landed more clean techniques, so he could win from the first 3 rounds. If the match is to be judged by "thai-friendly" environment, the other extreme is in discussion IF we don't take the knockdown into account not even by 10% - that is, absent the knockdown Buakaw would have won all way.

Knockdown present : it all matters on how much judges scored it. And this is one of the most biased and bias-able things in judging. To all eyes Buakaw struck his way back hard. But mind you, dear fellows, it was a 3X3. The very logic continuation would be an extra-round. Which to my eye Buakaw started to lose close to the end.

A simple question : what do you think would have been the evolution in a 5X3, where the 4-th round would have been followed by a 5-th ? In all respect, I think Buakaw was already (and visible) worn-out in the 4-th.

See also my comments about scoring at :

http://message.axkickboxing.com/index.phtml?action=dispthread&topic=14856&junk=1109754904.00257

Again, pls correct me if something sounds wrong.

My personal opinion :

They should have left it a draw. It was honorable for both and it was afteral not a damn tournament match.