Kaoklai Kaennorsing

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name = Kaoklai Kaennorsing
ก้าวไกล แก่นนรสิงห์


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Kaoklai Kaennorsing（Thai: ก้าวไกล แก่นนรสิงห์, born September 13, 1983) is a professional Muay Thai kickboxer, K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul tournament champion and former two time Rajadamnern Stadium champion. At the time of his K-1 debut, on July 17, 2004 in Seoul, Kaoklai weighted convert|78|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on, the lightest and youngest fighter ever to win the K-1 Super Heavyweight tournament.cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title= Kaoklai Takes K-1 Asia GP
last=DiPietro
first=Monty
publisher=www.k-1.co.jp
date=
accessdate=2008-01-26] His name "Kaoklai" means in Thai "to have a good future".

Career

Kaoklai Kaennorsing was born as Athit DamKam in the heart of the Northeastern Thailand, in the city of Khon Kaen. He started training Muay Thai at the young age of eight and had his first fight a year later which he lost by points decision. At the age of nineteen he won one of the most prestigious belts in Muay Thai, the Rajadamnern Stadium 147 lb Welterweight title. cite web
url=http://www.chokemuay.com
title= Kaoklai Interview
last=
first=
publisher=www.muaythaionline.org
date=
accessdate=2008-01-26]

Kaoklai made his K-1 debut on July 17, 2004 at the Asian qualification Grand Prix, held in Seoul, Korea. He started the night with a quick right punch knockout win over Denis Kang in the quarterfinals. In the semis, he met Tsuyoshi Nakasako from Japan and earned a unanimous decision victory, sending him to the finals against Shingo Koyasu. Kaoklai won the evenly fought battle in the extra round, collected 60 million ₩ and advanced to K-1 World GP 2004 Final Elimination, held in Nippon Budokan Arena, Tokyo, Japan .cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title= Kaoklai Takes K-1 Asia GP
last=DiPietro
first=Monty
publisher=www.k-1.co.jp
date=
accessdate=2008-01-26]

His opponent at the Final Elimination was Belarusian thaiboxer Alexey Ignashov. Having to overcome 80 lb weight and 8 in height disadvantage Kaoklai's quick, hit-and-run strategy started to paying off at the end of second round. Ignashov was issued two yellow cards for inactiveness throughout the fight, and the judges scored the fight after one extra round by a split decision in Kaoklai's favor.cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title= Kaoklai Shocks Ignashov at the Budokan
last=DiPietro
first=Monty
publisher=www.k-1.co.jp
date=
accessdate=2008-01-26]

On December 4, 2004, Kaoklai was the youngest and the lightest fighter ever to compete in the 12th annual K-1 World GP Championships, held in Tokyo Dome, Japan. His opponent, American slugger Mighty Mo, the winner of Las Vegas GP, was the heaviest at 280 lb. Kaoklai started the fight cautiously circling the American, tossing in hard low kicks. At the end of the first round Kaoklai landed a lightning-quick jumping high kick which connected just below Mo's left ear and sent Kaoklai to the semifinals. His amazing run in K-1 Finals came to an end after losing the fight against Musashi by extra round unanimous decision.cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title= Bonjasky Defends Title at K-1 World GP
last=DiPietro
first=Monty
publisher=www.k-1.co.jp
date=
accessdate=2008-01-26]

On March 19, 2005, Kaoklai entered the Korean World GP as a defending champion. He beat Qing Jun Zhang in quarterfinals and Hiraku Hori in semis, before facing a 7'2" and 346 lb (2.18 m, 157 kg) former Korean Ssireum wrestling champion, Hong-Man Choi in finals. Choi more than doubled Kaoklai's weight and towering a 1'3" (0.38 m) above the defending champion. Kaoklai was unable to overcome the disadvantage this time and lost the fight by unanimous decision after an extra round.cite web
url=http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
title= Choi Wins K-1 Asian GP
last=DiPietro
first=Monty
publisher=www.k-1.co.jp
date=
accessdate=2008-01-26]

Titles

* 2008 IKKC Muay Thai World Cruiserweight Title
* 2007 K-1 Turkey Grand Prix 2007 Finalist
* 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul Finalist
* 2004 K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul GP Champion
* 2003 Rajadamnern Stadium Super Welterweight Champion
* 2002 Rajadamnern Stadium Welterweight champion.

Kickboxing record

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style="text-align: center" colspan=8|82 Wins (13 (T) KO's, 59 Decisions), 31 Losses
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align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Date
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Result
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Opponent
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Event
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Method
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Round
align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|Time
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06/20/2008
yes2Win
flagicon|CAN Clifton Brown
International Muay Thai Fight Night, IKKC Title, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Decision (Split)
5
3:00
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03/30/2008
no2Loss
flagicon|RSA Francois Botha
The KHAN, Seoul, Korea
Decision
3
3:00
-
03/08/2008
style="background: #c5d2ea"|Draw
flagicon|NED Khalid Boudrif
Fight Night in Dusseldorf, Germany
Decision draw
5
3:00
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01/18/2008
yes2 Win
flagicon|KOR Seoung Hun Kim
FG Fighting Championship 2008, Seoul, Korea
Decision
3
3:00
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10/16/2007
yes2 Win
flagicon|KOR Yong Soo Choi
Seoul, Korea
Decision
3
3:00
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06/22/2007
no2 Loss
flagicon|AUS Nathan Corbett
Xplosion 10, Gold Coast, Australia
KO (Punches)
2
2:48
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05/06/2007
no2 Loss
flagicon|NED Vincent Vielvoye
Slamm 3 Netherland vs Thailand, Haarlem, Netherlands
Decision
5
3:00
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02/18/2007
yes2 Win
flagicon|KOR Yong Soo Park
K-1 Khan 2007 in Seoul, Korea
Ext. R Decision
4
3:00
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01/13/2007
no2Loss
flagicon|RUS Magomed Magomedov
K-1 Rules Heavyweight Tournament 2007, Istanbul, Turkey
KO (Knee strike)
1
2:59
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01/13/2007
yes2Win
flagicon|ALB Azem Maksutaj
K-1 Rules Heavyweight Tournament 2007, Istanbul, Turkey
Ext. R Decision
4
3:00
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10/01/2006
no2Loss
flagicon|NED Tyrone Spong
Slamm 2 Netherland vs Thailand, Almere, Netherlands
KO (Right overhand)
1
1:56
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06/03/2006
no2Loss
flagicon|JPN Tsuyoshi Nakasako
K-1 World GP 2006 in Seoul, Korea
Decision
3
3:00
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04/28/2006
style="background: #c5d2ea"|Draw
flagicon|JPN Hiromi Amada
Titans 3rd, Tokyo, Japan
Decision draw
3
3:00
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02/09/2006
no2Loss
flagicon|THA Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Rajadamnern Stadium, WMC Middleweight title, Thailand
Decision
5
3:00
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12/17/2005
yes2Win
flagicon|NZL Prince Hamid
Tokyo, Japan
Decision
5
3:00
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12/10/2005
no2Loss
flagicon|JPN Yoshihiro Sato
K-1 World MAX 2005, Japan
Decision (Majority)
3
3:00
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09/23/2005
no2Loss
flagicon|NZL Ray Sefo
K-1 World GP 2005 in Osaka, Japan
Decision
3
3:00
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08/22/2005
yes2Win
flagicon|JPN Tsuyoshi Nakasako
Titans 2nd, Japan
Decision
3
3:00
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03/19/2005
no2Loss
flagicon|KOR Choi Hong-man
K-1 World GP 2005 in Seoul, Korea
Ext. R Decision
4
3:00
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03/19/2005
yes2Win
flagicon|JPN Hiraku Hori
K-1 World GP 2005 in Seoul, Korea
Decision
3
3:00
-
03/19/2005
yes2Win
flagicon|CHN Zhang Qing Jun
K-1 World GP 2005 in Seoul, Korea
Decision
3
3:00
-
12/04/2004
no2Loss
flagicon|JPN Musashi
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004, Japan
Ext. R Decision
4
3:00
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12/04/2004
yes2Win
flagicon|USA Mighty Mo
K-1 World Grand Prix 2004, Japan
KO (Right high kick)
1
2:40
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11/06/2004
style="background: #c5d2ea"|Draw
flagicon|RSA Mike Bernardo
Titans 1st, Tokyo, Japan
Decision draw
3
3:00
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09/25/2004
yes2Win
flagicon|BLR Alexey Ignashov
K-1 World GP 2004 Final Elimination, Japan
Ext. R Decision (Split)
4
3:00
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07/17/2004
yes2Win
flagicon|JPN Shingo Koyasu
K-1 World GP 2004 in Seoul, Korea
Ext. R Decision
4
3:00
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07/17/2004
yes2Win
flagicon|JPN Tsuyoshi Nakasako
K-1 World GP 2004 in Seoul, Korea
Decision
3
3:00
-
07/17/2004
yes2Win
flagicon|CAN Denis Kang
K-1 World GP 2004 in Seoul, Korea
KO
1
1:48
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05/21/2004
yes2Win
flagicon|NZL Aaron Boyes
Ocean City Promotion, New Zealand
Decision
5
3:00
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03/11/2004
yes2Win
flagicon|THA Thaveesub Petchphutong
Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand
Decision
5
3:00
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10/12/2003
no2Loss
flagicon|JPN Toshio Matsumoto
Magnum 3, NJKB, Tokyo, Japan
KO (Punch)
2
1:09
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05/26/2003
yes2Win
flagicon|SUD Faisal Zakaria
Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand
Decision
5
3:00
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04/30/2003
yes2Win
flagicon|THA Saketdaow KT Gym
Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand
KO


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03/30/2003
yes2Win
flagicon|THA Lamsongkram Chuwattana
Rajadamnern Stadium, Thailand
TKO


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10/17/2002
yes2Win
flagicon|NZL Shane Chapman
Fanta & Andy Promotion, Ocean City, New Zealand
Decision (Split)
5
3:00
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03/31/2001
no2Loss
flagicon|JPN Kozo Takeda
Tokyo, Japan
Decision
3
3:00
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04/09/2000
yes2Win
flagicon|JPN Shin Daiguji
Rajadamnern Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
Decision
5
3:00
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See also

*List of male kickboxers
*List of K-1 events
*Muay thai
*List of kickboxing organizations

External links

* [http://www.kaoklaimuaythai.com Kaoklai Kaennorasing Official Website]

References