Bill, I agree British MuayThai is on the up and the future looks bright; very bright. However, I fail to see why there needs to be any fall out after this show.

All I think we need to do is clarify our coaches and fighter's understanding of scoring. Those techniques you describe can score but not enough to overturn the other things done in this particular fight. If the jumping elbow doesn't cause damage or have effect, it is not a special score. Dave didn't have to back up to be scored on by kicks. However, if Dave had kicked Samkor over with inside low kicks as he kicked his body he would have scored.

I am happy to send a tape of the fights in question to a top Rajadamnern referee and ask him to give his opinion on the fights if it will make you happier. If we (me and Craig) are wrong on any of the decisions I will publicly apologise.

There were people around me when I was judging but they were not talking to me during the fight action as then my attention was, as always, 100% on the fight (so much so I don't hear the crowd or conversation around me). Those sitting next to me included an ambulance man on my right, a martial arts journalist to my left (for most of the time) and a fighter and coach sitting behind. I did talk in the round breaks as I have done previously as I feel explaining who is winning and why is important for the sports development.

All three judges were neutral and impartial and all scored the fights how they saw them without any agenda other than to be fair and the sport's future development.