I don't know about anyone else but I am quite worried by what I am reading here. Just as our sport seems to be improving and ready to break into the 'big league' there looks like theres going to be a split straight down the middle of the sport.

This was a great show that should be seen as nothing but good for the sport with so many positives not least the quality of the main fighters and the fact that we are becoming one of the top MT nations in the world in terms of quality of fighters and of shows.

But as this is happening everyone is bickering. The disagreement about scoring and judging is now becoming more personal with accuations of biasness and unprofessionalism creeping in. If we aren't careful uK Muay Thai is going to be irreparably split and damaged. Certain gyms won't work with others, certain gyms won't have certain judges etc and the whole thing will become a joke.We need to put these things to one side and work together for the sake of the sport.

I agree that it is not professional for non officials to sit ringside and I've said so to the people involved. The British Boxing Board of control would not allow it and neither should we. But ours is a relatively small world and Instrucors are promoters, judges and referees nd most of us are friends so there are a lot of potential conflicts.

The fights on saturday (that are under contention) were very close and were bound to attract discussion. Not all fights are so close so the subtleties of judging/scoring criteria don't come into it. MT scoring should not become some mythical thing that only the enlightened few understand, its usually clear who's won but in close fights there will always be differences of opinion.