Steve,

Thats a good post,those of us that have been in the game for a long time and have used UK Muay Thai rules for so long are bound to find it a bit confusing when using the Thailand scoring system.

As I see it there are 3 types of fighters in Thailand..

Fighter 1) The puncher/low kicker this fighter usually has a good chin and can bang with his hands,he gets his opponent off balanc and or hurt to the legs and looks for the ko shot.

Fighter 2) the clincher,this fighter usually is very strong and looks for the clinch to off balance and wear down his opponent.

Fighter 3) the technical fighter,he may not have the power/strength of the other 2 fighters so will utilise all 8 weapons and use good ringcraft and tactics win his matches.

Fighter 1 the puncher can be beat by fighter 3 the technical fighter,

Fighter 3 the technical fighter can be beat by fighter 2 the clincher,he can be worn down by strenght.

Fighter 2 the clincher can be beat by fighter 1 the punche/low kicker,usually by being kept of balance and kod or hurt bad with hands/low kicks.

There have been plenty of examples of all 3 types of fighters in Thailand over the years having great sucesses and winning Lumpinee and Rajadamnern titles.

Saenchai at the moment is a example of fighter 3,Anawut of fighter 1,and Wutidet Lukprabart a example of fighter 3

Obviously all above types of fighters have full knowledge of the whole range of techniques?tactics of Muay Thai and understand how to win by the rules,and then use their strengths as a fighter to win the match.

Steve keep asking the questions brother and then we will all grow in knowledge and understanding of the sport we all love and have put so much time into:).