Richard Smith -

I will have to disagree with you on this I believe that rnds 1,2 your not able to give to either fighter in Thailand on the majority of fights with them doing very little because of the gambling at stadiums.

Rnds 3,4 normally are fantastic to watch so judges are able to score with both fighters going for the win.

Rnd 5 it would more often than not settle back down as the fighters would know who will have won by this point and not push too hard to gain more injuries which would maybe stop them fighting a few weeks later. This isn't all fights but is what you'll see most of the time.

We all seem to be moving away from what I originally asked which was why a body kick was assumed to cause effect so making it the highest scoring technique?

I personally think that the judging at the moment in the UK with the way body kick is assumed to cause effect is damaging the sport that we all love so much!

Do you know that I've had many of my friends also go to Thailand and watch fights at the stadiums. These friends don't even train yet never come home and say to me that they didn't understand why the decision was given to a fighter. Most comments I get are , wow them Thais can fight ! , you must be crazy getting hit with those elbows and knees ! , and the best one is how hard can they kick to the body ! .

BUT never ones questioning the decision.

We in the UK are supposedly trying to do the same as Thailand yet we don't have the gambling culture they have so the audiences need to be entertained and pleased with the show they watch!

What do you see for the future of Muay Thai if paying public are walking away from shows confused by the result due to off balance with bad technique body kicks assuming to score effect compared to other shots that genuinely show effect!