'You lot' are actually the instructors, coaches and officials of the sport of Muay Thai which you spectate, so when you read back what you have written, just in the opening sentence you instantly show a lack of any respect for the people you just thanked, this is the hypocrisy I am talking about.

You use words like 'dodgy' and 'corrupt' in your first 'blog' (post) on here and now your question has changed to be more specific regarding certain fights, which if you check earlier posts you will see that this has been debated to the bone:

'Daitan Jackson v Jamal Wahib on P4'
'Conceding defeat'
'Simple scoring made easy Muay Thai'

All the fights you mentioned lost on close points decisions and 3 judges awarded the fights to those, using their experience and judging criteria, that they decided won.

During this thread you wrote (paraphrased and the spelling is not mine):

'To me Thai boxing In the uk is unbelieveably corrupt , the amount of talking/confering/textin between judges is a absolute joke they should be watching the rounds and scoring the rounds that's it!!?'

'90% of shows I watch there's always 1 dodgy decision!'

'I think it's just how the judge feels on the day and who there goin to favour!'

'If I did ever get into fight / training I most certainly wouldn't go on a judging corse to make the style I fight! I would fight with death and stop people to make sure I get the decision! Because to me if y want it that's the only way!?'

'Either me having the rules wrong or people being part of a click and being in a way corrupt!?'

So I hope reading those comments helps you in understanding as to why this 'clique' is 'sticking together'

It would seem that your real beef is that you simply did not agree with the decisions of the aforementioned fights from a spectators point of view and a lack of understanding the rules.

However, instead of simply heading the topic title as that and then asking if someone would explain how these decisions were arrived at you started calling the judges corrupt and saying they chat to the corner men.

Come on, don't be naive, we are a very close knit community and we all know each other, fighters, coaches officials etc. As a referee I often go and chat to all the fighters before the show, I shake hands with the coaches and I wish both fighters the very best of luck for their fights. Does that mean I am biased or unprofessional, no. That is a silly comment from you and you know it. As I said you are either very naieve or perhaps younger than we give you credit for.

Writing down the full rules of scoring on a public forum is not going to happen, it takes more than reading rules to understand how to score. It takes training and experience in the sport as it does in any sport.

I will put together a course on how to score in Muay Thai (not a judging course) in the late summer and will have two Thais assisting me in this. That way you can physically see the scoring techniques (and fouls) first hand rather than subjectively read them.

Question is, would you attend? (You can cover yourself with a blanket if you still wish to remain incognito lol)

SHAUN