Yesterday I was saying that winning against a local boxer in his home country tournament seems impossible. It’s like this in any countries. However the rules of judgment and scoring are clear for all types of boxing which both viewers and players should know and concern of. Today’s article is the rules for Muay Thai only. They might differ from other types of boxing.

As you already know the result can be determined by 2 ways: score from judges and another KO.

The fighter who has the higher total score is the winner. But if both of them are seriously hurt, the end of the fight is called by the referee. And the result will be different. If the competition is set for 5 rounds and the referee call to end the fight in round 1 or 2, the boxers are draw. But if the referee end the fight in round 3 or 4 or 5, the boxer how got the higher points will win.

Knock Out or KO, the referee will end the fight when:
1. One boxer has serious wounds and down to the floor and doesn’t look good to continue the fight.
2. When the boxer has bigger than 2 cm long wound.
3. The boxer gets knocked down to the floor more than 2 times in a round.
4. The boxer wants to surrender.
5. The boxer breaks the competition rules.

Boxers earn scores by attacking and defense. According to Thai Boxing rules, boxers will get a point from attacking opponent by using fist, knees, elbows, etc. Every attacking points will be from hitting the right points of the body and strongly. Referees can also give extra points to the one who has superior skills and tactics. Boxers will also get scores from their effective defense. However if boxers break the rules during the fight, 1 point will be deducted.

These are just briefly written for you who don’t wanna open the rules book. But if you really want to start Muay Thai, the key is that you should learn everything about it and respect the rules and your opponent. See you next time!