Muay Thai Kickboxing

muay thai, or thai boxing, rules sees bouts contested on 5, 3 minute rounds , male fighters bare-chested wearing shorts , protective gear including: mouth-guard, hand-wraps, shin-wraps, 10 oz (280 g). boxing gloves, groin-guard , prajioud arm bands. female thaiboxers wear sports bra , chest protection in addition male clothing/protective gear. muay thai unique in style of kickboxing allows elbows, knees, clinch fighting, throws, sweeps , low kicks. groin strikes allowed until 1980s in international muay thai , still permitted in thailand (though boxers wear cups lessen impact). kicking mid-body , head scored highly generating large number of points on judges scorecards. moreover, kicking still judged highly if kick blocked. in contrast, punching worth fewer points.

notable fighters under muay thai rules include apidej sit hrun, buakaw por. pramuk, changpuek kiatsongrit, rob kaman, ramon dekkers, coban lookchaomaesaitong, dieselnoi chor thanasukarn, saenchai pksaenchaimuaythaigym, samart payakaroon , yodsanklai fairtex.

rules:

fighters allowed strike opponent punches, kicks, including kicks below waist, elbows , knees.
clinch fighting, throws , sweeps allowed.
bouts 5, 3 minute rounds 2 minutes rest in between, 3 round fights used.