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Rules for Modified Muay Thai

 

Length of match

  • 2 x 1 ½ minute / 30 second break / 1 minute overtime round in the event of a tie

 

Required Equipment

  • 16 oz boxing gloves  (supplied by tournament)/ Headgear / Mouth Guard / Groin Cup / Shin-Instep pads

 

Divisions

  • Beginner: 1 year & under / Advanced: 1 year and over
  • Divisions may be re-organized on the day of the tournament for the safety of the fighters
  • Note: The Western Canadians are an amateur event.  Competitors deemed by the arbitrator to have to much ring experience will be disqualified  

 

Fighters

  • All fighters shall be clean, respectful and wear proper attire

 

Legal Techniques

  • Punches to the head and body
  • Kicks to the head, body and legs (both inside and outside thigh kicks)
  • Knees to the body and legs (Adults only)
  • Clinch fighting must be active (break after 5 seconds of inactivity)
  • Adult division require controlled techniques without intent to injure
  • All junior and teen divisions require controlled techniques to the face and no knees

 

Illegal Techniques

  • No strikes past the center line (ie. Back of the head, spine etc)
  • No foul language / No joint attacks / No trash talking / No head butting / No groin shots
  • No knees to the head / No elbows / No sweeps / No spinning back-fists / No striking a downed opponent
  • No throwing / No biting / No bad sportsmanship / No avoiding the fight / No swearing
  • Any fighter not following the referee’s instruction may have a point take off and if continually not following the referee’s instructions may lead to that fighter being disqualification

 

Scoring

  • 10 point must system / 3 judges / Scored between the first and end of the second round
  • If tied 1 minute overtime will be scored on a 10 point must system
  • Judges will be scoring technique, # of strikes landed, ring control & aggressiveness

10 Point Must: A system of scoring whereby the winner of a round must receive ten points, and the loser of the round nine points (eights points, if knocked down; seven points, if knocked down more than once and thoroughly dominated by his opponent). If there is no clear winner, each fighter must be awarded ten points. Note, however, although a fighter may win the round, he can lose a point by committing a foul, in which case the round likely would be scored nine points for each fighter.

 

Referee

  • Can stop the fight at anytime if he or she feels a fighter cannot protect themselves
  • Minus point for illegal technique
  • Minus a point for running out of the ring or avoiding the fight
  • Standing 8 counts will be enforced

A standing eight count, also known as a protection count is a judgment call made by a referee during a bout. When invoked, the referee stops the action and counts to eight. A fighter can take 2 standing eight counts in a round. During that time the referee will determine if the fighter can continue. It was designed to protect a fighter by allowing the referee to step in and give an overwhelmed fighter an eight-second respite. Standing eight counts by the referee are scored the same as a knockdown, whether the fighter was knocked down or not.

 

 

A technical knockout (also referred to as a T.K.O.) is often declared when the referee or other judges (such as official ring physician, the fighter, or the fighter's cornermen) decide that a fighter cannot continue the match, even though he did not fail the count, or has been knocked down 2 times in one round

 

Misc Rules

  • A fighter’s corner can stop the fight at any time
  • Medical time out up to 3 minutes or referee’s discretion
  • 2 knockdown rule in effect
  • Fighter will be disqualified if he or she is not present within 2 minutes of being called to the ring
  • Bad sportsmanship by a corner man or team mate will lead to a fighter’s disqualification
  • The Arbitrator's decision is final