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What is the differnce in classes.....bare footed no hear gear and "shoed" with head gear??
Very good series....
Thank you, Art.
To be honest, I don't recall the weight classes. I'm pretty sure no one fought over 170.
Head gear is indicitive of amateur fights. They're not required to wear it, but if one chooses to wear it, both participants must wear it.
Foot pads- you'll notice that the guys wearing them are also wearing long pants. Those guys are kickboxers, and have a different set of rules from the guys in the shorts, who are fighting Muay Thai fights.
Kickboxing: long pants, kicks only allowed above the waist, no knees.
Muay Thai: shorts, high and low kicks allowed, clenching and knees allowed.
Rules vary from organization to organization, but those are some of the general guidelines.
Sweat- well, there's only 3 rounds in most of the fights, so they don't sweat all that much. Now when you see the "sweat" flying in boxing- 99% of that ain't sweat- it's water poured over the boxer's heads by their cornermen in between rounds. You're not going to see that kind of spray in fighting styles such as kickboxing/Muay Thai, or MMA because these guys aren't wearing shoes for traction- it would be far too slippery and dangerous for the fighters to get the mat wet.
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