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Re:Chess boxing by kevinmchugh on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @10:57PM (#17079694)
No, Thai boxing or Muay Thai is not a point fighting sport. There are knock outs. Kicks, knees, and elbows are allowed.

There's also forms of karate that allow full contact.

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Re:Chess boxing by gadders on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @04:04AM (#17080744)
I boxed twice as an amateur, and got stopped in my second fight after my eye closed up (southpaw got a thumb in my eye is my excuse).

But I look at Thai Boxing matches with flying knees, elbows, etc and that recent video where a fighter footswept someone and then kneed them in the head on the way down and I think "Fuck that."

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