Friday 23 May 2008

Muay Thai (Thai Boxing)

Jesse and I went to the local stadium in Chiang Mai to see a series of Muay Thai fights, which after a 50 minute walk didn't feel so local anymore. We thankfully arrived late, I'm not sure what the warm up entertainment consists of, but am quite happy to never find out. The second of eight fights was underway, by the end of the night it did feel a little like an endurance test for the crowd too.

Give it to him ref!


As our minds wandered and the beer kicked in it became difficult to really say who was winning. When there was a bit of excitement (a fighter was stretchered off) we both could have done with an instant replay to see what had happened, for that matter the fighter could have too. A guy came over the PA to tell all the nice tourists that the guy would be fine, while we could still see him out cold in the corner of the room.
It was also disconcerting that everytime new fighters entered the ring the Benny Hill music was played, I have no idea why. Another unique experience.

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