Win Tun vs. Aung Zaya

...... Courtesy of Shwefist ......

Myanmar Traditional Boxing (Lethwei) is used to be known as Burmese Boxing. MTB warriors use all kinds of bone-breaking strikes, dashing, flying attacks, clinching techniques, and unique slam down methods not present in other martial arts systems—not even Muay Thai. Myanmar Traditional Boxing is most similar to Muay Thai, but there are huge differences in techniques, mentality, and principles.

Strikes - MTB warriors are unique with their natural body weapons, such as fists, shins, head, elbows, knees, insteps, heels, and forearms. All these body parts of the warrior are lethally hardened like metal hammer. When they strike, they strike to break bone or do maximum damage. Typical strikes include various MTB punches, head butts, elbows, knees, instep or shin kicks, other kicks, and fore arm strikes.

Dashing and Flying Attacks - MTB competitions are the only martial arts competition packed with non-stop high-energy movements. These unique movements along with MTB strikes make MTB what it is—the best and most realistic martial arts system in present.

Technical Clinches - MTB warriors use forbidden clinching methods that are not known in today's Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) world.

Slam Downs - MTB warriors use unique spectacular slam downs only present in MTB competitions in the world.

These are the rules in MTB competitions:
• No boxing gloves, but hand wrapping (optional)
• Anything is allowed while standing up, including head butts, elbow, knees, kicks and slams.
• No judges.
• No striking while the opponent is down
• One and only one three-minutes break allowed during the fight
You have to knock out your opponent to win. No matter how many times you knock down your opponent, if he is still getting back up, you do not win. Ninety Five percent of the fights end with someone KO.

They are very polite and wonderful people. They won't bite, eye-gouge, kick in the groin and do all kinds of dirty fighting.
(from www.aawisdom.com)

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[Banduenga]

Very nice fight. Good combination of speed & strengh. Light weight are always a show.

[quanitary]

They made a lot of movies about Maui Thai back in the day (late 80s, early 90s). Juan Claud Van Damme(spelling?) did "Kickboxer", good movie.

[ruebuscm]

Interesting how the distance the fighters keep here looks much more similar to MMA than Muay Thai. Is it because of the threat of takedowns?

[wuji8nuji]

@Galwaybanana its muay boran..the essence of muay thai..before it became a sport

[mvang01]

AIYAHH!!! Damn that announcer is annoying! The guy in the red trunks lost the first time he got dropped.

[Galwaybanana]

i dont think this is muay thai there head butting in this and there are no gloves i think its from one of the neighborlng countries is fukin great though

[lorrenzopicozzi]

@NicaKrnKid Fedor fights MMA. and Heavyweight fighting is really different than light weight fighting....in particular in the early rounds...One mistake and BOOM you can be out cold...

[lorrenzopicozzi]

@spookybuffalo hihihih you are gay. start training your asshole to stretch. morron. Hahahaah how old are you? you cant beat up ufc fighters...put fedor in the ring against two of those light weights, and fedor will kill them both......i put my money on it

[therev69]

hitmonlee(red) vs hitmonchan(blue) :>