MONGOLIAN FIGHTERS WIN AT MUAY THAI MATCHES

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Three Mongolians won at Muay Thai boxing matches held Tuesday in celebration of a Thailand national festival. Renowned Mongolian boxer N.Bat-Erdene knocked out his opponent in the second round, while S.Myadagmaa won her contender in the first round. B.Gan-Togtokh of Mongolia competed against his opponent in five rounds to win over by a scoring margin. With these wins, our fighters have marked up their rankings. Muay Thai is a combat sport from the muay martial arts of Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This physical and mental discipline which includes combat on foot is known as "the art of eight limbs" because it is characterized by the combined use of fists, elbows, knees, shins and feet, being associated with a good physical preparation that makes a full-contact fighter very efficient. Muay Thai became widespread internationally in the twentieth century, when practitioners defeated notable practitioners of other martial arts. A professional league is governed by the World Muay Thai Council.