TGI-T1 - Amateur C Class Muay Thai Fight Series - Fighter Registration.

The Testing Ground Ignition - Amateur Muay Thai Fight Event.

🔥 Testing Ground: Ignition – Where the Journey Ignites 🔥

From the grit and raw energy of the Smoker, where fighters take their very first steps under the lights, the journey now accelerates. Ignition is the moment where experience turns into ambition — where every round has meaning, every strike has weight, and every win fuels the climb.

Here, raw talent meets real challenge. The sparks from your Smoker battles ignite into a roaring flame, propelling you toward higher divisions and greater glory. The crowd is louder, the stakes are higher, and your fight story burns brighter.

Be there when the engine starts. Witness the next chapter!

Testing Ground: Ignition brings the heat all year long — a dynamic tournament series where fighters go head-to-head, earn their place, and battle to become the undisputed champion of their weight class.

Event Overview

1. This event is for amateur fighters who have competed in 3 non-scored Smoker fights and focuses on continued self-development.

2. All fights are scored to encourage personal growth through scoring Muay Thai tools that are effective.

3. The event is exclusive to amateur fighters.

4. Event officials and medical staff will monitor the fights.

5. Event officials regulate the intensity of each fight utilising the scored rule set.

6. The event is a space to display one's technique and conditioning.

7. Fighters are matched based on age, sex, weight, and experience.

8. All fighters and teams expect professional sportsmanship and positive social conduct,

      refrain from using profanities and negative body language.

9. Each team is provided with three corner passes. There are to be no more than three people in a corner at any given time.

10. Abusive language, behaviour or banging on the side of the boxing ring will not be tolerated.

Competitor Registration

11. Competitor registrations must be completed online at https://www.prostore.nz/testing-ground-fight-series

12. Early registration is recommended. As it increases the likelihood of a good match-up.

13. Registrations close the week before the event or prior if the fight card is completed before then.

14. The Testing Ground Ignition events aim to feature around ten fights.

15. An entry fee applies to all fighters, which can be viewed on the ticket page.

16 All teams receive three corner passes. Fighter and corner passes are presented at the weigh-ins.

Fight Rules and Regulations - Rule Highlights - See the full rule set here.

17. Each fight consists of 5 rounds, 1.5 minutes each, with a 1.5-minute break between rounds.

18. Adherence to officials' directions is mandatory.

19. Knees to the body are allowed for all fighters; knees to the head are not permitted.

20. Elbows are allowed to the body for fighters 18+ years of age—no elbows at all for under-18 fighters.

21. Spinning back fists are permitted. The elbow must face downwards and the impact must land on a legal part of the glove.

22. Fighters must engage in the clinch by throwing knees, elbows if permitted, and jostling for position.

23. Fighters must not hold onto the ropes.

24. Rear hip throws, hooking the lower leg for a takedown, deliberate foot trips, and stomping an opponent's feet are illegal.

25. Fighters may catch and hold a kick while counterattacking. No more than two footsteps in any direction are allowed when doing so.

26. If a fighter catches a kick and then strikes an opponent, the two-step rule resets, allowing the holder of the kick another two steps.

27. If a fighter's mouth guard continuously comes dislodged or falls out of the fighter's mouth. Then the fight will be stopped and the fighter cautioned.

28. If, after three cautions, the mouth guard is dislodged or falls out, the fighter will be disqualified for safety reasons and will be deemed TKO'd.

29. Groin shots from kicks are legal in Muay Thai - but heavily frowned upon. Hence, any deliberate strike to the groin will result in a pause to the fight.

    Any glances or near-strikes to the groin will result in the referee resetting the fighters, who will then signal action/fight. Any use of this rule by deception (acting) to get a rest or break from the fight action will not be tolerated. Protect yourself at all times. Invest in a quality groin guard.

30. Muay Thai chest shields are required for fighters under 18 years old.

31. Female fighters are allowed to wear leather or synthetic Muay Thai chest guards ( not plastic), supplied by the fighter. Fight officials must approve the chest guards. The fighter's opponent must be aware of the use of a chest protector before the fight. Allowing for the opponent to source their own chest protection if desired.

Clothing and Personal Protective Wear

32. The fighter must wear a club top and Muay Thai or Kickboxing Shorts.

33. 12 oz gloves and amateur-grade shin guards are mandatory (supplied by the event organiser).

34. Muay Thai headgear is required with full check and chin protection (supplied by the fighter and must be signed off by competition officials.

35. Groin guards and mouthguards are compulsory (supplied by the fighter - checked by competition officials).

36. Competitors must have two fitted mouthguards (supplied by the fighter - checked by competition officials).

      This is in case one is lost before or during the fight (fighters cannot compete without a fitted mouthguard).

37. Body protection is optional for fighters 16 years of age and older, but if worn, they are supplied by you and needs to be authorised by a Testing Ground Smoker official before use.

38. Standard training hand wraps are allowed, but no build-ups.

39. Boxing gloves, shin guards, groin guards, and mouthguards must be fitted before the walkout to enter the ring.

Health and Hygiene

40. Toenails must be trimmed and clean.

41. Clothing worn by the fighter must be clean.

42. Fighters must not have flu-like symptoms.

43. Fighters 16 years of age and older must have a valid blood test, see 48.

44. The blood test must have been administered within 12 months of the fight.

45. Fighters retain their blood tests for future use but must be shown to event officials at the weigh-in and medical check.

46. Fighters under 16 do not require a blood test unless there is a reason to believe one is needed. In that case, a safety-first approach is warranted.

Weigh-In and Medical

47. It is an amateur competition. Fighters are weighed on the day of the competition. Fight officials will administer spot checks of fighters during the event. This is to help ensure the safety of all of the fighters. Fighters competing in this event are expected to fight in a weight division that matches their walk-around weight. Heavyweight cutting for fights comes with many risks. This is an amateur fight show that promotes fighters' health and well-being. Our focus is on building fighters up via a progressive competition structure.

48. Fighters are required to have blood test results showing they are free of HIV (p24 antigen and HIV 1+2 antibodies), Hep B (HBsAg) & C. The test results must be within 12 months of the fight date, and a copy of the original serology results must be ready at least 1 week before the official weigh-in. Fighters are to present their blood test results to the medic(s) during the medical check.

    Fighters are required to pass a medical inspection by the event medics. Only fighters who are declared fit and able to fight will be eligible to compete.

49. We suggest that fighters make it a regular practice to be checked by their medical practitioner(s) and to have their vitals screened. To help ensure that they are fit and able to fight. The event's medical check is not a substitute for regular health, fitness, and wellness checks for the fighters of this event.

Schedule

9:00 - 10:00 am

• Weigh-in, medical, fighters' brief, group photo.

• A full combat sports blood report is required as specified in Article 48 (Weigh-in and Medical).

• Location: Fighter warm-up zone.

10:00 am

• Fight brief

11:00 pm

• Doors open to the public

  
  

12:00 - Onwards

• Fight time

• Main Ring

Location

• Titan Training Ground and ProStore.nz

• 93 Durham Street South, Sydenham, Christchurch 8023.