The reason clinch is so dull in K-1 is because they have a strange 'only one strike' rule per clinch.. so say in muay thai fighter a can get fighter b in the clinch and rain down knees, strikes, and throw, in K-1 you can only land one knee strike/punch and then let go of the clinch. Another reason you see the clinch in K-1 as being a stalemate is because there are no elbows in K-1, but there are in Muay Thai.. in most other kickboxing orgs, the clinch is one of the more dangerous positions to be in, not a place to rest.
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