A mixed-rules struggle went horribly improper when a referee stood by and allowed a fighter to stay in a choke maintain for a lot too lengthy.
The bout in query was between Cambodian fighter Namthieu Kun Khmer and Myanmar boxer Joe Phyu at a Mas Battle occasion at City Enviornment in Cambodia on Sunday, Could 18. Through the contest, Namthieu grabbed Phyu in a standing rear-naked choke and proceeded to render his opponent unconscious. Sadly, referee Lengthy Vibol did not step in in a well timed style, permitting Namthieu to unnecessarily choke his opponent additional.
By the point Vibol known as for the stoppage, Phyu was fully out and was allowed to fall to the mat, bashing his head on the canvas.
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Famend ONE Championship referee speaks about controversial mixed-rules struggle
Referee Olivier Coste, who has expertise officiating mixed-rules fights in ONE Championship, provided his tackle the incident.
“Khmer martial arts in an MMA-style struggle is just not applicable. I believe they wish to incorporate MMA-style guidelines, however the referee lacks information of the game or of MMA. Hopefully, this doesn’t occur once more,” he stated on social media.
Myanmar sporting information outlet ANS posted a message addressed to Khov Chhay, the president of the Khmer Boxing Federation, urging him to take disciplinary motion towards the referee by eradicating him from his duties as a fight sports activities official.
“The federation’s working group is at the moment reviewing the matter,” Chhay instructed The Phnom Phen Put up in response to the controversy.
For these unfamiliar, Kun Khmer is a full-contact fight sport in Cambodia that features putting, grappling, and clinching. It’s similar to Muay Thai, however Kun Khmer places extra of an emphasis on elbow strikes and the dynamic surrounding exchanges within the clinch is commonly completely different between the 2 sports activities.
Primarily, Kun Khmer and the artwork of eight limbs share a standard heritage however have advanced into two distinct types with distinctive cultural practices and technical nuances.
