Veteran fighter Zhuman Zhumabekov scored one of the most impressive finishes of the night at a Dala Fighting Championship event in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday. Unfortunately, the submission victory was marred in controversy due to some seriously inept refereeing.
Less than three minutes into their bout Zhumabekov locked on a Von Flue choke that rendered his opponent, India’s Abhilash Raut, unconscious. Referee Baurzhan Zhumanov completely failed to recognize that Raut had lost consciousness and encouraged Zhumabekov to keep working.
Luckily, Zhumabekov realized what the referee didn’t and relinquished the hold.