Olympic Cuban kick boxer Kicks referee in the face

[morocco_mole]

fucking awesome

Cuban athlete might be banned after kicking ref



By ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 53 minutes ago



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BEIJING (AP)—Cuba’s Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee square in

the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, prompting the World

Taekwondo Federation to recommend he be banned for life.

“We didn’t expect anything like what you have witnessed to occur,” said WTF

secretary general Yang Jin-suk. “I am at a loss for words.”

Yang also recommended Matos’ coach be banned.

Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 left in the second round, when he fell to

the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan’s Arman Chilmanov. Matos was

sitting there, awaiting medical attention, when he was disqualified for taking

too much injury time. Fighters get one minute, and Matos was disqualified when

his time ran out.

Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked

referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden, who will require stitches in his lip. Matos

spat on the floor and was escorted out.

“This is an insult to the Olympic vision, an insult to the spirit of

taekwondo and, in my opinion, an insult to mankind,” Yang said

 

[eric25]

I just saw this this morning. I quote the announcer "In Taekwndo, it is against the rules to kick the referee in the face". I laughed pretty hard when he said that.

 

[mizzike]

hahah oh shit, talk about a bad attitude.

Its funny how its called WTF though

 

[SKIDUBAIGUY]

He Powned that newb of a ref, Ingury time, WTF, Competitor-Oh yeah i broke my neck, mihgt take afew minutes,redf injury time over buddy, time to play, conpetitor-WTF dude my spine is le broke! ref-Disquilified, competitor-Oh fuck you *smack*

 

[horner]

+karma to anyone who finds the video. I've looked but had no luck.

 

[SKIDUBAIGUY]

You got to wait untill after the olympics, whoever holds the right to the olympics will delete any illegal updates of the olympics while there on and a little after.

 

[dave44]

ahahahaaaa

 

[horner]

I'm just waiting for that to show up on the forum as a fail pic...

 

[adrianms]

here is a clip: >

 

[morocco_mole]

someone foto shop that picture with that tanner hall face

 

[adrianms]

hope this link works.... if not, don't hate me :

 

[morocco_mole]

fucking owned

 

[2+2=5]

taikwando looks like a really dumb sport compared to kickboxing

 

[solitaryman]

K that's not funny anymore.

 

[sirskizalot]

haahahaaaaaaaa thats awesome

 

[908]

fuckers took it off youtube already

 

[tommihq]

Why would you compare the two sports?

And at least in my opinion it goes the other way around, although i might be a littl biased due to the fact that i used to go to taekwondo for about two years

 

[mike_e]

“We didn’t expect anything like what you have witnessed to occur,” said WTF secretary general Yang Jin-suk. “I am at a loss for words.”

i lawled when at " said WTF secretary general.."

 

[2+2=5]

because the title says kick boxer.

 

[tommihq]

Yeah haha sorry just realized what it said. I didnt read it really the first time because i already knew what the thread was about when i read "kicks referee in the face"

 

[morocco_mole]

yeah sorry about that i got them confused