In this edition of horrible refereeing in regional events, we’re taking a look at an incident during this past weekend’s EFC 88 event in Johannesburg, South Africa. It happened during a fight between debuting flyweight competitors Julio Plaatijies and Teboho Ntene.
As you’ll see in the video below, Plaatijies sunk in the choke at the 3:35 mark of round one. Ntene valiantly fought it off for the next 40 seconds until both of his legs stiffened up.
Nonetheless, the referee allowed the choke to continue for a good 13 seconds before calling a stop to the fight.