This referee was asleep on the wheel.
Sven Groten and Rene Haendel went towards one another in a jiu-jitsu match at Versus Worldwide this previous weekend (June 23, 2024). Sadly for Groten, he received the worst-case consequence because of an absurdly terrible referee.
Haendel caught Groten in a reverse triangle choke and started looking for armbars. Amid the joint-lock pursuit, Groten tapped then handed out instantly after because the referee stood by and watched on earlier than Haendel cranked Groten’s left arm backward. He stared on the referee after the 90-degree angle was created together with his unconscious opponent’s limb. Then the referee determined to step in to wave off the motion, as seen within the embedded participant above. Groten is in good spirits now, revealing his arm didn’t break however was dislocated by the referee delay.
“In order that sucked,” Groten mentioned on Instagram. “Received choked out and my elbow dislocated. No bone injury, extra data to come back.
“I’m within the hand of the most effective medical professionals with @sportsdoccgn and @pi.physio,” he continued. “Because of the crew of @versus.occasions for caring and all reaching out individually. Ref failed terribly although. There’s absolute no blame on my opponent @rene_haen you the place higher yesterday. I’ll crush you subsequent time we compete. That’s a promise. I’ll be again. Higher.”
Right here’s to hoping somebody buys that referee some new glasses sooner moderately than later.
