Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in a Cambodian Ring-Fight
Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian
Ring-Fight
An African Lion much like this is responsible for the death of 28
Cambodian
MidgetsSpectators
cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African
Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight,
which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of
the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.
Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in
his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "...
take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge
the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng
Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005
in the city’s coliseum.
The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition
that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras
would be allowed in the arena.
The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were
declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken
bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters
out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle
[it].”
Unfortunately, he was wrong.