Tharoth Sam
{{Short description|Cambodian actress and mixed martial arts fighter}}
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| birth_name = Tharoth Oum Sam
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| nationality = Cambodian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|08|11}}
| birth_place = Cambodia
| fighting_out_of = Cambodia
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| height = 157cm
| weight = 48 kg
| weight_class = Atomweight
| style = Bokator
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| team = Cambodian Top Team
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Tharoth Sam is a Cambodian actress and mixed martial artist specializing in the Khmer fighting style of Bokator.{{Cite web|last=Taing|first=Rinith|title='Little Frog' makes leap from fighting octagon to big screen|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-life-arts-culture/little-frog-makes-leap-fighting-octagon-big-screen|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.phnompenhpost.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2018-11-04|title=Sam Tharoth- Martial Arts Star ⋆ Cambodia News English|url=https://cne.wtf/2018/11/04/sam-tharoth-martial-arts-star/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Cambodia News English|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Céline|date=2017-02-03|title=Tharoth Sam : meet the kick-ass Khmer princess|url=https://www.maviedeninja.com/2017/02/03/rencontre-tharoth-sam-guerriere/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Sport, Bien-être & Sexualité avec Céline Tran|language=en-US}} She has previously competed in ONE Championship.
Biography
Sam grew up in a refugee camp on the border of Cambodia and Thailand. Her father, Oum Dara, was a violinist and songwriter. When Sam was 18 years old, she started studying Bokator, a traditional Khmer fighting style, and she entered in her first martial arts fight in 2014. She was coached by Chan Reach Kun Khmer, a Cambodian-American mixed martial arts fighter, and San Kim Sean.
In 2017, she appeared in the films Jailbreak and First They Killed My Father.{{Cite web|last=Wassenberg|first=Anya|date=2018-11-13|title=Tharoth Sam excited to move Cambodia forward by Surviving Bokator|url=https://www.mmacrossfire.com/2018/11/13/tharoth-sam-excited-to-move-cambodia-forward-by-surviving-bokator/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=MMA Crossfire|language=en-US}} She also appeared in Loung Preah Sdach Korn, a historical film.
== Fighting career==
As a fighter, she is known by the nickname Little Frog.{{Cite web|title=Woman to watch: "Jailbreak" star Tharoth Sam {{!}} News & Features {{!}} Cinema Online|url=https://www.cinema.com.my/articles/features_details.aspx?search=2017.f_jailbreakstartharoth_38192|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.cinema.com.my|language=en}}
After 18 months absence from the cage, Sam competed in Thailand at Full Metal Dojo 14 and won via rear naked chokes against Thailand’s Surarak Kamla.{{Cite web |title=Play it again Sam: actor’s winning return|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/20724/play-it-again-sam-actors-winning-return/|date=July 3, 2017|author=Ismail Vorajee|website=Khmer Times}}
Mixed martial arts record
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| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 4–2
| Kaewjai Prachumwong
| Submission (Armbar)
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|November|4}}
| align=center|3
| align=center|4:47
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| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 3–2
| Surarak Kamla
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| {{dts|format=dmy|2017|July|1}}
| align=center|3
| align=center|4:26
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| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 2–2
| Decision (unanimous)
| ONE Championship: Kingdom of Khmer
| {{dts|format=dmy|2015|December|5}}
| align=center|3
| align=center|5:00
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| {{no2}}Loss
| align=center| 2–1
| TKO (Punches and Elbows)
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|December|5}}
| align=center|2
| align=center|3:34
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|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 2–0
| Vy Srey Khouch
| Technical Submission (Armbar)
| ONE FC 20 - Rise of the Kingdom
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|September|12}}
| align=center|1
| align=center|2:36
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|-
| {{yes2}}Win
| align=center| 1–0
| Srey Moa Theoun
| Submission (Armbar)
| Bayon Khmer MMA - BKM
| {{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|14}}
| align=center|1
| align=center|3:12
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Filmography
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Lockdown | Jeeja Aromdee the Women's Champion |
| 2024 | The Night Curse of Reatrei | Pisey |
| 2023
|Killing Time Violently | | ||
| 2022 | Shotgun Wedding | Rat-Face |
| 2017 | Jailbreak | Tharoth |
| 2017 | First They Killed My Father | child soldier leader |
| 2017 | Loung Preah Sdach Korn |
References
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External links
- {{Sherdog|171427}}
- {{IMDb name|8159774}}
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Category:Cambodian female mixed martial artists
Category:Atomweight mixed martial artists
Category:Mixed martial artists utilizing Bokator