Tharoth Sam

Tharoth Sam is a Cambodian actress and mixed martial artist specializing in the Khmer fighting style of Bokator. She has previously competed in ONE FC. 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. As a fighter, she is known by the nickname Little Frog.In 2017, she appeared in the films Jailbreak and First They Killed My Father. She also appeared in Loung Preah Sdach Korn, a historical film.