Great match, but terrible job by the referee. He would call holding for any kicks attempted in the clinch which you absolutely can do and to me it didn’t look like they held rather than push and make space.

Think w.t.f taekwondo like fencing. Fencing is a combat sport but not meant to work in a real fight situation. Taekwondo is the same thing, there is a electronic scoring system and a lot of rules who are peant to do taekwondo like an combat sport and not reamly a martial art and olymouc taekwondo is not meant to work in a real fight. Exactly like fencing or olympic karate. Olympic taekwondo is not a martial art anymore but a combat sport or a game where the elements of traditional takwondo are used in another ways.