Bui Truong Sinh 'knocks out' Cambodian master

Bui Truong Sinh celebrates excitedly - Photo: GMA

In the highlight match of Than Vo Viet Nam, representative Bui Truong Sinh faced Cambodian fighter - champion Kun Bokator Athchey Chanreach. Under pressure from his opponent's elbows and kicks, Truong Sinh skillfully took advantage of the counterattack opportunity to launch a beautiful flying knee, completely knocking out champion Athchey Chanreach.

Victory at GMA 05 will be a good mental medicine for Truong Sinh, as he is the first GMA champion to enter the ring in 2025. In this season, the Vietnamese GMA champions will face international fighters with the title of "Regional God of Martial Arts", selected from fighters in neighboring countries to find the ultimate "God of Martial Arts" of the tournament.

Bui Truong Sinh's finish was one of the notable knockout/submission situations at GMA 05.

However, the fighters from Cambodia Top Team did not let their journey to the tournament be marred by disappointment after Athchey Chanreach's loss.

In the Golden Rooster (57kg) weight class, representatives Long La and Sopanha Pheng both won against opponents Saw John (Cambodia) and Prakas Manimaran (Malaysia). The remaining representative of the country's top MMA club, Rin Saroth, finished Tanawat Ratchinnarit with a beautiful choke.

In the Cobra (55kg) weight class, Lien Phong MMA's Nguyen Thanh Duy had a completely convincing performance when he defeated Le Nguyen Phuc from Tank Club. In the opening match, Tran Thanh Sang declared his aim for the Tiger (68kg) championship title when he defeated Tran Khanh Huan. Surely, the boxer from TFC - MMA Bien Hoa will have to make an effort to challenge champion Ha The Anh in this weight class.

In the only match in the Black Panther (63kg) weight class, Lau Yik Long from Malaysia defeated Alex Keo in just 89 seconds, bringing the fastest win at the GMA 05 event. Before that, Kyaw Khant Win defeated Thanapon Rattanawong with a powerful choke. The most regrettable point of GMA 05 was that the confrontation between Le Huy Hoang and Ben Tu Tai could not end smoothly, when Tu Tai's foul on a groin kick caused him to be disqualified in the first round.

Gods of Martial Arts Vietnam Tournament - Gods of Martial Arts held its first international event with the name "Convergence of Gods of War" at GMA Arena, Ho Chi Minh City. The match night had the participation of outstanding martial artists in Vietnam and opponents - guest martial artists from many countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia.

GMA 05 - The Gathering of the Gods marks the turning point of "Vietnam's Gods of Martial Arts" in its journey to seek challenges from international representatives. The tournament will organize a qualifying round for Vietnamese martial artists (finding challengers for Vietnam's Gods of Martial Arts 2024) - a qualifying round for regional martial artists (finding international martial artists to achieve the title of Regional Gods of Martial Arts) and a confrontation between Vietnam's Gods of Martial Arts and Regional Gods of Martial Arts to find the title of the strongest "God of Martial Arts".

QUANG THINH

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bui-truong-sinh-knockout-cao-thu-campuchia-20250524164548766.htm