Notably, the Tay Ho Stadium was completely full on the evening of July 12. Thousands of fans filled the stands, creating a fiery atmosphere rarely seen at a domestic sporting event.
That passion exploded when the pair Ha The Anh - Nguyen Thanh Thoan, nicknamed "Manh Long Dai Viet", defeated the duo "Phong Hoa Son Lam" Truong Yen Long - Gia Dien Tan from China in the highlight match (MMA Duo) of LION Championship 24.
As soon as the opening bell rang, the four fighters charged at each other like arrows tearing through the air. Dien Tan locked The Anh against the cage wall, but in the opposite corner, Thanh Thoan continuously rained down punches and high kicks on Yen Long.
After only 1 minute and 41 seconds, the Chinese fighter fell for the first time; at the 4 minute and 3 minute mark, Thanh Thoan's straight kick to the face knocked Yen Long down for the third time, forcing the referee to stop the match. After defeating one opponent, Thoan immediately supported his teammates, and together with The Anh, "ground-and-pounded" to extinguish all efforts of Dien Tan, closing in on a resounding knockout victory for the home team.
The victory not only demonstrated technique and physical strength, but also honored the spirit of solidarity: The Anh once exchanged hugs with Dien Tan, while Thanh Thoan bowed his head to thank the audience after the eye-catching performance.
The atmosphere at Tay Ho heated up in the afternoon with long lines of people waiting to check tickets. When the Vietnam-China match entered, the sound of drums, the shouts of “Vietnam, go!” combined with the lighting effects turned the 3,000-seat dome into a fiery arena.
Before that, the audience was warmed up by two other duels with Cambodian opponents. In the opening match, the Dong Son duo only needed 38 seconds to defeat Phnom Penh thanks to the "off-axis" strategy, causing the Kun Khmer representative to fall into a 1-vs-2 situation.
In the next match, the Au Lac pair spent nearly 5 minutes fighting fiercely with Sot Seyha - Roem Kakada before winning, affirming the bravery of the generation of Vietnamese boxers who are young, resilient and know how to take advantage of the advantage of the battlefield.
Not only the Duo matches, the MMA Pro series also made the audience "stop their hearts". In the 60 kg class, Danh Quoc - who is known as "Vietnam's Conor McGregor" - proved his statement "90% will win" with a spinning back kick straight to the liver of his opponent Dinh Trung Hieu, knocking him out after only 23 seconds.
In the 56 kg class, British boxer Liam Arnold was not to be outdone: after a series of open exchanges, he pulled Bui Phong Son to the floor and tightened his rear naked choke, forcing his opponent to tap out in the first round.
The 2025 LION Championship season will feature four formats – Striking, Ground Fight, Duo and Gauntlet – giving Vietnamese audiences a near-complete experience of the modern MMA “map”. LC24 marks the first time Vietnam has hosted three 2-on-2 matches with international elements in one night, helping to elevate the tournament both professionally and commercially, as online tickets were sold out more than 24 hours before the G-hour.
According to the VMMAF schedule, LION Championship will move to Cam Ranh ( Khanh Hoa ) on August 16 for LC25 - the first outdoor event of the season. Here, the vacant 60kg belt will find a new owner between Tran Ngoc Luong and the reigning 56kg champion Le Van Tuan, promising a "super classic" civil war. On the same night, teacher Lo Thi Phung will compete with Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa for the women's 52kg belt.
The images of Vietnamese and Chinese boxers hugging each other after the match, or Cambodian boxers bowing to congratulate the host, closed LC24 in a pure sporting spirit: fighting to understand each other better, fierce but not hostile.
In the endless applause, both the audience and the athletes realized that the core values of martial arts – respect, courage and friendship – are being preserved and spread right in the heart of the Capital.
Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/the-thao/bung-no-trong-chien-thang-cua-cac-vo-si-viet-truoc-bo-doi-trung-quoc-151656.html
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