LION Championship 27: 77kg Championship Candidates Revealed

On the evening of October 11, the LION Championship 27 event ended with surprising finishes from a series of excellent punches from the fighters.

In the main match of the event, two candidates Ly Van Huynh and Do Thanh Chuong faced off to find the owner of the 77kg championship belt. In the first round, Thanh Chuong really made it difficult for Van Huynh when he could not use his strong left leg. Ly Huynh's lightning-fast punches were met with strong resistance from his opponent's series of effective kicks and knees.

Ly Huynh did not miss the opportunity, ending the match with a series of ground-and-pound punches and winning the third chance to compete for the 77kg championship belt.

Unexpectedly, right at the beginning of the second round, Van Huynh's left kick appeared, causing Thanh Chuong to have many difficulties. Thanh Chuong's hasty decision to rush in made him get hit by his opponent's left punch. Ly Huynh did not miss the opportunity, ending the match with a series of ground-and-pound blows (a technique in mixed martial arts, in which the fighter wrestles the opponent to the floor, then uses punches, elbows, or knees to attack the opponent who is in a disadvantageous position) forcing the referee to intervene.

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  LION Championship 27: Vietnamese Muay Thai Champion Faces Thai Fighter

With this knockout victory, Ly Van Huynh has earned his third chance to compete for the 77kg championship title. His opponent will be 70kg champion Jovidon Khojaev - who has just announced his promotion to pursue his second title at the LION Championship.

In the main match of MMA Striking, WBC Muay Thai international champion - ONE Championship fighter Tran Quoc Tuan faced a difficult challenge when he faced Omnoi champion from Thailand - Vorapon Jayamram.

The ability to block, combine straight punches with a variety of kicks made it easy for Vorapon to control the match. The close-quarter situations also saw the Thai representative dominate, thereby winning on points after 3 rounds.

The most notable knockout of the night belonged to the tournament’s young talents in the 56kg category. In the MMA Pro format, Dinh Van Khuyen took only 16 seconds to knock out Bui Dinh Khai, making himself one of the fighters with the most knockout victories in the tournament.

In the opening match of the MMA Striking format, World Sanda Gold Medalist Tran Huy Hai took advantage of Vo Tien Dat's mistake. From a careless charge by his opponent, Huy Hai used a right punch to knock his opponent down straight on the mat. Although he tried to stand up afterwards, Tien Dat was no longer conscious enough to respond to the referee's signal, causing him to receive his first knockout loss at the LION Championship.

With the ability to block, combine straight punches with diverse kicks of Tran Quoc Tuan, Vorapon completely lost the game.

LION Championship 27 also witnessed a series of exciting confrontations. The final match of the MMA Striking 65kg category was won by Nguyen Van Lam after a convincing performance, overwhelming young talent Luu Huy Duc after three rounds. Van Lam will advance straight to the MMA Pro format with a position in the Top 10 of the 65kg category.

The matches of Phan Trong Hieu (won Tran Vi Quang), Kpa Thuan (won Nguyen Tan An), Tran Le Phi Khanh (won Vo Vu Le), Pham Van Hao (won Tran Van Trong) also brought the audience emotions from suspense, surprise to explosion in each punch.

LION Championship will return with the LC 28 event on November 8 at Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang .

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/lion-championship-27-lo-dien-ung-vien-tranh-dai-vo-dich-hang-77kg-20251012074112042.htm