Female boxer's eyes were swollen after defending her championship belt at MMA LION Championship 15

In the women's 60kg category, Lo Thi Tam (red) won against Van Thi Ngoc Huyen by points after 3 rounds. Photo: MMA

In the men's 65kg category, Dam Vu Quoc Cong (blue) won a technical knock-out victory over Nguyen Tuan Anh. Quoc Cong forced the referee to stop the match after a series of right hands hit the target at 1 minute 54 seconds in the second round. Photo: MMA

In the women's 52kg category, Chelsea Moore (red) won on points after 3 rounds against Vo Nguyen Ngoc Linh. In the final round, Chelsea Moore moved against the cage. She continued to perform single arm and leg attacks, causing Ngoc Linh to play defensively and have difficulty finding opportunities to counterattack. Photo: MMA

In the men's 60kg category, Bui Quoc Toan (blue) won a technical knock-out victory over Dinh Tien Thanh. Photo: MMA

In the men's 55kg and men's 56kg categories, Pham Van Quyen (red) won on points against Le Van Trong. Photo: MMA

In the men's 56kg category, Bui Dinh Khai (red) won on points against Phan Ngoc Hieu. In the final round, Dinh Khai was more proactive in wrestling situations, moving and using many single attacks, while Ngoc Hieu was no longer fast enough in the rushing phase. Photo: MMA

In the men's 65kg category, Nguyen Huu Han won a technical knockout victory over Le Van Trinh to close the matches in category B. Photo: MMA

In the opening match of the A-class, 60kg men's competitions, Bach Van Nghia (red) won on points against Do Thanh Tu after 3 rounds, always taking the initiative. Photo: MMA

In the men's 65kg category, Tran Viet Anh (blue) won by submission against Nguyen Hoang Lam. At 1 minute 22 seconds of the second round, Viet Anh controlled Hoang Lam's back, thereby successfully performing the rear strangulation technique. Photo: MMA

In the men's 60kg category, Nguyen Trong Hong Hoang (blue) won by submission against Nguyen Hop Hai. At 3 minutes and 42 seconds of the first round, Hong Hoang successfully performed the rear strangulation technique, forcing his opponent to signal to stop the match. Photo: MMA

In the men's 84kg category, Zakhar Dzmitrychenka won by points against Le Hong Giang. In all three rounds, Dzmitrychenka was always the one who maintained the pressure and was more proactive in counterattack situations. Photo: MMA

In the men's 77kg category, Do Thanh Chuong won a technical knockout victory over Le Hoang Nhat Long. Accurate left and right hooks brought a quick victory to Do Thanh Chuong at 52 seconds of the first round. Photo: MMA

In the men's 77kg category, Jesse James Bernal defeated Duong Duc Tung. Most of rounds 1 and 2 took place in the fighting position on the mat as both men fought fiercely for control. After the end of the second half, Duc Tung asked to stop the match. The referee declared Jesse James Bernal the winner. Photo: MMA

The highlight of this event is the first title defense match of the year in the women's 56kg class between champion Duong Thi Thanh Binh and female boxer Bianka Balajti (Hungary). Both fought fiercely, launching many effective blows.

With scoring results of 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Duong Thi Thanh Binh successfully defended the women's 56kg championship. She had swollen eyes after the dramatic match. Photo: MMA