The audience sat packed at Tay Ho Stadium (Hanoi) to watch the live matches of MMA Lion Championship 26.
In particular, the competition between Truong Cao Minh Phat and Irish fighter Aaron Clarke in the MMA Striking format for men's weight class 61kg was the highlight of the competition evening.
Both sides entered the match confidently from the first half. With his technical prowess muay, Truong Cao Minh Phat proactively pushed Aaron Clarke into a defensive position with high kicks across the face and sometimes suddenly swept the pillar.
However, Aaron Clarke is not easy to overwhelm. The Irish fighter also launched attacks that caused Truong Cao Minh Phat to cautiously block. In 3 rounds. Zhang Keiming Phat had 3 turns that caused Aaron Clarke to fall to the floor and bleed on his face.
The match ended with a consensus professional score from the judges awarded the victory to Truong Cao Minh Phat.
In his career, this boxer has won the national muay championship for 8 consecutive years, winning the silver medal at the 31st SEA Games and the bronze medal at the 32nd SEA Games.
In some other exciting matches, fighter Tran Trong Kim defeated Nguyen Phu Thinh in the men's 56kg MMA Pro competition format; Vo Minh Nghia won by knockout against opponent Tha Vanthorn (Cambodia) in the men's 57kg MMA Striking format;
Von Kimcheng (Cambodia) beat Phan Vu Bao in the men's 56kg MMA Striking match; Nguyen Tien Phat defeated Do Nguyen Minh Quyen with a disagreement score in the men's 60kg MMA Striking format; Danh Quoc won by technical knockout against Nguyen Hop Hai in the men's 60kg MMA Pro format; Nguyen Trung Hai won against Nguyen Quoc Huy in the men's 65kg MMA Pro format...
