Reviewing the A -list matches took place at Lion Championship 08 recently, up to 7 matches ended with battle:
Pham Van Nam Thang Dinh Van Huong, Robson De Oliveira Soares Thang Phan Huy Hoang, Bianka Balajti Thang Nguyen Thi Uyen Nhi, Ho Thi Ngoc Bich Thang Do Thi Ngoc Han, both strangled after Ref Naked Chooke. Tran Trong Kim Thang Pham Ba Hoi by breaking Ankle Lock, Phan Thanh Tung Thang Dang Van Quy Bang broke Armbar, Le Van Tuan Thang Tko Duong Thanh Hung with Ground and Pound.
If only looking at the results, perhaps the audience may think that the locking level of the MMA Vietnamese boxers has made great progress when there are 6/8 matches ended with Submission.
However, this comment can only be counted as relatively true: Indeed, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is effective, but at the same time, if the BJJ technique has not arrived at the place, pulling the opponent to the battlefield becomes counterproductive for MMA boxers.
A typical example is the match between Nguyen Thi Uyen Nhi and Bianka Balajti. Uyen Nhi is a shot in and has tried to take takedown first, trying hard to break the footbar of foreign competitors. But Bianka Balajti took advantage of that situation, around Uyen Nhi's back and successfully implemented the strangling technique after Rear Naked Choke.
If you go, it must be reduced, and it is undeniable that the practice of adding grappling of the boxers has made an unforgettable impression at Lion Championship 08.
Dinh Van Huong is a prominent example. From a dominant fighter, after training with two Jujitsu Asian champions Phan Duy Thanh and Duong Thi Thanh Minh, he had enough “quality” to turn back to Van Nam when he was a wrestling or crushed on the floor, even creating an advantage when he had the opportunity to punch Ground and Pound rice.
The match between Le Van Tuan and Duong Thanh Hung is also a good surprise. Although both boxers have a kickboxing background, all three rounds take place with efforts to lock and Ground and Pound.
So, with the question of whether Lion Championship 08 can show the outstanding level of the boxers, the answer should probably be “yes” and “no”. Even so, the positive development, learning to expand the set set of MMA Vietnamese boxers is still very noticeable. That promises to bring many interesting changes that the audience can expect at the next events of Lion Championship.