As one of the most balanced matches in the final night of Lion Championship 2022, 52kg weight class, Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc (Ve Yuki Company) and Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa (Thai Nguyen) are all fighters with many trophies in the martial arts tournament in the past.
Before switching to Boxing and MMA, Thanh Truc was one of the strongest gladiators in Vietnam in Muay. She won the Muay World Championship IFMA before being forced to retire because of ligament injury. Although the condition is no longer the same, Thanh Truc is still considered to be the leading fighter thanks to the level and experience.
On the other side of the team, Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa (Thai Nguyen) is known as one of the most talented young boxers of MMA Vietnam. She attended the Lion Championship 2022 as the defending champion of the MMA Cup of Vietnam 2021. Like Thanh Truc, Quynh Hoa defeated a series of opponents on the way to the final.
With the youth and the advantage of lying down, Quynh Hoa dominated in the first seconds of the match. Her lock and object proved more effective when constantly putting Thanh Truc into the secret position. However, after many efforts, Thanh Truc escaped the lock and won the initiative before the first half ended.
If more fortunate, Quynh Hoa was able to catch Thanh Truc's foot to create a lock at the end of the first half. The former champion of Muay World had twice slipped when the stone was launched by the floor too smooth. This has a significant impact on the ability of the boxers to play in this match.
Entering the second half, Thanh Truc proved to be more active than the opponent in the stood and hit. From a person who often has the advantage with locks, Quynh Hoa struggled to support the tight locks from the senior. In such a situation at the end of the second half, the referee decided to intervene.
The referee's intervention, the decision to end the match early with the victory of Thanh Truc made Quynh Hoa unhappy. She thinks that she has not been in a secret position, and is capable of continuing to play while supporting the locks from Thanh Truc. However, the referee's decision cannot be changed.
The victory in the Lion Championship final 2022 weighted 52kg of women helped Thanh Truc to receive the championship and a reward of VND 200 million. Meanwhile, Quynh Hoa received 40 million dong for the runner -up position.