The First MMA Cup of Vietnam Cup 2021 for the first time the athletes competed under the MMA Vietnam Code, issued by the Vietnam Martial Arts Federation in February. The whole event took place in 8 pairs and had 6 male weight classes, 2 women's weight classes.
Pham Van Nam and Bui Truong Sinh are the two punches open in this event. Van Nam is a more experienced fighter with the available grappling platform, Van Nam always gains advantage when the battlefield falls into the battlefield. However, Truong Sinh overwhelmed with striking attacks.
Due to the weakness of Striking compared to the opponent, Van Nam always rushed to knock down to control Truong Sinh in the paintings. However, these falls have a lot of physical loss. That is why Van Nam was attacked in a row in the third half. The final result, Pham Van Nam won with a consensus score from the three referees due to the better control of the match.
Nguyen Vu Quynh Hoa vs. Hoang Thi Thuy Giang – the first female match in the event. Thanks to the practice of objects, Quynh Hoa was able to easily enter the MMA floor with a falling phase.
And unexpectedly, only the first half Thuy Giang was broken by Quynh Hoa with Armbar. The referee stopped the match to protect the health of the boxer. Quynh Hoa won with Submission.
In the 3rd match, the puncher Vo Trung Tin suddenly rushed into the opponent Le Huy Hoang fell down and continuously attacked with the punches from the top. Huy Hoang almost could not find a way to get up. Because the martial artist Huy Hoang was held on the floor and could not resist, the referee stopped the match from the first half. Trung Tin won TKO with a series of Ground and Pound.
In the heaviest match the event in both the literal and the shadow, Nguyen Duc Long vs. Nguyen Phung Hoai Phuong in the 84kg weight class is a remarkable match in the event. Duc Long with the experience and bravery of the champion of 3 different martial arts, he continuously with the exact blow and made Hoai Phuong tearing his eyes in the second half.
Duc Long continuously launched low stone phases in the third half, making Hoai Phuong bruised and moved more difficult. Despite being disadvantaged from the first half, Hoai Phuong wisperly led Duc Long to fall into the great war and locked Side Control and then continuously Ground and Pound. Due to not being familiar with the battlefield environment, Duc Long did not find a way to manage and accept TKo defeat.
This can be said to be the best overlapping phase from the beginning of the event until now. This match confirms that if you want to succeed in the MMA arena, you are forced to complete in both striking and grappling.
The competition Nguyen Van Kamil vs. Dang Thang Nguyen is a highly professional match. Both are quite old experience in MMA. Kamil started with a perfect fall right in the first half.
Unfortunately, Kamil was a stronger person in this match. He easily turned and caught his back and ended the match with a series of Ground and Pound. Nguyen Van Kamil received the victory over TKO against Thang Nguyen. This is a quick match in the first half.
Duong Thi Thanh Binh vs. Nguyen Thi Huong – The last female match in the evening today. Although both are striking, Thanh Binh has an advantage in more great wars because he has been practicing the canopy.
The MMA arena seems to be quite new to these two girls. So both of them have a wrong situation. In the last half, Thanh Binh suddenly sat on the opponent's stomach and launched Ground and Pound when Nguyen Thi Huong was exhausted. The referee stopped the match immediately. This is a match that ends with TKO in this event.
The champion of Coco Championship Vu Le Van had an easy match. In just 1 minute, Le Van successfully performed the Armbar blow, causing opponent Vo Cao Tung to give in. Submission.
Vo Cao Tung, despite having a good level of Muay Thai, it seems that he is still not used to the tempo of MMA competition and is forced from the floor from the first seconds. This is actually a very unfortunate defeat when this puncher has not shown much in the octagon cage.
Nguyen Cat Tung vs. Aleksey Filonenko – The focal match of the event today. Cat Tung is considered to be a qualified fighter in the fight and the battlefield. He quickly successfully knocked the opponent from Russia.
Unfortunately, Aleksey Filonenko seems to be “older” more experience in the MMA floor and easily bring the match back to fight, with bodybuilding and stride better, Filonenko countered with continuous punches that made Cat Tung stunned.
When the match was only 10 seconds left, the referee had to stop the match immediately because Cat Tung was too heavy and seemed to be unconscious. Aleksey Filonenko fighters won Tko in the first half.
With 5 matches ending with TKO and 2 matches ending with locking, the MMA Cup Vietnam Cup 2021 ended with very memorable moments and paving the way for future MMA tournaments