The opening match of Lion Championship 18 is a match of Group B. Martial artist Truong Quang Kiet (PFC Phu Quoc) encountered Nguyen Van Trung (Tiger Port land) at 56kg weight class. Previously, Quang Kiet played a match at Lion Championship, and Van Trung had just fought the first match.
The performance of Nguyen Van Trung at Lion Championship 18 shows that he lacks a lot of competitive experience. However, the boxer of the MMA Club in Hai Phong compensated with the stubbornness, as well as ready to respond to the attacks from the opponent. That helped him dominate before Quang Kiet.
After 3 rounds, Nguyen Van Trung won the score against Truong Quang Kiet (29-28, 29-28, 30-27). This result helps Hai Phong boxer to have his first victory on the launch day of Lion Championship. He needed to win at least one more match to get into Group A in a weight of 56kg.
After the competition between Truong Quang Kiet and Nguyen Van Trung, Lion Championship left 5 other matches. Initially, the event was expected to take 7 matches, including 3 matches in Group A and 4 matches B. But later, the organization plan was forced to change because there was 1 battle of Group A to cancel.
The canceled match belongs to Group A in the weight of 60kg, between 2 boxers Hoang Thi Nhat Que (The Champ MMA) and Lo Thi Tam (MMA Xuan Bac Ninh Binh). In the weight test, Japan is 3.45kg over the opponent, thereby not meeting the competition. This is a very serious error in professional MMA.