Considered to be the first champion of MMA Vietnam, Pham Van Nam successfully defended the Lion Championship belt of 56kg weight this year. He defeated Dinh Van Huong (Wushu King Club) with an ancient lock in the third half. That continued to be recreated by this boxer in the latest match.
During the professional MMA championship match called Master of Fights Championship (MFC), Pham Van Nam encountered a relatively strong opponent. It was Roman Kokurkin, Russian boxer. According to information from the organizers, he has participated in a number of martial arts awards in Europe and has certain achievements.
At the beginning of the match, the two boxers devoted a relatively balanced competition. Van Nam was not afraid to attack with a strong opponent in both standing and hitting. The time of training in Thailand of this boxer has more or less showed the results, when he played better and better.
As the match gradually drifted to the second half, then the third half, the advantage increasingly in favor of Van Nam. Vietnamese boxers seek to force Roman Kokurkin into the cage to perform the tactical fighting style. He excavated the opponent to the floor, then tried to create a lock.
When the third half had more than 2 minutes to close, Van Nam turned to create a throne Roman Kokurkin. In order for the opponent to not find a way to get rid of his “pincers”, Van Nam even clamped the Russian boxer with two legs from behind, thereby making Kokurkin difficult.
Van Nam's strangling was successful, when Roman Kokurkin had to beat his hand soon. This is the second victory of Van Nam on the Vietnamese professional MMA arena in just 1 year. It is expected that in the coming time, he will attend the MMA tournaments in the country, and leave the ability to go abroad.