Thanh Le Retains His Featherweight Title With a Dominant First Round Finish Against Garry Tonon at ONE: LIGHTS OUT
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The Jiujitsu ace Garry Tonon paid the price for pulling guard against Thanh Le, the fighter with a 100 percent finish record in the ONE Circle. The main event of ONE: LIGHTS OUT saw the Vietnamese-American champion make the first defense of his ONE Featherweight gold.
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Earning a USD $50K for his performance, the taekwondo specialist made easy work of the undefeated challenger.
The fight started with Tonon throwing some open kicks. The 50/50 and MidCity MMA representative closed the distance and countered with a right hand. However, Tonon pulled guard and attacked the champion’s leg. Though Tonon thought bringing the fight on the ground would give him an advantage, it was the total opposite result.
Lights OUT! 💡@ThanhLeMMA 🇻🇳🇺🇸 uncorks a looping right hand on Garry Tonon to close the show and retain his ONE Featherweight World Title! #ONELightsOut pic.twitter.com/GAM5Mn1BlB
— ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) March 11, 2022
The World Champion didn’t panic and started to land ground and pound against the grappling wizard. ‘The Lion Killer’ kept attacking the legs with both hands. Thus, it left his face open, and the champion was able to land the devastating shots that put away the challenger.
Congratulations Tanh Le!! Louisiana on the map!
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) March 11, 2022
“Congratulations Tanh Le!! Louisiana on the map!” Former WEC and current UFC fighter Dustin Poirier, who is a proud Louisiana native, congratulated Thanh Le for his performance.
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The featherweight king defended his belt with a vicious knockout.
Thanh Le keeps his finishing record intact
With the finish in the main event of ONE: LIGHTS OUT, the ONE Featherweight Champion has kept his record for getting the job done with a finishing rate of 100, inside the ONE Circle.
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Even in his attempt to win the Featherweight gold, he had knocked out Martin Nguyen. Le is undefeated and has easily finished all of his fights in ONE Championship.
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Though the champion had predicted a fourth-round knockout via a right kick, the fight didn’t go that far.
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Who would you like Thanh Le to face after this tremendous performance? Let us know in the comments.
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