Thanh Le wins interim title in 62 seconds

Thanh Le didn’t want a lot time to say a bit of the ONE Championship featherweight title.

In the primary occasion of ONE Struggle Night time 15 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, Le (14-3) confronted Ilya Freymanov with the interim featherweight (155 kilos) title on the road. Keen to take the battle wherever, Le took benefit of a chance on the mat and tapped Freymanov (12-3) with a heel hook at 1:02 of Spherical 1.

The pair exchanged heavy strikes within the opening moments. Freymanov modified ranges for a takedown as Le charged ahead with hooks. To counter, Le attacked the left leg of Freymanov and after adjusting his place, was in a position to lock in a heel hook to drive a quick faucet.

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OUT OF NOWHERE! 🤯

Thanh Le 🇻🇳🇺🇸 heel hooks Ilya Freymanov in 62 seconds to say the ONE Interim Featherweight MMA World Title! 👑 #ONEFightNight15 pic.twitter.com/oFxevrNbq0

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As gold confetti rained down overlaying the ring, Le dropped right down to make a snow angel earlier than speaking about his efficiency on the microphone, when he would admit on the lookout for a submission on the mat was not a part of the gameplan coming into the battle, however he was greater than keen to take it there.

“Completely not, he took me off of my toes,” Le defined. “I hit him, he ain’t prefer it, he bought rocked, put me on my again. Downside is, I’m actually f*cking good there. So, sh*t like that occurs. Y’all, take me down. Please. Let’s do it.”

Le is now set to for a future rematch towards ONE champion Tang Kai, who has been sidelined as a result of a knee damage. The pair first met at ONE Championship 160 final August, the place Tang gained a unanimous resolution. Tang was introduced into the ring to face off with Le, and each males promised to complete the job the subsequent time, leaving the judges out of the ultimate consequence.

The rematch is ON 😤

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Full outcomes of ONE Struggle Night time 15 embody:

Thanh Le def. Ilya Freymanov through submission (heel hook) – Spherical 1, 1:02 – for interim featherweight title
Jonathan Di Bella def. Danial Williams through unanimous resolution – kickboxing bout for strawweight (125 kilos) championship
Tawanchai def. Jo Nattawut through unanimous resolution – kickboxing bout
Mikey Musumeci def. Shinya Aoki – grappling match
Joshua Pacio def. Mansur Malachiev through unanimous resolution
Zhang Lipeng def. Timofey Nastyukhin through TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 3:18
Hu Yong def. Eko Roni Saputra through TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 1:03
Phetjeeja def. Celest Hansen through TKO (strikes) – Spherical 3, 1:01 – muay Thai bout
Hiroyuki Tetsuka def. Jin Tae Ho through submission (armbar) – Spherical 1, 4:45
Shakir Al-Tekreeti def. Bampara Kouyate through unanimous resolution – muay Thai bout