A five-round thriller ensued, as featherweight king Thanh Le put his belt on the line against Chinese destroyer and #1-ranked contender Tang Kai in the co-main event of ONE 160!
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The cardio these guys possess is impressive to say the least.
For 36 yo than le’s power was unreal.
look at Nganou, then
first thing to go for a fighter is speed the last thing is their power
Tang Kai is like a Dark Souls character, dodges, parries, and rolls all day.
Looking forward to a rematch of these 2 champions !!!!! Losing will make Thanh Le a better fighter … he’ll come back stronger.
I am not sure how Le could withstand so many leg kicks. It was a very good fight and congrats to both fighters.
@JONATHAN JOHNSON those sissy girl leg kicks by tang kai completely destroyed the little girl Thanh Le legs.🤣🤣🤣 .
@JONATHAN JOHNSON tang kai sissy girl leg kicks completely destroyed Thanh le little girly sissy legs.🤣🤣🤣
@JONATHAN JOHNSON How are those sissy leg kicks, Thanh Le was posting himself breaking wooden logs in half with his leg kicks, and Tang Kai destroyed his legs.
@@ulu4480 China wood though, beside human shin is hard but not their muscle, if the muscle get hit no matter how hard your shin bone is you are gonna fall.
Tough to see Thanh Le lose as he's a highly skilled fighter as well as a very likable person. He could have benefited from throwing more setup shots (jabs) and straight shots. Felt like everything he threw was a lunging/jumping looping power shot. A stiff jab will break a fighter down/discourage kicks, and a crisp cross will get there faster than a lunging hook.
You are totally right,he did It perfectly in the Nguyen fight in my opinion
@@baltimore._.6012 what i saw in Nguyen fight was just a fracture of Thanh's skill.
Thành Lê from USA 🇺🇸 👍👍👍
Great fight 🃏
Over 35 times leg kick from Kai, unable to imaging how great Lee suffered..., the ground plans created from Kai is so cool, the techniques display from Kai is quite cheerful!
You sound like an AliExpress review
Trận đấu này Lê thành chậm quá
@@hoaang7571 Thành Lê năm nay đã 37 tuổi.
@@AznVi3tx cģuz loiķķp
I am a die hard fan of Thanh Le, we both have the same root ( Vietnamese ) but tonight was Tang Kai's night for sure Thanh will come back as a much better man, congrats to both warriors especially Tang, “ well deserved.”
Tang is more swift while Thanh is a heavy puncher. Let's see the second fight. Both will showcase their best and version2.
@@yanhongbo6313 - kick 1 time and run
@@stayprepared2388 hey- it worked
@@MrBirdmansc - do not earn any respect from real champions. Rodtang is laughing. Cheating audience for such a useless fight. Tang kai balls will drop if dare to fight rodtang.
Việt Nam Victory 🥰
Thanh Le is class. Tang Kai, congrats. From the fights I've seen, he has got what it takes to be at the top. Let's see another hot blooded young man come after the belt. Looking forward to it.
Tang Kai got the perfect game plan while Thanh lee was not prepared for him
Yes, I had the same thinking. I checked back all Tang Kai's fights he'd never fought like that. It's telling me Tang studied Thanh real good therefore surprised him with those leg kicks. I can't wait to see them meet again soon.
Punch and runaway, kick and runaway, escape, evade runaway for a street fight perfect plan game , doesn’t deserve that belt
@@yunghiga3556 He's not running away, he was doing Dark Souls like dodging, big difference, you don't see many fighters who have that movement, Tang Kai is the real deal.
@@donkey394. I admit that Tang is a good fighter, but Thanh Le definitely is in different class. Tang will not dare to face Thanh Le again if he still want to hold on to the belt. I believe he already felt Thanh Le's power and speed in that fight.
@@yunghiga3556 . Thanh Le is used old tactic to take down his competitor and Tang Kai has well prepared to counterattack Thanh Le 's attacks with kicks on both leg of Thanh Le. Tang Kai also has various blows counterattack to Thanh Le and Thanh Le felt down during the rounds of the competition Tang Kai blocked Thanh Le's leg attacks, etc. Tang Kai is a good fighter and Tang Kai is obtained the champion fighter. That is simple.
I think they are the best fighters out there. The decision was correct even though I am a Le fan. Tang fought brilliantly.
I'm Vietnamese... But objectively, the Chinese fighter fought with a cool head... Discipline and certainty... He clearly understood the philosophy of "know your opponent Know yourself, a hundred battles without defeat"... Thanh Le well done. But his speed can't keep up with his opponent
Tang kai is a lot younger.
he float like a butter flies,
Tang stayed calm and was able to implement his gameplan better over the course of this fight all while using his youth and quickness over his older opponent to his advantage . He had a smart plan of weakening Thanh Le's legs to take away his movement and agility. But at the end, Thanh Le adjusted his feints and forward movement, started catching/punishing Tang's calf kicks and outboxed Tang in the fifth round. He had Tang off balance a number of times at the end. It was however, too little, too late. I would like to see how Thanh takes this information, builds off of that solid fifth round and adapts for the rematch.
Look at the age gap .. imagine you fought with someone 10 yrs younger than ya. 😊
Isnt he American? 😂 As Indonesian i find it weird Vietnamese not competing professionally in MMA when they dominate wrestling in southeast asia. really sketchy.
🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳 be so very proud of yourself young man. Congratulations.
yes , le is getting old, especially when watch him from behind
@@garyleung1661 le did not fight old. He fought the same way he fought everybody else. I’m a Thanh le fan but Kai just had the perfect gameplan to beat him simple.
@@jlwavyLe fighting techniques is good but his stamina is low after second round. So he's definitely is OLD. For any fighter when you get 36 y o near 40 of age is old.
@@jlwavy you are right Le doesn't have a game plan to face Tang for this fight. He's good but shame on him as a champion.
@@dumy3610 no. He did not look gassed at all. He just got outclassed it’s pretty simple. Don’t be disrespectful to Le he has been undefeated in his career with 100% finish rate. Kai was just the better man that night. No shame in losing to someone like Kai who’s also undefeated. Have some class.
Tang Kai fight smart, can't wait to watching rematch
great fight
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1242">20:42</a> Tang Kai knockdown thanh le but Tang slipped if not Tang will have Knock Out thanh le for sure
Es verdad ahí lo hubiera nockeado
Le was too focused on head hunting and ignoring on countering the kicks. After first round Le should have had a game plan on countering with take down and punches when Tai attempted the leg kicks.
Great fight.
Thanh was doing just a bit too much head hunting, Tang Kai was chopping him down slow, it’s cool, big fan of Le, he’ll be back quick🔥 this fight was awesome
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1165">19:25</a> Tang Kai went Ultra Instinct
💯❤❤❤ love it the action
fantastic fight!!!
Tang 👍👍👍
And this is why footwork is so important.
Tang the best kiks Indonesia suport tang 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Man some people may complain cuz there wasn't a crazy wild finish, but watching this live the TENSION was insane. Tang Kai was so calculated and careful trying to give as much damage w/o giving Thanh Le any openings whatsoever to capitalize. The cat and mouse game here was really something
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@@user-zs5uh6qb8w because Le is too old to catch Tang. Good fighting strategy for Tang. The bottom line is Tang knocked down Le twice one left hook and one leg kick. Tang won 👍
All MMA fighters must learn from Tang Kai . Wait for a chance to kick and back away fast. No need to fight can still be a MMA champion. Learn to run fast .
@@stayprepared2388 , Tang used his brain to control his actions. Le used his actions to control his brain. 🤣
And the new ♥️💚
Le seemed to forget Kai had legs as well. Le should have started in on Kai legs and slowed down Kai ability to evade.
Right on bro. I don't know why Thanh didn't do the same to Tang? That's the only way to disturb Tang's plan and discourage him from doing it again. Other than that I don't think Tang can match Thanh's power and speed, as well as experience. It's a good fight though.
Thanh Le is used old tactic to take down his competitor and Tang Kai has well prepared with his counterattack on Thanh Le's both leg and also counterattack with various blows to Thanh Le and Thanh Le felt down during the rounds of the competition. Tang Kai is a good fighter and Tang Kai obtains the champion fighter.
@@TramNguyen-ou4rq thanh le is good fighter but tang kai is a smarter fighter. 🤣
@@dumy3610. Yes. I totally agree with you on this.
@@TramNguyen-ou4rq Tang Kai is just too fast and agile for Thank Le.
As soon as than took that first leg kick I started to feel very concerned
Rematch and make not run away and run thisnis championship show rhe power and must brave
Thanh Le number one.
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Tang Kai fought the perfect fight
มวยจีนหนีอย่างเดียวต่อยแบบนี้ไม่น่ามาต้อยมวยหรอกครับ
@@suwanpananon2751 sour grapes... 😂
@@peterfitzpatrick7032 your is the perfect in that fight.. he run fast if the the opponent start to strike or punch..he is fighter not a runner
Imagine if Le also ran like him
@@michaelmoldex4761 is
🍁 Thanh Le very Awesome 👌 🍁🍁🍁
top class of performance, both fighters
Fighting smart ---> Dodges, blocks and chopping down opponent's leg till opponents gets a knocked down or tires out. Very high accuracy, meaningful hits. Not fighting smart ---> lots of fancy moves/kicks but none hit or have any impact because it was blocked or dodged. Rushes in to hit despite expending so much energy for these fancy moves. Zero defense against low kicks. Low accuracy End result? ---> Lose. People still thinking that the vet guy won. Watch the entire video and count how many times he was knocked down. 🤣😂
36 year but power still like young guyss
Where are the haters now? Everyone said Thanh was gonna knock tang out yet he was the one that got dropped 😂
Hey where the kill like tang ku says như got drop too fu.
Run to win Champion ship
Ga ada bosenya liat pertarungan ini, udah 39x mungkin dah aku liat terusan.
We need a rematch
I am Vietnamese, I support Thanh Le. but today chinese martial artists are very professional 🤪
😅
Congratulations, Tang~~~~ough~~this game was 8 month ago 😲😲, Whenever~~congregation, great fight.🤗🤗
Great fight. Hard to make assumptions on comparative skills because Tahn Lee seems ill prepared. It would be proper to see how he adjust in a rematch and how Tang Kai would improve to such adjustments. I feel like I'm watching the rubber match of Joshua Pacio and Yosuke Saruta. Great match ups.
Thanh Le is very good. In real life fighting, we are not sure who will win. Tang Kai is very stable in his movements.
Thanh Le 👍👍👍
Tang Kai beat that clock he defeated all knock out legs & Face knocks made his title defense all 5 rounds champion of world
Good fight but I really want to see more of Jarred Brooks.
Cục đẹp rất tuyệt voi vs thanh le...!!!
It's a nail biting match. The whole time, it could have been one or the other. It's either thanh's hook or tang's straight right.
Tang Kai beat thanh le all 5 round and destroy thanh le legs and knock him down . And NEW !!!
You’re crazy if you think Tang Kai beat Thanh Le in that first round
@@RickChavo you're crazy to think he didn't. 😂
@@alhkcblack9617 He was piecing him up til the leg kicks started affecting his movement. That didn’t happen until midway through the 2nd. I’m not arguing that Thanh win the fight cause he clearly didn’t but let’s not act like the first round happened differently than it did lol
@@RickChavo fact... the leg kicks landed way more on Thanh then the other way around, even in round 1. A hit is a hit and also each one is a score of points. Therefore round 1 went to Tang Kai.
What round was the knockdown?
That was barely a competition. Le was on the back foot the whole match. A very well deserved win from Tang. What an epic battle that went for 25 minutes though. Legends
Tang Kai danced around like Mohammed Ali did, very elusive like a butterfly as Ali said he was. The kicks to the legs looked quite damaging. Quite a fight to remember! Both fighters are very good and tough.
Tang Kai is a student of Donnie Yen.
Thank Le is really fighter👍 👍
Thành Lê is lost in the competition, Tang Kai defeated Thanh Le and Tang Kai is obtained the champion fighter in the competition. That is simple.
Le is good but not smart 🤣
Tang Kai is too fast. Thanh Le couldn’t deal with it.
This Tang Kai dude will be doing very well in running marathon
Thanh, when he kicks you should lift that leg up higher than where the his leg is and then kick straight out from there. That is how Kong Fu taught us to avoid being hit in the leg or calf.
Nice back run Tang kai...!
Both are methological. Thanh has heavier hand but Tang neutralized that with high mobility. Both have amazing speed and power but Thanh definitely was slower after taking those leg kicks. Tang seems to be prepared studying Thanh's fight. This fight is dynamite, hope there's a T n T 2 match up soon! Thanh does learn from his previous fights and work on improvement. It will be exciting.
Pertarungan yang membosankan..
Luta espetacular mesmo.. muito bom, muito bom para ambos os lutadores, mas é vitória merecida . Grande luta 👌
Estubo muy parejo este enfrentamiento, me atrevo a dar un empate!
@@josedelcarmenbenitoleon4526 👍 de acordo também, mas o vencedor conseguiu fazer bem seu jogo e se destacar. Ambos bons mas foi merecido 😊
Asians can definitely dominate MMA if they are willing to train jiu-jitsu, wrestling, floor
See exibit 1. Christian Lee
Floor
Chẳng thà bị knock out hơn là thua vì không dám thử liều lĩnh khi đã thua điểm.
I duely congratulate Tang Kai for his win nothing to be ashamed for the ex-champ he is well deserved a rematch If Tang Kai accept it it was one at it's best One Champioship i witness Thank you both for showing us a good fight that we will remember as if was yesterday over and over again
Thanh Le looks almost identical to Michael Chandler in the face. lol
Max Holloway vs Tang Kai who will win
Tang!
I think even Thanh Le beats max if it's striking, he got better reach, and definitely larger knockout power.
Tang Kai
Max' boxing is way better than these two.
@@DKYtut Max throw volumes, against someone like Katar who is tough and just walk into punches he will look good, but against high level strikers like Volkanovski you will not see that volume, I rank Thanh Le over max for striking because Thanh is more accurate, have much longer reach and have way harder knockout power, Max do not have the one punch knockout power, that' my opinion from eye test, it is all, only way to find out if they fought each other.
Thanh Le has a very tough chin.
Tangkai had excellent counter-attacks 👍
Destroying the front legs is always the most correct tactic. When the center of gravity is on the front legs, you can’t avoid the blow to the front legs. In order to avoid the blow to the front legs, you can only focus on the back legs. For Thanh Le who likes to suddenly For an offensive player, the focus is on the hind legs and it is impossible to start quickly. Tang Kai should have had the opportunity to hit the opponent's front legs more. Tang Kai's tactics are very good!
BOTH OF THEM ARE GOOD TANG KAI ARE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENTLY ALERT.
中国选手对越南籍对手足够尊重 灵活的躲闪 犀利的凶狠进攻 是打架高手。两位都很棒
Tough Chinese warrior cause lee is very good technical fighter中國戰士讚
Tang Kai well deserved win. 👏
Tangkai the best
Tang kai is the future🔥
Rematch please!
Possible for a year later by that time Le just get another year older. Not good when he get too close to 40 y o.
here ready for the rematch after the fight tonight
tan lee's strategy is always counterattack
I really like Taekwondo tattoo on Thanh Le's arm...
people if you lose there is always a way to entertain yourself just ignore the bad comments about tan kai sports greetings 🇨🇳👍🏿
Tang Kai is a true champ! He broke Thanh Le's leg in round 1. Forcing him to switch stance and just chase. Thanh Le doesn't know how to cut off the ring isntead of chasing? Thanh tried to be a bully but got outclassed by Kai.
These announcers didn't give tang enough credit until the end. He outclassed le since round one with basic fighting mechanics. The odd of throwing a knock out are pretty slim when ur barley moving since round 2. Not gonna lie le has power but it greatly decreases when your leg are barley holding up. They kept saying for 31 minutes only takes one lol but tang took a few shots so obviously it doesn't only take one.
I was thinking the same, everything they said was about Le, pretty bias till the end.
Yeh. Tang Kai took quite hard ones. His left eye was swollen.
@@calirain1681 . Finally, Tang Kai defeated Thanh Le and Tang Kai is obtained the champion in the competition.
Kai has to prove himself against the champion the current champ should always get the most shine by default dont try to see too much in it.
Well, the announcers were just being honest in their analysis. They both fought with two very different game plans. Tang threw his best shot at Thanh and Tang went flying in the opposite direction. I don't think Tang will be able to knock out Thanh judging from that. Tang's entire game plan afterwards was to score more points than Thanh, not even getting a finish. He executed the plan well and fully utilized his youth/quickness advantage here to oupoint Thanh Le. Thanh was treating it like a fight to the finish which he had the power to do, rocking Tang a couple of times at the end after he started catching Tang's leg kicks. I'm not sure the results would have turned out the same if there was one more round. This is what makes the rematch so interesting. Tang was the deserved winner on the scorecards but he experienced a little trouble in the boxing at the end. The announcers were proven correct.
Than Lee was out of gas. His leg is also badly hurt that he can’t go offensive.
Truthfully !!!
Tang kai is a lot younger than his opponent.
These right over hands by le
thanh le very good fight ,he fast
Cả hai quá giỏi và tải đòn tuyệt vời. Nhưng sẽ rất lâu nữa tang kai mới có thể thất bại. Mong được thấy cả hai so tài trong tương lai gần
Tang kai 1 kick and run tactics wins the fight. Smart.
Tang Kai had the better game plan. He knew what to look out for and waited for his moments.
Yeah, just kick n run
@@ElcoCanon - this is what china champion are made of. Tang kai - I will kill u , fight time - I will kick 1 time and run. Tang kai will run and hide if fight Rodtang.
@@cman19 Kicks and punches to Thanh Le in various blows counterattack and made Thanh Le felt down during the rounds of the competition and Thanh Le got injuries during the rounds of the competition and ect. Tang Kai is a good fighter and Tang Kai is obtained the champion fighter. That is simple.
@@nhanliu9695 - ha ha ha
Shiaaaaaah dude is the fastest i have seen against Le wow amazing fight they will fight again if Le looses he will certainly retire.
To much respect between each other reasons y grudge matches make them go for it
Congrats to China! This was well-deserved and well-needed to gain more popularity for real fighting sports in a country where Tai Chi and Wushu performances are considered styles that seem to be able to magically kill someone instantly by focusing Qi.
Co len
Very good Than le
Thanh le's leg got destroyed by tang kai
hay ❤❤
Hơi thất vọng,xem giống một trận thi maraton
Tang kai keep that enery till the end of the round
Unfair result
After witnessing the altercation, Tang's evasive maneuvers seem perfectly reasonable to me. I mean who te hell wants to get hit from thanh le? You would have to be cra-zyy. He's clearly attempting to evade Thanh's formidable attacks, which could easily leave him dazed and seeing stars upon impact. Tang's decision to keep moving and avoid confrontation strikes me as a smart move.
Tang chọn phá chân và chạy giữ khoảng cách.Sức trẻ phát huy tác dụng.Thanh Le chiến đấu rất tốt!nhưng lần này những đòn đá và đấm của anh trượt hơi nhiều!thể lực Le rất tốt!chiến thuật Tang rất hay!
le might consider either a new camp or definitely a new corner
Yeah at the end of round 4 his coach said “beautiful fight” lol