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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
183 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josef Dietrich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kong Le!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le.
Le misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dietrich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
Dietrich misses with a jab to the body
and Le counters with a head kick. That will keep Dietrich thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Josef Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dietrich tries to clinch up.
Dietrich looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Dietrich checks a low kick from Le.
Dietrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dietrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dietrich wants to clinch up but Le keeps it at a distance.
Le looks to land a left hand but Dietrich moved out of range nicely.
Le throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dietrich on the side of the head.
Dietrich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dietrich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dietrich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dietrich thuds his right hand into Le's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dietrich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le drops his hands momentarily and Dietrich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Le fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dietrich tries to clinch there but Le circles away.
Dietrich throws a lazy right hand but Le sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dietrich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dietrich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Dietrich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dietrich backwards.
Le misses with the head strike.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Dietrich blocks with his arms.
Dietrich trying to stall but Le improves his position.
Le manages to break the clinch.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dietrich misses with a straight right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dietrich misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dietrich moves into the clinch successfully.
Dietrich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dietrich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dietrich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dietrich.
Dietrich throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Dietrich looking to throw knees to the head but Le is blocking nicely.
Dietrich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Le working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dietrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dietrich is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Le to the mat. Le regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dietrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dietrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dietrich has gone for a leg lock! Le slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dietrich's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le trying to control the position from guard on top but Dietrich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dietrich pushes a forearm under Le's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Le is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josef Dietrich!
Josef Dietrich retains his welterweight title!
Josef Dietrich thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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