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Cung Le
 Biography
Cung Lê (born 25 May 1972 in Saigon City, Vietnam) is a Vietnamese-American kickboxer and mixed martial artist fighting out of San Jose, California
Personal Statistics
Date of Birth: May 25, 1972
City of Birth: Saigon, Vietnam
Hometown: San Jose, California USA
Marital Status: Single
Children: 2 sons
Interests: Movies, sports, MMA, BJJ, San Shou, food, competition, teaching/coaching, nutrition, health, fitness
Favorite Quotation: "USH! Unlimited Strength and Honor"
Kickboxing career
Cung Le has three bronze medals in amateur San Shou kickboxing world competition, and has been a three-time captain of the United States teams that competed in the Wushu World Championships. Le was the U.S. team captain at the World Martial Arts Championships in 1997 (Italy) and 1999 (Hong Kong).
On 15 December 2001 he defeated American fighter Shonie Carter by unanimous decision in San Jose, CA to win the IKF Pro Light-Heavyweight San Shou World Title.
In May 2003, Le entered into K-1 competitions where he garnered a 3-0 career record, including 1 knockout.
MMA career
Cung Le made his highly anticipated mixed martial arts debut at SVE: Shamrock vs. Gracie on 10 March 2006, at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, knocking out kickboxing rival Mike Altman at 3:51 of the first round. Three months later he faced KOTC veteran Brian Warren, knocking him out with a flurry of punches at 4:19 of the first round.
At Strikeforce: Triple Threat on December 8, 2006, Le defeated Jason Von Flue in 0:43 when the fight had to be stopped due to a cut.
Cung Le and Javier Mendez (of American Kickboxing Academy) are presenting Born To Fight VII, an annual amateur tournament and super fight event. The tournaments are for men, women, and children. Born to Fight VII will take place on August 18th, 2007 in the San Jose Civic Auditoruim.
Le currently holds a MMA record of 4-0, with 4 knockouts.
Source from Wikipedia
CUNG LE FINISHES FILMING ACTION MOVIE
Cung Le has just finished filming his latest action movie, Blizniy Boy, co-starring David Carridine. Filmed in New York, Los Angeles, and Russia, this movie showcase Cung's dynamic character as a prize fighter caught in the middle of an international criminal war. This fighting superstar is a fast rising film star and has multiple projects in sight.
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