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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levent Kucuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Sankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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223 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levent Kucuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Sankara!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kucuk at a distance.
Sankara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kucuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sankara. Sankara obviously looking to wear him down.
Kucuk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sankara. Kucuk shrugs it off though.
A left lands for Sankara.
Sankara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sankara is looking to score with low kicks.
Good leg kick by Sankara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankara clobbers Kucuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kucuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankara can pounce on him.
Sankara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kucuk. That did some damage!
Crunch! Sankara slams his shin into Kucuk's torso.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankara, right into the meat.
Kucuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sankara.
Kucuk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sankara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sankara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucuk throws the kick towards the body but Sankara avoids it.
That kick from Sankara tenderised Kucuk's leg. Kucuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kucuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sankara. Sankara obviously looking to wear him down.
Sankara feints and then cracks Kucuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sankara.
Sankara lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Levent Kucuk has been cut.
Sankara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kucuk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sankara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kucuk.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankara. That's going to slow Kucuk down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sankara.
A head kick misses from Sankara.
A cross from Sankara lands.
Sankara thuds a left hand into Kucuk's body.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Sankara.
Thomas Sankara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sankara throws a good cross that connects.
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
Kucuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sankara scores with a head kick. Kucuk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sankara cracks Kucuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kucuk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sankara is looking to slow Kucuk down with leg kicks.
Sankara lands with a kick to the temple. Kucuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sankara scores with a leg kick.
Kucuk takes one to the side of the head.
Sankara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kucuk.
Sankara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kucuk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kucuk blocks a head kick by Sankara.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankara, right into the meat.
Kucuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sankara. Sankara obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kucuk walks into a straight right hand from Sankara.
Kucuk wants to clinch.
Sankara throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sankara.
Sankara scores with a leg kick.
Kucuk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kucuk tries to clinch up but Sankara circles away and keeps his distance.
Sankara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kucuk momentarily.
Kucuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sankara.
Sankara lands with a cross.
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!
Nice jab there from Sankara.
Sankara scores with a decent looking hook.
Kucuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sankara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankara thumps Kucuk with a low kick.
Kucuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sankara.
Kucuk wants to clinch.
Kucuk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sankara moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sankara lands a right hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sankara. Kucuk shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kucuk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kucuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankara can pounce on him.
Sankara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sankara connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Sankara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levent Kucuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sankara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sankara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kucuk walks into a jab.
Sankara scores with a spinning back kick!
Sankara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kucuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sankara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kucuk's calf.
Sankara lands a jab to the head.
Kucuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankara connects with a single shot there.
Kucuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sankara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sankara lands a head kick!
Kucuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sankara digs a good body shot into Kucuk's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sankara.
Sankara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucuk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kucuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara thows a body kick. Kucuk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sankara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kucuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankara.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kucuk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sankara, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankara. That's going to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sankara.
Sankara lands an overhand right.
Kucuk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sankara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Sankara.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sankara.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sankara.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sankara.
Sankara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sankara scores with a sloppy right hand. Kucuk should have avoided that one.
Kucuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sankara cracks the inside of Kucuk's front leg.
Thomas Sankara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kucuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sankara throws a head kick that half lands.
Kucuk is rocked!
Sankara lands a leg kick that knocks Kucuk off balance momentarily.
Kucuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankara. That's going to slow Kucuk down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankara tests Kucuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Kucuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sankara lands a leg kick that knocks Kucuk off balance momentarily.
Sankara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kucuk seems to have got his legs back now.
Kucuk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sankara.
Sankara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kucuk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sankara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kucuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sankara lands a body shot.
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!
Sankara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Sankara slams his shin into Kucuk's torso.
Kucuk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankara.
Sankara throws a head kick but Kucuk moves out of range.
Sankara throws a head kick that Kucuk semi-blocks.
Sankara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sankara.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sankara, as that shot connected.
Kucuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankara. That's going to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Sankara tenderised Kucuk's leg. Kucuk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kucuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Sankara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Levent Kucuk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kucuk walks into a stiff left hand from Sankara.
Sankara cracks Kucuk with an open hand slap.
Kucuk moves into the clinch.
Sankara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kucuk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kucuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sankara blocks the elbow strike.
Sankara has Kucuk pressed against the cage.
Kucuk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kucuk tries a body shot but Sankara blocks it.
Kucuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sankara lands an uppercut.
Kucuk misses with the head strike.
Kucuk misses with some punches.
Sankara manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sankara scores with a jab to the head.
Sankara lands a glancing blow to the side of Kucuk's head.
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
Sankara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kucuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sankara thumps Kucuk with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankara lands a high kick!
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
Sankara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kucuk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sankara.
Sankara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sankara. That's going to slow Kucuk down.
Kucuk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sankara can pounce on him.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sankara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sankara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sankara feints and then cracks Kucuk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kucuk down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sankara.
Sankara lands a head kick. Kucuk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sankara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sankara lands a leg kick that knocks Kucuk off balance momentarily.
Sankara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kucuk has time to react.
Sankara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kucuk on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Kucuk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankara thumps Kucuk with a low kick.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kucuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sankara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kucuk throws a head kick that misses.
Sankara scores with a kick to the body.
Sankara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sankara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kucuk. That did some damage!
Sankara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sankara scoring well with a low kick there.
Kucuk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kucuk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sankara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sankara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kucuk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sankara lands a leg kick that knocks Kucuk off balance momentarily.
Sankara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sankara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kucuk's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sankara.
Kucuk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sankara.
Kucuk walks into a straight right hand from Sankara.
Nice jab there from Sankara.
Kucuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankara.
Sankara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sankara tries a head kick but it misses.
Levent Kucuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Sankara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sankara connects with a leg kick. Kucuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Sankara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sankara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Sankara!
A victorious Thomas Sankara thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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