Lechi Kurbanov

Lechi Alchasurowitsch Kurbanov (Russian Лечи Алхазурович Курбанов, in English transcription Lehi Kurbanov; born April 9, 1978 in Gudermes ) is a Chechen or Russian martial artist.

His fighting style is Kyokushin, he belongs alongside the other Russian fighters Sergei Plekhanov, Sergei Osipov, Alexander Pitschkunow, Igor Peplow, Yakov Sobnin, Mikhail Kozlov, Anzor Schichabachow, Andrei Stepin, Alexander Ibragimov and the Brazilian Ewerton Teixeira and the Romanians Lucien Gogonel to the world's best Kyokushin fighters. In his weight class, the super heavyweight, he is behind Ewerton Teixeira finished second at the 3rd World Weight Tournament in April 2005, when he lost the final by decision. Two years later, in 2007, the 4th Tournament will be held and it will show who is currently the strongest fighter. Favorited addition to the Brazilians, the Russians, as they are the recognized strongest team.

Achievements

  • 3rd World Weight Tournament ( IKO 1) 2005 - 2
  • 8th World Tournament ( IKO 1) 2003 - 5
  • All Japan Weight Tournament ( IKO 1) 2002 - Winner
  • Americas Cup 2002 - 2
  • European Championships ( IKO 1) 2001 - Winner
  • European Championships ( IKO 1) 1999 - 3
  • European Cup 2002 - Winner
  • Russian Open 2002 - 2
  • 2nd World Team Cup 2002 - 2

Note: For the tournaments before 2002, he launched yet in the heavyweight division. In addition, Kurbanov has May 30, 2004 denied a comparison battle in which he took as a representative of Ichigeki Kyokushin style against a K-1 fighter. He defeated the 1.95 m wide and 152 -pound Big Fam ( Kurbanov: 1,80 m, 95 kg ) after one minute by knockout.

Style

Kurbanov maintains the traditional Kyokushin style. As are prohibited in this blows with his fist and elbow to the head, he fights without a head cover (which is generally considered a weakness of this style ). Kurbanows strength are his kicks, he wins most of his fights by knockout, by strikes down his opponent with a mawashi geri - or Ushiro mawashi geri -. In the event that his kicks do not hit, he can be after almost every execution of such an attack fall so that the fight is stopped and the opponent can not hit him. The effect of such a kick had 2005 experienced through Andrey Stepin: Kurbanov hit him so hard that he was unconscious for several minutes.

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