"Beautiful fight" - Fans have nothing but respect for Bampara Kouyate's dynamite back-and-forth against Luke Lessei

American striking star Luke Lessei may have come up short against Bampara Kouyate in his previous outing at ONE Fight Night 23 last July with a third-round TKO loss, but his performance was memorable.

ONE Championship recently posted the highlights of the match on Instagram, and they wrote its caption with:

"BUZZER-BEATER 💥👊 Can Luke Lessei bring the same energy Cody Jeromy at ONE Fight Night 27 on @primevideo? 💪 @lukethechef_"

Both 'The Chef' and the French warrior went on to war for three rounds, but the latter's strikes had more pop in them, which made the difference and eventually secured him the late finish.

Fans applauded the sheer aura Kouyate and Lessei produced as users mattatan07, @romesrepublic, @tay301992, @aiden_rios1289, and @a5willy showed their love for the number five-ranked divisional contender with their comments:

"One Champion, but Two Great Warriors"

"You know these two were hurtin' the next day. They each took so much punishment. All this sport is missing is throws and it'd be perfect."

"I congratulate to both of them. They play with heart. They both winner In my eyes"

"Beautiful fight!!! 👏👏👏"

"Dam what a fight. Violence"

Screenshot of fans' comments

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Bampara Kouyate to face Jo Nattawut in a crucial match at ONE 170

Following that win over Lessei, the Team Mehdi Zatout representative has cracked a spot in the division's top five rankings and now sits in the number four spot.

Now, he is scheduled to face the former two-time ONE featherweight Muay Thai world title challenger Jo Nattawut in an all-important clash on Jan. 24 at ONE 170, which goes down inside the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.

The winner of this battle will surely move up to the rankings and move closer to a potential shot at the coveted 26-pound golden belt currently held by Tawanchai PK Saenchai.