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Post-Fight Conference: Lumpinee 10

Event Review: Lumpinee 10
Lumpinee (KT)
2016-03-27, London, Wild Bob's Bar - London
Attendance:750, Event Rating:73
Author:Mark O'Sullivan

 

Post-Fight Conference: Lumpinee 10

 
 

 

Mark: "First of all I got to say about that main event is WOW! I got a feeling that's going to be a strong contender for Lumpinee (KT)'s Fight of the Year! We made a small profit tonight, so a big thank you to everyone who attended. As a result we've decided to put most of our profits towards the Of The Night awards, so we've given the winners $2000. Oh shit, that's right I haven't announced it, well I think everyone knows which fight was Fight of the Night!"

 

 

Fight of the Night: Fleece Johnson vs Gary Baxter

KO of the Night: Seymour MBaye

 

 

Both Johnson and Baxter were impressive tonight and I had Baxter winning that fight until he got caught. I can't explain what happened, Baxter seemed to wake the beast within Johnson in that third round and Johnson just swarmed after Baxter, it was crazy watching how the momentum changed! I looked around the arena and everyone was on their feet for that last round, it was electric!

 

Seymour MBaye had a devastating KO win tonight and I wasn't expecting him to be as impressive as he was, like I know I was told he was looking very impressive in training but I've heard that all before and watched fighters getting outclassed when they finally step into the ring but that for sure didn't happen to Seymour, he looked like a natural born killer in that ring.

 

Reporter: "Do you have any idea who will get the next shot at the MW title?"

 

Mark: "It's a bit early to say. There's a couple guys pushing for it: Hunter Jones (2-1), Seymour MBaye (1-0) and someone Fleece Johnson knows very well Robin Olds (5-2). Hunter and Seymour have potential to be champions but I don't want to rush them into a title shot if they wont be ready for it. Olds has been beaten twice before by Fleece Johnson and is coming off the back of a victory, I guess a good test of his talent would be a fight against Baxter. If he beats Baxter, you have to remember that Baxter was the guy who was actually winning the fight until that third round, so who knows perhaps Olds can go on to get revenge if he beats Baxter. If Baxter beats Olds he could get a chance to redeem himself and avoid making that same mistake."

 

Reporter: "Judging from what you're saying, it seems like you have a #1 contender fight in mind already, so is it going to be Robin Olds (5-2) vs Gary Baxter (4-1) to determine the next challenger for the title?"

 

Mark: "It's the fight which makes sense. If both guys are willing and able to fight, then I'll schedule the fight."

 

Reporter: "What did you think of Nick Gonzalez tonight, were you impressed by him? He's came out and said on Buzz that he's been offered a 4 fight deal following that victory."

 

Mark: "I'll tell you one thing about Nick, he's a very entertaining guy. I open up Buzz on a daily basis to see what this dude has said. He had a good fight but I feel there's more to come from him, he looked a bit rusty in the ring but that's only natural for guys who are making their professional debut. I'm looking forward to his next 4 fights in Lumpinee (KT) and given the amount of "attention" he's received from other fighters, I think he'll have a choice of fights to pick from."

 

Reporter: "What's next for Nick Gonzalez? Has an opponent been lined up for him?"

 

Mark: "He'll be fighting against Alanian Aryan (3-1) at Lumpinee 12."

 

Reporter: "What about Kyle Broflovski vs Nick Gonzalez?"

 

Mark: "It's a possibility. Though Kyle is a Lightweight fighter now, it's up to Nick and Kyle if they want to fight I'm sure they'll come to an agreement on what division to fight in."

 

Reporter: "Kyle Broflovski was on the end of a questionable judging decision, what was your thoughts on the decision?"

 

Mark: "Kyle won the fight. From what I watched, there's no question in it. These judges need to get their glasses seen to because I don't think they were watching the same fight as me. I don't say that to be disrespectful to Kanno because Kanno fought a good fight but I felt Kyle edged it."

 

Reporter: "Is there a chance we'll see a rematch between them?"

 

Mark: "I'm not sure if it'll happen immediately but I'd say there'll be a good chance of a rematch sometime in the future. A win is a win, even if I disagree with it. It sees Kanno move up the rankings and we'll look at getting him a match up against another highly ranked Lightweight."


Reporter: "I've heard rumours that Joels Van Wijnbergen (0-2) finally has a fight booked, can you confirm this?"


Mark: "Joels has finally got a fight yeah, he's fighting Julio Jones (1-1) who I also had trouble finding a fight for. It's a good fight and I can't wait to see what both fighters can do in this fight.

 

To wrap things up I would like to confirm that Hadi Ozturk (12-6) will fight under the Lumpinee (KT) banner once more. We'll be searching for an opponent for him in the coming weeks. Other big name fighters have been contacted, so hopefully we'll get a couple of them in to the org for a fight.

 

That's all I got time for today, that's everyone!"

 

 

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