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Lumpinee 8 Preview

Event Preview: Lumpinee 8
Lumpinee (KT)
2016-03-13, London, Wild Bob's Bar - London
Author:Mark O'Sullivan

 Lumpinee 8 is coming straight after the wildly entertaining Lumpinee 6 and 7 which hosted the first round of The Junior Grand Master of KT 2.

The second round will be held at Lumpinee 9 but for now the focus is on Lumpinee 8 which is featuring a couple familiar faces who were unsuccessful in the first round.

 

 

 

Main Event

 

Kyle Broflovski (1-1) vs Luther Kelly (3-1)

 

The main event features two fighters  who have already exchanged words on Buzz, Kyle has said "I'll hit him clean on the chin and he'll go down" and is clearly confident in his power to get the job done, whereas Luther has given Kyle a warning before this fight goes down "Better take a hard look at what I did to Rivers Joe River and Sanderson Rob Sanderson before you get too cocky". Kyle is coming off a TKO victory over Stryker Striking and was able to punish Stryker with some nasty punches and some slick combinations. He was able to avoid the clinch which was where Stryker was wanting the fight to stay.

 

Luther Kelly on the other hand lost his last fight by TKO (punch) against former champ Bhagat Singh and will be looking to get back to winning ways with a victory over the dangerous Kyle Broflovski. While it may come as a surprise to many that Luther got KO'd having shown that he has a good chin in the past, it was clear to me that he was visibly tired in his last fight just before he lost the fight. Perhaps he had a bad weight cut or maybe the body shots he received did a lot more damage than people thought, whatever the reason I don't expect him to go down as easily as he did in that fight. Luther has massive power in his hands and has ended a fight with a punch and combination, Kyle better hope he can avoid the strikes otherwise this one could be over quick!

 

I predict Luther to put the disappointment of losing his last fight behind him and put away Kyle fast. If he doesn't I expect Kyle to put Luther away within two rounds.

 

Prediction: Luther Kelly by KO / TKO

 

 

 

Co-Main Event

 

Wade North (0-1) vs Ron Stomper (0-1)

 

The co-main event has two former competitors in The Junior Grand Master of KT 2. Wade North comes in looking to avoid being cut open like he was in the first fight otherwise he may find himself losing the fight by cuts again. We know Wade is very confident in the clinch, unfortunately that lead to his downfall in his previous fight but if he gets into the clinch against Ron Stomper you know he'll start throwing those elbows looking to slice Ron open. 

 

Ron Stomper is a man who also likes to get into the clinch, he clinched up with  [/size]Casper Timmermans 9 times and threw elbows, knees and punches when in the clinch. Unfortunately for Ron, he couldn't outstrike Casper and he lost a decision. He was most successful with his punches in the clinch so if he goes into the clinch in this fight, he should be aiming to throw and land a couple more punches. Wade should take note that Ron is no slouch in the stand up, he was very successful with his kicks although he did swing and miss a lot of punches which he'll probably look to avoid doing in this fight.

 

I believe Wade North will be looking to get the fight to the clinch again to do some real damage and providing he doesn't get cut open himself, I think his razor sharp elbows will slice Ron open with nasty cuts which will lead to the fight being stopped.

 

Prediction: Wade North by TKO (Cut)

 

 

 

Zion Fuller (0-0) vs Hipolito Hoplitai Haploi (0-0)

 

Two fighters making their KT debut and both will be looking to impress their managers who will be eager to see what their fighter is made of. Both seem strong in Muay Thai although I been speaking to an insider at Zion's gym who has told me that he's not the worse at boxing or wrestler.

 

Hard to tell when both fighters are making their debut but I'm going to give it to Zion because of the inside info I've been given.

 

Prediction: Zion Fuller by KO / TKO

 

 

 

Thaksin Napapa (0-1) vs Kt Jnr YodRon (0-1)

 

Napapa looked tired going into his last fight and will be looking to avoid making that mistake again as he was punished throughout the fight. It was a miracle the fight went the distance given the amount of damage he received. Rumours are that he's taking this fight very seriously and looks in shape in his gym at this time.

 

YodRon got KO'd by a head kick in his last fight and really looked like a one trick pony constantly attempting to clinch and weirdly enough not doing much when he finally was in the clinch throwing and missing two strikes. He's going to have to adapt his game plan for this fight and I think he'll focus on being more accurate with his striking and maybe setting up the clinch attempt by striking first. Going for the clinch against Napapa might not be a great idea given how inaccurate YodRon was in his first fight and also given how effective Napapa was in the clinch in his fight.

 

Napapa at least landed some strikes in his first fight unlike YodRon who never seemed to get anything going. I hope YodRon comes out and puts on a credible display but he wont do so if he comes in tired.

 

 

Prediction: Thaksin Napapa by KO / TKO

 

 

 

Markus Reine (0-0) vs Michel Nostredam (0-0)

 

Another two fighters making their debuts tonight. Both come from Muay Thai backgrounds but Reine is the taller fighter so Michel might be avoiding throwing head kicks. Anything can happen in a debut fight and given Bob Vendarra'sexperience in managing MMA fighters I favour his fighter in this one. 

 

Prediction: Reine by KO / TKO

 

 

 

Jimmy Page (1-1) vs Horst Schlemmer (0-0)

 

Horst is the second Bob Vendarra fighter making his debut on this card. Jimmy was defeated in his last fight by TKO but it was against and older, more experienced fighter. He won his first MMA fight by TKO and that was set up by the only hook he landed during the fight, if he connects cleanly with Horsts chin, I think this one could have a quick finish.

 

Jimmy looks to have been an MMA convert having shown in the past that he's got skills on the ground as well as the stand up. If Horst has been training all his life stand up only then I feel Jimmy will be in trouble.

 

With 0-0 fighters you have no indicator on their chin or what kind of power they have. I know Jimmy has KO power and so I'm going to go for a win for him.

 

Prediction: Jimmy Page by TKO / KO.

 

 

 

Heinrich Lange (0-0) vs Pranab Modi (1-0)

 

Former EFFA owner Bob Vendarra is certainly doing his part to help Lumpinee (KT) by sending us over a third fighter for his debut. We wish his fighters all the best and hope at least one will be a KT star in the future! Lange is said to have been very impressive in the gym during Muay Thai sparring and so we expect him to have decent stand up.

 

Modi is funnily enough fighting another person called Heinrich Lange having KO the last one in less than a minute. He landed every strike in that fight and his stand up looked very crisp. Modi has a good record against Heinrich Lange's and I expect him to continue his great record against them with another KO win.

 

Prediction: Pranab Modi by TKO / KO

 

 

 

Max Teller (1-1) vs Robin Olds (4-2)

 

There's one name both these fighters don't like and that's Fleece Johnson (5-1). Both of them have fought and lost (Robin x2) against Fleece and now it's time for the two of them to fight. Robins despite only being 17 has had the most fights out of everyone on this card. Don't let his young face fool you this guy had two TKO wins in NACF and he has yet to be KO'd.

 

Max Teller lost his last fight against Fleece by TKO in the first round but looked impressive in his first KT fight when he beat Tum Pukorn by KO also within the first round. If there's one thing I've learnt from Max Teller's previous fights, it's clear the guy doesn't like to spend long in the ring and goes into the ring with a kill or be killed attitude.

 

Prediction: Robin Olds by TKO / KO

 

 

 

Sam Hamutana (0-1) vs Alex Demitrious (0-1)

 

Another two fighters who received losses in the first round of The Junior Grand Master of KT 2. One thing I have noticed is that Alex isn't looking energetic in training, not sure if he's suffering an illness or something but it could really affect his performance against Sam if he isn't fit and healthy come fight night. He managed to go the distance in his last fight but if he's not 100% I can see him getting TKO'd / KO'd within the distance.

 

Hamutana seems to favour the clinch but unfortunately for him so did his last opponent Callum McFinnigan. Callum landed some hard strikes in the clinch which led to Sam being KO'd.

 

Given Alex's current condition and how he struggled in the clinch in his last fight, I expect Sam to win this one inside the distance.

 

Prediction: Sam Hamutana by TKO / KO


 

Johan Geerestein (0-1) vs Donald Trump (0-1)

 

A battle between two fighters who both received KO losses in the first round of The Junior Grand Master of KT 2. I predict a KO in this one and I think it'll be a fun fight to watch to kick off the event. Rumours have it that Donald Trump is quite popular for some reason in America, not sure why. He'll be wanting to avoid the clinch in this fight having had a horrible time in the clinch in his last fight where he ate nearly every clinch strike. 

 

Sadly not much is known about Johan because he never really got going in his last fight, I hope he can put on a good display in this fight and get the fans on their feet with an exciting battle against Donald Trump. He couldn't do any worse in this fight, surely?

 

Prediction: Johan Geerestein by TKO / KO



Thanks everyone for reading and all the best for our fighters competing at Lumpinee 8! If you're feeling lucky why not head over to Lumpinee (KT) Bets and place a bet on one of the fights!

 

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