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 Mark O'Sullivan
Co-Owner of Lumpinee (KT)
Post-Fight Conference: Lumpinee 8
Mark: "Delighted to find out that Lumpinee (KT) is progressing, tonight was our best rated card so far by the critics so here's hoping we can build upon this event. The winners of the Of The Night bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Luther Kelly vs Kyle Broflovski
KO of the Night: Johan Geerestein
I was loving that fight between Luther and Kyle, Kyle impressed me a lot with his performance, I felt that Luther was going to edge this one and he held his own and on another night he might have gotten the win with some effective counter striking. I hope he takes this defeat on the chin and bounces back from it, not many people can say they went the distance with Luther Kelly and it's definitely a testament of his chin.
Johan Geerestein didn't get a chance to perform in his last fight, he made sure not to make that mistake in this fight and really left a big impression with that monster uppercut. Credit to Donald Trump, there's fight in the dude, he tried to make it back to the face but it's no surprised he went back down to the canvas, I don't think anyone would have recovered from such a massive punch."
Reporter: "We noticed that you had said on Buzz that you were looking into getting a super fight for the finale of The Junior Grand Master of KT 2, can you give us any clue who could be involved in that fight?"
Mark: "Honestly, it's early days and I probably shouldn't have buzzed that. I got excited when I found out a big name KT fighter was interested in being involved in a main event fight for Lumpinee (KT). I've messaged another big name opponent's manager to see if there's any chance of the fight happening. IF it gets confirmed, I'll post on Buzz about it."
Reporter: "It was announced shortly after the event that Luther Kelly was dropping to LW, is there any reason for this?"
Mark: "We've decided to include an 290k ID restriction to both the WW and the LHW divisions along with the ones which have already been announced. We're hoping to attract new young talent into the world of KT and so hopefully they'll decide to sign with us. I know there's lots of young fighters out there ready to enter the world of MMA but some of these guys aren't ready, they have the stand up skills but get completely outclassed on the ground and some of them give up after losing their first MMA bout due to them getting dragged to the ground. I appeal to all these fighters who are comfortable with their stand up to sign with us and train here before considering the world of MMA."
Reporter: "Rumours are going around that nobody wants to fight Joels Van Wijnbergen (0-2), is there any truth to these rumours?"
Mark: "Yeah we've had a bit of trouble trying to match him up with a suitable opponent, I have seen the videos of him in training at the gym and honestly I understand why people are avoiding him, he looks to have improved his skill set sense he was last in the Lumpinee (KT) ring and I'm guessing other people have seen those videos and that's why they're avoiding him. If someone wants to fight him, they can get in touch but I can't see my phone going off any time soon.
Before leaving I want to confirm our Main Event for Lumpinee 9 will be between former XKC Light Heavyweight and EFFA Middleweight champion Halfdan Lodbrok (13-4) vs Scott Nichols (15-19) who is also an EFFA veteran. I heard a while ago that both these fighters were looking for a fight so I offered them the chance to Main Event one of our cards and they both accepted. We're delighted to have two veterans of KT and hope that this wont be the last time Lumpinee (KT) fans will see them in our organisation. Keep an eye on Lumpinee (KT) Bets if you fancy betting on any of the fights at Lumpinee 9.
Thanks everyone for coming!"
Halfdan Lodbrok vs Scott Nichols
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