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 Lumpinee 13
17th April 2016
Hayashi's Lounge (2000) London
Partner: Perkele!
Lumpinee 13 sees a familiar KT name back in the KT ring, JT Redman (25-10-1 entire career) headlining the card in a bout against Bruce Luis (11-5) who returns to Lumpinee following his victory over Hadi Ozturk (12-6) at Lumpinee 9. Halfdan Lodbrok (14-4) hasn't been announced to return in any upcoming events yet however according to media sources he is heavily rumoured to be fighting at Lumpinee 15 which is set to be Lumpinee's biggest event to date.
The Lumpinee HW title will also be awarded to the winner of the fight between The Sumo (5-2) and Zion Fuller (2-0), it's a great opportunity for these two fighters early in their KT careers, in fact The Sumo is lucky enough to have been given the chance to compete for the title in his KT debut!
Main Event
JT Redman (25-10) vs Bruce Luis (11-5)
The Lumpinee fans are being treated with what will most likely be a war between these two KT veterans, what is interesting is that both have competed before back at EFFA 111 when JT Redman TKO'd Luis in the first round. That was Luis' first taste of defeat in his professional KT career and has improved his all round KT skills since then and will be looking for revenge in this rematch. It is also worth noting that JT Redman decided to enter the world of MMA and had competed at both Insanity and Trinity before deciding to move back to KT.
I guess the big talking point in this fight is whether or not JT's venture into the world of MMA will have hindered him as he had been focusing on his ground game to compete in MMA, so perhaps his stand up is rusty? On the other hand, it's nearly a year (in real life) to the day these two fought at EFFA, so that's a couple of in game years they've had to train, so I'll be expecting an improved performance from Luis.
For this fight I have to go for the KO machine JT Redman, 24 KO / TKO wins out of his 25 wins. I think he'll connect with a powerful strike and then it'll be lights out for Luis.
Prediction: JT Redman by KO / TKO
Co-Main Event
Lumpinee (KT) Heavyweight title fight
The Sumo (5-2) vs Zion Fuller (2-0)
The Heavyweight title is on the line for the very first time in this bout. The Sumo is making his KT debut, he is a former Slaughterhouse SHW title challenger. Standing across the ring from him will be Zion Fuller who has won both of his fights by Decision so far.
I'm looking forward to seeing how The Sumo does in this fight, in his MMA fights he has shown he has nasty GnP but in KT he's going to have to have a different plan. Interestingly in his last fight he did KO his opponent with a highlight reel Superman Punch KO.
Zion Fuller on the other hand will be coming into this fight confident having had two good wins so far in his career. Slager was a mess by the end of his fight with Fuller, with cuts all over his face whereas Haploi just about survived to make the end of the 5th round in his fight with Fuller having been rocked earlier in the 5th round.
I'm expecting Zion Fuller to win on the basis he's got more KT experience, I'm not sure how well The Sumo transitions from MMA to KT but I wish him all the best and hope this fight will be one to remember for the fans!
Prediction: Zion Fuller by Decision
Jimmy Page (2-1) vs Luther Kelly (4-1)
Both Page and Kelly are former WW fighters. The last fight for both fighters was at Lumpinee 8. I know both fighters are eager to get a win in this fight to push themselves up the rankings to increase their chance of getting a title shot against LW champ Lambert George (7-1).
Page is undefeated in his KT career and finished his first and only KT fight by TKO in the first round. His opponent in that fight was making his professional KT debut, unfortunately for him he got a fight with Page who didn't mess around and got an early TKO win. This fight against Kelly is a firm test of Page's title credentials, if he wins he'll have beaten a Lumpinee veteran, if he loses then it's back to the gym to sharpen up his KT game.
Luther Kelly is coming into this fight following his victory over Kyle Broflovski which was given Fight of the Night. He was outspoken in the lead up to his bout with Kyle however hasn't been as vocal in the lead up to this fight. Could this mean that Kelly is nervous ahead of this fight? I guess we'll find on when they step into that ring and battle it out!
I think Luther Kelly will pick up the win in this fight. He'll use his KT experience to his advantage to avoid the power strikes from Page and ensure he picks up the victory.
Prediction: Luther Kelly by Decision
Thaksin Napapa (1-2) vs Aksel Stenger (2-1)
Both Napapa and Stenger are former Junior Grand Master of KT MW fighters. Napapa is coming off a loss to Nostredame who has put in a couple impressive performances so far in his KT career. He'll be looking to bounce back by winning against Stenger. Napapa has never been KO'd so it'll be interesting to see if Stenger will be the first. We've seen in the past that Stenger has KO power when he KO'd Kt Jnr YodRon with a head kick. Thaksin will be coming into this fight wary of Stengers kicks but probably not too concerned with his punches as he has a tendency to miss a lot of his punches. If the fight goes to the clinch, Stenger could use his knees to target the body and wear down Napapa and throw in a couple knees to the head to do a lot of damage.
Prediction: Aksel Stenger by Decision
Wade North (1-1) vs Tum Pukorn (2-1)
This fight will see two fighters who are big fans of getting in close in the clinch and causing damage. What is funny in this fight is that Tum cuts easily according to reports and Wade has been stopped before because of some nasty cuts in his first KT fight. I think this is a fight the "Just Bleed" guy will enjoy watching. I can imagine the ring will be a bit bloody after this one!
Prediction: Wade North by KO / TKO
Jim Leen (0-2) vs Adam Johnson (1-0)
Leen will be searching for his first victory in his career having suffered a loss in MMA and now in KT. If he loses again, this time against Adam Johnson, I have a feeling his manager will be looking to release him from his management. Or maybe he'll consider entering TWGC, I mean he couldn't lose in a MMA, KT and TWGC... right? Adam might look like the famous footballer but at least he isn't locked behind bars (or at least isn't to my knowledge, if he is this fight wont be happening!), he'll be allowed to get his hands on his opponent because his opponent isn't a minor. Adam won by TKO in his first MMA fight and will be looking to win his first KT fight.
Prediction: Adam Johnson by KO / TKO
Leonardo DiCaprio (0-0) vs Loula Mies II (0-0)
Not much is known about either fighter except that Loula Mies II is the son of Loula Mies who had a brief stint in KT before retiring. Loula will be looking to make a name for himself like the way his father did. One thing to note is that Loula is freakishly tall for a WW, so I can imagine Leonardo will target the body in this fight, unless he comes into this fight on stilts.
Prediction: Loula Mies II by KO / TKO
Blobber Volley (0-0) vs Blab Blub (0-0)
These two fighters managed by Bob Vendarra are set to battle it out in hope that Bob will continue to manage them throughout their careers. One things for sure, they've got interesting names, if I was them I'd seek to change my name legally.
Prediction: Madbob finds a new prospect to keep on his roster.
Dez Nutz (0-0) vs Cassios Ginga (0-0)
Dez Nutz might try to get in close to Cassios Ginga in this fight and to stop him getting in close I can see Ginga kicking Dez Nutz away during the fight and keeping his distance away from Dez Nutz while connecting with kicks. I think Dez Nutz will manage to get up close and in Cassios face which he's not going to like.
Prediction: Dez Nutz by KO / TKO.
Brian Adams (0-0) vs Jon Jones (3-1)
If this was a fight between Brian Adams the singer and Jon Jones the UFC fighter, it'd be pretty funny. Could Brian Adams stun Jon Jones with his music before Jon could do his thing and fuck shit up? We'll never know. Instead we've got two guys who are making their KT debut so here's hoping one of them will be a KT star. It looks like both fighters could be coming into this fight with not a lot of energy which will extremely hinder their chances of winning.
Prediction: Probably a good chance of a repeat of Dada 5000 vs Kimbo Slice. Hopefully not though, I don't fancy one of these guys nearly dieing because of exhaustion.
That's my preview of Lumpinee 13, hope everyone enjoyed it!
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