Lumpinee (KT) Media Thread

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"The Big Bad Wolf" Wade North (287988)

Not long to go before my bloodlust is satisfied. Apologies to the people fighting after me who have to step in my opponent's blood!

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JT Redman (235974)

It's been a while since i stepped into a KT ring and i gotta say i am very excited!

My stint in MMA was average at best, but i gotta say there i nothing like the feeling of knocking someone out cold. I handed Luis his first loss and this weekend we get to do it again. A lot has happened in the 4 (tycoon) years since we met but i think the outcome will be the same.

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"The Big Bad Wolf" Wade North (287988)

Not the result i needed, but it was fun to get in the ring again. Can't wait to dance again!

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JT Redman (235974)

Great night of fights for Lumpinee, but not a good night for the boys at Gorilla Warfare MMA.

After a stint in MMA it sure felt good to step back into the KT ring and not worry about being taken down. Luis, you have come a long way since we last fought old man! Maybe after i shake off the ring rust we can do it again some day.

[JoeLang]

(Via Junior Grand Master of KT 2 Official Thread)

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James "Sully" McGuiness (237725)

(Participant of The Island Season 2. Former MMA and KT Fighter.

Owner of Sully's Bar & Grill on The Island)

Hello everyone!! We are now at the Final phase of the Junior Grand Master of KT 2 and in just a few days two young warriors will be crowned as the future of KT!!

Will they take KT to the next level or will they fall flat? Who will rise up to challenge them?

Before I get into the matches, just a bit of a news flash. Lumpinee 14 saw the battle for Third Place of the Junior Grand Master of KT which leds to Lumpinee 15.

Si Pitung bounced back to beat Pepe Apolo to win 3rd in the Middleweight division of the tournament, earning himself $75k in the process!

Meanwhile in the Heavyweight division, Faiq Bolkiah fought Johan Geerestein who replaced Grigoriy Chirkash after he retired from active competition after losing in the semi finals. Faiq earned himself $75k with a head kick victory to claim 3rd place.

Congrats to Faiq Bolkiah and Si Pitung for taking out Third Place in the leadup to Lumpinee 15 where we will crown the Finals!

What a long road it has been! I can't wait to see where the future of KT takes us. Without further ado, I bring to you my thoughts on the Finals of this tournament with another edition of:

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Lumpinee 15

PRELIMINARY FIGHTS

Hipolito Hoplitai Haploi v Igor Pasternack

The heavy-hitters start off the show as Junior Grand Master 2 contestant Pasternack faces Haploi. Pasternack has the advantage in boxing and has shown he has heavy hands while Haploi will look to wear down the boxer with his Muay Thai game. Rumours are circulating that Pasternack is not 100% focused on this fight and in the heavyweight division that can leave you on the floor.

Sully's Prediction: Haploi to wear down Pasternack to earn the late TKO.

PRELIMINARY FIGHTS

Michael Henson v Mikami Kanno

Both 20 year olds step after bouncing back with a win. On paper Henson has all the advantages, including experience. I think this will be a big factor with Henson as he uses his fitness to his advantage.

Sully's Prediction: Barring some unfortunate incident, i see Henson blitzing Kanno early in the first.

PRELIMINARY FIGHTS

Michel Nostredame v Aksel Stenger

Since losing in the second round of the tournament, Stenger has bounced back with 2 wins in a row. He faces Nostredame who puts his 2-0 record on the line. Nostradame is coming off a win against tournament fighter Napapa and looks to add another tournament vet to his resume.

Sully's Prediction: While both are young in age, I think Stenger's experience will be a big factor in this. Stenger to earn a dominating decision.

Junior Grand Master of KT - Heavyweight Final

Donal Maciver v Mar Poker

Both men have come into this Final having knocked out all 3 of their opponents and have all shown a clinch game. Poker has shown to use his dirty boxing to wear his opponents down before the finish while Maciver has shown more variety on his clinch game. Did I mention they both have a strong clinch game?

Sully's Prediction: On paper i would have to say Maciver has the advantage, however Poker's opponents know he will use his punches in the clinch yet have been unable to stop it. I'm gonna go for the underdog and say that Poker will somehow pull it out of his ass and get the late TKO.

Etan Seeman v Ray Force

Both men are making their KT debut here as former Island fighter Ray Force has his first fight in 2 (tycoon) years! Force made his debut on The Island and continued his career winning the ICON Super Heavyweight Belt before retiring. He makes his comeback against Seeman who is also making his KT debut. Will ring rust play a factor? Will age? Or experience?

Sully's Prediction: On paper Seeman seems to have all the advantages. However Force only needs one hit to take you out and I believe his experience will be a huge influence on this fight. Force to earn the late KO.

The Doctor v Volga Overstreet

The Doctor faces MMA veteran Overstreet who is making his KT debut here. Despite this being his first time in the KT ring, Overstreet is a seasoned vet who is not shy to knock someone out. He puts it all on the line here while giving up a sizeable amount of weight. Very interesting matchup.

Sully's Prediction: Overstreet has the edge in experience, however he is getting up there in age and has taken some damage in his fights. I think Doc's KT experience and his size advantage will be enough to wear Overstreet down to earn the late TKO.

Junior Grand Master of KT - Middleweight Final

Duke McStoner v Casper Timmermans

The Finals of the Middleweight division sees two knockout artist step into the ring to take out the trophy. McStoner has shown that he can be flashy with his highlight reel KO's while Timmermans looks to be more technical with his boxing. McStoner has already taken a nice bonus with his spinning backfist KO. Will he look to take another?

Sully's Prediction: Tough back and forth fight, and despite both men being knockout artists I see this being a close fight to the finish. Tough call to make, but if i had to choose i would have to say McStoner via Decision to take the trophy home.

Lumpinee Welterweight Title Fight

Nick Gonzalez v Cory McDonnell

After just 2 fights each, both men will fight for the Lumpinee Welterweight Title. Say what you want about Gonazles, but he has been able to back his words up so far. McDonnell steps into the ring to fight for a belt despite not being old enough to have a beer after the fight! Interesting matchup indeed.

Sully's Prediction: While Gonzales has shown he has explosive power with his raw aggressiveness, McDonnell has been improving at a rapid pace and may shock a lot of people here. I feel McDonnell will take the belt in this fight, however i have been wrong about Gonzales before.

Halfdan Lodbrok v Bruce Luis

Two veterans step into the KT ring in our co-main event here. Luis is coming off a huge win avenging his previous loss to JT Redman while Lodbrok looked sharp after 2 (tycoon) years away from the ring. Luis has improved a lot in the last few years, however Lodbrok seems to have shaken up his ring rust and his KO or be KO'd mentality has made for a lot of interesting fights.

Sully's Prediction: Lodbrok looks focused and the time away from the ring looks to have rejuvenated him. He also has a big size advantage which will only help his KO power. Lodbrok to earn the early KO.

Sergei Dimitrovich v Carson West

EFFA Heavyweight Champion Dimitrovich comes in for the main event against West who despite being 30 years old only has 5 fights to his name and is looking to add a big name to his win list. On paper Dimitrovich brings years of experience to the ring having been a veteran in both MMA and KT. West has only had 4 wins and has knocked out all 4 of his opponents so anything can happen in the KT ring.

And there we have it for Lumpinee 15!!

2 more fights to determine the finals!!

Can anyone break the 18 second fastest KO via kicks? Or the 21 second fastest KO via punches?

Also with the Hanging for Dear Life award (25k) up for grabs in the Final of the Heavyweight division, who will take that out?

Click here for the prize list and prizes paid out.

Here is the updated Heavyweight bracket where you can see at http://challonge.com/JGMKT2hw

 

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Here is the updated Middleweight draw which you can see at http://challonge.com/JGMKT2mw

 

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That's it for now! If any of you guys have a fighter on The Island, be sure to drop in to Sully's Bar & Grill to get the best nutrition available on The Island! Be sure to hit me up for a sponsorship!!!

Until the next time,

Train hard

Fight hard

Play hard

And as always,

Stay Classy

-Sully

[JoeLang]

(Via Junior Grand Master of KT II Official Thread)

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James "Sully" McGuiness (237725)

(Participant of The Island Season 2. Former MMA and KT Fighter.

Owner of Sully's Bar & Grill on The Island)

Hello everyone!!

The Junior Grand Master of KT 2 has finished and what a wild ride it has been! There were some difficulties in the beginning and for a while it looked like the tournament would not happen.

But big shout out to Mark O'Sullivan who stepped in as staff in Lumpinee and helped me to arrange fights and book arenas!! Couldn't have done it without you man!!

Ladies and gentlemen, i give you the Junior Grand Master of KT 2 wrap up show courtesy of:

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Well... 16 young Heavyweights and 16 young Middleweights signed up for a chance to enter this tournament and hopefully bring KT to the next level. Can you stay at the top and continue to fight your way to glory? Will one of the unlucky entrants get another chance to dethrone you? Will a new unknown young fighter step up and take your glory? I guess we will find out in the next few months and years to come!

I have started awarding the prizes for the tournament. For a full list of prizes you can go to the first page (or click HERE)

Heavyweight

1st Prize

Donal Maciver won 3 months VIP + $500k (Cash prize courtesy of Mr.J)

2nd Prize

Mar Poker won $150k

3rd Prize

Faiq Bolkiah won $75k

Middleweight

1st Prize

Duke McStoner won 3 months VIP + $500k (Cash prize courtesy of KAISER)

2nd Prize

Casper Timmermans won $150k

3rd Prize

Si Pitung won $75k

Fight of the Tournament

Bobby Light v Samudragupta Singh Ratore at Lumpinee 6 - Middleweights earned themselves $100k each (Thanks to Sun-Tzu)

Most Spectacular KO (punch/elbow)

Duke McStoner with his Spinning Backfist at Lumpinee 9 to earn $75k (Thanks to Sun-Tzu)

Most Spectacular KO (kick/knee)

Aksel Stenger with his stunning Head Kick KO at Lumpinee 6 to earn $75k (Thanks to Sun-Tzu)

Fastest Finish via kicks

Faiq Bolkiah with his Head Kick in 18 seconds at Lumpinee 7 to earn $50k

Fastest Finish via punches

Grigoriy Chirkash with Punches at 21 seconds at Lumpinee 7 to earn $50k

Smack Talker of the Tournament - $50k (Thanks Wolf) (TBD)

Other bonuses awarded:

Leaving on a jet plane award - Paid to skull for beating Mr.J's fighter - $25k (Thanks Mickey Hart)

Pokemon is for girls award - Paid to marky for beating GBK16's fighter - $25k (Thanks Mickey Hart)

Hanging for dear life award - Longest lasting manager who has been in game 6 months or less - $25k (Thanks Mickey Hart) - Paid to nosebleedsam (Donal Maciver) who won the Heavyweight Tournament

Hart Broken Award - Paid to War Pig for beating Mickey Hart's fighter - $25k (Thanks to Mr.J)

That's it for now! If any of you guys have a fighter on The Island, be sure to drop in to Sully's Bar & Grill to get the best nutrition available on The Island! Be sure to hit me up for a sponsorship!!!

Until the next time,

Train hard

Fight hard

Play hard

And as always,

Stay Classy

-Sully

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Lambert "The Predator" George

Another great match for me. I said before the fight that I was going to give it my all and not let the fight go to a decision. I did that and I think I can say that I pretty much cleared the current division. Will remain for a few more fights in this division and I might take into consideration to move to 170 to clear that division as well.

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"The Big Bad Wolf" Wade North (287988)

I haven't quite made the impact i wanted to make in KT, but hopefully i will prove myself in a few days that i can hang with the best young fighters.

Thanks Zenith Nutrition for the hookup. Let's hope those products give me the step i need to get my career back on track!

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Heavyweight

I wanted to introduce myself, my name is Ricardo Castillo.

I'm here to make a statement! Just waiting and training patiently to see who my first opponent will be?

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Heavyweight

I wanted to introduce myself, my name is Ricardo Castillo.

I'm here to make a statement! Just waiting and training patiently to see who my first opponent will be?

 

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Badass avatar

Thanks, made it myself!

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"The Big Bad Wolf" Wade North (287988)

I haven't quite made the impact i wanted to make in KT, but hopefully i will prove myself in a few days that i can hang with the best young fighters.

Thanks Zenith Nutrition for the hookup. Let's hope those products give me the step i need to get my career back on track!

 

 

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Julio Jones

Looking forward to the fight.

Unfortunately one of us will be a dismal 1-3 after this fight.

I don't plan on being 1-3 so it looks like the Big Bad Wolf will be going into hibernation after the fight.

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Julio Jones

Looking forward to the fight.

Unfortunately one of us will be a dismal 1-3 after this fight.

I don't plan on being 1-3 so it looks like the Big Bad Wolf will be going into hibernation after the fight.

 

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"The Big Bad Wolf" Wade North (287988)

Good fight my man. You are one tough bastard!

However there is no rest for the wicked as i barely have time to get to the gym before my next fight. Let's hope i can string another win together!

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Photirat Mongkolchai (291172)

I train very hard and i accept a fight against dangerous opponent.

Thank you to Gonzalez for taking this fight. I hoping i can make proud of my family and my gym.

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"The Big Bad Wolf" Wade North (287988)

Good fight my man. You are one tough bastard!

However there is no rest for the wicked as i barely have time to get to the gym before my next fight. Let's hope i can string another win together!

 

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Julio Jones

Right back at ya Wade.

Maybe we'll get a chance for a rematch on down the road.

Back to the gym for me for a bit.

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Photirat Mongkolchai (291172)

Sawadee Krap! Thank you to my opponent Cory McDonnell for give me the shot to fight for belt.

I train very hard but you win the fight. Now i like to buy you a drink at Sully's before you going back to Canada to train. We fighting hard, now we must eat.

You are warrior. Congratulation for your win.

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Is there anyone in the Heavyweight division who wants a fight? Been in the org. for over a month and can't get a fight. I was sent fight offers and accepted, however my opponents have not. Crazy frustrating! Who will fight me???? Open challenge to anyone in the division. Who's "MAN" enough?

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Photirat Mongkolchai (291172)

Sawadee Krap! Thank you to my opponent Cory McDonnell for give me the shot to fight for belt.

I train very hard but you win the fight. Now i like to buy you a drink at Sully's before you going back to Canada to train. We fighting hard, now we must eat.

You are warrior. Congratulation for your win.

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Cory "Red King" McDonnell

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"Thanks for the fight and the brews, Photirat. We're both still young but you pushed me to a new level in my career. You're a true warrior and never had any quit in you until the final bell."

 

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Is there anyone in the Heavyweight division who wants a fight? Been in the org. for over a month and can't get a fight. I was sent fight offers and accepted, however my opponents have not. Crazy frustrating! Who will fight me???? Open challenge to anyone in the division. Who's "MAN" enough?

Is there ANY heavyweight out there who wants to fight? Anyone, Anyone. What's the use of creating a KT fighter if NO-ONE wants to fight him?