The EFC Performance Institute witnessed an evening of high drama where the interim Middleweight champion, JP Kruger turned the tide in an incredible display of courage to take the unified belt from Luke Michael.
After a first round beating during which Michael employed his stifling wrestling to set-up a hellacious beating upon his opponent which opened-up a variety of cuts across Kruger’s battle-weary face, Michael found himself unable to escape a mounted-guillotine choke in the second and had no choice but to submit and hand the unified belt to Kruger and send the crowd into delirium.
In the co-main event, the reigning featherweight champion, Igeu ‘Smiley’ Kabesa cemented his status as one of the greatest of all time by being the latest EFC legend to become a dual-division champion, dominating and subsequently submitting fellow Congolese fighter Kaleka Kabanda by taking a sensational first-round victory.
In a massive upset, Cameroonian debutante Isaac Muluh knocked-out the favourite, Shadrack Nsua in a huge catchweight clash. At the beginning of the bout, Nsua felt the tide of the battle going his way, and as he hunted his opponent down, Muluh uncorked a massive left hook which floored the favourite forcing the referee’s stoppage.
The highly-anticipated featherweight Grand Prix kicked-off as both Simbarashe Hokonya and Ayanda Zwane won their respective bouts, setting up a mutual showdown at a later date to decide who deserves the dubious right to face the rampaging Igeu Kabesa in the endeavour to contest his 145lb waist wear. As indicative of a truly thrilling 7-fight undercard, three performance bonuses were handed out for a series of electrifying performances that set the stage for that momentous main card, sending a raucous crowd pouring into the Johannesburg autumn evening, having just witnessed one of greatest nights in the history of Africa’s premier sports promotion.
OFFICIAL EFC 112 RESULTS:
Main Card
MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
JP Kruger def Luke Michael via Tapout due to Guillotine Choke in Round 2 (1:56)
LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
Igeu Kabesa def Kaleka Kabanda via Tapout due to Rear Naked Choke in Round 1 (2:54)
MIDDLEWEIGHT FIGHT
Isaac Muluh def Shadrack Nsua, the ref called a stop to the contest in Round 1 due to Knock Out (2:58)
FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Ayanda Zwane def Steven Goncalves via Unanimous Decision in the 3rd Round
FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Simbarashe Hokonya def Billy Oosthuizen via TKO due to Strikes in Round 1 (2:10)
Prelim Card
FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHT
Ken Sekeketu def Tapiwe Katikati via TKO due to Strikes in Round 2 (2:31)
WELTERWEIGHT FIGHT
Elbert Steyn def Felix Manga via Pass Out due to Rear Naked Choke in Round 1 (1:48)
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT
Siyakudumisa Nomvemve def Andile Madlala via TKO due to Verbal Submission in Round 2 (2:25)
FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Willie Van Rooyen def Tebatso Molele via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds
FLYWEIGHT FIGHT
Ntando Zondi def Mpumelelo Mngoma via Knockout in Round 1 (2:53)
LIGHTWEIGHT FIGHT
Lucky Boscoe def Angelo Foloti via Unanimous Decision after 3 Rounds
BANTAMWEIGHT FIGHT
Thima Mhlauli def Lecture Gumbi via TKO due to Strikes in Round 2 (2:08)
PERFORMANCE BONUSES:
Thima Mhlauli
Ntando Zondi
Simbarashe Hokonya
Ayanda Zwane
Isaac Muluh
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT:
Willie Van Rooyen and Tebatso Molele
EFC 113 is brought to you by World Sports Betting and will be on Thursday 9 May so stay tuned for the much anticipated fight between Zaakir Badat and Jailson Sousa for the Welterweight belt!