PENA, CLELAND REIGN SUPREME - EFC 41 Official Results
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(PRESS RELEASE) -- Johannesburg, South Africa – EFC 41 took place
in front of a sold out Big Top Arena at Carnival City tonight in
Johannesburg. The energetic crowd was treated to a series of main
event bouts that tested the athletes’ endurance to the limits.
Together, the title bouts went the full distance ending in
unanimous decisions in both.
The main event saw EFC bantamweight champion Demarte ‘The Wolf’ Pena defend his title against the confident Cedric Doyle. Surprising many fans, Doyle nearly dropped the champion with a right hand in the opening round that opened up a cut above Pena’s eye. This was the contender’s only real threat as the fight turned progressively in Pena’s favour. The Angolan picked off his opponent for the remaining four rounds and maintained his status as the most dominant champion in EFC’s history.
The co-main event of the evening saw Michiel
Opperman and Liam
Cleland vie for the vacant middleweight title. The bout began
as a striking and clinching battle on the feet, which played to
Opperman’s strengths. The third round saw a change in tactic from
Cleland, who took the bout to the mat where he managed to control
his opponent for the closing three rounds to take the victory and
claim the middleweight strap.
In the third bout on the main card, heavyweight Danie van Heerden secured a victory over Bernado Mikixi after the Angolan verbally submitted in the second round. In a bout that lived up to the promise of heavy hands being thrown, unfortunately the gas tanks of the two athletes did not live up to their aggression. A visibly spent Mikixi failed to stand after being separated by the referee and the bout was called in favour of van Heerden.
Wesley Hawkey vindicated his recent decision to take tutelage under the watchful eye of Morne Swanepoel by claiming a first round submission victory over Tumisang Madiba. Hawkey showed a vastly improved all round game and proved a step too far for Madiba.
EFC 41 Results:
JP Buys defeated Josemar Octavio via rear naked choke 1:02 in round 1.
Cole Henning defeated Mario Ferriera via TKO 2:08 in round 1.
Anicet Kanyeba defeated Tyron Bester via TKO 3:40 in round 1.
Lourens Botes defeated Pieter de Klerk via armbar 1:39 in round 2.
Pierre Botha defeated Sindile Manengela via unanimous decision.
Oumpie Sebeko defeated Tshilomba Mulumba via TKO 1:41 in round 1.
Koba Iakobidze defeated Mthobisi Buthelezi via ankle lock 1:11 in round 1.
Jacqualine Trosee defeated Zita Varju via TKO 2:48 in round 2.
Wesley Hawkey defeated Tumisang Madiba via rear naked choke 4:57 in round 1.
Lyle Karam defeated Mark Hulme via unanimous decision.
Danie van Heerden defeated Bernardo Mikixi via verbal submission 2:56 in round 2.
Liam Cleland defeated Michiel Opperman unanimous decision.
Demarte Pena defeated Cedric Doyle via unanimous decision.
EFC 42: Wessels vs. Dalcha, presented by BetXchange.com, and takes place at GrandWest, Cape Town, on Saturday 08 August 2015. Tickets on sale at www.computicket.com. Book your cinema ticket to all fights live and in state of the art digital projection at www.sterkinekor.com.
About EFC® – The Extreme Fighting Championship®
Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, EFC is a world leading mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation. The Extreme Fighting Championship produces 10 live events annually at sold out arenas. With over 120 athletes exclusively contracted to the organisation, EFC showcases the greatest warriors on the planet.
EFC events are broadcast live in over 110 countries around the world on numerous television networks in multiple languages. EFC programming is available weekly in 600+ million TV households worldwide, making it one of the most recognisable MMA brands on the planet. Leading retailers stock a full catalogue of best-selling EFC DVD’s, branded merchandise and clothing and equipment ranges.
For more information visit efcworldwide.com, or follow us at facebook.com/EFCworldwide and Twitter:twitter.com/EFCworldwide.
The main event saw EFC bantamweight champion Demarte ‘The Wolf’ Pena defend his title against the confident Cedric Doyle. Surprising many fans, Doyle nearly dropped the champion with a right hand in the opening round that opened up a cut above Pena’s eye. This was the contender’s only real threat as the fight turned progressively in Pena’s favour. The Angolan picked off his opponent for the remaining four rounds and maintained his status as the most dominant champion in EFC’s history.
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In the third bout on the main card, heavyweight Danie van Heerden secured a victory over Bernado Mikixi after the Angolan verbally submitted in the second round. In a bout that lived up to the promise of heavy hands being thrown, unfortunately the gas tanks of the two athletes did not live up to their aggression. A visibly spent Mikixi failed to stand after being separated by the referee and the bout was called in favour of van Heerden.
Lyle
Karam and Mark Hulme’s
bout turned out to be a technical showpiece. Where many had
predicted the clash to be a stand up war, both athletes showed
proficiency on the ground for the majority of the rounds. Karam
managed to edge Hulme in the aggression stakes and was awarded a
unanimous victory.
Wesley Hawkey vindicated his recent decision to take tutelage under the watchful eye of Morne Swanepoel by claiming a first round submission victory over Tumisang Madiba. Hawkey showed a vastly improved all round game and proved a step too far for Madiba.
EFC 41 Results:
JP Buys defeated Josemar Octavio via rear naked choke 1:02 in round 1.
Cole Henning defeated Mario Ferriera via TKO 2:08 in round 1.
Anicet Kanyeba defeated Tyron Bester via TKO 3:40 in round 1.
Lourens Botes defeated Pieter de Klerk via armbar 1:39 in round 2.
Pierre Botha defeated Sindile Manengela via unanimous decision.
Oumpie Sebeko defeated Tshilomba Mulumba via TKO 1:41 in round 1.
Koba Iakobidze defeated Mthobisi Buthelezi via ankle lock 1:11 in round 1.
Jacqualine Trosee defeated Zita Varju via TKO 2:48 in round 2.
Wesley Hawkey defeated Tumisang Madiba via rear naked choke 4:57 in round 1.
Lyle Karam defeated Mark Hulme via unanimous decision.
Danie van Heerden defeated Bernardo Mikixi via verbal submission 2:56 in round 2.
Liam Cleland defeated Michiel Opperman unanimous decision.
Demarte Pena defeated Cedric Doyle via unanimous decision.
EFC 42: Wessels vs. Dalcha, presented by BetXchange.com, and takes place at GrandWest, Cape Town, on Saturday 08 August 2015. Tickets on sale at www.computicket.com. Book your cinema ticket to all fights live and in state of the art digital projection at www.sterkinekor.com.
About EFC® – The Extreme Fighting Championship®
Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, EFC is a world leading mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation. The Extreme Fighting Championship produces 10 live events annually at sold out arenas. With over 120 athletes exclusively contracted to the organisation, EFC showcases the greatest warriors on the planet.
EFC events are broadcast live in over 110 countries around the world on numerous television networks in multiple languages. EFC programming is available weekly in 600+ million TV households worldwide, making it one of the most recognisable MMA brands on the planet. Leading retailers stock a full catalogue of best-selling EFC DVD’s, branded merchandise and clothing and equipment ranges.
For more information visit efcworldwide.com, or follow us at facebook.com/EFCworldwide and Twitter:twitter.com/EFCworldwide.
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