EFC 84: GORIMBO vs KARAM
Time Square Arena | Pretoria, RSA
The results are coming at you live from the Time Square Casino. The Main Card is live on Supersport 8 (Channel 208 on DSTV) at 20:00.
PRELIMINARY CARD – 16:00 SAST
Fight 1 – Orlando Machaba (0-3-0) vs Danie Swart (0-2-0)
Official Result: Machaba def. Swart via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Ended: Round 3 (1:03)
Referee: JD Du Plessis
Walkout Songs: Machaba – Cypress Hill – Certified Bomb | Swart – Unknown
Fight 2 – Colin Hume (0-1-0) vs Willem Smith (0-3-0)
Official Result: Hume def. Smith via Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Ended: Round 1 (1:13)
Referee: Bobby Karagiannidis
Walkout Songs: Hume – Sharman’s Harvest – Dangerous | Smith – Armin van Buuren – Turn It Up
Fight 3 – Diego Bandu (0-0-0) vs Mark Kamba (2-3-0)
Official Result: Bandu def. Kamba via Forfeit (Kamba couldn’t start the fight due to Neck Injury)
Fight Ended: Round 1 (0:00)
Referee: Ferdi Basson
Walkout Songs: Bandu – Juno Reactor – Badimo | Kamba – Kinglove – Intrumental Vibration Dance
Fight 4 – Roy Lokolo (1-1-0) vs JT Botha (0-0-0)
Official Result: Fight Cancelled. Roy Lokolo picked up a rib injury during the warm-up
Fight Ended: NA
Referee: NA
Walkout Songs: NA
Fight 5 – Billy Oosthuizen (3-3-0) vs Aly Kalambay (0-2-0)
Official Result: Oosthuizen def. Kalambay via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fight Ended: Round 3 (5:00)
Referee: Bobby Karagiannidis
Walkout Songs: Oosthuizen – Eminem – TBD | Kalambay – L’or Mbongo – Ma Robe De Gloire
Fight 6 – Zwelibanzi Ngema (0-2-0) vs Cameron Saaiman (1-0-0)
Official Result: Saaiman def. Ngema via TKO (Punches)
Fight Ended: Round 2 (3:29)
Live Scoring: Round 1: 10-9 Saaiman, 10-9 Saaiman, 10-9 Saaiman
Referee: Brad Bloch
Walkout Songs: Ngema – Johnny Clegg & Juluka – Impi | Saaiman – Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
Fight 7 – Cole Henning (1-1-1) vs Rodrique Kena (4-3-0)
Official Result: Henning def. Kena via TKO (Punches)
Fight Ended: Round 1 (3:21)
Referee: Ferdi Basson
Walkout Songs: Henning – Russ – Pull The Trigger | Kena – The Used – Burning Down the House
MAIN CARD – 20:00 SAST
Fight 8 – Roevan de Beer (3-3-0) vs Sindile Manengela (5-6-0)
Official Result: Manengela def. De Beer via TKO (Punches – GnP)
Fight Ended: Round 1 (3:16)
Predictions: Big Al – Manengela, Warren – Manengela, Roarke – Manengela
Referee: Wiekus Swart
Walkout Songs: De Beer – 7kingZ – Born For This | Manengela – Ifani – Shake
Fight 9 – Tshilumba Mukishi (3-0-0) vs August Kayambala (2-1-0)
Official Result: Mukishi def. Kayambala via KO (Punch)
Fight Ended: Round 1
Predictions: Big Al – Mukishi, Warren – Kayambala, Roarke – Mukishi
Referee: Bobby Karagiannidis
Walkout Songs: Mukishi – Gaz Mawete – Kibokolo (Version Longue) | Kayambala – Marshmello – Silence
Fight 10 – Neil Du Plessis (3-1-0) vs Stephan Pretorius (3-6-0)
Official Result: Pretorius def. Du Plessis via Technical Submission (Kimura)
Fight Ended: Round 2
Notes: Brad Bloch called a stop to the fight without Du Plessis tapping. CIT Corner visibly upset about the stoppage
Live Scoring: Round 1: 10-9 Du Plessis, 10-9 Du Plessis, 9-10 Pretorius
Predictions: Big Al – Du Plessis, Warren – Du Plessis, Roarke – Du Plessis
Referee: Brad Bloch
Walkout Songs: Neil Du Plessis – Van Coke Kartel – Sweef | Stephan Pretorius – The Score – Born For This
Fight 11 – Anicet Kanyeba (12-9-0) vs Pierre Botha (11-7-1)
Official Result: Kanyeba def. Botha via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fight Ended: Round 3 (5:00)
Predictions: Big Al – Kanyeba, Warren – Kanyeba, Roarke – Kanyeba
Referee: Wiekus Swart
Walkout Songs: Anicet Kanyeba – Innoss’B – Yo Pe | Pierre Botha – Rachel Platten – Fight Song
Fight 12 – Themba Gorimbo (8-2-0) vs Lyle Karam (6-0-0)
WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
Official Result: Themba Gorimbo def. Lyle Karam via Submission (Triangle Choke)
Fight Ended: Round 2 (2:06)
Predictions: Big Al – Gorimbo, Warren – Gorimbo, Roarke – Gorimbo
Referee: Ferdi Basson
Walkout Songs: Themba Gorimbo – Jay Prayzah – Asante | Lyle Karam – Ini Kamoze – Here Comes The Hotstepper
