EFC 84 – LIVE RESULTS

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) 

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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