Not one bout went the distance in the EFC 87 fight card on July 2.
Following 10 previous bouts of non-stop action, the main event saw the ‘Young Gun’ defeat ‘The Lion’ in the first round, and subsequently, the pride of the organisation, Dino Bagattin, laid his gloves to rest.
Performance bonuses go to Chris Dove, Bradley Swanepoel and Ziko Makengele
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The official EFC 87 results are as follows:
• Catchweight main event:
Luke Michael defeated Dino Bagattin via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:21 of round one
• Catchweight bout (now a featherweight bout):
Sizwe Mnikathi defeated Billy Oosthuizen via (rear-naked choke) at 4:10 of round one
• Featherweight bout:
August Kayambala defeated Brian Seret via TKO (strikes) at 1:42 of round one
• Bantamweight bout:
Orlando Machava defeated Javan Buyu via submission (armbar) at 1:11 of round one
• Welterweight bout:
Ziko Makengele defeated Christian Bobo via TKO (strikes) at 2:10 of round one
EFC 87 prelim bouts:
• Featherweight bout:
Bradley Swanepoel defeated Aly Kalambay via TKO (strikes) at 3:10 of round one
• Lightweight bout:
Chris Dove 1551.7lbs vs Benjamin Mukendi via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:00 of round two
• Catchweight bout:
Pietie Coxen defeated Robert Swanepoel via TKO (strikes) at 4:01 into round one
• Heavyweight bout:
Willem Smith defeated Steve Nwosu by submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:27 into round two
• Lightweight bout:
Vince Bembe defeated Given Majuba via submission (von flute Submission) at 1:12 into round one
• Featherweight bout:
Boule Godogo defeated Dylan Swanepoel via TKO (strikes) at 4:45 into round three
EFC 88 Mndebela vs Djikasa for the EFC heavyweight championship, presented by Restonic, takes place August 14.
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