EFC 40 delivers hard pounding action

THE EFC 40 event took place in front of a capacity crowd at Carnival City on June 6. The electric crowd was treated to a night of outstanding fights from start to finish, which were labelled as the landmark of EFC events.

The main event featured former welterweight champion Dino ‘The Lion’ Bagattin and the young sensation Dricus ‘Stillknocks’ du Plessis. The contest began at a frantic pace and maintained that level throughout. From the start, Bagattin and du Plessis exchanged hard punches and kicks in a wild first round. Midway through the second round, du Plessis went in for the take down. After a back and forth scramble, the youngster took advantage of an error from Bagattin and showed his proficiency by taking his opponent’s back and delivering a tight rear naked choke, forcing him to tap out.

The penultimate bout of the evening saw former UFC heavyweight and EFC champion Ruan ‘Fangzz’ Potts make his anticipated return to the Hexagon to face Frenchman Cyril ‘Silverback’ Asker. Potts took the fight to Asker, going straight for the take down from the get go. Taking advantage of his position, Potts laid into his opponent , opening up a laceration around Asker’s eye. Surviving the initial onslaught, Asker reversed positions and rained down with heavy ground and pound moves of his own. A visibly battered Potts failed to answer the second round bell, resulting in a verbal submission victory for Asker.

Wrestling sensation Igeu ‘Smiley’ Kabesa extended his undefeated winning streak to six fights with a dominant display over Irishman Peter ‘Showstopper’ Queally.

In the event’s fight of the night, Brendon Katz and Wade Groth put on an unforgettable war that left the fans in the arena on their feet. Ending in a unanimous decision in favour of Groth.