Cape Town has officially joined the ranks of cities to have
hosted an Extreme Fighting Championship Event. Here is an overview of the event
that was EFC 13.
My EFC 13 predictions
Once again some of my predictions were spot on, others
completely wrong and a few accurate in terms of the nature of the fight but incorrect in
terms of the result. Such is fighting. I did manage to win on
BetXchange, so all things considered I am quite happy.
My EFC 13 fight predictions: 6/11*
*I didn’t publish a result for Marais vs Vermeulen as it was
added late. Van Staden vs Ilunga was cancelled.
My EFC 13 fight of the night
Don Madge vs Leon Mynhardt was a spectacular back and forth
striking affair between two of South Africa’s top Muay Thai fighters. Madge
dominated the first round and almost finished the fight there and then, but
Mynhardt was saved by the bell. In round two, a bloodied Leon Mynhardt took the
fight to Madge and the two fighters continued to exchange accurate strikes. The
third round was another strike fest , until a miscommunication between Don
Madge and referee Wikus Swart ended the fight in rather anticlimactic fashion.
In my opinion Swart was spot on, and Mynhardt was awarded a hard fought victory.
At the time of stoppage I had the scores level.
My EFC 13 submission of the night
There was no shortage of submissions to choose from at EFC
13. The best submission for me was Michiel Opperman’s standing Guillotine choke
in his number one contender fight against Martin van Standen. Opperman showed
great strength and technique to execute the submission perfectly and earn the
tap from Van Staden.
My EFC 13 knockout of the night
My knockout of the night was Jadyson Costa’s knockout of
Dallas Jakobi to become the new EFC Africa Welterweight Champion. Costa
peppered the former champion with shots for the majority of their four round
title fight, before landing a huge right which sent Dallas Jakobi sprawling
into the cage and then the floor. As Jadyson Costa swarmed, the referee stopped the
bout.
My EFC 13 fighter of the night
For me, Michiel Opperman was the most impressive fighter of
the night. The kickboxer proved just how much he has improved in his ground
game, by not only surviving an early onslaught from dangerous fighter Martin
van Staden, but then turning the tides and submitting him. Opperman is now on a
7 fight winning streak, including huge wins over Dino Bagattin and Martin van
Staden, who are both adorn my top 5 welterweight rankings list.
My EFC 13 Surprise fighter of the night
Jason Culverwell impressed me in his professional MMA debut.
The former AFL champion took to the big stage with relative ease and looked
calm and collected inside the Hexagon. Culverwell has a bright future ahead of
him in the EFC.
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