Road to Beijing African Qualifier Muaythai & MMA
Fight Night
Fight # 1 Muaythai - Thabisile " Mamcane" Dlamini vs. Lisa
Burnell. Lisa in her first fight came out very strong, taking
control of the fight and ending it in the second round with a
T.K.O.
Fight # 2 Muaythai - Scelo Mavundla vs. Guy Lazarus. Guy came in
very strong and had already ended the fight by the second round via
T.K.O.
Fight # 3 Muaythai - Cee Khuboni vs. Zaphon Geldenhuys. Both
fighters were strong, but Zaphon's superior technique and cleaner
hits allowed him to win every round and take the fight on
points.
Fight # 4 MMA - Sihle Khuboni vs. Solxolani Mchunu. Solxolani
ended the fight in a stunning 10 seconds with a well timed shot to
his opponents jaw.
Fight # 5 Muaythai - Bonga "1Pound" vs. Kevin Pheko. Both
fighters were very strong and had good technique. Kevin won the
first two rounds, but Bonga returned taking the next two rounds.
Kevin came back in the fifth round, winning the final round and his
first professional fight.
Fight # 6 Muaythai - Fundiswa Mzobe from Nigeria vs. Madeleine
"MadX" Ross from South Africa. Madeleine outclassed her opponent
winning the fight in the first round with a T.K.O and securing her
spot in the World Martial Arts Games.
Fight # 7 Muaythai - Thule Mthembu from Nigeria vs. Bakhulule
"Sweet Poison" Baai from South Africa. After an impressive Wai Kru
in which Bakhulule made his intentions clear with a arrow directed
at Thule, he proceeded to dominate the fight Knocking Thule out
before a minute had passed. Thule was revived with oxygen and taken
away on a stretcher. Bakhulule will be proceeding on to fight in
the World Martial Arts Games after securing his position with his
decisive K.O.
The fight night was held at the GrandWest Market Hall with over
700 spectators. The exceptional catering and venue made available
by GrandWest really made for a great environment for the event. The
fights were all very high paced, only two of the fights went all
the rounds. Some noticeable highlights was a 10 second K.O. in the
MMA fight with a well timed punch and a electrifying show by
Bakhulule Baa to secure his spot in the WMA Games.
The Female Lightweight African Qualification also ending in a
2nd round T.K.O with Madeleine "MadX" Ross coming out
victorious and qualifying into the World Martial Arts Games as both
Dragon Power - Muaythai & MMA Fitness Centre, South Africa's
Representative as well as Africa's representative.
The Male Light Middleweight African Qualifications was the final
and most impressive fight of the night. After the national anthems
were played and had set the scene for what looked like an exciting
match up, Bakhulule Baai representing both Dragon Power - Muaythai
& MMA fitness Centre and South Africa made his intentions clear
with an arrow directed at his opponent during the Wai Kru. The
fight didn't reach a minute long by the time Bakhulule had finished
his opponent with a combination of punches which had knocked his
opponent out a few times before he was allowed to hit the
ground.