A new kind of MMA hit the Cape of Storms
It was an impressive showcasing of mixed martial arts on Saturday, 9 July when we saw Last Fighter Standing making its way to Cape Town for the elimination round after having gone through Durban and Johannesburg respectively.
The winners in each weight class would go through to the Last Fighter Standing SA Championship Finals at the Ticketpro Dome on 15 October 2016.
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| Sunningdale Sports Complex |
Overall the performances from all divisions were exceptional and pleasing to the eyes of MMA fans. Blood, sweat, and tears were definitely the main servings on the menu which kept everyone on the edge of their seats; including fans who couldn't resist the passion and stood up to let themselves be heard as they cheered on their favourite athletes.
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| Behind the scenes |
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| Backstage |
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| Backstage |
The overall winners in the respective divisions leading to the finale to be held later in a couple of months were as follows:
Joshua Ignjatovic - Lightweight
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| Joshua Ignjatovic taking on Cristiano Ndombassy |
Joshua 'Zeus' Ignjatovic fighting out of Panthers Fighting Arts in Cape Town with a record of 2-2-0 took on Cristiano Ndombassy at Last Fighter Standing and clinched the lightweight win to progress to the final in Johannesburg.
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| Zeus celebrates his lightweight win |
Christian Bobo Mpia - Welterweight
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| Bobo during his welterweight fight |
Christian was quite the standout character of the evening but fought a good fight nonetheless, that made him a worthy winner in his Welterweight division. The Congolese-native was cheerful from the start to the end of his fight, and even threw in a couple of dance moves to celebrate his win but remained humble.
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| Christian Bobo Mpia celebrates his win |
Sors Grobbelaar - Heavyweight
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| Sors Grobbelaar making his way to the ring |
Sors 'Guru' Grobbelaar who fights out of Twin Brothers, George, Western Cape with a pro record of 3-7-0 was certainly a favourite among the fans to win the heavyweight division. Although his fight wasn't too exciting as the division, he still gave the fans the best of him and went on to clinch a well-deserved win at the end of the evening.
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| A deserved win for 'Guru' in the heavyweight division |
Razell Mohamed - Women's Featherweight
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| Razell Mohamed |
Razell 'The Machine' Mohamed who fights out of Young Guns Port Elizabeth was another favourite as she fought in the women's featherweight and went on to win both rounds of her fights, despite having to win by default through disqualification in the second round, after being tackled down and headbutted by opponent Khosi Mthetwa. Nonetheless, she was an entertaining fighter who showed great strength, dedication and consistency in the ring. She certainly showed female power and resulted in her in progressing to the final that will be held in Johannesburg. A humble fighter indeed.
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| Razell Mohamed and Khosi Mthetwa in the ring |
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| Celebrating girl power with the women's featherweight winner |
The L.A Dosage would like to give special thanks to Last Fighter Standing CEO, Quinton Van Der Burgh for making this event happen for the Mother City. Other thanks to Jam Media's Jess Mouinemme and her team for pulling this off and treating the media very well, and finally to Generosity Water for its sponsorship and support in order for all logistics to run smoothly. We certainly had a blast and look forward to the next event. Onwards and forwards.
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| From L-R: Razell Mohamed, Quinton Van Der Burgh, Darius Jakovchuk,Bobo Mpia, Sor Grobbelaar, Jason Ignjatovic |
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| A special appearance by Francois Hougaard with Quinton Van Der Burgh |
Till next time. . .
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