EFC 49 took place at Carnival City on Friday, 13 May, and saw a stacked MMA fight card headlined by the vacant Middleweight title fight between SA’s JP Kruger and UK’s Yannick Bahati. See the full results from fight night here:
EFC 49 Results:
Fight 1: Yusuf Hassan vs Bill Thusi
Winner: Yusuf Hassan
By way of: Rear Naked Choke
Time: 1:53 into Round 2

Fight 2: Jef Madiba vs Alain Ilunga
Winner: Alain Ilunga
By way of: Verbal Submission (TKO)
Time: In Round 1

Fight 3: Mark Kamba vs Mzwandile Hlongwa
Winner: Mzwandile Hlongwa
By way of: TKO
Time: 4:21 into Round 1

Fight 4: Mthobisi Buthelezi vs Sifiso Ngcobo
Winner: Mthobisi Buthelezi
By way of: TKO
Time: 3:28 into Round 1

Fight 5: Wessel Mostert vs Wilhelm Strauss
Winner: Wessel Mostert
By way of: KO
Time: 1:44 into Round 1

Fight 6: Brendon Katz vs Wesley Hawkey
Winner: Wesley Hawkey
By way of: KO
Time: 1:28 into Round 1

Fight 7: Abdul Hassan vs JP Buys
Winner: JP Buys
By way of: TKO
Time: 2:06 into Round 1

Fight 8: Themba Gorimbo vs Joe Cummins
Winner: Themba Gorimbo
By way of: Unanimous decision

Fight 9: Tomasz Kowalkowski vs Andrew van Zyl
Winner: Andrew van Zyl
By way of: TKO
Time: 2:41 into Round 1

Fight 10: JP Kruger vs Yannick Bahati (Middleweight Title Fight)
Winner: Yannick Bahati
By way of: Kimura submission
Time: 3:52 into Round 1

Photos by Anton Geyser and Tiago Nazareth / EFC Worldwide
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