OKTAGON 69, the promotion’s first ever occasion in Dortmund, Germany, befell this previous weekend (Saturday, April 5) and was one to recollect. One other bought out crowd watched on as new German stars have been born and a few assertion performances have been delivered.
In the principle occasion, Max Holzer (11-0) stored his excellent document intact by submitting Deniz Ilbay (8-2) within the fourth spherical of their featherweight grudge match. ‘El Pistolero’ appeared to maintain the competition on the ft to utilise his boxing abilities however it was Holzer who continued to shut the space and safe the takedown. Ilbay displayed the evolution of his floor sport by defending effectively however ‘Stifler’ was lastly capable of sink within the rear-naked choke to cement himself as soon as once more as top-of-the-line prospects in Europe.
Khalid Taha (15-5, 1NC) had a profitable promotional debut when he stopped Jose Zarauz (26-11-1) on account of strikes within the second body of their characteristic bout. The UFC and RIZIN veteran was on the entrance foot from the off and stored the stress on his Peruvian adversary till the end introduced itself. Taha has expressed an curiosity in dealing with Max Holzer subsequent which might be an unbelievable showdown for the division if it have been to be scheduled.
Opening the principle card, Frederic Vosgröne (4-0) couldn’t have had a extra memorable outing on his first look for the organisation, submitting Jorick Montagnac (6-3) to announce himself to the sunshine heavyweight division. The world class grappler pursued the takedown relentlessly and ultimately, Montagnac succumbed to the onslaught when he was locked in an arm triangle choke. Vosgröne’s reputation skyrocketed following the present as he gained over 50,000 Instagram followers and he’s now on champion, Will Fleury’s radar.
Predrag Bogdanović (17-2) narrowly defeated Fedor Duric (7-1) in a really shut light-weight contest and Gjoni Palokaj (11-3) prolonged his profitable streak to 6 after overcoming Marco Novák (6-2) at featherweight. Ediz Tasci (1-0)stoppedUwe Schüder (1-2) after surviving 4 knockouts of their influencer conflict which offered an electrical environment.
On the preliminary card, Lucie Pudilová (16-11) made her case for one more bantamweight title shot by besting Brittney Cloudy (6-6) and Karol Ryšavý (14-8) pressured Eugen Black-Dell (10-8)to faucet in an thrilling battle at featherweight.
OKTAGON 69 Outcomes Essential Card Essential EventFeatherweightMax Holzer (11-0) defeated Deniz Ilbay (8-2) by submission (rear bare choke) at 4:14 of spherical 4 Co-Essential EventWelterweightEdiz Tasci (1-0) defeated Uwe Schüder (1-2) by TKO (punches) at 2:51 of spherical one Catchweight (68kg/150lbs)Khalid Taha (15-5, 1NC) defeated Jose Zarauz (26-11-1) by TKO (punches) at 4:04 of spherical two LightweightPredrag Bogdanović (17-2) defeated Fedor Duric (7-1) by cut up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) FeatherweightGjoni Palokaj (11-3) defeated Marco Novák (6-2) by unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Mild HeavyweightFrederic Vosgröne (4-0) defeated Jorick Montagnac (6-3) by submission (arm triangle) at 3:36 of spherical two Preliminary Card Catchweight (79kg/174lbs)Marcel Grabinski (24-11) defeated Karol Skrzypek (11-4) by unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) BantamweightLucie Pudilová (16-11) defeated Brittney Cloudy (6-6) by unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) FeatherweightKarol Ryšavý (14-8) defeated Eugen Black-Dell (10-8) by submission (guillotine choke) at 4:53 of spherical two FlyweightMohammed Walid (8-4) defeated Aaron Aby (16-11-1) by unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Catchweight (86kg/190lbs)David Hošek (12-6-1) defeated Aleksandar Stefanovic (5-7, 1NC) by submission (triangle choke) at 3:38 of spherical one
OKTAGON MMA returns in three weeks for some of the stacked European occasions of the yr in a brand new Czech metropolis, Karlovy Differ. Two title fights go down at OKTAGON 70 as Igor Severino and Jack Cartwright conflict for the vacant bantamweight belt and Mallory Martin appears to defend her strawweight title for the primary time in opposition to Eva Dourthe. The remaining 4 opening spherical bouts within the €1 million Tipsport Gamechanger middleweight match happen that includes the likes of ‘Pirát’ Krištofič, Dominik Humburger, Ion Surdu and Krzysztof Jotko.
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