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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dinesh Jakhotia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dinesh Jakhotia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 cm
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160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dinesh Jakhotia! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike White! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jakhotia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakhotia misses the shot to the body. Jakhotia misses with a straight right. White darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Jakhotia keeping hold of White's head, controlling as best he can. Jakhotia is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jakhotia works his way to full guard. Good work. White won't allow Jakhotia to sweep him here. White drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and White jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. White drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jakhotia manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now White has Jakhotia in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Jakhotia wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. White working for submissions but it's allowed Jakhotia to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. White looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Jakhotia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. White manages to get to full guard.
Jakhotia looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. White is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Jakhotia wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike White dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jakhotia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A nice combination there by Jakhotia.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jakhotia tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jakhotia to the ground. Jakhotia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Jakhotia pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jakhotia lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Mike White has been cut. White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. White dives in and grabs Jakhotia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jakhotia pushes down on White's head and hops out. Jakhotia misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jakhotia misses the target. Jakhotia throws a series of punches but White moves out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakhotia.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jakhotia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. White is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jakhotia looks calm but he's in trouble here. White gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jakhotia is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! White lets go of the hold and Jakhotia can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike White!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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