On Thursday 01 September 2011, Adam “The Prodigy” Speechly (12-2)
will put his EFC welterweight belt on the line as he takes on Durban based
challenger Dallas Jakobi (11-4) in his first title defence.
Adam “The Prodigy” Speechly
At just 22 years of age, Adam Speechly has achieved more in
the world of MMA than many of his seniors and he enters this bout with a wealth
of experience. He is renowned for his
masterful ground game, and has submitted many of his previous opponents. The
prodigy has not lost to a South African opponent in the EFC, his only loss in
the organisation coming at the hands of
Lebanese fighter Abdullah Hamdan at EFC 06. Speechly took this loss in
his stride and bounced back to defeat Nolan Swanepoel at EFC 08 to be the first
EFC Welterweight champion. He will look to become the first champion in EFC history
to successfully defend his belt.
Dallas Jakobi
Dallas Jakobi is a seasoned campaigner, with 15 professional
fights under his belt. Traditionally a middleweight, the Durbanite has fought
many South African greats including Darren Daniel, Martin van Staden and of
Adam Speechly. He also holds notable wins over Wade Henderson and Paul
Cunningham. Coming into the bout on a 3 fight winning streak, Jakobi will look
to use his trademark ground and pound to wrest the title from Speechly and
become the new EFC Welterweight champion.
Prediction
I believe Jakobi will have the slight advantage in the
stand-up and will use this to pressure Speechly aggressively at the start, this
fight however, is going to the ground one way or another. Speechly will use his
superior ground skills to maintain control and finish Jakobi via submission.
Winner – Adam Speechly via rear naked choke in the first.
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