Jaipur Ninjas triumphed over UP Dangal 4-3 to seal a spot in the semi-finals of the Patanjali Powervita Pro Wrestling league Season 2 at the K D Jadhav Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
The evening commenced with a tight bout between two Georgian wrestlers, Tariel Gaphrindashvili from UP and Jakob Makarashvili from Jaipur. The experienced Makarashvili held his nerve to keep an attacking Gaphrindashvili at bay to win 6-4 in the 74 kg Men's category.
Jaipur's Pooja Dhanda took on UP youngster Manisha in the 58 kg Women's category and ended with a dominant 8-4 victory.
UP Dangal's Geeta Phogat was ruled out of Thursday's tie on medical grounds.
UP made a comeback in the match as Andrey Kviatkovski prevailed over Jaipur's Rahul Mann in a closely fought 65 kg Men's category bout. Jaipur retorted strongly as Venezuelan wrestler Betzabeth Arguello handed a 8-1 defeat to UP's Pinki, who has replaced Babita Kumari for the remainder of the league.
Jaipur Captain Elizbar Odikadze clinched the tie in his team's favour as he defeated UP's Mausam Khatri 5-2 in the 97 kg heavyweight Men's category and continued his unbeaten run in the tournament so far.