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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Dos Santos (ranked 2777 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aakanksha Singh (ranked 2279 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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178 cm
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157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonardo Dos Santos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aakanksha Singh!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Singh looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dos Santos looking for a takedown.
Singh tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Singh avoids the head kick by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos wants to clinch
and Singh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dos Santos 's guard.
Dos Santos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that Singh avoids nicely.
Singh is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Singh as Dos Santos shoots in.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh shoots in but no luck this time.
Dos Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Singh to keep the fight standing.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Singh managing to block the knees to the body from Dos Santos .
Dos Santos jumps guard.
Singh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing Singh from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Singh has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dos Santos regains guard immediately.
Dos Santos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos pulls Singh into guard.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dos Santos has control of Singh's left arm, preventing Singh from doing any damage.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Singh's guard.
Dos Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos advances position into side control!
Singh is trying to control Dos Santos 's posture but Dos Santos avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos stands up.
Singh blocks a head kick by Dos Santos .
Singh lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dos Santos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Singh eats them both and turns towards Dos Santos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Singh wants it to stay on the feet.
Singh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Singh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Dos Santos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
Dos Santos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Singh.
Dos Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Singh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh smiles and moves away.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Singh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Singh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dos Santos defends it well.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Singh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.
Singh pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dos Santos uses from the top position.
Singh seems keen to control Dos Santos 's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
Dos Santos gets to his feet. Singh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos looks to land a combination. Singh sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Singh defends well and Dos Santos ends up having to push Singh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Leonardo Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Singh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dos Santos manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Singh keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Singh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Singh prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Singh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Singh moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to pull guard but Singh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Singh successfully pulls guard.
Singh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dos Santos is one step ahead there.
Singh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aakanksha Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Dos Santos .
Dos Santos throws a leg kick
and Singh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Singh decides to pull guard.
Dos Santos gets to his feet. Singh looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dos Santos darts in and clinches Singh up against the cage.
Singh tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dos Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh preventing the sweep.
Singh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Singh wants to get up but he can't break Dos Santos 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
Singh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Singh looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Santos trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh trying to keep a closed guard but Dos Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Singh trying to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh, which made it look bad.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh, which made it look bad.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Singh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonardo Dos Santos . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singh successfully pulls guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singh can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singh is on top in guard.
Singh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dos Santos trying to control the position here.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aakanksha Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aakanksha Singh!
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RATING
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