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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rajja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chemical Brothers - Leave Home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
24 - 8 - 2 |
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169 lbs
21 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Rajja Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dos Santos's calf.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dos Santos on the side of the head.
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Rajja Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan scores with a nice body kick.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick and Dos Santos moves out of range easily.
Khan shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dos Santos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dos Santos.
Good standup being displayed there by Dos Santos as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khan throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos scores with a jab.
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dos Santos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
Khan throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Khan wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Khan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Khan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dos Santos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khan defends it easily.
Khan wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Khan wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing that Khan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dos Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rajja Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Santos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Khan needs to keep his hands up - Dos Santos had a free shot at his head there.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Dos Santos off balance momentarily.
Dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Khan.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Khan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Khan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Khan goes for a double leg but Dos Santos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dos Santos continues to drive forward.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan scores with the left hand. Dos Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rajja Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khan tries to get to full guard but Dos Santos has control of the leg.
Dos Santos moves into full mount! Khan won't be happy about that!
Dos Santos with good strikes from the mount here!
Khan is working to get back to half guard.
Dos Santos landing strikes from the mount and Khan is in trouble!
Khan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dos Santos passes into side control!
Dos Santos trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos taking a break here but Khan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos wants to pass to mount but Khan is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khan is just riding it out for now. Dos Santos eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan throws a head kick that Dos Santos semi-blocks.
Dos Santos lands with a good body shot.
Khan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dos Santos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Khan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Khan uses it to pass to side control.
Khan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Khan keeps moving and retains side control.
Khan passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dos Santos!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to control the pace but Dos Santos is squirming around nicely.
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Khan is trying to control here but Dos Santos has managed to regain half guard.
Dos Santos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dos Santos.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but instead Khan has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
Khan trying to control from half guard but Dos Santos is working away.
Dos Santos is looking to control Khan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Khan keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dos Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Khan passes into half guard.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajja Khan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Khan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dos Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khan tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
Good shot there by Khan.
Khan scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Khan throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dos Santos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khan rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Khan lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dos Santos is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Dos Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Dos Santos slips a jab from Khan.
Dos Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
Dos Santos defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dos Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dos Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dos Santos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Khan wants to control but Dos Santos postures up.
Dos Santos wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan tries to buck Dos Santos off but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Khan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dos Santos off and has taken his back!
Khan is not going to allow Dos Santos to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands shots from the back.
Khan wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
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!
Khan keeps control of the position as Dos Santos tries to break free.
Dos Santos turns into Khan and is now in his guard.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dos Santos passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan is defending against the submission attempts here by Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but William Dos Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dos Santos jabs at Khan's body.
Khan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown. Khan fights it but they end up in guard.
Dos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
William Dos Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Khan connects with a leg kick. Dos Santos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Dos Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Khan tenderised Dos Santos's leg. Dos Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan misses the jab.
Khan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dos Santos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Dos Santos!
Dos Santos wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
Dos Santos trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos stands and throws Khan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Khan is looking for a kimura here.
William Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dos Santos is not content to let Khan control the position.
Khan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Dos Santos.
Khan working the ground and pound but Dos Santos is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos parries the strikes from Khan easily there. Khan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dos Santos to escape.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Dos Santos.
I think Dos Santos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rajja Khan!
Rajja Khan retains his lightweight title!
Rajja Khan gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated William Dos Santos had this to say: 'this is what you get for being such a slow learner.'.
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