PWL: Sarita leads UP Dangal to 5-2 win over MP Yodha

Sarita's upset victory over Pooja Dhanda gave UP Dangal an unassailable lead as it beat MP Yodha 5-2 to register its second win of the season.

Sarita of UP Dangal won the decider against Pooja Dhanda in the 57kg women's category.

Sarita stunned World championships bronze medallist Pooja Dhanda 6-5 in a thrilling women's 57kg bout of the Pro Wrestling League Season 4 at the Gautam Buddha University indoor hall here on Friday.

Sarita's upset victory gave UP Dangal an unassailable lead as it beat MP Yodha 5-2 to register its second win of the season.

Sarita took advantage of a situation where her famed rival got defensive after being hit on her right eye.

Pooja's passivity cost her a point in the first round, but she fought back to grab five points, including two takedowns, in the second.

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Sarita, an Asian championships silver medallist, remained in the hunt as she gave Pooja some difficult moments in a series of swift explosive moves and emerge as the winner.

Three-time World champion Haji Aliyev recorded a facile win for Yodha in men's 65kg, while World championships bronze medallist Epp Mae pinned her rival in 27 seconds in women's 76kg to draw parity.

Olympian Sandeep Tomar overcame the resistance of young Rahul to score a 5-1 victory in the men's 57kg contest and restore Yodha's lead.

Vanesa Kaladzinskaya, a World champion in 2017, displayed her class to outsmart promising Ritu Phogat 8-3 in the women's 53kg clash to equalise.

Asian Games bronze medallist Georgi Sakandelidze trounced Akash Antil 16-1 in the 125kg battle to make it 3-2 before Sarita sealed the issue for Dangal.