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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pasha Dasari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dasari's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stinkfist. Tommy Sawyer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasha Dasari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pasha Dasari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Dasari - just one landing.
Dasari moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dasari.
It looks like Tommy Sawyer has been cut.
Sawyer wants a takedown.
Dasari lands a damaging elbow.
Dasari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dasari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dasari is controlling Sawyer's posture.
Sawyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dasari trying to control the position here.
Sawyer stops Dasari from standing up.
Sawyer wants to control from the top but Dasari keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari looking for a guillotine here but Sawyer defends easily.
Sawyer won't allow Dasari to sweep him here.
Sawyer trying to control but Dasari is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dasari clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dasari.
Dasari connects with a knee to the head.
Sawyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dasari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasari lands an elbow inside that Sawyer shrugs off.
Dasari lands a knee to the head.
Dasari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dasari lands an elbow just above Sawyer 's eye.
Dasari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sawyer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sawyer looks gassed!
Sawyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dasari working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
Dasari gets control of Sawyer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dasari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dasari has control of Sawyer's left arm, preventing Sawyer from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sawyer looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sawyer's guard.
Dasari slips nicely into half guard.
Dasari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dasari wants to work for an arm triangle but Sawyer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dasari wants to take a breather but Sawyer is having none of it.
Dasari is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sawyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dasari.
Dasari throws a strike but Sawyer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasari drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sawyer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sawyer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sawyer!
Sawyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dasari keeps working.
Dasari is looking to regain half guard here but Sawyer keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasari prevents Sawyer from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dasari has managed to clinch.
Sawyer is trying to force a seperation but Dasari has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Dasari - that landed with a thud.
Dasari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sawyer.
Dasari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sawyer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dasari walks away with a smile on his face. Sawyer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dasari has Sawyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Dasari works on Sawyer's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Dasari.
Dasari pulls Sawyer into guard.
Dasari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sawyer drops back looking for a leg! Dasari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dasari manages to kick Sawyer off! Sawyer jumps back into Dasari's guard.
Dasari looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dasari is keeping the position for now.
Sawyer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dasari's guard.
Dasari moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sawyer is fighting to break Dasari's control of his arms but Dasari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dasari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sawyer preventing the sweep.
Dasari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dasari landing strikes from the mount and Sawyer is in trouble!
Sawyer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dasari decides to return to a standing position.
Sawyer throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dasari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dasari with a knee to the head.
Sawyer is breathing heavily.
Dasari leaning against his opponent.
Dasari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dasari with a knee to the head.
Sawyer takes an elbow to the temple.
Dasari is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dasari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sawyer goes for a takedown attempt but Dasari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pasha Dasari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Sawyer.
Dasari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sawyer in his tracks.
Dasari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dasari lands a damaging elbow.
Sawyer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dasari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sawyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dasari jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dasari is on top in guard.
Sawyer has an active guard here but Dasari has managed to pass into half guard.
Dasari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dasari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sawyer won't allow Dasari to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dasari leaves Sawyer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dasari rushes Sawyer and presses him up against the cage.
Dasari working Sawyer over with knees to the body.
Dasari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dasari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dasari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dasari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sawyer or not.
Dasari lands a nice knee to the body.
Dasari scores a nice knee to the body.
Dasari drags the fight down to the ground.
Dasari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sawyer's guard.
Dasari lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dasari slips nicely into half guard.
Dasari moves into full mount! Sawyer won't be happy about that!
Dasari scoring with strikes but Sawyer is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari controlling the position easily from mount.
Dasari trying to control but Sawyer is having none of it.
Sawyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dasari raining down shots from the mount!
Dasari landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sawyer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pasha Dasari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasari goes for an armbar but Sawyer turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sawyer.
Dasari keeping full guard, as Sawyer tries to pass.
Dasari wriggles free and stands up.
Dasari takes the fight into the clinch.
Sawyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dasari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pasha Dasari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dasari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sawyer or not.
Dasari decides to pull guard.
Dasari is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Dasari is retaining full guard.
Dasari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sawyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Dasari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dasari trying to control but Sawyer is working from the bottom.
Dasari looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dasari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dasari scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sawyer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dasari throwing strikes but missing.
Dasari lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sawyer is keeping the position for now.
Sawyer wants to stand but Dasari is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
That's time! Dasari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dasari forces Sawyer back against the cage and clinches.
Dasari gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Dasari pushes his legs off easily.
Dasari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sawyer can do to turn this around?
Dasari looking to pass the guard.
Dasari throwing strikes but missing.
Dasari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sawyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dasari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dasari is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dasari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari looking to pass the guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dasari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dasari preventing the sweep.
Sawyer working a defensive guard here.
Sawyer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dasari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sawyer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dasari has managed to get both his arms back between Sawyer's legs - danger averted.
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.
Dasari gets to his feet. Sawyer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dasari forces Sawyer back against the cage and clinches.
Sawyer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dasari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dasari stalling the fight.
Dasari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sawyer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dasari obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dasari obliges.
Dasari lands a knee to the body.
Sawyer can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Dasari.
A shot in the inside from Dasari.
Dasari slows down the pace here.
Sawyer jumps guard but Dasari stands there with Sawyer around his waist. Sawyer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pasha Dasari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Sawyer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dasari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dasari manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Dasari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dasari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dasari pulls Sawyer in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dasari is on top in guard.
Dasari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sawyer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dasari is aware though and is defending well.
Dasari passes Sawyer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sawyer is trying to maintain the position but Dasari is very close to passing his half guard.
Dasari frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dasari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sawyer hang on?
Dasari lands a big elbow.
Dasari in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sawyer can't escape the position.
Sawyer taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dasari cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasha Dasari had his way with Tommy Sawyer in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Sawyer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dasari gets a clinch.
Dasari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Dasari.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dasari.
A right hook to the body lands for Dasari.
Dasari landing knees to the head.
Dasari gets control of Sawyer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dasari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dasari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sawyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Sawyer working a defensive guard but Dasari passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dasari lands a nice short elbow.
Sawyer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dasari scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sawyer is looking to improve his position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sawyer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dasari wants to control but Sawyer is keeping him busy.
Sawyer trying to control but Dasari postures up.
Dasari wants to work for an arm triangle but Sawyer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dasari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sawyer's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sawyer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dasari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sawyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sawyer wants to sweep here but Dasari controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sawyer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dasari looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dasari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sawyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dasari is one step ahead there.
Dasari gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sawyer.
Sawyer gets caught flat footed, as Dasari shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sawyer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dasari controls the pace.
Dasari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sawyer is looking for a triangle but Dasari pushes his legs off easily.
Dasari scoring with some ground and pound.
Sawyer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dasari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tommy Sawyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pasha Dasari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sawyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dasari sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sawyer tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pasha Dasari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dasari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasha Dasari!
Pasha Dasari is the new featherweight champion!
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