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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Dezhda (ranked 5521 p4p, 565 weight class) and Liquid Voyage (ranked 2700 p4p, 326 weight class). Liquid Voyage has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sasha Dezhda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liquid Voyage!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voyage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dezhda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Dezhda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Voyage has Dezhda up against the cage in a clinch.
Voyage tries to stall but Dezhda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dezhda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Voyage.
Dezhda misses with the head strike.
Voyage blocks a body shot from Dezhda.
Dezhda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dezhda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dezhda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dezhda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dezhda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voyage! But no joy.
Voyage tries to clinch up but Dezhda circles away and keeps his distance.
Dezhda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voyage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dezhda throws out the jab.
Voyage ducks under a wild hook from Dezhda.
Dezhda misses with a lunging right hand
and Voyage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voyage has Dezhda up against the cage in a clinch.
Dezhda throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dezhda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dezhda misses with some punches.
Voyage lands a hook that snaps the head of Dezhda backwards.
Dezhda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dezhda lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voyage.
Dezhda blocks an uppercut.
Voyage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dezhda throws a head punch that misses.
Voyage lands a right hand.
Dezhda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dezhda fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voyage.
Dezhda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voyage is working Dezhda over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dezhda.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dezhda as Voyage tries to tie him up.
Dezhda has a couple of punches blocked by Voyage.
Dezhda misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voyage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dezhda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Dezhda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dezhda misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dezhda.
Dezhda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dezhda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dezhda misses with some punches.
Dezhda working aggressively here.
Dezhda scores with a hook to the body.
Voyage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dezhda misses with the head strike.
Dezhda breaks the clinch.
Voyage takes a swing at Dezhda's ribcage but misses.
Voyage defending well as Dezhda loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dezhda working aggressively here.
Dezhda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dezhda misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezhda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dezhda swings wildly with an uppercut but Voyage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voyage prevents Dezhda from breaking the clinch.
Dezhda has a couple of punches blocked by Voyage.
Voyage working aggressively here.
Dezhda has a couple of punches blocked by Voyage.
A short left from Voyage.
Dezhda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voyage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dezhda lands a hook that snaps the head of Voyage backwards.
Dezhda misses with the head strike.
Dezhda prevents a body shot from Voyage.
Dezhda working aggressively here.
Voyage misses with a punch on the inside.
Dezhda working aggressively here.
Dezhda misses with the head strike.
Voyage working aggressively here.
Voyage has a couple of punches blocked by Dezhda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voyage swings wildly with an uppercut but Dezhda uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Dezhda.
Dezhda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voyage's elbow.
Voyage's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Voyage's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short body shot lands from Dezhda as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dezhda misses with some punches.
Voyage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voyage blocking some punches.
Dezhda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voyage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dezhda's elbow.
Voyage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voyage lands with a short shot to the head.
Dezhda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voyage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voyage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dezhda up against the cage.
Dezhda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dezhda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dezhda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sasha Dezhda will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voyage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Voyage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dezhda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dezhda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dezhda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Dezhda misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voyage! But no joy.
Dezhda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dezhda scores with a nice head shot.
A lazy left from Dezhda finds it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voyage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voyage instigates a clinch.
A short left from Voyage.
Voyage presses Dezhda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Voyage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voyage lands with a left to the head.
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!
Dezhda misses with the head strike.
Dezhda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voyage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dezhda misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dezhda blocking some punches.
Voyage has a couple of punches blocked by Dezhda.
Dezhda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dezhda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dezhda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voyage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dezhda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dezhda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Voyage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voyage has a couple of punches blocked by Dezhda.
Dezhda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voyage avoiding damage.
Dezhda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voyage working aggressively here.
Voyage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dezhda misses with a punch on the inside.
Dezhda scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Dezhda.
Voyage is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dezhda lands with a short shot to the head.
Dezhda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voyage backwards.
Sasha Dezhda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Dezhda.
Voyage is rocked!
It looks like Liquid Voyage has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Dezhda.
Voyage is still on wobbly legs! Can Dezhda finish him?
Dezhda misses with the head strike.
Voyage seems to have recovered his senses.
Voyage tries to work over Dezhda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dezhda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dezhda lands a nice uppercut.
Dezhda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dezhda lands with an overhand left.
Dezhda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dezhda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voyage moves away.
Voyage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dezhda.
Voyage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voyage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dezhda.
Voyage lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voyage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dezhda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezhda clinches.
Voyage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Voyage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Voyage prevents a body shot from Dezhda.
Voyage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dezhda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voyage ducks under a wild hook from Dezhda.
Dezhda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voyage tries to clinch but Dezhda moves out of range.
A big left from Dezhda misses.
Voyage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dezhda misses with a lunging right hand
and Voyage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dezhda misses with an uppercut.
Voyage is looking to clinch but Dezhda is avoiding it.
Dezhda takes a swing at Voyage's ribcage but misses.
Voyage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dezhda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voyage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dezhda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voyage tries to clinch but Dezhda is having none of it.
Dezhda throws a hook to the side of Voyage's head but Voyage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dezhda throws a big shot that misses.
Dezhda rushes Voyage and presses him up against the cage.
Dezhda misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Dezhda.
Voyage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dezhda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dezhda blocks an uppercut.
Dezhda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dezhda lands with a short shot to the head.
Dezhda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dezhda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dezhda misses with a wild body shot.
Voyage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dezhda closes the distance and pushes Voyage back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Dezhda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liquid Voyage's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Voyage tries to clinch up but Dezhda circles away and keeps his distance.
Dezhda throws a jab but it's blocked by Voyage.
The fighters circling - Dezhda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voyage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dezhda.
Sasha Dezhda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dezhda throws a right hand that misses
and Voyage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dezhda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voyage closes the distance and pushes Dezhda back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Dezhda fails to land.
Dezhda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Dezhda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voyage misses with a punch on the inside.
Voyage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dezhda misses with some punches.
Voyage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dezhda tries to throw a body punch but Voyage avoids it by throwing Dezhda back against the cage.
Dezhda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Voyage.
Voyage stalling in the clinch but Dezhda improves position.
Dezhda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dezhda pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Voyage back to the cage. Dezhda follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sasha Dezhda is winning the standup battle so far.
Dezhda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Voyage.
Dezhda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dezhda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voyage.
Dezhda tries to work over Voyage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dezhda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dezhda swings wildly with an uppercut but Voyage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voyage working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Dezhda.
Voyage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dezhda lands a right hand.
Dezhda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dezhda misses with a body punch.
Dezhda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dezhda struggles to land a body shot inside as Voyage controls his hands.
Dezhda manages to break the clinch.
Liquid Voyage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dezhda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dezhda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voyage moves in looking to clinch but Dezhda pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Dezhda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dezhda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voyage was well out of range. Poor timing from Dezhda.
Voyage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Voyage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voyage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dezhda missing with a left hand there. Voyage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Voyage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dezhda swats away the attempt to clinch by Voyage.
Dezhda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Voyage wants to stall.
Voyage lands a shoulder strike.
Dezhda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voyage can do to turn this around?
Dezhda manages to break the clinch.
Dezhda fails to land with a series of punches.
Dezhda misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voyage staying out of range there.
Voyage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dezhda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dezhda moves into the clinch successfully.
Voyage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voyage working aggressively here.
Voyage blocks a body shot from Dezhda.
Voyage swings wildly with an uppercut but Dezhda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dezhda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dezhda swats away the attempt to clinch by Voyage.
Dezhda throws a looping overhand right but Voyage ducks down to avoid it.
Voyage staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Voyage misses the target.
Voyage tries to clinch up but Dezhda circles away and keeps his distance.
Dezhda circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voyage doesn't manage to clinch there - Dezhda circles away.
Dezhda looks to land a left hand but Voyage moved out of range nicely.
Voyage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dezhda.
Voyage drives through and clinches with Dezhda against the cage.
Dezhda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voyage throws a head punch that misses.
Dezhda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Dezhda. Beautiful body shot.
Dezhda loads up on a big right hand but Voyage slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Voyage.
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!
Dezhda clinches up against the cage.
Voyage swings wildly with an uppercut but Dezhda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dezhda blocks an uppercut.
Dezhda misses with a punch to the body.
Voyage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voyage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voyage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Dezhda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dezhda 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Dezhda!
After winning the bout, Sasha Dezhda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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