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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Dezhda (ranked 5500 p4p, 538 weight class) and Phil Cohen (ranked 5440 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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190 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phil Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Dezhda misses its intended target.
Cohen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cohen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dezhda.
Cohen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cohen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cohen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dezhda.
Cohen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dezhda to the ground. Cohen is now in Dezhda's guard.
Cohen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dezhda's head.
Cohen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dezhda wants to get back to his feet but Cohen drags him back down.
Dezhda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cohen on the ground.
Dezhda tries to bench press Cohen off him but Cohen keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen tries to score with some ground and pound. Dezhda controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen controlling the position from side mount.
Dezhda is not content to let Cohen control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cohen trying to control the position but Dezhda is working away.
Cohen lands a nice forearm strike.
Cohen is looking to take a break and control but Dezhda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cohen is chipping away with strikes.
Cohen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezhda taking a bit of punishment here - Cohen scoring with strikes.
An elbow from Cohen crashes against the mat.
Dezhda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dezhda tries to get out of the position.
Dezhda can't do much from the bottom here.
Cohen just content to control the position.
Cohen is working Dezhda over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cohen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Cohen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is chipping away with strikes.
Dezhda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cohen is looking to take a break and control but Dezhda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cohen controlling from side mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dezhda is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Cohen dominated that round.
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.
Dezhda tests Cohen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dezhda swinging wildly here.
Cohen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dezhda.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.
Dezhda misses with a looping right.
Cohen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Dezhda as he connects with a hook.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Dezhda.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Dezhda.
Cohen throws a lazy uppercut
and Dezhda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dezhda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cohen moves away.
Dezhda has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dezhda.
Dezhda manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Dezhda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dezhda scores with a nice right hand.
Cohen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dezhda.
Cohen shoots in and drives through. Dezhda sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Dezhda misses its target.
Dezhda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cohen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dezhda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dezhda throws a series of strikes that have Cohen backpedaling.
Dezhda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dezhda jabs Cohen right on the nose. Cohen blinks but takes it well.
Nice jab there from Dezhda.
Cohen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cohen moves out of range as Dezhda strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dezhda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Dezhda.
Dezhda lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Dezhda misses.
Cohen tries a quick counter leg kick but Dezhda is wise to it.
Cohen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cohen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sasha Dezhda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dezhda scores with a hook.
Cohen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dezhda moves away.
Dezhda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cohen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dezhda.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dezhda here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dezhda throws a right and a left that Cohen avoids nicely.
A nice side step and Cohen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Dezhda.
Dezhda throws a big shot that misses.
Dezhda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dezhda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dezhda scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dezhda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dezhda lands with a left to the head.
Dezhda digs a right hand underneath Cohen's ribcage. Cohen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dezhda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dezhda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dezhda cracks Cohen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cohen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dezhda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cohen can do to turn this around?
Cohen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dezhda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dezhda. Cohen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cohen has his takedown stuffed
and Dezhda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sasha Dezhda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Cohen.
Dezhda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dezhda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cohen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cohen throws out a counter right but Dezhda avoids it with no problem.
Dezhda doesn't manage to clinch there - Cohen circles away.
Dezhda connects with a jab.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Dezhda avoids it well.
Dezhda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sasha Dezhda is winning the standup battle so far.
Dezhda throws a combination. Cohen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cohen misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Dezhda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cohen.
Dezhda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dezhda scores with the left hand. Cohen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Dezhda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cohen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dezhda is just out of range.
Cohen slips a straight right by Dezhda.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Dezhda tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dezhda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Dezhda dominated that second round.
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!
Cohen keeps the fight on the outside.
Dezhda is looking to clinch but Cohen is avoiding it.
Cohen takes a swing at Dezhda's ribcage but misses.
Dezhda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cohen doesn't seem bothered though.
Cohen blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cohen. Dezhda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cohen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dezhda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cohen's head backwards.
Cohen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dezhda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dezhda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dezhda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cohen.
Cohen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dezhda.
Cohen walks into a stiff left hand from Dezhda.
Dezhda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cohen.
Dezhda is looking to counter punch.
Cohen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cohen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dezhda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dezhda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cohen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dezhda.
Dezhda lands a body shot.
Cohen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dezhda lands a nice shot that snaps Cohen's head back.
Dezhda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cohen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dezhda moves away.
Cohen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dezhda drives through and clinches with Cohen against the cage.
Dezhda breaks the clinch.
Cohen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cohen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dezhda rather than just go for the knockout.
Dezhda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dezhda throws out a loose jab but Cohen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dezhda scores with a hook to the body. Cohen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dezhda swings for the body but Cohen moves out of range.
Cohen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dezhda is trying to defend but Cohen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dezhda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cohen is working away from the top position though.
Cohen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dezhda tries to kick Cohen off but Cohen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cohen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cohen wants to take a breather but Dezhda is having none of it.
Cohen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cohen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cohen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cohen wants to control the pace but Dezhda is squirming around nicely.
Dezhda takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dezhda tries to hold on but Cohen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen breaks from Dezhda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cohen controlling from the full mount.
Cohen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Phil Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cohen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dezhda hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sasha Dezhda.
I think Dezhda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Sasha Dezhda!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sasha Dezhda!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sasha Dezhda!
Sasha Dezhda wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Sasha Dezhda thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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