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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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221 lbs
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261 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kova Paska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago is looking to clinch.
Drago fails with the takedown.
Drago throws a leg kick but Paska sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drago can't escape the position.
Drago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Paska connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Paska looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drago wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Paska really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Drago.
Drago rolls, trying to escape but Paska keeps control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska has Drago flattened out and is raining down punches.
Paska controls the action.
Drago just trying to survive but Paska is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Paska connects with a big shot to the side of Drago's head.
Drago is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Paska biding his time, controlling Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to roll but Paska sticks to his back.
Paska biding his time, looking for the opening.
Paska is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Drago. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Drago is rocked!
Drago tries to escape the position.
Drago is still in real trouble! Can Paska finish him?
Paska is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Paska controlling well, preventing Drago from escaping the position.
Drago breaks Paska's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Paska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Drago is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Paska Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Drago's back instead.
Paska is breathing heavily.
Drago just trying to survive but Paska is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Drago rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Drago tries to roll over but Paska keeps him under control.
Paska works his foot free and advances to mount.
Drago throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Drago slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to control Paska's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drago avoid being mounted?
Paska wants to free his trapped foot but Drago is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Drago looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drago wants to improve his position but Paska is controlling well.
Paska looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drago trying to hold on to Paska's head to control him but Paska postures up.
Drago is trying to stand up here but Paska is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Paska dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drago misses with a takedown attempt
and Paska counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drago looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Paska puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Paska moves into full mount! Drago won't be happy about that!
Paska moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Drago has worked his arm free - good work by Drago!
Drago wants to control but Paska postures up.
Drago gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kova Paska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago is squirming around, avoiding Paska's attempts to control the action.
Paska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Drago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paska controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Paska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paska content just to control the position here.
Paska's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Paska.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paska dominating with strikes here.
Paska manages to capitalize on a mistake by Drago to take his back!
Paska has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Drago's body.
Paska not allowing Drago to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Paska gets his hands free as Drago looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago prevents Paska from getting a body triangle.
Drago is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Paska.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kova Paska just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Drago gets caught flat footed, as Paska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paska preventing the sweep.
Paska passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drago tries to buck Paska off but Paska is having none of it.
Drago gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drago is looking to improve his position.
Paska not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago tries to get to full guard but Paska has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kova Paska dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Drago tries to clinch up.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paska counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drago is trying to control but can't.
Drago is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paska is working for a kimura but Drago is defending it quite comfortably.
Paska stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Drago with a poor takedown
and Paska counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drago!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago wants to hold on but Paska pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska landing strikes from the mount and Drago is in trouble!
Paska moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Drago has worked his arm free - good work by Drago!
Paska passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Drago!
Drago is squirming around, avoiding Paska's attempts to control the action.
Drago bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Drago is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paska is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paska has escaped and now he's on top!
Paska stands and steps away. Drago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Paska tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
Paska throws a strike but Drago rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paska is trying to keep Drago in close.
Drago trying to control but Paska is working from the bottom.
Drago tries to free his leg and advance position but Paska is retaining full guard.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago prevents Paska from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Paska is refusing to be controlled, as Drago sits in half guard.
Paska works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Paska looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Paska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drago is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Paska trying to strike off his back.
Paska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago working to try and regain half guard.
Paska cracks Drago with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drago is looking to get to half guard.
Paska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drago tries to reverse the position but Paska maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paska controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kova Paska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paska 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kova Paska!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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