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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is James Brown - Living In America. A fine choice. Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fuckin' In The Bushes. Abel Khan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
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275 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abel Khan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drago.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago misses with a kick to the body.
Drago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khan misses with a body kick.
Khan checks a low kick from Drago.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
A big right from Drago misses.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Abel Khan has been cut.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a solid body kick.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Drago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drago throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan moves out of range as Drago throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!
Khan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Drago. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drago.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Khan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drago thows a leg kick but Khan checks it
and Khan counters with a nice body shot.
Drago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago lands a nice looking body kick.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan avoids the head kick by Drago.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Drago throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drago motions for Khan to come forward. Drago throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Drago misses.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drago cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Drago throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drago rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago throws the kick towards the body but Khan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abel Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drago misses with a leg kick
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drago.
Drago throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Drago pushes Khan away with a front kick.
Drago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan moves away from the strike by Drago.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Drago checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Drago there.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drago throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago digs a good hook to Khan's body.
A left lands for Drago.
That has opened up Abel Khan's cut even more.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Drago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drago throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Khan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drago has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago misses with a low kick.
Drago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Drago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The cut above Abel Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Drago misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drago, right into the meat.
Drago looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
Khan is looking to score with low kicks.
Khan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago lands with a nice body punch.
Drago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago works the jab nicely.
Khan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drago. Drago obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abel Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drago thumps Khan with a low kick.
Drago has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago throws a leg kick but Khan checks it.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Khan counters with a right hand to the body.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago fakes the leg kick and cracks Khan in the body.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drago scoring well with a low kick there.
Drago tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Drago throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Khan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan defending well as Drago loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Drago throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Drago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Drago swings for the body but Khan moves out of range.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Drago misses with an attempted mid kick.
Khan checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago scores with a nice right hand.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khan walks into a left hand.
Abel Khan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Good work by Khan as he checks the leg kick.
Khan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Abel Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Khan scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Drago.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abel Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Drago!
After winning the bout, Ivan Drago 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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hype
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