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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abaka Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Abaka Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Rabago tries to clinch but Khan moves away
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan throws a front kick that sends Rabago stumbling back into the cage.
Rabago is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Rabago closes the distance and pushes Khan back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rabago dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Khan.
It looks like Adam Rabago has been cut.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan is working Rabago over against the cage.
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!
Rabago blocks an elbow strike.
Rabago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Rabago looks winded!
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rabago throws a head punch that misses.
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
Khan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands with a left to the head.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan lands a nice knee to the body.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rabago's face.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Rabago has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rabago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Rabago blocks it.
Come on Khan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabago throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Khan working aggressively here.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khan prevents a body shot from Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
Khan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rabago presses Khan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabago misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Rabago lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabago lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Khan obliges.
Rabago letting Khan take a breather here.
Rabago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Khan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rabago misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rabago throws a head punch that misses.
Rabago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Khan can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Rabago takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan blocks a body shot from Rabago.
Khan with a knee to the head.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rabago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabago tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
Rabago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan blocking some punches.
Rabago working aggressively here.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Rabago avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Rabago misses with a body punch.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Khan prevents a body shot from Rabago.
Rabago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Adam Rabago's cut even more.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abaka Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Rabago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rabago wants to clinch.
Khan is looking to clinch but Rabago is avoiding it.
Rabago is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Khan throws a head kick but Rabago moves out of range.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khan is looking to clinch.
Rabago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago working aggressively here.
Rabago working aggressively here.
Khan misses with a knee strike.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rabago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abaka Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rabago misses with the head strike.
Rabago can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Rabago takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Khan.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Khan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Rabago blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Rabago.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Rabago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rabago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rabago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Rabago tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
Rabago managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Rabago improves position.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Rabago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Rabago can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Rabago blocks it.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Rabago lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rabago's brow.
Rabago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rabago throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to throw knees to the head but Rabago is blocking nicely.
Rabago takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rabago blocks it with crossed arms.
Rabago tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabagos head.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Rabago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago avoids the elbow strike from Khan, against the cage.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
Rabago lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabago digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Rabago.
Rabago scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rabago.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rabago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Rabago'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!
Rabago is looking to clinch.
Adam Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago wants to clinch.
Rabago doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rabago tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rabago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Khan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rabago blocks a head kick by Khan.
Rabago lands a leg kick that knocks Khan off balance momentarily.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rabago closes the distance and clinches.
Rabago swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rabago avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
Khan takes a shot to the head.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Rabago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabago swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Khan landing knees to the head.
Khan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.
Rabago swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rabago scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.
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!
Rabago misses with the head strike.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan taking a breather.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabago's defenses.
The cut above Adam Rabago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rabago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rabago misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Rabago.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rabago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Rabago misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Rabago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabagos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan crunches a lovely knee into Rabago's ribcage.
Rabago throws a head punch that misses.
Khan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khan lands an elbow just above Rabago 's eye.
Adam Rabago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rabago avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khan.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Rabago shrugs off.
Khan wants to stall.
Khan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Khan.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adam Rabago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Abaka Khan!
Abaka Khan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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