 After being berated by Koloff, Drago rebels, throwing him from the ring and directly addressing Gorbachev, stating he fights only for himself.In the final round, with both fighters exhausted, Rocky initially takes more punishment, then seizes an opening and unleashes a series of vicious blows to defeat Drago by knockout.Rocky gives a victory speech, acknowledging that the local crowd's disdain of him had turned to mutual respect during the fight.