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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Yzerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Yzerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bert Drago!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yzerman cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Yzerman misses the target.
Yzerman throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
Yzerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Yzerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Yzerman throws a body shot but no joy.
Yzerman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drago appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yzerman fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Drago was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yzerman loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Yzerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yzerman missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yzerman manages to avoid it.
Yzerman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago takes a swing at Yzerman's ribcage but misses.
Yzerman throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yzerman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Yzerman lands a nice hook to Drago's body. Drago takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yzerman lands a jab.
Yzerman scores with a jab.
Drago misses the jab.
Yzerman misses with a looping left.
Yzerman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A lazy left from Yzerman finds it's target.
Yzerman avoids the body shot from Drago.
Yzerman misses with an uppercut.
Yzerman misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yzerman throws out the jab.
Yzerman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Drago wants to clinch up but Yzerman keeps it at a distance.
Drago ducks right into an uppercut from Yzerman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yzerman slips under a jab from Drago.
Yzerman throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
Drago cracks Yzerman with a nice body shot.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yzerman wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman is trying to push Drago away but Drago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Yzerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Yzerman controls the action.
Drago misses with a body punch.
Yzerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Drago has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Yzerman's ribcage. Yzerman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Drago tries to work over Yzerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yzerman prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Yzerman controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Yzerman avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago presses Yzerman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago is controlling him.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Yzerman controls his hands.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a body punch.
Yzerman is trying to break free.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yzerman.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
Yzerman wants to get back to striking at distance but Drago won't allow it.
Yzerman wants to break free but Drago has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Yzerman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yzerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yzerman lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Yzerman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Yzerman connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Yzerman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yzerman clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yzerman connects with a body shot that sends Drago's belly button to the back.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yzerman.
Yzerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago darts in and clinches Yzerman up against the cage.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yzerman backwards.
Drago prevents Yzerman from breaking the clinch.
Drago keeps control of Yzerman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bert Drago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drago throws a punch but it's blocked by Yzerman.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Drago.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Yzerman controls his hands.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.
Yzerman taking a breather.
Yzerman wants to break free but Drago has control.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman tries to break the clinch but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
Yzerman letting Drago take a breather here.
Yzerman is trying to push Drago away but Drago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Yzerman controls his hands.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yzerman tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Yzerman can't break the clinch.
Drago is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Yzerman avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Yzerman blocking some punches.
Yzerman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
Yzerman tries to break free but Drago pushes him back against the cage.
Drago lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
Drago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yzerman's efforts to push away.
Yzerman tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Yzerman tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yzerman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Yzerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Drago.
Yzerman wants to break free but Drago has control.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drago effectively controlling the action here.
Drago avoiding damage.
Drago has Yzerman pressed against the cage, preventing Yzerman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yzerman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yzerman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drago tries a body shot but Yzerman blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago is working Yzerman over against the cage.
Yzerman blocks a body shot from Drago.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yzerman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yzerman connects with a body shot.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Yzerman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Yzerman.
Drago moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Yzerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yzerman is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yzerman is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago prevents Yzerman from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yzerman's elbow.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
Yzerman can't break the clinch.
Yzerman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Yzerman avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drago keeps control of Yzerman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yzerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yzerman backwards.
Yzerman is rocked!
Yzerman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yzerman blocking some punches.
Yzerman being controlled against the cage.
Yzerman working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yzerman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Yzerman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago tries to work over Yzerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yzerman tries to break free but Drago pushes him back against the cage.
Yzerman is trying to push Drago away but Drago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yzerman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Yzerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Drago.
Yzerman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yzerman backwards.
Drago tries to work over Yzerman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yzerman prevents a body shot from Drago.
Drago can't find room to land a body shot as Yzerman controls the action.
Drago prevents Yzerman from breaking the clinch.
Yzerman is trying to break free.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Drago.
Oh Yzerman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
Yzerman is looking to control Drago's arms but Drago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yzerman has his back to the cage.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Drago lands a big right hand that drops Yzerman! The killer instinct kicks in and Drago finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Drago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bert Drago!
Bert Drago decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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