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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cal Gehrig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hommis (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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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cal Gehrig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Hommis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hommis tries to close the distance and clinch but Gehrig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hommis wants to clinch.
Cal Gehrig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gehrig moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hommis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gehrig. That one must have hurt.
Gehrig scores with a one two! Hommis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hommis lands a lovely overhand right.
Gehrig throws a right and a left that Hommis avoids nicely.
Hommis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hommis rushes Gehrig and presses him up against the cage.
Gehrig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hommis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gehrig breaks from the clinch.
Hommis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gehrig.
Hommis missing with a left hand there. Gehrig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gehrig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gehrig misses with a head kick.
Hommis lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hommis closes the distance and pushes Gehrig back into the cage.
Hommis working aggressively here.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Gehrig can't break the clinch.
Gehrig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gehrig manages to break the clinch.
Gehrig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hommis circles away quickly and effectively.
Hommis swings for the body but Gehrig moves out of range.
Gehrig tries to keep at a distance but Hommis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gehrig prevents a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Hommis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gehrig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gehrig misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hommis dodges the punch combination from Gehrig.
Hommis avoids the head kick by Gehrig.
Hommis misses the shot to the body.
Hommis blocks a head kick by Gehrig.
Gehrig misses with a body shot.
Hommis tries to bum rush Gehrig with a series of wild strikes but Gehrig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hommis scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Hommis.
Gehrig throws a series of punches but Hommis avoids them all with ease.
Hommis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gehrig.
Hommis throws a nice looking combination but Gehrig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gehrig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gehrig avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hommis throws a combination that misses
and Gehrig counters with a low kick, right behind Hommis 's knee.
Gehrig throws a right hand that Hommis ducks under and follows up with a left that Hommis also avoids with ease.
Hommis clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
Hommis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
Hommis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hommis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Hommis - that landed with a thud.
Hommis misses with the head strike.
Hommis is working Gehrig over against the cage.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hommis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hommis lands a body punch.
Gehrig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hommis has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hommis scores with a shot to the side of Gehrig's head.
Hommis digs a right hand underneath Gehrig's ribcage. Gehrig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hommis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hommis prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
Gehrig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hommis lands a body shot.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Gehrig tries to break free but Hommis pushes him back against the cage.
Hommis keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hommis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hommis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Hommis dominated that round.
That's time! Gehrig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gehrig throws a leg kick which misses Hommis's front leg but catches the back leg as Hommis tries to avoid it.
Gehrig scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hommis tries to clinch up.
Hommis avoids the head kick by Gehrig.
Gehrig circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gehrig to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Hommis misses.
Gehrig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hommis doesn't manage to clinch there - Gehrig circles away.
Gehrig looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hommis tries to clinch but Gehrig is having none of it.
Hommis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hommis wants to clinch up but Gehrig keeps it at a distance.
Gehrig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gehrig lands a two punch combo.
Gehrig throws a sloppy head kick and Hommis moves out of range easily.
Hommis wants to clinch up but Gehrig keeps it at a distance.
Gehrig fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gehrig misses with a head kick.
Hommis wants to clinch but Gehrig slips to the side
and Gehrig counters with a straight right hand.
Gehrig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hommis.
Gehrig throws a head kick but Hommis moves out of range.
Gehrig misses with a double jab.
Gehrig misses with a looping right.
Gehrig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hommis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hommis tries to clinch up but Gehrig circles away and keeps his distance.
Hommis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gehrig throws a series of punches but Hommis moves out of range.
Hommis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gehrig misses with a head kick.
Hommis tries to close the distance and clinch but Gehrig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hommis moves in looking to clinch but Gehrig pushes him off.
Hommis clinches.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hommis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gehrig's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Hommis - that landed with a thud.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hommis.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hommis misses with some punches.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but Hommis is controlling the position.
Hommis misses with a punch to the body.
Hommis prevents Gehrig from breaking the clinch.
Hommis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hommis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hommis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Gehrig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hommis is leaning against Gehrig and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.
Hommis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hommis has a couple of punches blocked by Gehrig.
Hommis misses with a punch to the body.
Hommis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.
Hommis keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hommis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gehrig prevents a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hommis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hommis scores with a hook to the body.
Gehrig wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hommis cracks Gehrig with a nice body shot.
Hommis is working Gehrig over against the cage.
Gehrig is trying to break the clinch but Hommis has him pressed against the cage.
Gehrig wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hommis lands with a short shot to the head.
Gehrig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gehrig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cal Gehrig will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hommis moves forwards but Gehrig connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gehrig lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hommis tries to clinch up but Gehrig circles away and keeps his distance.
Gehrig throws a head kick that misses.
Gehrig misses with a wild combination.
Gehrig throws a series of punches but Hommis moves out of range.
Gehrig slips a jab and a cross from Hommis.
Hommis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gehrig.
Gehrig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hommis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gehrig throws a series of strikes that have Hommis backpedaling.
Gehrig lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hommis circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Gehrig both land. Nice combination.
Hommis moves into range and clinches up with Gehrig.
Gehrig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hommis misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Hommis.
Hommis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hommis presses Gehrig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hommis.
Gehrig blocks a body shot from Hommis.
Hommis misses with a punch to the body.
Hommis can't find room to land a body shot as Gehrig controls the action.
Hommis misses with a punch to the body.
Hommis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hommis.
A right handed body shot lands from Hommis.
Gehrig managing to block the knees to the body from Hommis.
Hommis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
Hommis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gehrig.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gehrig has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hommis fails to land.
Hommis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehrig's elbow.
Hommis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hommis tries a body shot but Gehrig blocks it.
Gehrig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hommis misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Hommis.
Hommis gets through Gehrig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hommis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gehrig backwards.
Hommis tries a body shot but Gehrig blocks it.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hommis misses with a punch on the inside.
Hommis tries a body shot but Gehrig blocks it.
Hommis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hommis tries to work over Gehrig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gehrig prevents a body shot from Hommis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gehrig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gehrig lands with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hommis there.
Gehrig tries to land a front kick but Hommis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gehrig throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Hommis misses.
Hommis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gehrig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hommis throws a combination. Gehrig tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hommis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hommis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hommis throws a punch but it's blocked by Gehrig.
Hommis lands a nice uppercut.
Hommis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gehrig backwards.
Gehrig tries to circle away but Hommis has him pinned against the cage.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hommis.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehrig controls his hands.
Hommis misses with a punch to the body.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hommis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Hommis.
Gehrig wants to break free but Hommis has control.
Hommis tries to throw a body punch but Gehrig avoids it by throwing Hommis back against the cage.
Hommis misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Hommis.
Hommis keeps control of Gehrig as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hommis digs a right hand underneath Gehrig's ribcage. Gehrig let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gehrig wants to get back to striking at distance but Hommis won't allow it.
Gehrig tries to break the clinch but Hommis is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Hommis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hommis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Hommis!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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