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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wiltsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Wiltsie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wiltsie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiltsie tries to land a front kick but Cherry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cherry moves out of range of the body kick from Wiltsie.
Cherry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wiltsie has hold of one of Cherry's legs. Cherry is fighting the takedown attempt but Wiltsie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wiltsie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wiltsie wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.
Cherry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cherry can't keep his opponent in guard - Wiltsie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cherry is trying to control but Wiltsie manages to pass to mount!
Cherry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cherry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wiltsie unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiltsie trying to control but Cherry is having none of it.
Cherry tries to hold on but Wiltsie pushes him away.
Cherry taking shots to the head.
Cherry avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wiltsie.
Cherry taking shots to the head.
Wiltsie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cherry?
Cherry tries to control Wiltsie's body but Wiltsie pushes him off. Cherry squirms to his side and now Wiltsie has his back!
Cherry is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wiltsie looks gassed!
Wiltsie working for a choke but Cherry reverses nicely into Wiltsie 's guard.
Cherry tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiltsie is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie wants to sweep but no luck.
Wiltsie is looking for a triangle but Cherry pushes his legs off easily.
Cherry forces his way into half guard.
Wiltsie actively working from the bottom here.
Wiltsie is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cherry jumps into side control!
Cherry trying to control the position but Wiltsie is working away.
Wiltsie gets back to half guard.
Wiltsie is looking to improve his position.
Wiltsie punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie wants to get back to full guard but Cherry has mounted him!
Cherry prevents Wiltsie from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cherry looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wiltsie is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cherry controlling the pace for now.
Wiltsie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cherry content just to control the position here.
Wiltsie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiltsie tries to reverse the position but Cherry maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Wiltsie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cherry lands with a straight right. Wiltsie didn't see that one coming.
Cherry moves out of range of the body kick.
Cherry doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiltsie circles away.
Cherry stuffs the takedown.
Wiltsie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cherry.
Cherry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiltsie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wiltsie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cherry defends it well.
Wiltsie is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry won't allow Wiltsie to pass to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiltsie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wiltsie is trying to work for a kimura but Cherry is defending well.
Wiltsie trying to control from half guard but Cherry is working away.
Wiltsie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cherry still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cherry has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cherry decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiltsie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cherry misses the jab.
Wiltsie tries to clinch there but Cherry circles away.
Wiltsie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cherry swivels and escapes.
Wiltsie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Cherry. No joy for Wiltsie on that attempt.
Enzo Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Wiltsie.
Cherry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wiltsie checks it well.
Cherry swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiltsie.
Cherry throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Wiltsie or perhaps it was just good defense by Cherry which made him look bad.
Cherry lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cherry scores with a shot to the body.
Cherry throws a nice looking combination but Wiltsie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiltsie throws and low kick but Cherry moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Cherry misses.
Wiltsie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cherry pinned against the cage. Cherry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wiltsie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cherry pinned against the cage. Cherry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cherry fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cherry tries to clinch but Wiltsie moves out of range.
Wiltsie fails with the takedown.
Enzo Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cherry moves out of range as Wiltsie throws a body kick.
Wiltsie digs a good body shot into Cherry's ribs.
Wiltsie throws a leg kick but Cherry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cherry swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiltsie.
Wiltsie clinches but Cherry breaks the clinch
and Cherry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiltsie misses with a wild body shot.
Wiltsie misses with a low kick as Cherry jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Cherry dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wiltsie shoots in and bounces Cherry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wiltsie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wiltsie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cherry's head.
Cherry wants to sweep here but Wiltsie controlling him for the moment.
Wiltsie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cherry trying to control the position here.
Wiltsie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wiltsie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cherry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cherry keeping full guard, as Wiltsie tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing Wiltsie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cherry tries to clinch up.
Cherry fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cherry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cherry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wiltsie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cherry's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cherry is on top in guard.
Wiltsie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wiltsie is looking for a triangle but Cherry pushes his legs off easily.
Cherry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wiltsie is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiltsie trying to control the position.
Cherry gets to his feet - Wiltsie follows without any prompting.
Cherry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wiltsie counters by clinching up.
Wiltsie keeps control of Cherry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cherry wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiltsie won't allow it.
Wiltsie prevents Cherry from breaking the clinch.
Wiltsie keeps control of Cherry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiltsie keeps control of Cherry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cherry misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiltsie pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Wiltsie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wiltsie looking for a guillotine here but Cherry defends easily.
Wiltsie is trying to keep Cherry in close.
Wiltsie wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cherry tries to clinch but Wiltsie moves away
and Wiltsie counters with a takedown into side control.
Wiltsie cracks Cherry with a big elbow.
Cherry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cherry throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Wiltsie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wiltsie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cherry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cherry decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cherry clinches but Wiltsie breaks the clinch
and Wiltsie counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiltsie in the domination position with Cherry hanging on.
Wiltsie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wiltsie prevents Cherry from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Wiltsie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wiltsie 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Robert Wiltsie!
Robert Wiltsie wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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