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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Wisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre Hennard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, MC Wisk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Pierre Hennard!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hennard shoots in and gets a takedown into Wisk's guard.
Wisk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wisk looking to control.
Hennard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hennard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wisk has Hennard pulled in close to control his posture.
Wisk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennard trying to control but Wisk is working from the bottom.
Hennard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wisk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennard is fighting to break Wisk's control of his arms but Wisk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wisk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wisk throws a hook but Hennard blocks it.
Hennard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wisk. Wisk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hennard or perhaps it was just good defense by Wisk, which made it look bad.
It looked like Wisk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hennard.
Hennard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hennard trying to mount his opponent but Wisk defends it.
Hennard trying to control the action but Wisk is working from the bottom.
Wisk trying to control here.
Hennard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk is not content to let Hennard control the position.
Wisk keeping control of the position.
Hennard wants to control but Wisk is keeping him busy.
Wisk controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hennard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wisk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hennard trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hennard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wisk tries to lock up and control but Hennard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk working to try and regain half guard.
Wisk is working hard here to advance position.
Hennard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hennard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wisk is working to get back to half guard.
Hennard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisk is controlling an arm, preventing Hennard from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Wisk tries to hold on but Hennard pushes him away.
Hennard looking to control but Wisk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hennard looking for a guillotine from mount but Wisk is having none of it.
Wisk tries to lock up and control but Hennard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wisk is squirming around, avoiding Hennard's attempts to control the action.
Hennard avoids the attempt from Wisk to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hennard tries to control but Wisk wriggling away.
Wisk tries to lock up and control but Hennard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pierre Hennard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hennard shoots in looking for a takedown but Wisk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hennard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wisk misses with a body punch.
Wisk tries to work over Hennard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hennard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wisk to keep the fight standing.
Hennard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wisk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hennard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre Hennard.
Hennard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hennard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wisk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hennard is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wisk, into his guard.
George Pierre Hennard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hennard is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hennard is pushing down on Wisk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wisk is fighting to maintain full guard but Hennard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wisk trying to control from the bottom.
Hennard is keen to just control but Wisk is a slippery customer.
Wisk is in trouble now - Hennard has advanced to mount!
Wisk tries to lock up and control but Hennard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hennard controlling his opponent.
Hennard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hennard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wisk manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wisk controlling the position for now.
Wisk trying to control here.
Wisk is trying to get back to full guard.
Hennard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wisk tries to kick Hennard off but Hennard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hennard wants to pass the guard but Wisk is defending well.
Hennard wants to take a breather but Wisk is having none of it.
Wisk pushes Hennard off looking to stand but Hennard dives back in and keeps control.
Hennard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wisk is looking to control Hennard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wisk avoid being mounted?
Wisk is trying to stand back up but Hennard is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wisk stuffs the takedown attempt from Hennard. Hennard gets slowly back to his feet.
Hennard swings widly with a right hand
and Wisk counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wisk.
Wisk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hennard.
Wisk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hennard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wisk tries to avoid it but Hennard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wisk to the ground. Wisk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
George Pierre Hennard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hennard moves away.
Hennard shoots for a double leg takedown but Wisk sprawls well. He's pushed Hennard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hennard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hennard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wisk throwing a counter right hand but Hennard manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wisk misses with a looping right.
Hennard shoots for a double leg takedown but Wisk sprawls well. He's pushed Hennard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hennard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hennard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wisk is keeping the position for now.
Hennard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wisk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wisk has Hennard pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wisk working a defensive guard here.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hennard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wisk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wisk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Pierre Hennard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wisk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Hennard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hennard shoots in for a takedown but Wisk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wisk throws a quick counter head kick but Hennard was just out of range.
Hennard wants to clinch up but Wisk keeps it at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hennard.
Nice sprawl there from Wisk as Hennard shoots in.
MC Wisk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre Hennard.
Hennard shoots in but no luck this time.
Wisk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wisk takes a swing at Hennard's ribcage but misses.
Hennard closes the distance and clinches up with Wisk, looking for a takedown. Hennard pushes Wisk against the cage but Wisk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wisk misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hennard scores with a takedown into Wisk's guard.
Wisk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisk looking to control.
Hennard forces his way into half guard.
Wisk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hennard tries for a takedown but Wisk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hennard throws a hook but Wisk avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hennard or perhaps it was just good defense by Wisk, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wisk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Wisk is predictable there
and Hennard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wisk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wisk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hennard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wisk moves into the clinch.
Wisk swings wildly with an uppercut but Hennard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wisk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hennard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hennard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
MC Wisk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wisk looking to pass the guard.
Wisk trying to control but Hennard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hennard is keeping the position for now.
Wisk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hennard trying to control the position.
Wisk throws a big elbow that misses.
Wisk throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wisk throwing strikes from guard but Hennard blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
George Pierre Hennard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hennard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wisk to the mat! Wisk manages to get full guard.
Wisk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hennard pushes down on Wisk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wisk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wisk is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wisk is looking for a sweep. Hennard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Hennard is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Hennard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
MC Wisk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hennard 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pierre Hennard!
George Pierre Hennard made sure to mention his sponsor, MB Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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