Post by The Sandmen on Jun 22, 2016 7:42:37 GMT -5
Heath Herring doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Herman while Anthony Hamlett recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Heath Herring today.
The referee of the bout is Anthony Hamlett.
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Round 1
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Herring and Herman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ed Herman attempts a sweep single...
Ed Herman catches Heath Herring's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Herman.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Ed Herman tries to pass Heath Herring's guard...
Ed Herman passes momentarily but Heath Herring regains full guard.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Herman fires a barrage of punches at Herring's head!
This is bad! Herman is just pounding on Heath Herring's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Ed Herman tries to pass Heath Herring's guard...
Ed Herman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Herring
Herring measures the resilience of Herman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herman's side.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Herring
1:04 Round 1 and Herman is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Ed Herman tries to free his leg
Ed Herman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Herring's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring attempts to trap Ed Herman in his guard.
Ed Herman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring attempts to trap Ed Herman in his guard.
Ed Herman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Herring tries to show some ground skills
Herman uses his strength to keep Herman at a disadvantage
Herring clumsily fails here and it's time for Ed Herman to fight back!
Ed Herman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Herman drills Heath Herring's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Herman is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Ed Herman looks to pass to mount...
Herman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Heath Herring.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Heath Herring
Herman suddenly holds Heath Herring's arm and tries an armbar!
Herring struggles to free himself
Herring can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Ed Herman!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Herring is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Heath Herring!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ed Herman rolls Heath Herring to his stomach and takes his back!
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Heath Herring, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herman tries to open up Heath Herring's defense faking a few punches.
Heath Herring wraps his arms around Herman's arms and counters the punches.
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herring is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Heath Herring doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Herman's moves.
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herring has Herman controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Herring manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Herman
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Heath Herring fakes a punch and launches himself over Ed Herman
Great move by Herring who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
Ed Herman pushes away Herring trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herring doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ed Herman
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Heath Herring slightly pushes Herman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Herman steps backwards away from Heath Herring. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Herman cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Herring can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Herring tries to grapple
He puts Herman in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herman gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Herman gets hold of a leg and trips Herring to the mat!
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Herman is in closed guard... Herring tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ed Herman!
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Ed Herman moves to half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring tries to open Herman's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Heath Herring. Herman is unable to cover himself now!
Anthony Hamlett tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Ed Herman attempts to cut off Herring with punches
Herring avoids getting cornered.
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Heath Herring tries to take advantage...
Herring wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Herring moves forward and holds Herman
The fighters are clinching.
Herring pushes Ed Herman againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Herman tries to block Heath Herring punches...
Ed Herman pushes away Herring trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herring doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ed Herman
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Herring and Ed Herman are cliched up against the cage. Herring hammers Herman face and hooks Herman leg
Ed Herman is on his back after that trip
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Herring use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Heath Herring can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Herring works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Anthony Hamlett didn't see that!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring looks to mount Ed Herman...
Heath Herring slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herring goes for an armbar!
Ed Herman breaks the lock and pushes away Heath Herring, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Heath Herring. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A wicked punch by Heath Herring
rocks Herman!
Heath Herring launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Herman blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ed Herman's cheek! Herman stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Herman's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Herring is standing while Herman is on the ground on his back
Heath Herring decides to jump inside Herman's guard.
Herman fights back with his feet, forcing Herring to try something else.
Heath Herring gets sloppy and Ed Herman tries to take advantage...
Ed Herman kicks his legs trying to keep Heath Herring away.
Heath Herring takes a kick to the body.
Herring is standing while Herman is on the ground on his back
Heath Herring creates space and allows Ed Herman to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Ed Herman is standing now.
Shovel hook by Ed Herman
tags Herring.
Heath Herring charges at Herman throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Herman is rocked!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Ed Herman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Heath Herring is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Herman into his guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Herman is in closed guard... Herring tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ed Herman!
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Ed Herman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Herring blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Heath Herring keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Ed Herman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herring leans back...
He clobbers Ed Herman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herring's side.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Herring
He succeeds!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Heath Herring looks to posture up and open Ed Herman's guard...
Heath Herring forces Ed Herman to open his guard.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Herring
He succeeds!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Herring tries to escape from the closed guard
Herring succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
Herring doesn't allow him!
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herring's side.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Herring blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Herman misses a step and Heath Herring sees an opportunity to counter him!
Heath Herring hovers above Herman
Ed Herman stops him from throwing strikes.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Ed Herman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Herring moves backwards and Ed Herman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Herring moves forward looking for some action
Heath Herring shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Herman.
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Round 3
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Herman launches a furious low kick!
Herring blocks.
Herring is trying to counter now!
Heath Herring has found an opening in the defense of Herman, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Herman is wobbling!
Heath Herring shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ed Herman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Herring into his guard.
Hard blow to Herman's mid-section, he seems hurt
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Heath Herring is looking to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Heath Herring gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Herring drills Ed Herman's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Heath Herring manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Herman's face with those brutal elbows! Herman needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herring works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Anthony Hamlett didn't see that!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Heath Herring can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herring gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Ed Herman! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Ed Herman doesn't defend himself!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring looks to mount Ed Herman...
Heath Herring slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Herring's moves.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Heath Herring rolls Ed Herman to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Herring is in rear mount over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herring's side.
Hard blow to Herring's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Herring is in rear mount over Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Ed Herman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Heath Herring launches a rapid series of punches
taking Herman from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Right eye
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Heath Herring moves forward looking for some grappling action
Herring has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Herman with uppercuts!
Herman is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Herman is unable to escape!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
Ed Herman pushes away Herring trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herring doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ed Herman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Heath Herring launches a few punches towards Herman's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Ed Herman receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Herman ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Herman is with is back on the ground now.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Herring
He is not able to do it
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Heath Herring tries to pass to half guard...
Ed Herman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Herring looks to work from half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Herring fires a barrage of punches at Herman's head!
This is bad! Herring is just pounding on Ed Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Herring blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Herring is trying to counter now!
Heath Herring wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Herring drills Ed Herman's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Herman's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Nose
Ed Herman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Heath Herring!
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring positions himself and tries to finish this!
Heath Herring storms Ed Herman's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Anthony Hamlett is asking Ed Herman to defend himself!
Herman's Left eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Heath Herring has left Herman staggered! Heath Herring should try push forward now and finish this!
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Herring leans back...
He clobbers Ed Herman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Herman's Left eye is beginning to swell
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Terrible one sided match... Herman was not ready to fight a fighter of Heath Herring caliber.
Herring launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ed Herman is not able to stop Herman ground skills and Heath Herring moves to side mount!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring looks to mount Ed Herman...
Heath Herring slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Herring.
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Round 4
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Heath Herring was tooling Ed Herman for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ed Herman lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Every time Heath Herring attempts to get inside
Herman fires a low kick.
Heath Herring goes with a looping right hand while Ed Herman jumps back and jabs
Herman seems staggered and Heath Herring runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Heath Herring tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Herman is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herring is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ed Herman, who is barely covering up!
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herring leans back...
He clobbers Ed Herman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Anthony Hamlett is asking Herman to defend himself! Anthony Hamlett jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Herman.
Herman's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is Heath Herring by TKO (GnP) at 1:02 Round 4
Statistics: Heath Herring
Punches 18/24 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/25 (44%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/40 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 621 s
Statistics: Ed Herman
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/27 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 636 s
Ferocious staredown by Herman while Anthony Hamlett recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Heath Herring today.
The referee of the bout is Anthony Hamlett.
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Round 1
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Herring and Herman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ed Herman attempts a sweep single...
Ed Herman catches Heath Herring's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Herman.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Ed Herman tries to pass Heath Herring's guard...
Ed Herman passes momentarily but Heath Herring regains full guard.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Herman fires a barrage of punches at Herring's head!
This is bad! Herman is just pounding on Heath Herring's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Ed Herman tries to pass Heath Herring's guard...
Ed Herman manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Herring
Herring measures the resilience of Herman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herman's side.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Herring
1:04 Round 1 and Herman is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Ed Herman tries to free his leg
Ed Herman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Herring's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring attempts to trap Ed Herman in his guard.
Ed Herman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring attempts to trap Ed Herman in his guard.
Ed Herman keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Herring tries to show some ground skills
Herman uses his strength to keep Herman at a disadvantage
Herring clumsily fails here and it's time for Ed Herman to fight back!
Ed Herman wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Herman drills Heath Herring's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Heath Herring
Herman is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Ed Herman looks to pass to mount...
Herman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Heath Herring.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Heath Herring
Herman suddenly holds Heath Herring's arm and tries an armbar!
Herring struggles to free himself
Herring can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Ed Herman!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Herring is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Heath Herring!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Heath Herring
Heath Herring tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ed Herman rolls Heath Herring to his stomach and takes his back!
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Heath Herring, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herman tries to open up Heath Herring's defense faking a few punches.
Heath Herring wraps his arms around Herman's arms and counters the punches.
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herring is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Heath Herring doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Herman's moves.
Herman is in rear mount over Herring
Herring has Herman controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Herring manages to escape from that position and climb to his feet along Herman
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Heath Herring fakes a punch and launches himself over Ed Herman
Great move by Herring who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
Ed Herman pushes away Herring trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herring doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ed Herman
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Heath Herring slightly pushes Herman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Herman steps backwards away from Heath Herring. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Herman cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Herring can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Herring tries to grapple
He puts Herman in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herman gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Herman gets hold of a leg and trips Herring to the mat!
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Herman is in closed guard... Herring tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ed Herman!
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Ed Herman moves to half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring tries to open Herman's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Heath Herring. Herman is unable to cover himself now!
Anthony Hamlett tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Ed Herman attempts to cut off Herring with punches
Herring avoids getting cornered.
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Heath Herring tries to take advantage...
Herring wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Herring moves forward and holds Herman
The fighters are clinching.
Herring pushes Ed Herman againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Herman tries to block Heath Herring punches...
Ed Herman pushes away Herring trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herring doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ed Herman
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Herring and Ed Herman are cliched up against the cage. Herring hammers Herman face and hooks Herman leg
Ed Herman is on his back after that trip
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Herring use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Heath Herring can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Herring works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Anthony Hamlett didn't see that!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring looks to mount Ed Herman...
Heath Herring slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herring goes for an armbar!
Ed Herman breaks the lock and pushes away Heath Herring, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Heath Herring. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
A wicked punch by Heath Herring
rocks Herman!
Heath Herring launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Herman blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ed Herman's cheek! Herman stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Herman's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Herring is standing while Herman is on the ground on his back
Heath Herring decides to jump inside Herman's guard.
Herman fights back with his feet, forcing Herring to try something else.
Heath Herring gets sloppy and Ed Herman tries to take advantage...
Ed Herman kicks his legs trying to keep Heath Herring away.
Heath Herring takes a kick to the body.
Herring is standing while Herman is on the ground on his back
Heath Herring creates space and allows Ed Herman to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Ed Herman is standing now.
Shovel hook by Ed Herman
tags Herring.
Heath Herring charges at Herman throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Herman is rocked!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Ed Herman shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Heath Herring is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Herman into his guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Herring
Herman is in closed guard... Herring tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ed Herman!
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Ed Herman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Herring blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Heath Herring keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and trap Heath Herring in his guard...
Ed Herman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herring leans back...
He clobbers Ed Herman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herring's side.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Herring
He succeeds!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Heath Herring looks to posture up and open Ed Herman's guard...
Heath Herring forces Ed Herman to open his guard.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Herring
He succeeds!
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Herring tries to escape from the closed guard
Herring succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
Herring doesn't allow him!
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herring's side.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Herring blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Herman misses a step and Heath Herring sees an opportunity to counter him!
Heath Herring hovers above Herman
Ed Herman stops him from throwing strikes.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Ed Herman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Herring moves backwards and Ed Herman is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Herring moves forward looking for some action
Heath Herring shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Herman.
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Round 3
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Herman launches a furious low kick!
Herring blocks.
Herring is trying to counter now!
Heath Herring has found an opening in the defense of Herman, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Herman is wobbling!
Heath Herring shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Ed Herman is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Herring into his guard.
Hard blow to Herman's mid-section, he seems hurt
Heath Herring is in closed guard over Herman
Heath Herring is looking to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Heath Herring gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Herring drills Ed Herman's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Heath Herring manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Herman's face with those brutal elbows! Herman needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herring works on the ground with his fingers over Herman's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Anthony Hamlett didn't see that!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Heath Herring can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herring gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Ed Herman! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Ed Herman doesn't defend himself!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring looks to mount Ed Herman...
Heath Herring slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Herring's moves.
Heath Herring is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Heath Herring rolls Ed Herman to his stomach and takes his back!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Herring is in rear mount over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Herring's side.
Hard blow to Herring's mid-section, he seems hurt
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Herring is in rear mount over Herman
Herman tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Anthony Hamlett halts the fight to stand up Ed Herman. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Heath Herring launches a rapid series of punches
taking Herman from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Right eye
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Heath Herring moves forward looking for some grappling action
Herring has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Heath Herring is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Herman with uppercuts!
Herman is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Herman is unable to escape!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Heath Herring launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Herman's jaw!
Ed Herman pushes away Herring trying to keep the fight at striking range
Herring doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ed Herman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Heath Herring launches a few punches towards Herman's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Ed Herman receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Herman ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Herring tries to take Ed Herman to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Herman is with is back on the ground now.
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Herring
He is not able to do it
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Heath Herring tries to pass to half guard...
Ed Herman can't prevent his opponent from passing. Herring looks to work from half guard.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Herring fires a barrage of punches at Herman's head!
This is bad! Herring is just pounding on Ed Herman's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Herman measures the resilience of Herring's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Herring blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Herring is trying to counter now!
Heath Herring wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Herring drills Ed Herman's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Herman's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Ed Herman's Nose
Ed Herman seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Heath Herring!
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Heath Herring positions himself and tries to finish this!
Heath Herring storms Ed Herman's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Anthony Hamlett is asking Ed Herman to defend himself!
Herman's Left eye is beginning to swell
That punishment by Heath Herring has left Herman staggered! Heath Herring should try push forward now and finish this!
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Herring leans back...
He clobbers Ed Herman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Herman's Left eye is beginning to swell
Heath Herring is in half guard over Herman
Terrible one sided match... Herman was not ready to fight a fighter of Heath Herring caliber.
Herring launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ed Herman is not able to stop Herman ground skills and Heath Herring moves to side mount!
Heath Herring is in side mount over Ed Herman
Heath Herring looks to mount Ed Herman...
Heath Herring slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Herring.
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Round 4
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Heath Herring was tooling Ed Herman for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ed Herman lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Every time Heath Herring attempts to get inside
Herman fires a low kick.
Heath Herring goes with a looping right hand while Ed Herman jumps back and jabs
Herman seems staggered and Heath Herring runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Heath Herring tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Herman is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herring is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Ed Herman, who is barely covering up!
Heath Herring is in open guard over Herman
Herring leans back...
He clobbers Ed Herman's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Anthony Hamlett is asking Herman to defend himself! Anthony Hamlett jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Herman.
Herman's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is Heath Herring by TKO (GnP) at 1:02 Round 4
Statistics: Heath Herring
Punches 18/24 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/25 (44%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 31/40 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 621 s
Statistics: Ed Herman
Punches 1/7 (14%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/27 (56%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 636 s
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!