Heath Herring

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Heath Herring is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from USA.

Heath Herring
Statistics
Nickname	Texas Crazy Horse
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Born	March 2, 1978
Fighting out of	Las Vegas, Nevada
Town of birth	Amarillo Texas, USA
Fighting style	Wrestling Sambo
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	24
By knockout	6
By submission	15
Losses	11
Draws	0
No contests

1 Career
- 1.1 New Year's Eve Kiss
2 See also
3 External link

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Career

Heath Herring began his mixed martial arts training in the Netherlands, and debuted at Pride 9, The New Blood, against Willie Peters. Herring defeated Peters by rear naked choke. Heath began a decent winning streak against such fighters as Mark Kerr, Tom Erikson, and even Igor Vovchanchyn. Herring was defeated by Vitor Belfort, Fedor Emelianenko then twice by Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic. On his way to gaining back wins against Gan McGee and Hirotaka Yokoi.

Herring is a sambo fighter who is well versed in submissions, as he has won with rear naked chokes as well with key locks. He has powerful knees and strong front kicks, as shown in his fight against Mark Kerr. He currently lives and trains in Las Vegas, with former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Frank Mir at the Las Vegas Combat Club.

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New Year's Eve Kiss

Herring was involved in a memorable MMA moment on December 31, 2005 during K-1's Dynamite 2005 show. During the pre-fight staredown, his opponent, Yoshihiro Nakao, leaned in and kissed him on the lips. Herring reacted by punching Nakao in the face, knocking him out. Herring was immediately disqualified and Nakao had to be taken from the ring on a stretcher. Shortly thereafter, Nakao's cornermen attacked Herring and a brief melee ensued. The fight result has since been changed by K-1 from a disqualification loss for Herring to a no contest, as K-1 found that Nakao's kiss and Herring's punch were both fouls.[1]

A video clip of the incident became an Internet meme shortly afterwards.[2]

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