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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Grishin (ranked 3137 p4p, 401 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 3377 p4p, 423 weight class). Grishin comes to the cage accompanied by Danger. Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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208 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grishin rushes Krison and presses him up against the cage.
Krison misses with some punches.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grishins head.
Krison slows down the pace here.
Grishin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grishin stalling against the cage.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Grishin avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Grishin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grishin tries to break the clinch but Krison is controlling the position.
Krison digs a right hand underneath Grishin's ribcage. Grishin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Grishin controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krison working aggressively here.
Grishin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Krison has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Krison lands a right hand.
Grishin slowing the pace effectively.
Krison misses with a punch on the inside.
Grishin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Grishin controls his hands.
Grishin manages to break the clinch.
Krison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grishin at a distance.
Grishin shoots in for a takedown but Krison shows good takedown defense.
Grishin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Krison!
Krison gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grishin with the ground and pound but Krison uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Krison has control of Grishin's left arm, preventing Grishin from doing any damage.
Grishin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grishin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grishin connects with a couple of short punches.
Krison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grishin wants to control from the top but Krison keeps moving.
Grishin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krison managing to control the position.
Grishin throws an elbow that misses. Krison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grishin's guard. Nice move by Krison!
Krison postures up.
Krison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin wants to sweep here but Krison controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krison preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krison postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grishin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grishin fails with the takedown.
No luck for Grishin with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Krison misses the target.
Grishin shoots in but Krison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Grishin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grishin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krison swivels and escapes.
Krison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grishin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grishin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krison pinned against the cage. Krison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krison leaves Grishin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grishin tries for a takedown but Krison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Krison
and Grishin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krison misses with an uppercut
and Grishin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grishin checks a leg kick.
Krison throws a lazy uppercut
and Grishin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grishin tries for a takedown but Krison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grishin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krison throws a jab but it's blocked by Grishin.
Grishin shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krison! But no joy.
Krison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krison throws the left hand but Grishin avoids the punch easily.
Grishin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison stuffs the takedown.
Krison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krison wants it to stay on the feet.
Krison lands a glancing blow to the side of Grishin's head.
Krison stuffs the takedown.
Krison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grishin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krison swivels and escapes.
Grishin moves away from the strike by Krison.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krison pinned against the cage. Krison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krison! But no joy.
Grishin tries to close the distance and clinch but Krison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grishin shoots in looking for a takedown but Krison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grishin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Krison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krison misses with a hook to the body
and Grishin counters with a stiff right hand.
Krison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Grishin tries to close the distance and clinch but Krison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grishin fails with the takedown.
Grishin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krison as he avoids it easily.
Krison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grishin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Krison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Grishin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Grishin tries to clinch up
letting Krison counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison throws the kick towards the body but Grishin avoids it.
Krison swings widly with a right hand
enabling Grishin to counter with a crisp jab.
Grishin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grishin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grishin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krison lands with an uppercut that bounces Grishin off the cage and back into range.
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grishin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Grishin! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Herb Krison!
Herb Krison thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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