Eric Esch
Encyclopedia
Eric Scott Esch is an American heavyweight
boxer
, kick-boxer, professional wrestler
, and mixed martial artist commonly referred to as Butterbean.
He is the former IBA Super-Heavyweight Champion and also held the WAA
Heavyweight title. His combined professional fight record currently stands at 97 wins with 67 knockouts, 20 losses and 5 draws. Butterbean currently resides in Jasper, Alabama
where he owns a restaurant, Mr Bean BBQ
.
after he burst onto the Toughman Contest
scene in Texarkana, AR before entering the world of professional boxing in 1994. He was a five time World Toughman Heavyweight Champion with a record of 56-5 with 36 knockouts (not counted towards pro career). It has been said that he got his nickname when he had to go on a diet (consisting mostly of chicken and butterbeans) to meet the Toughman 400-pound weight limit.
Butterbean is a very popular fighter, having more televised matches than most professionals. He stated in an interview with BoxingInsider: "It took off pretty quick (his popularity), my second pro fight was on national TV—it don’t happen like that, normally you get 15, 20 fights and then you get a TV fight unless you’re very fortunate. Tyson, his second pro fight wasn’t on TV. He probably had five or six, seven fights before he got on TV. Me, my second pro fight was televised, it was on a Jed Hearns undercard. Then a couple more fights and I’m on TV again, and every fight since then was televised. It just don’t happen like that. I’ve probably had more televised fights than any world champion out there.".
While a majority of his opponents were technically limited club-level fighters early in his career, he did move up the ranks to win the IBA Super-Heavyweight Championship on April 12, 1997 (which he never lost before relinquishing the title). Butterbean faced former WBC
and IBF
World Champion 52 year old Larry Holmes
in 2002, and while Holmes won a unanimous 10-round decision, Butterbean was credited with a controversial knockdown in the final round. Holmes fought a fight on points, playing on his reach advantage, fearful of Butterbean’s knockout punch. Butterbean was quoted as saying: “How am I a successful boxer, I'm over 300 lbs and balding? ”. This was one of only three fights in a 109 fight career that was scheduled for more than four rounds. Esch's most recent title shot came on October 15, 2005 when he lost a split decision against George Linberger for the NABC
Super-Heavyweight title (whom Esch had beaten in March 2000 in his final defense of the IBA title, taking Linberger's WAA Heavyweight title).
On March 9, 2007, Esch defeated Joe Siciliano at the Palladium. That same night, Esch's son, Brandon "Babybean", lost in his professional debut against Matthew Eckerly.
Esch lost via 1st round KO for the EBF
title against Mark Potter at the Syndicte Nightclub in Blackpool, England on the 14th September 2008. This fight has not been recorded on boxrec.com or any other site of the same nature, as Potter was not licensed at the time.
On October 3, 2009 Esch lost a four round split decision to Harry Funmaker whom he earlier beat on two occasions. After the bout he announced his retirement.
in 2003. His first bout was a 1st round knockout of two-time K-1 World Champion Yusuke Fujimoto at K-1 Beast. Esch lost a controversial decision to Amada, as quoted “Amada, he’s tough. He’s more of a boxer than a kicker, I beat him pretty good, but they gave the decision to him. It was his hometown, his home country. After the fight he ended up in the hospital and I was fine”. Esch was scheduled to take on Bob Sapp one week later, but Sapp’s management pulled out of the fight after watching the Esch – Amada fight. Butterbean said “They (Sapp’s management) found out that Amada went to the hospital and canceled the next week. They looked at the damage I installed on Amada”. Most recently he beat Bo Lam Moon in the first round by KO. His record currently stands at 3 wins 4 losses.
Butterbean's previous fighting experiences led him to venture into mixed martial arts
. At K-1 Premium 2003
on December 31, 2003, Butterbean lost his first MMA bout to 155-pound Japanese fighter Genki Sudo
via tap out to a heel hook. Esch regrouped, going 6-0-1 in appearances in King of the Cage
, Gracie Fightfest, and Rumble on the Rock including a TKO stoppage of Cabbage Correira
. Esch returned to Japan with the PRIDE Fighting Championships on August 26, 2006 to compete at Bushido 12 against Ikuhisa Minowa
, a 185-pound fighter, to whom he lost via armbar at 4:25 of round one. Less than two months later, Butterbean was scheduled to fight K-1
legend Mark Hunt
at Pride FC's first North American show on October 21, 2006. Due to an injury Hunt sustained in training, Esch was matched up against Irish-American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Sean O'Haire
, whom he defeated via knockout at 30 seconds in the first round.
Besides his two submission losses to much smaller opponents (Genki Sudo
and Ikuhisa Minowa
), Butterbean's only other loss came to then Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion Rob Broughton
. On February 10, Butterbean rebounded by knocking out James Thompson
43 seconds into the first round at Cage Rage 20. Butterbean then defeated Zuluzinho
via submission at PRIDE 34
on April 8, 2007. Although he's been overweight throughout his career, at the time of the fight, Esch weighed an astonishing 407 pounds (185 kg) to match his opponent's weight, who also weighs 185 kg but is 8 inches (20 centimeters) taller.
Butterbean's next fight was on July 14 against current Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion Tengiz Tedoradze at Cage Rage 22, losing via TKO. Global Fighting Championships had scheduled a main event bout between Esch and Ruben Villareal
for their inaugural event, but the event was canceled when half the scheduled matchups could not take place due to medical issues (Esch vs Villareal was the only viable main event). He was then scheduled to fight Jimmy Ambriz as the main event of Xcess Fighting's debut card, but was a no show for the weigh-in citing scheduling conflicts. Esch most recently defeated Tom Howard by submission around 4:47 in the first round in an exhibition in his hometown of Jasper, Alabama. His youngest son Caleb (19) lost that night, whilst his oldest son Brandon "Babybean" Esch (22) making his Pro MMA debut won, via 22 second TKO.
Esch has said he has fought his final US fight, and will be fully retired soon, after other international obligations are completed.
Butterbean was due to take on Tank Abbott at the Alababma Pride event on 29 Sept 2009, but Abbott pulled out at last minute.
On September 18, 2010, Esch was defeated by Mariusz Pudzianowski
by submission due to strikes at KSW XIV
. After several exchanges of strikes on the feet, Pudzianowski attacked and took Esch down, proceeding to throw numerous punches from side control in a ground-and-pound attack. Esch, unable to get to his feet, submitted at just 1:15 into the first round.
Esch was next scheduled to take on up and coming super heavyweight Deon West at the “LFC 43: Wild Thang” MMA internet pay-per-view on 12/10/2010. The main event of LFC 43: After a heated contest, Deon did not rise for the third round. Butterbean humbled Deon West via TKO at 5:00 of Round 2.
Elite 1 MMA announced that former boxer turned Mixed Martial Artist Eric “Butterbean” Esch will take his 16-8 MMA record to Moncton, New Brunswick on May 7 to face Dean Storey (0-0 MMA; 8-16-2 Boxing) for the Elite 1 MMA Super Heavyweight Title.
Butterbean (Eric Esch) defeated Dean Storey at Elite 1 MMA: High Voltage on May 7, 2011 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada to claim the promotions super heavyweight title. With the win, Butterbean runs his MMA record to 17-8-1, and is now on a two fight win streak. He knocked out Storey 24 seconds into the 2nd round.
Esch credits his recent lack of weight as contributing to his recent two outstanding wins. “A lot of people don't realize that I lost a lot of weight recently," he said. "A year ago, I was over 500 pounds. It's not like I'm a big eater. I never have been a big eater. Everybody thought I was because of my size. I found out a year ago my thyroid was messed up. My body wasn't working right so I couldn't lose weight. I'm training, watching my diet and my thyroid is no longer a problem since I started taking medication. I'm losing six to eight pounds per week now. I've lost almost one foot and a half around me in the past year. The lowest I've been since age 12 was 300 pounds. My goal is to get back down to 300 pounds."
Esch, 44, figures he has one year left in the fight game. "I still have fun," he said. "I don't fight anywhere near as much as I used to. I'm down to four or five fights per year now compared to 12-15 in the past. I've accomplished pretty much everything I want in the fight game."
Esch likes to consider himself different than most fighters. "After the fight, I'll shake hands with the fans and sign autographs," he said. "A lot of fighters think as soon as the fight is over they can go home and realistically that's all they have to do. I enjoy being nice to the fans. My reward is when people tell me they enjoyed watching me fight. The fans are what make it worthwhile. If it wasn't for the fans, I would be done."
On October 7, 2011, Butterbean will take on the popular and undefeated Montreal boxer Eric Barrak, who has decided to try his hand at MMA. Barrak just finished up a two fight contract with Montreal’s SP Promotion and is looking to move up in the heavyweight boxing ranks, but is well suited for the MMA fight game with his raw power and quick reflexes. He has finished four of his five professional fights by way of 1st round stoppage. The show also features Patrick Cote
, Crafton Wallace, Steve Bosse
, and Houston Alexander
.
Butterbean won the Pro Wrestling Syndicate Heavyweight Championship on May 29, 2009 after defeating Trent Acid. Butterbean lost the belt to Kevin Matthews on May 8, 2010 in White Plains, NY.
Butterbean has appeared twice in WWF
events competing in boxing matches. In 1997, at the In Your House
19: D-Generation X pay-per-view event, he defeated Marc Mero
(former Golden Gloves
champion) via disqualification in a worked match. Two years later, Butterbean defeated "Toughman" Bart Gunn in a legitimate shootfight
at WrestleMania XV
, defeating the Brawl For All champion with ease, knocking him out in 27 seconds.
On April 1, 2011, Butterbean teamed with his Walker County Sheriff Deputy partner Adam Hadder to take on Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and One Man Kru in a tag-team match at the Battle Against Drugs charity benefit which was taped for Butterbean's reality show Big Law.
Season 1 of Big Law Deputy Butterbean has already been filmed."I think this show is going to prove that people really care about the communities they lived in," said Esch. "There's going to be more people calling (the police station) saying 'Hey, this guy is doing this crime. You should look into it.' We want people to step forward and help the police clean up our communities."
The show has been cancelled as of 10/17/2011 due to low ratings. There will be no season 2.
, where he fought Johnny Knoxville
in a department store. Knoxville was floored by Esch and received several stitches in his head after the encounter (the camera catches Knoxville snoring
). Knoxville stated that Esch is actually quite friendly outside of the ring, despite his fearsome ringside demeanor.
Butterbean also appeared in the film Chairman of the Board
as the Museum Security Guard with the "chia hair", a fact that is pointed out on the DVD commentary by the movie's star Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson
.
where he sang the national anthem, and ended up beating up a fan for not taking off his hat.
Butterbean also appeared on CMT
's Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
television show, on Team Beefcake.
Butterbean was referenced on NBC
's "Parenthood
". The episode aired on October 5, 2010 and was titled "Date Night."
, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio
in a bout billed as "War on the Shore".
title Toughman Contest
released in July 1995 for the Sega Genesis and Sega 32X
. He also appeared as a playable character in all of the EA Sports
boxing video games in the Knockout Kings
series.
In the 2007 PC game The Witcher, the main character, Geralt of Rivia, can challenge a tavern fistfighter by the name of Butter Bean during the second chapter of the game. Butter Bean has a body structure similar to that of Eric Esch. The game also contains references to other fighters such as Andrew Golota.
Butterbean is a playable fighter in play now, legacy mode and online modes in EA's fifth installment of the Fight Night series Fight Night Champion
.
. He is married and has three children: sons Brandon and Caleb, and daughter, Grace.
MMA
| Loss
| align="center" | 17-10-1
|
Sandy Bowman
| Submission (punches)
| Prestige Fighting Championship 3
|
| 1
| 0:54
| Fort McMurray, Alberta
, Canada
|
|-
| Loss
| align="center" | 17-9-1
| Eric Barrak
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Instinct MMA
|
| 3
| 2:56
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|17-8-1|| Dean Storey
| TKO (punches)
|Elite-1 MMA: Moncton
|
| 2
| 0:20
|| Moncton, New Brunswick
, Canada
|| Won Elite-1 MMA Super Heavyweight Title
|-
| Win
|16-8-1
|
Deon West
| TKO
|LFC 43: Wild Thang
|12/10/2010
| 2
| 5:00
|
|
|-
| Loss
|15-8-1
|
Mariusz Pudzianowski
| Submission (strikes)
|KSW 14
|09/18/2010
| 1
| 1:15
|
|
|-
| Loss
|15-7-1
| Jeff Kugel
| Submission (Strikes)
|XCC - Beatdown at the Ballroom 9
|03/06/2010
| 1
| 0:40
|
|
|-
| Win
|15-6-1
| Chris Cruit
| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|Moosin: God of Martial Arts
|12/11/2009
| 1
| 1:38
|
|
|-
| Win
|14-6-1
| Tom Howard
| Submission (Neck Crank)
| Extreme Cage Fighting
|09/09/2009
| 1
| 1:40
|
|
|-
| Win
|13-6-1
| Jefferson Hook
| TKO (Punches)
| LDIL - Lockdown in Lowell
|06/26/2009
| 1
| ?:??
|
|
|-
| Loss
|12-6-1
| Pat Smith
| Submission (Strikes)
| YAMMA Pit Fighting
|04/11/2008
| 1
| 3:17
|
|
|-
| Loss
|12-5-1
| Nick Penner
| Submission (Kimura)
| TFC: First Blood
|12/28/2007
| 1
| 2:47
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
|
|-
| Win
|12-4-1
| Tom Howard
| Submission (Armlock)
| The Final Chapter MMA- A&A Arena Jasper
|12/01/2007
| 1
| 4:47
|
|
|-
| Win
|11-4-1
| Pete Sischo
| Submission (Keylock)
| Combat Warfare X
|10/13/2007
| 3
| 2:35
|
|
|-
| Loss
|10-4-1
|
Tengiz Tedoradze
| TKO (Punches)
| Cage Rage 22
|07/14/2007
| 1
| 4:26
|
|
|-
| Win
|10-3-1
|
Zuluzinho
| Submission (Keylock)
| PRIDE 34
|04/08/2007
| 1
| 2:35
|
|
|-
| Win
|9-3-1
|
James Thompson
| KO (Punches)
| Cage Rage 20
|02/10/2007
| 1
| 0:43
|
|
|-
| Win
|8-3-1
| Charles Hodges
| KO (Punch)
| PFC 1 - King of the Ring
|01/18/2007
| 1
| 0:45
|
|
|-
| Loss
|7-3-1
| Rob Broughton
| Submission (Punches)
| Cage Rage 19 - Fearless
|12/09/2006
| 2
| 3:43
|
|
|-
| Win
|7-2-1
| Sean O'Haire
| TKO (Punches)
| PRIDE 32
|10/21/2006
| 1
| 0:29
|
|
|-
| Loss
|6-2-1
|
Ikuhisa Minowa
| Submission (Armbar)
| PRIDE Bushido 12
|08/26/2006
| 1
| 4:25
|
|-
| Win
|6-1-1
| Rich Weeks
| Submission (Choke)
| Fightfest 5 - Korea vs USA
|07/15/2006
| 1
| 1:29
|
|
|-
| Win
|5-1-1
| Matt Eckerle
| Submission (Punches)
| Fightfest 4
|05/20/2006
| 1
| 0:56
|
|
|-
| Win
|4-1-1
| Aaron Aguilera
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| ROTR 9 - Rumble on the Rock 9
|04/21/2006
| 2
| 1:15
|
|
|-
| Win
|3-1-1
| Leo Sylvest
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| Fightfest 2: Global Domination
|04/14/2006
| 1
| 0:35
|
|
|-
| Win
|2-1-1
| Wesley Correira
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| ROTR 8 - Rumble on the Rock 8
|01/20/2006
| 2
| 5:00
|
|
|-
| Win
|1-1-1
| Walley Keenboom
| Submission
| Fightfest 1: Royce Gracie Fightfest
|12/09/2005
| 1
| 2:37
|
|
|-
| Draw
|0-1-1
| Michael Buchkovich
| Draw
| King of the Cage
48: Payback
|02/25/2005
| 2
| 5:00
|
|
|-
| Loss
|0-1
| Genki Sudo
| Submission (Heel Hook)
| K-1 Premium Dynamite!!
|12/31/2003
| 2
| 0:41
|
|
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|3 Wins - 4 Losses - 0 Draw (2 KO's)
|-
|style="background: #f0f0f0"|Date ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Result||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Record ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Opponent ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Event ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Method ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Round, Time
|-
|07/29/2009 || Win ||3-4||
Bo Lam Moon || Moosin II || KO (Right punch) || Round 1
|-
|08/09/2008 || Loss ||2-4|| Wesley Correira
|| K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii || KO (Left high kick) || Round 2
|-
|07/29/2005 || Win ||2-3|| Marcus Royster || K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii || Decision 3-0 || Round 3
|-
|06/26/2004 || Loss ||1-3|| Montanha Silva || K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka || Decision 0-3 || Round 3
|-
|03/14/2004 || Loss ||1-2|| Hiromi Amada
|| K-1 Beast 2004 in Niigata || Decision 0-3 || Round 3
|-
|09/21/2003 || Loss ||1-1||
Mike Bernardo
|| K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final || KO (Right High Kick) || Round 2, 1:01
|-
|06/29/2003 || Win ||1-0|| Yusuke Fujimoto
|| K-1 Beast II 2003 || KO || Round 1, 1:02
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, kick-boxer, professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, and mixed martial artist commonly referred to as Butterbean.
He is the former IBA Super-Heavyweight Champion and also held the WAA
World Athletic Association
Pat O'Grady, a Maverick boxing promoter, formed the World Athletic Association in Oklahoma, after the World Boxing Association withdrew recognition as world lightweight champion from his son, Sean O'Grady, in July 1981....
Heavyweight title. His combined professional fight record currently stands at 97 wins with 67 knockouts, 20 losses and 5 draws. Butterbean currently resides in Jasper, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama
Jasper is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 14,659. As of 2011 the population had was 13,857. The city is the county seat of Walker County, and once ranked among the world's leading producers of coal....
where he owns a restaurant, Mr Bean BBQ
Barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...
.
Boxing
Known as the "King of the 4 rounders", Butterbean developed a cult followingCult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture. A film, book, band, or video game, among other things, will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fan base...
after he burst onto the Toughman Contest
Toughman Contest
The Toughman Contest, founded in 1979 in Bay City, Michigan by boxing promoter Art Dore, is a chance for the novice amateur fighters to test themselves in the ring.-Format:...
scene in Texarkana, AR before entering the world of professional boxing in 1994. He was a five time World Toughman Heavyweight Champion with a record of 56-5 with 36 knockouts (not counted towards pro career). It has been said that he got his nickname when he had to go on a diet (consisting mostly of chicken and butterbeans) to meet the Toughman 400-pound weight limit.
Butterbean is a very popular fighter, having more televised matches than most professionals. He stated in an interview with BoxingInsider: "It took off pretty quick (his popularity), my second pro fight was on national TV—it don’t happen like that, normally you get 15, 20 fights and then you get a TV fight unless you’re very fortunate. Tyson, his second pro fight wasn’t on TV. He probably had five or six, seven fights before he got on TV. Me, my second pro fight was televised, it was on a Jed Hearns undercard. Then a couple more fights and I’m on TV again, and every fight since then was televised. It just don’t happen like that. I’ve probably had more televised fights than any world champion out there.".
While a majority of his opponents were technically limited club-level fighters early in his career, he did move up the ranks to win the IBA Super-Heavyweight Championship on April 12, 1997 (which he never lost before relinquishing the title). Butterbean faced former WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
and IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
World Champion 52 year old Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes is a former professional boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, The Easton Assassin....
in 2002, and while Holmes won a unanimous 10-round decision, Butterbean was credited with a controversial knockdown in the final round. Holmes fought a fight on points, playing on his reach advantage, fearful of Butterbean’s knockout punch. Butterbean was quoted as saying: “How am I a successful boxer, I'm over 300 lbs and balding? ”. This was one of only three fights in a 109 fight career that was scheduled for more than four rounds. Esch's most recent title shot came on October 15, 2005 when he lost a split decision against George Linberger for the NABC
North American Boxing Council
The North American Boxing Council is a professional Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts sanctioning body with its United States office in Indianapolis, IN. The US operations are managed by NABC President, Ed Hutchison...
Super-Heavyweight title (whom Esch had beaten in March 2000 in his final defense of the IBA title, taking Linberger's WAA Heavyweight title).
On March 9, 2007, Esch defeated Joe Siciliano at the Palladium. That same night, Esch's son, Brandon "Babybean", lost in his professional debut against Matthew Eckerly.
Esch lost via 1st round KO for the EBF
European Boxing Federation
The European Boxing Federation is a boxing governing body and sanctioning organisation created in 2005. Although the organisation is called European it lists its title holders as world champions....
title against Mark Potter at the Syndicte Nightclub in Blackpool, England on the 14th September 2008. This fight has not been recorded on boxrec.com or any other site of the same nature, as Potter was not licensed at the time.
On October 3, 2009 Esch lost a four round split decision to Harry Funmaker whom he earlier beat on two occasions. After the bout he announced his retirement.
Kickboxing
Butterbean ventured into the sport of kickboxingKickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
in 2003. His first bout was a 1st round knockout of two-time K-1 World Champion Yusuke Fujimoto at K-1 Beast. Esch lost a controversial decision to Amada, as quoted “Amada, he’s tough. He’s more of a boxer than a kicker, I beat him pretty good, but they gave the decision to him. It was his hometown, his home country. After the fight he ended up in the hospital and I was fine”. Esch was scheduled to take on Bob Sapp one week later, but Sapp’s management pulled out of the fight after watching the Esch – Amada fight. Butterbean said “They (Sapp’s management) found out that Amada went to the hospital and canceled the next week. They looked at the damage I installed on Amada”. Most recently he beat Bo Lam Moon in the first round by KO. His record currently stands at 3 wins 4 losses.
Mixed martial arts
Butterbean holds the current Elite 1 MMA Super Heavyweight Title as of May 2011.Butterbean's previous fighting experiences led him to venture into mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. At K-1 Premium 2003
K-1 Premium Dynamite!!
K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite!! is an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held in Japan by the Fighting and Entertainment Group. It began as a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28, 2002...
on December 31, 2003, Butterbean lost his first MMA bout to 155-pound Japanese fighter Genki Sudo
Genki Sudo
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, up until December 31, 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is notable for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. His...
via tap out to a heel hook. Esch regrouped, going 6-0-1 in appearances in King of the Cage
King of the Cage
King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....
, Gracie Fightfest, and Rumble on the Rock including a TKO stoppage of Cabbage Correira
Wesley Correira
Wesley "Cabbage" Correira is an American mixed martial artist. He trains with BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii at BJ Penn MMA.-Biography:...
. Esch returned to Japan with the PRIDE Fighting Championships on August 26, 2006 to compete at Bushido 12 against Ikuhisa Minowa
Ikuhisa Minowa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...
, a 185-pound fighter, to whom he lost via armbar at 4:25 of round one. Less than two months later, Butterbean was scheduled to fight K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
legend Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt
Mark Hunt ; is a New Zealand kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Samoan descent, currently living in Sydney, Australia. Hunt competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is known for his raw strength, iron chin and knockout power. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Final...
at Pride FC's first North American show on October 21, 2006. Due to an injury Hunt sustained in training, Esch was matched up against Irish-American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Sean O'Haire
Sean O'Haire
Sean Christopher Haire is an American mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sean O'Haire.-World Championship Wrestling:...
, whom he defeated via knockout at 30 seconds in the first round.
Besides his two submission losses to much smaller opponents (Genki Sudo
Genki Sudo
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, up until December 31, 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is notable for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. His...
and Ikuhisa Minowa
Ikuhisa Minowa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...
), Butterbean's only other loss came to then Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton
Rob Broughton is an English mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion.-Background:...
. On February 10, Butterbean rebounded by knocking out James Thompson
James Thompson (fighter)
James Thompson is an English mixed martial artist. He fights as a heavyweight and has appeared in such promotions as Elite Xtreme Combat , Pride Fighting Championship, and Cage Rage. He is known for rushing his opponents at the start of the bout.-Biography:James Thompson grew up in Rochdale,...
43 seconds into the first round at Cage Rage 20. Butterbean then defeated Zuluzinho
Zuluzinho
Wágner da Conceição Martins , better known as Zuluzinho , is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Rei Zulu. Wagner was raised by his grandmother and works as a security guard in a number of reggae clubs in northern Brazil. Following in his...
via submission at PRIDE 34
PRIDE 34
Pride 34: Kamikaze was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.-Background:...
on April 8, 2007. Although he's been overweight throughout his career, at the time of the fight, Esch weighed an astonishing 407 pounds (185 kg) to match his opponent's weight, who also weighs 185 kg but is 8 inches (20 centimeters) taller.
Butterbean's next fight was on July 14 against current Cage Rage World Heavyweight Champion Tengiz Tedoradze at Cage Rage 22, losing via TKO. Global Fighting Championships had scheduled a main event bout between Esch and Ruben Villareal
Ruben Villareal
Ruben "Warpath" Villareal is an American MMA fighter, former Gladiator Challenge Heavyweight Champion, and former professional wrestler. He has kept his pro-wrestling persona while competing in MMA, including wearing makeup on his face while fighting. He is known for his willingness to fight at...
for their inaugural event, but the event was canceled when half the scheduled matchups could not take place due to medical issues (Esch vs Villareal was the only viable main event). He was then scheduled to fight Jimmy Ambriz as the main event of Xcess Fighting's debut card, but was a no show for the weigh-in citing scheduling conflicts. Esch most recently defeated Tom Howard by submission around 4:47 in the first round in an exhibition in his hometown of Jasper, Alabama. His youngest son Caleb (19) lost that night, whilst his oldest son Brandon "Babybean" Esch (22) making his Pro MMA debut won, via 22 second TKO.
Esch has said he has fought his final US fight, and will be fully retired soon, after other international obligations are completed.
Butterbean was due to take on Tank Abbott at the Alababma Pride event on 29 Sept 2009, but Abbott pulled out at last minute.
On September 18, 2010, Esch was defeated by Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
by submission due to strikes at KSW XIV
KSW XIV
KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź...
. After several exchanges of strikes on the feet, Pudzianowski attacked and took Esch down, proceeding to throw numerous punches from side control in a ground-and-pound attack. Esch, unable to get to his feet, submitted at just 1:15 into the first round.
Esch was next scheduled to take on up and coming super heavyweight Deon West at the “LFC 43: Wild Thang” MMA internet pay-per-view on 12/10/2010. The main event of LFC 43: After a heated contest, Deon did not rise for the third round. Butterbean humbled Deon West via TKO at 5:00 of Round 2.
Elite 1 MMA announced that former boxer turned Mixed Martial Artist Eric “Butterbean” Esch will take his 16-8 MMA record to Moncton, New Brunswick on May 7 to face Dean Storey (0-0 MMA; 8-16-2 Boxing) for the Elite 1 MMA Super Heavyweight Title.
Butterbean (Eric Esch) defeated Dean Storey at Elite 1 MMA: High Voltage on May 7, 2011 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada to claim the promotions super heavyweight title. With the win, Butterbean runs his MMA record to 17-8-1, and is now on a two fight win streak. He knocked out Storey 24 seconds into the 2nd round.
Esch credits his recent lack of weight as contributing to his recent two outstanding wins. “A lot of people don't realize that I lost a lot of weight recently," he said. "A year ago, I was over 500 pounds. It's not like I'm a big eater. I never have been a big eater. Everybody thought I was because of my size. I found out a year ago my thyroid was messed up. My body wasn't working right so I couldn't lose weight. I'm training, watching my diet and my thyroid is no longer a problem since I started taking medication. I'm losing six to eight pounds per week now. I've lost almost one foot and a half around me in the past year. The lowest I've been since age 12 was 300 pounds. My goal is to get back down to 300 pounds."
Esch, 44, figures he has one year left in the fight game. "I still have fun," he said. "I don't fight anywhere near as much as I used to. I'm down to four or five fights per year now compared to 12-15 in the past. I've accomplished pretty much everything I want in the fight game."
Esch likes to consider himself different than most fighters. "After the fight, I'll shake hands with the fans and sign autographs," he said. "A lot of fighters think as soon as the fight is over they can go home and realistically that's all they have to do. I enjoy being nice to the fans. My reward is when people tell me they enjoyed watching me fight. The fans are what make it worthwhile. If it wasn't for the fans, I would be done."
On October 7, 2011, Butterbean will take on the popular and undefeated Montreal boxer Eric Barrak, who has decided to try his hand at MMA. Barrak just finished up a two fight contract with Montreal’s SP Promotion and is looking to move up in the heavyweight boxing ranks, but is well suited for the MMA fight game with his raw power and quick reflexes. He has finished four of his five professional fights by way of 1st round stoppage. The show also features Patrick Cote
Patrick Côté (fighter)
Patrick Côté is a French-Canadian mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a middleweight, most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and was the TKO Major League MMA middleweight champion...
, Crafton Wallace, Steve Bosse
Steve Bosse
Steve Bossé is a French Canadian mixed martial artist. Bossé made his mark by becoming the # 1 enforcer of the North American Hockey League...
, and Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander
Houston Alexander is an American professional mixed martial artist, who fights as a light heavyweight and heavyweight. He also works as a DJ in North Omaha, Nebraska...
.
Professional Wrestling
Butterbean made his independent wrestling debut at the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, AL on March 28, 2009 at the ImagiCon horror movie, sci-fi movie, and comic book convention and was victorious against rapper/professional wrestler/film maker/actor Anthony "One Man Kru" Sanners via pinfall after smashing him with a vicious 400 lb. elbow drop.Butterbean won the Pro Wrestling Syndicate Heavyweight Championship on May 29, 2009 after defeating Trent Acid. Butterbean lost the belt to Kevin Matthews on May 8, 2010 in White Plains, NY.
Butterbean has appeared twice in WWF
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
events competing in boxing matches. In 1997, at the In Your House
In Your House
In Your House was a pay-per-view series created by the World Wrestling Federation . The original concept was that, in months when the WWF was not holding one of its major PPV events , they would offer a two-hour PPV, priced at $14.95...
19: D-Generation X pay-per-view event, he defeated Marc Mero
Marc Mero
Marc Mero is an American retired amateur boxer and professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as Marc Mero and with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Johnny B. Badd...
(former Golden Gloves
Golden Gloves
The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. The Golden Gloves is often the term used to refer to the National Golden Gloves competition, but it also can represent several other amateur tournaments, including regional golden gloves...
champion) via disqualification in a worked match. Two years later, Butterbean defeated "Toughman" Bart Gunn in a legitimate shootfight
Shootfighting
Shootfighting is a combat sport and martial art, with competitions governed by the International Shootfighting Association . Shootfighting incorporates techniques from a multitude of traditional martial arts, the most principle of these being Muay Thai and Catch Wrestling.Shootfighting was...
at WrestleMania XV
WrestleMania XV
WrestleMania XV was the fifteenth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation , which took place on March 28, 1999 at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
, defeating the Brawl For All champion with ease, knocking him out in 27 seconds.
On April 1, 2011, Butterbean teamed with his Walker County Sheriff Deputy partner Adam Hadder to take on Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake and One Man Kru in a tag-team match at the Battle Against Drugs charity benefit which was taped for Butterbean's reality show Big Law.
Big Law: Deputy Butterbean
Esch is a reserve deputy sheriff in his hometown of Jasper, Alabama. He's the star in a new reality television documentary called Big Law Deputy Butterbean which will debut on the Investigation Discovery channel in August 2011. "They came to me wanting to do a reality documentary on my restaurant and I was in the process of closing my restaurant down," he said. "I said 'If you want something interesting and fun to watch, follow us on our drug busts in the sheriff's department.' They agreed people would be interested in this."They started following us, filming it and documenting us actually making the busts. You arrest somebody and say 'Look, if you don't want to go to jail you've got to help us bust a bigger guy.' We make a bigger bust from that. The whole goal is to get people on file and lessen the number of criminals on the streets."Season 1 of Big Law Deputy Butterbean has already been filmed."I think this show is going to prove that people really care about the communities they lived in," said Esch. "There's going to be more people calling (the police station) saying 'Hey, this guy is doing this crime. You should look into it.' We want people to step forward and help the police clean up our communities."
The show has been cancelled as of 10/17/2011 due to low ratings. There will be no season 2.
Movies
Butterbean appeared in the film Jackass: The MovieJackass: The Movie
Jackass: The Movie is a 2002 American reality film directed by Jeff Tremaine with the tagline "Do not attempt this at home." It is a riskier and uncensored continuation of the stunts and pranks by the various characters of the MTV television series Jackass, which had completed its unique series...
, where he fought Johnny Knoxville
Johnny Knoxville
Philip John Clapp , better known by his stage name Johnny Knoxville, is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, stunt performer, best known for being the co-creator and principal star of the MTV reality series Jackass, with the catchphrase "I'm Johnny Knoxville, and welcome to Jackass."-Early...
in a department store. Knoxville was floored by Esch and received several stitches in his head after the encounter (the camera catches Knoxville snoring
Snoring
Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. In some cases the sound may be soft, but in other cases, it can be loud and unpleasant...
). Knoxville stated that Esch is actually quite friendly outside of the ring, despite his fearsome ringside demeanor.
Butterbean also appeared in the film Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board (film)
Chairman of the Board is a 1998 movie starring Courtney Thorne-Smith and Carrot Top in which a surfer/inventor inherits and runs a billionaire's company. It was poorly received by critics and moviegoers alike.-Plot:...
as the Museum Security Guard with the "chia hair", a fact that is pointed out on the DVD commentary by the movie's star Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson
Carrot Top
Scott Thompson , better known by his stage name Carrot Top, is an American comedian known for his bright red hair, prop comedy, and self-deprecating humor.-Early years:...
.
Television
Butterbean appeared on Adult Swim's SquidbilliesSquidbillies
Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly squids living in the Appalachian region of North Carolina's mountains. The show is produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network and...
where he sang the national anthem, and ended up beating up a fan for not taking off his hat.
Butterbean also appeared on CMT
CMT
- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
's Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling was an American reality television program broadcast on CMT that aired for eight episodes in 2008. The first episode aired on October 18, 2008. In Australia, the show premiered in July 2009 on the FOX8 channel. FOX8 is a subscription TV channel...
television show, on Team Beefcake.
Butterbean was referenced on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's "Parenthood
Parenthood (2010 TV series)
Parenthood is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Katims and produced by Imagine Television and Universal Media Studios. The first season premiered on March 2, 2010 on NBC...
". The episode aired on October 5, 2010 and was titled "Date Night."
Radio
On July 16, 2005, Butterbean fought Dominic Dieter of Rover's Morning GloryRover's Morning Glory
Rover’s Morning Glory is a syndicated hot-talk radio show airing weekday mornings Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET on 100.7 FM WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio. Hosted by Rover , the show is distributed by Clear Channel and features a blended discussion of current events and pop culture,...
, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
in a bout billed as "War on the Shore".
Video games
Butterbean was featured as the cover character as well as the final boss character in the EA SportsEA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
title Toughman Contest
Toughman Contest (video game)
Toughman Contest is a boxing video game for the Sega 32X. The game is based on the Toughman Contest, an amateur boxing competition. The game was released in 1995 for the regions of North America and Europe. It features Eric "Butterbean" Esch as the cover character as well as the game's final boss...
released in July 1995 for the Sega Genesis and Sega 32X
Sega 32X
The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Mega Drive/Genesis video game console by Sega. Its aim was to increase the lifespan of the aging Mega Drive/Genesis system, which was facing stiff competition from the SNES...
. He also appeared as a playable character in all of the EA Sports
EA Sports
EA Sports is a brand of Electronic Arts that creates and develops sports video games. Formerly a marketing gimmick of Electronic Arts, in which they tried to mimic real-life sports networks by calling themselves "EA Sports Network" with pictures or endorsements of real commentators such as John...
boxing video games in the Knockout Kings
Knockout Kings
Knockout Kings is a series of boxing games that were produced by EA Sports for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Color and GameCube yearly between 1998 and 2003....
series.
In the 2007 PC game The Witcher, the main character, Geralt of Rivia, can challenge a tavern fistfighter by the name of Butter Bean during the second chapter of the game. Butter Bean has a body structure similar to that of Eric Esch. The game also contains references to other fighters such as Andrew Golota.
Butterbean is a playable fighter in play now, legacy mode and online modes in EA's fifth installment of the Fight Night series Fight Night Champion
Fight Night Champion
Fight Night Champion is a boxing video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports. It is the fifth entry in the Fight Night series and was released on March 1, 2011 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...
.
Personal life
Eric was born in Bay City, MichiganBay City, Michigan
Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North...
. He is married and has three children: sons Brandon and Caleb, and daughter, Grace.
Championships and accomplishments
Boxing- IBA Super HeavyweightSuper heavyweightIn amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...
title. (One time) - WAAWorld Athletic AssociationPat O'Grady, a Maverick boxing promoter, formed the World Athletic Association in Oklahoma, after the World Boxing Association withdrew recognition as world lightweight champion from his son, Sean O'Grady, in July 1981....
HeavyweightHeavyweightHeavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
title. (One time)
MMA
- Elite-1 MMA
- Elite-1 MMA Super Heavyweight Title (One time, current)
Mixed martial arts record
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Sandy Bowman| Submission (punches)
| Prestige Fighting Championship 3
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| 1
| 0:54
| Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It was previously incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980. It became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995 to create the Municipality...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Eric Barrak| Submission (guillotine choke)
| Instinct MMA
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| 3
| 2:56
| Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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|17-8-1||
Dean Storey| TKO (punches)
|Elite-1 MMA: Moncton
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| 2
| 0:20
|| Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
|| Won Elite-1 MMA Super Heavyweight Title
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| Win
|16-8-1
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Deon West| TKO
|LFC 43: Wild Thang
|12/10/2010
| 2
| 5:00
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| Loss
|15-8-1
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Mariusz PudzianowskiMariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
| Submission (strikes)
|KSW 14
|09/18/2010
| 1
| 1:15
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| Loss
|15-7-1
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Jeff KugelJeff Kugel
Jeffrey Kugel is an American former ice hockey player and mixed martial artist who is the current Xtreme Cagefighting Champion...
| Submission (Strikes)
|XCC - Beatdown at the Ballroom 9
|03/06/2010
| 1
| 0:40
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| Win
|15-6-1
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Chris Cruit| Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
|Moosin: God of Martial Arts
|12/11/2009
| 1
| 1:38
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| Win
|14-6-1
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Tom Howard| Submission (Neck Crank)
| Extreme Cage Fighting
|09/09/2009
| 1
| 1:40
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| Win
|13-6-1
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Jefferson Hook| TKO (Punches)
| LDIL - Lockdown in Lowell
|06/26/2009
| 1
| ?:??
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| Loss
|12-6-1
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Pat SmithPatrick Smith (fighter)
Patrick Smith is a retired American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He started his mixed martial arts career by participating in the first two Ultimate Fighting Championship events....
| Submission (Strikes)
| YAMMA Pit Fighting
YAMMA Pit Fighting
Yamma Pit Fighting was a mixed martial arts promotion that was created by original UFC promoter Bob Meyrowitz. The promotion's first and only event, YAMMA 1, was held on April 11, 2008 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Trump Taj Mahal....
|04/11/2008
| 1
| 3:17
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| Loss
|12-5-1
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Nick Penner| Submission (Kimura)
| TFC: First Blood
|12/28/2007
| 1
| 2:47
|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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| Win
|12-4-1
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Tom Howard| Submission (Armlock)
| The Final Chapter MMA- A&A Arena Jasper
|12/01/2007
| 1
| 4:47
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| Win
|11-4-1
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Pete Sischo| Submission (Keylock)
| Combat Warfare X
|10/13/2007
| 3
| 2:35
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| Loss
|10-4-1
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Tengiz Tedoradze| TKO (Punches)
| Cage Rage 22
Cage Rage 22
Cage Rage 22: Hard as Hell was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on July 14, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom....
|07/14/2007
| 1
| 4:26
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| Win
|10-3-1
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ZuluzinhoZuluzinho
Wágner da Conceição Martins , better known as Zuluzinho , is a Brazilian vale tudo fighter and mixed martial artist. He is the son of Vale Tudo legend Rei Zulu. Wagner was raised by his grandmother and works as a security guard in a number of reggae clubs in northern Brazil. Following in his...
| Submission (Keylock)
| PRIDE 34
PRIDE 34
Pride 34: Kamikaze was a mixed martial arts event held by Pride Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.-Background:...
|04/08/2007
| 1
| 2:35
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| Win
|9-3-1
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James ThompsonJames Thompson (fighter)
James Thompson is an English mixed martial artist. He fights as a heavyweight and has appeared in such promotions as Elite Xtreme Combat , Pride Fighting Championship, and Cage Rage. He is known for rushing his opponents at the start of the bout.-Biography:James Thompson grew up in Rochdale,...
| KO (Punches)
| Cage Rage 20
Cage Rage 20
Cage Rage 20: Born 2 Fight was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on February 10, 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England...
|02/10/2007
| 1
| 0:43
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| Win
|8-3-1
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Charles HodgesCharles Hodges
Charles Hodges is an American organist and songwriter. He is known for his high tone on the Hammond B3 organ, that appeared on records by Al Green, and other musicians signed to Hi Records....
| KO (Punch)
| PFC 1 - King of the Ring
|01/18/2007
| 1
| 0:45
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| Loss
|7-3-1
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Rob BroughtonRob Broughton
Rob Broughton is an English mixed martial artist who competes as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former Cage Rage British heavyweight champion.-Background:...
| Submission (Punches)
| Cage Rage 19 - Fearless
Cage Rage 19
Cage Rage 19: Fearless was a mixed martial arts event held by the Cage Rage Championships on 9 December 2006 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England. The event was Cage Rage's first show at this venue, and it was televised on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom.The heavyweight double main...
|12/09/2006
| 2
| 3:43
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| Win
|7-2-1
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Sean O'HaireSean O'Haire
Sean Christopher Haire is an American mixed martial artist and former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sean O'Haire.-World Championship Wrestling:...
| TKO (Punches)
| PRIDE 32
PRIDE 32
Pride 32: The Real Deal was a mixed martial arts event and was held by the Pride Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 21, 2006, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.-Background:...
|10/21/2006
| 1
| 0:29
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|6-2-1
|
Ikuhisa MinowaIkuhisa Minowa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and pro wrestler currently competing in Dream as . He was a long time veteran of Pride Fighting Championships and Pancrase and has also competed in other mixed martial arts promotions such as K-1 HERO'S, Cage Rage, UFC, and DEEP. At 5'9" he is notable for taking...
| Submission (Armbar)
| PRIDE Bushido 12
PRIDE Bushido 12
-Bushido Rules:* In BUSHIDO fights are two rounds . The first round is ten minutes, and the second round is five minutes. There are no extra rounds. If the fight goes the distance then judges decide on a winner....
|08/26/2006
| 1
| 4:25
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| Win
|6-1-1
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Rich Weeks| Submission (Choke)
| Fightfest 5 - Korea vs USA
|07/15/2006
| 1
| 1:29
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| Win
|5-1-1
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Matt Eckerle| Submission (Punches)
| Fightfest 4
|05/20/2006
| 1
| 0:56
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| Win
|4-1-1
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Aaron AguileraAaron Aguilera
Aaron Aguilera , is a Mexican American professional wrestler and actor best known as Jesús and Uno on World Wrestling Entertainment and MTV's Wrestling Society X...
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| ROTR 9 - Rumble on the Rock 9
|04/21/2006
| 2
| 1:15
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|3-1-1
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Leo Sylvest| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| Fightfest 2: Global Domination
|04/14/2006
| 1
| 0:35
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| Win
|2-1-1
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Wesley CorreiraWesley Correira
Wesley "Cabbage" Correira is an American mixed martial artist. He trains with BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii at BJ Penn MMA.-Biography:...
| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
| ROTR 8 - Rumble on the Rock 8
|01/20/2006
| 2
| 5:00
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| Win
|1-1-1
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Walley Keenboom| Submission
| Fightfest 1: Royce Gracie Fightfest
|12/09/2005
| 1
| 2:37
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| Draw
|0-1-1
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Michael Buchkovich| Draw
| King of the Cage
King of the Cage
King of the Cage, also known as KOTC, is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Southern California, USA.-History:KOTC was founded in 1998 by Terry Trebilcock. KOTC features up and coming MMA stars as well as experienced combat fighters....
48: Payback
|02/25/2005
| 2
| 5:00
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| Loss
|0-1
|
Genki SudoGenki Sudo
is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist and a kickboxer who, up until December 31, 2006 competed in the Japanese fighting organization HERO'S and before that, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He is notable for his elaborate ring entrances and unorthodox fighting style. His...
| Submission (Heel Hook)
| K-1 Premium Dynamite!!
K-1 Premium Dynamite!!
K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite!! is an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held in Japan by the Fighting and Entertainment Group. It began as a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28, 2002...
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Kickboxing record
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|3 Wins - 4 Losses - 0 Draw (2 KO's)
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|style="background: #f0f0f0"|Date ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Result||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Record ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Opponent ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Event ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Method ||style="background: #f0f0f0"| Round, Time
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|07/29/2009 || Win ||3-4||
Bo Lam Moon || Moosin II || KO (Right punch) || Round 1|-
|08/09/2008 || Loss ||2-4||
Wesley CorreiraWesley Correira
Wesley "Cabbage" Correira is an American mixed martial artist. He trains with BJ Penn in Hilo, Hawaii at BJ Penn MMA.-Biography:...
|| K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Hawaii || KO (Left high kick) || Round 2
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|07/29/2005 || Win ||2-3||
Marcus Royster || K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii || Decision 3-0 || Round 3|-
|06/26/2004 || Loss ||1-3||
Montanha Silva || K-1 Beast 2004 in Shizuoka || Decision 0-3 || Round 3|-
|03/14/2004 || Loss ||1-2||
Hiromi AmadaHiromi Amada
Hiromi Amada is a Japanese super heavyweight kickboxer and boxer from Gunma, Japan competing in K-1.-Biography and career:He made his K-1 debut in 1999 with a unanimous decision win over John Wyatt...
|| K-1 Beast 2004 in Niigata || Decision 0-3 || Round 3
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|09/21/2003 || Loss ||1-1||
Mike BernardoMike Bernardo
Michael "Mike" Bernardo is a South African former kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo is known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994...
|| K-1 Survival 2003 Japan Grand Prix Final || KO (Right High Kick) || Round 2, 1:01
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|06/29/2003 || Win ||1-0||
Yusuke FujimotoYusuke Fujimoto
Yusuke Fujimoto is a Japanese former heavyweight kickboxer who competed in K-1 and was the K-1 World GP 2007 in Hong Kong tournament champion. He is called "Bun Bun Maru" because he takes big swings when he throws punches.-Retirement:...
|| K-1 Beast II 2003 || KO || Round 1, 1:02