Beerbohm vs. Ludwig: untelevised fan-cam edition.
Lyle Beerborhm, a former meth addict and inmate at Washington State Penitentiary, called his shot like Babe Ruth, saying he was going to choke out Duane "Bang" Ludwig with a schoolyard choke. MMAjunkie.com's Brad McCray has the story:
KENT, Wash. - With a nickname like "Fancy Pants," it's fairly easy to conclude that Lyle Beerbohm (10-0) is not your typical fighter.
At Friday night's "Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg," Beerbohm added another chapter to his quickly growing legend, borrowing a page from baseball history.
Reminiscent of Babe Ruth's pointing to centerfield, Beerbohm picked a finishing move before his preliminary card fight began, then went out and did it, choking out Duane Ludwig (18-9) with a schoolyard choke at 4:27 of the first-round.
They don't call him "Fancy Pants" for nuthin.' His mom makes his shorts - seriously - says mmajunkie.com.
The move was actually in answer to a challenge by Beerbohm's equally colorful manager, Ken Pavia, issued while the two talked backstage before the fights.
"I was acting cocky backstage, and I told [Pavia] to name the finishing move," Beerbohm told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) following the bout.
Pavia said he originally suggested a head kick, but then settled on the schoolyard choke after Beerbohm declared the original suggestion too vanilla.
"I picked that move because it was hard to pull off," Pavia said. "You never see that."
Unfortunately for Pavia, he happened to request his client's specialty in the gym - so much so that "Fancy Pants" himself calls it "The Beerbohm Choke."
"If Pavia would have said something else, I would have been in trouble," Beerbohm said. "But it was perfect for me."
The fight wasn't televised, but considering the level of competition, it should have been.
Ludwig is a UFC, Strikeforce, K-1 and Sengoku veteran, and the win was undoubtedly the biggest of Beerbohm's career to date.
After spending 12 months in jail and beating a crystal meth addiction, Beerbohm has now amassed a streak of 22-straight wins in the professional and amateur ranks to open his career after emerging from incarceration in the Washington State Penitentiary.
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