Nicknames such as “Pee Wee” and “Meat Truck” may not exactly strike fear into an opponent, but, make no mistake, undefeated Dave “Pee Wee” Herman (11-0), of Bloomington, Ind., and Kerry “Meat Truck” Schall (21-10), of Cincinnati, Ohio, can fight.
The heavyweights -- Herman, a talented, up-and-comer and hometown favorite, and the more-experienced Schall -- will collide in the main event on ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series this Friday, Oct. 10, live on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) at The Venue inside Harrah’s Horseshoe Casino at Hammond, Ind.
ShoXC, a presentation of Los Angeles-based ProElite, Inc.’s live fight division, EliteXC, showcases young, talented fighters in tough matchups. A springboard for the future stars and champions of EliteXC, ShoXC is patterned after the SHOWTIME boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation.
Tickets, starting at $40, are on sale. Doors open at 7 p.m. The first live fight is at 8 p.m.
Speaking of nicknames, fighters known as “Fancy Pants, “Cannibal,’’ “Storm,” “The Recipe’’ and “Bubba” will appear in the other SHOWTIME fights: streaking Mamed “Cannibal” Khalidov (17-3-1) of Olsztyn, Poland, meets Jason Guida (17-17) of Schaumburg, Ill., at 205 pounds; Anthony “The Recipe’’ Lapsley (13-3) of Fort Wayne, Ind., faces Mike Stumpf (10-1) of Crystal Lake, Fla., at 170 pounds; rugged Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko (29-5) of Omsk, Russia, throws down with Robert “Bubba” McDaniel (12-4) of Wichita Falls, Tex., at 185 pounds; and Lyle “Fancy Pants’’ Beerbohm (7-0) of Spokane, Wash., takes on Brazil’s Rafaello “Trator” Olivera (2-0) in a battle of unbeaten 160-pounders.
Ten of the 12 fighters appearing in non-televised bouts hail from Indiana: Anthony Marti (5-1) takes on Jared “The Spider’’ McMahon (8-0-1) at 140 pounds; Torrance Taylor (7-4) collides with Jeff Cox (9-6) of Cleveland, Ohio, at 150 pounds; Orville Smith (8-0) meets Matt Jaggers (7-4) at 140 pounds; Tiawon Howard (8-1) battles Hector Urbina (12-4) at 170 pounds; John Kuhner (1-0) of Columbus, Ohio, takes on Deray Davis (2-2) at 170 pounds; and Josh Barnes (9-1) faces Jeremy Norton (0-2) at 265.
The scheduled 11 fights on EliteXC’s third fight card in 15 days – the others came Oct. 4 on the CBS Television Network and Sept. 26 on SHOWTIME -- are scheduled for three, 5-minute rounds.
Outside the cage, Herman is perhaps the most colorful, comical, laid-back, unconventional fighter in mixed martial arts history. He trains out of his house, doesn’t belong to a team and pays hardly any attention to MMA fights he’s not a participant in. But you can’t argue with the results. He’s perfect so far.
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