Public Fight Report
(Cruiserweight) Anthony "Rumble" Johnson defeated Eric "Butterbean" Esch by majority decision: 115-114, 114-114, 116-114.Match Saturday, December 5, 2020In this corner, standing 5 feet and 3 inches (160 centimeters) tall weighing in at 176 pounds (80 kilograms) is Eric "Butterbean" Esch!!
In this corner, standing 6 feet and 2 inches (188 centimeters) tall weighing in at 200 pounds (91 kilograms) is Anthony "Rumble" Johnson!!
The referee for this bout will be Joe Cortez.
ROUND 1
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
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+Rumble scores with a wild straight right to the chin.
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+Butterbean punches Rumble with a flurry of solid punches to the head.
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+Rumble smacks Butterbean with a flurry of nasty punches to the mouth.
-Butterbean lashes out with a volley of left punches to the temple, but Rumble narrowly avoids it
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-Butterbean paws a volley of left punches to the face, but Rumble ties him up.
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-Butterbean fires a left to the eye, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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-Rumble lunges with a pair of punches to the head, but Butterbean leaps aside.
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-Butterbean lunges with a flurry of punches to the jaw, but is ineffective.
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+Butterbean whacks Rumble with a series of commanding punches to the jaw.
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-Rumble lashes out with a left jab to the eye, but Butterbean leaps aside.
+Rumble catches Butterbean with a flurry of punches to the eye.
BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 11 of 31 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 17 of 31 punches.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 10-9
Butterbean doesn't want to stop fighting!
Rumble doesn't want to stop fighting!
ROUND 2
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
-Butterbean launches a pair of left punches to the mouth, but Rumble ducks just in time.
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-Butterbean tries to land a barrage of left punches to the chin, but Rumble stays away from it.
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-Rumble attacks with a series of punches to the solar plexus, but Butterbean backs out of it.
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+Rumble tags Butterbean with a flurry of punches to the stomach.
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+Rumble nails Butterbean with a pair of mean punches to the ribs.
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-Butterbean probes with a series of punches to the mouth, but is ineffective.
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+Butterbean hits with a flurry of strong punches to the jaw.
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-Rumble attempts a flurry of right punches to the stomach, but Butterbean hides behind his gloves.
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-Rumble throws a barrage of punches to the solar plexus, but Butterbean ducks just in time.
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-Butterbean probes with a jab to the chin, but Rumble quickly backs away.
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-Butterbean throws a volley of punches to the chin, but Rumble ducks.
+Butterbean wakes up the fans with a cross to the face.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 16 of 43 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 17 of 30 punches.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 20-18
Butterbean doesn't even want to rest!
Rumble doesn't even want to rest!
ROUND 3
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
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+Butterbean tattoos Rumble with a volley of punches to the nose.
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-Butterbean throws a jab to the mouth, but is ineffective.
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+Butterbean wakes up the fans with a straight right to the face!!
-Butterbean attacks with a jab to the solar plexus, but Rumble hides behind his gloves.
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-Rumble attempts a pair of left punches to the solar plexus, but he's too slow.
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-Butterbean lunges with a cross to the eye, but Rumble ducks just in time.
+Butterbean hits Rumble with a series of furious punches to the mouth.
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+Rumble drills Butterbean with a series of punches to the solar plexus.
+Butterbean punches Rumble with a flurry of strong punches to the head.
+Rumble annoys Butterbean with a volley of stiff punches to the chest!!
-Butterbean lunges with a volley of right punches to the chin, but only hits air.
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-Rumble lashes out with a pair of punches to the ribs, but Butterbean deftly avoits it.
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-Butterbean throws a volley of left punches to the temple, but Rumble covers himself well.
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-Butterbean charges with a barrage of punches to the jaw, but misses completely.
-Rumble fires a flurry of punches to the stomach, but fails to score.
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-Butterbean probes with a volley of punches to the ribs, but Rumble blocks.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 22 of 57 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 17 of 33 punches.
Eric "Butterbean" Esch won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 29-28
Butterbean remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Rumble remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
ROUND 4
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
-Rumble throws a hook to the chest, but Butterbean takes it in the forearms.
+Butterbean strikes with a volley of glancing punches to the jaw.
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+Rumble strikes with a pair of stiff punches to the chest.
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-Butterbean launches a left jab to the head, but misses.
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-Rumble attempts a right jab to the ribs, but loses his balance.
-Butterbean paws a volley of punches to the head, but goes wide.
-Butterbean probes with a pair of left punches to the nose, but Rumble ducks.
+Butterbean smacks Rumble with a jab to the face.
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-Butterbean probes with a volley of blows to the eye, but goes wide.
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+Rumble throws a volley of hard punches to the chest.
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-Butterbean probes with a volley of punches to the chin, but comes up empty.
+Butterbean hits with a straight right to the stomach. Rumble gets mad!
+Butterbean nails Rumble with a flurry of quick punches to the face.
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+Rumble hits with a series of punches to the chest.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 18 of 56 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 19 of 41 punches.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 39-37
Butterbean remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
Rumble remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
ROUND 5
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
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+Butterbean fires a barrage of commanding punches to the head!
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-Rumble probes with a flurry of right punches to the solar plexus, but goes wide.
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-Rumble tries a flurry of right punches to the ribs, but Butterbean stays away from it.
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-Butterbean fires a series of left punches to the chin, but to no avail.
-Butterbean launches a left jab to the eye, but fails to score.
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+Rumble catches Butterbean with a series of light punches to the ribs.
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+Rumble takes charge with a pair of glancing punches to the solar plexus. Butterbean hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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-Butterbean paws a series of punches to the solar plexus, but to no avail.
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-Butterbean throws a flurry of punches to the temple, but he's too slow.
-Butterbean throws a pair of right punches to the nose, but comes up empty.
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-Butterbean probes with a series of punches to the jaw, but Rumble stays away from it.
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+Butterbean thumps Rumble with a volley of punches to the nose. Rumble sneers "My little sister can hit harder than you!"
+Butterbean lands a series of quick punches to the face. Rumble ignores it.
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-Butterbean probes with a jab to the chin, but Rumble quickly backs away.
+Butterbean smashes Rumble with a pair of punches to the head. Rumble covers up.
-Rumble probes with a series of right punches to the solar plexus, but Butterbean blocks.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 20 of 53 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 14 of 33 punches.
Eric "Butterbean" Esch won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 48-47
Butterbean grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Rumble remains standing while the trainer wipes him down.
ROUND 6
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
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-Butterbean throws a pair of left punches to the eye, but misses.
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-Butterbean tries to land a barrage of punches to the mouth, but misses.
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+Butterbean tags Rumble with a barrage of commanding punches to the eye.
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-Butterbean attempts a flurry of punches to the nose, but to no avail.
+Rumble clocks Butterbean with a series of heavy punches to the chest.
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+Butterbean wallops Rumble with a barrage of furious punches to the ribs.
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-Butterbean attacks with a series of punches to the chest, but Rumble leaps aside.
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-Butterbean charges with a barrage of punches to the face, but Rumble stays away from it.
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+Rumble tosses a flurry of wild punches to the chest! Butterbean laughs!
+Butterbean smacks Rumble with a volley of punches to the nose. Rumble falls against the ropes!
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+Rumble solidly lands a series of painful punches to the solar plexus. Butterbean laughs!
-Butterbean launches a series of left punches to the head, but Rumble covers himself well.
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+ The fighters exchange punches to the temple.
+Butterbean hits with a flurry of hard punches to the jaw.
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-Rumble lashes out with a pair of punches to the ribs, but Butterbean quickly backs away.
+Rumble shakes Butterbean with a pair of glancing punches to the chest. Butterbean doesn't seem bothered.
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-Rumble probes with a series of punches to the chest, but comes up empty.
-Rumble tries to land a barrage of punches to the ribs, but he's too slow.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 20 of 57 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 24 of 45 punches.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 58-56
Butterbean grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
Rumble grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 7
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
+Rumble smashes Butterbean with a barrage of punches to the solar plexus!
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-Butterbean paws a flurry of left punches to the jaw, but Rumble blocks.
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+Butterbean backs up Rumble with a volley of punches to the solar plexus. Rumble sneers "My grandmother can hit harder than that!"
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-Butterbean charges with a pair of punches to the mouth, but Rumble covers himself well.
+Butterbean lands a series of stiff shots to the face.
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+Butterbean tags Rumble with a stinging roundhouse to the solar plexus.
-Rumble attempts a series of right punches to the ribs, but he's too slow.
-Butterbean launches a barrage of punches to the head, but Rumble leaps aside.
+Rumble suprises Butterbean with a flurry of punches to the ribs. Butterbean laughs!
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-Butterbean attacks with a series of punches to the mouth, but Rumble ducks.
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-Butterbean tries a barrage of left punches to the face, but Rumble ties him up.
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-Butterbean lashes out with a left jab to the solar plexus, but fails to score.
-Butterbean probes with a volley of punches to the chest, but Rumble ties him up.
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+Butterbean pounds Rumble with a volley of punches to the head. Rumble is hurt!
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-Rumble probes with a series of blows to the chest, but goes wide.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 20 of 55 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 17 of 32 punches.
Eric "Butterbean" Esch won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 67-66
Butterbean is obviously tired.
Rumble grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 8
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
-Rumble lunges with a flurry of left punches to the chin, but fails to score.
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-Rumble attacks with a jab to the chin, but falls short.
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+Rumble pounds Butterbean with a flurry of commanding punches to the temple.
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-Rumble launches a barrage of right punches to the jaw, but misses.
-Butterbean attempts a pair of punches to the solar plexus, but falls short.
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+Butterbean lashes out with a jab to the solar plexus.
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-Rumble attacks with a pair of shots to the chin, but misses.
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+Butterbean hits Rumble with a jab to the jaw.
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+Rumble jolts Butterbean with a volley of painful punches to the jaw.
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+Rumble shakes Butterbean with a barrage of punches to the eye.
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-Butterbean attempts a flurry of punches to the face, but Rumble blocks.
-Butterbean lunges with a barrage of right punches to the eye, but goes wide.
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+Rumble pounds Butterbean with a barrage of hard punches to the jaw!
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+Butterbean belts Rumble with a series of strong punches to the ribs. Rumble backpedals to his own corner.
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-Butterbean throws a barrage of right punches to the temple, but comes up empty.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 17 of 54 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 20 of 41 punches.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 77-75
Butterbean is obviously tired.
Rumble grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
ROUND 9
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
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-Butterbean probes with a pair of left punches to the nose, but Rumble leaps aside.
-Rumble throws a pair of right punches to the face, but misses completely.
+Butterbean hammers Rumble with a flurry of punches to the eye. Rumble hangs on until the referee breaks them up.
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-Butterbean tries to land a flurry of punches to the head, but Rumble hides behind his gloves.
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+Rumble hammers Butterbean with a pair of blows to the mouth.
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+Rumble attacks with a barrage of strong shots to the chin.
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-Butterbean throws a series of punches to the nose, but only hits air.
-Butterbean attacks with a barrage of right punches to the eye, but Rumble deftly avoits it.
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-Butterbean lunges with a series of punches to the temple, but Rumble stays away from it.
-Butterbean paws a series of left punches to the eye, but Rumble blocks.
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-Rumble fires a pair of shots to the nose, but is ineffective.
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-Rumble attacks with a right sweeping right to the head, but taps his opponent ineffectively.
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+Butterbean hits with a flurry of nasty punches to the face. Rumble laughs!
-Butterbean throws a pair of punches to the mouth, but Rumble backs out of it.
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-Butterbean fires a flurry of punches to the face, but Rumble escapes.
-Butterbean fires a flurry of right punches to the jaw, but Rumble deftly avoits it.
+Butterbean throws a volley of punches to the nose. Rumble beats a hasty retreat.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 17 of 52 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 14 of 31 punches.
Eric "Butterbean" Esch won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 86-85
Butterbean is obviously tired.
Rumble is obviously tired.
ROUND 10
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
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-Butterbean throws a volley of right punches to the chin, but Rumble steps aside and laughs.
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+Rumble drills Butterbean with a pair of light punches to the chin. Butterbean laughs!
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+Butterbean lashes out with a pair of powerful punches to the temple. Rumble grimaces in pain.
-Rumble tries to land a volley of right shots to the face, but Butterbean blocks.
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-Butterbean probes with a flurry of left shots to the jaw, but Rumble backs out of it.
-Rumble charges with a volley of left punches to the face, but goes wide.
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+Butterbean clocks Rumble with a volley of blows to the eye!
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-Butterbean attempts a barrage of left punches to the temple, but he's too slow.
+Rumble solidly lands a flurry of furious punches to the mouth.
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-Butterbean attempts a barrage of punches to the mouth, but only hits air.
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-Rumble lunges with a series of right punches to the face, but comes up empty.
-Butterbean launches a pair of punches to the eye, but Rumble blocks.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 17 of 58 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 15 of 32 punches.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 96-94
Butterbean is obviously tired.
Rumble is obviously tired.
ROUND 11
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is using the ring. (using the ring)
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-Butterbean charges with a volley of right punches to the temple, but Rumble quickly backs away.
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-Butterbean tries to land a barrage of left punches to the face, but falls short.
-Butterbean attempts a series of right punches to the nose, but Rumble ducks just in time.
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+Rumble pops Butterbean with a right to the face.
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-Rumble throws a right straight right to the nose, but flails uselessly.
-Butterbean lashes out with a flurry of left punches to the head, but loses his balance.
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-Rumble fires a volley of left punches to the head, but misses.
+Rumble staggers Butterbean with a volley of quick punches to the head.
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+Butterbean solidly lands a pair of punches to the nose.
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-Butterbean probes with a pair of left punches to the temple, but is ineffective.
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+Rumble hits with a barrage of hard punches to the nose. Butterbean asks for time to wipe off the blood.
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-Butterbean lunges with a volley of left punches to the temple, but Rumble blocks.
+Butterbean fires a barrage of commanding punches to the jaw.
-Rumble launches a series of right punches to the temple, but is ineffective.
-Butterbean throws a flurry of punches to the head, but only hits air.
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-Butterbean throws a flurry of left punches to the mouth, but misses completely.
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+Butterbean hits Rumble with a straight right to the eye. Rumble shakes his head to clear it.
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+ The fighters swap punches to the jaw.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 15 of 55 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 15 of 30 punches.
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 106-103
Butterbean is obviously tired.
Rumble is obviously tired.
ROUND 12
Butterbean stays outside and uses his jab.
Rumble is backpedaling. (using the ring)
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-Butterbean charges with a series of punches to the mouth, but misses.
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-Butterbean lunges with a barrage of punches to the nose, but Rumble leaps aside.
-Butterbean attempts a barrage of right punches to the jaw, but fails to score.
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-Butterbean paws a pair of punches to the mouth, but to no avail.
-Butterbean attempts a volley of punches to the jaw, but Rumble takes it in the forearms.
-Butterbean charges with a volley of punches to the chin, but is ineffective.
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-Butterbean probes with a flurry of right punches to the eye, but he's too slow.
-Butterbean lunges with a barrage of punches to the mouth, but he's too slow.
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-Butterbean attempts a left jab to the eye, but fails to score.
-Butterbean lashes out with a volley of punches to the jaw, but to no avail.
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+Butterbean wallops Rumble with a series of strong punches to the temple.
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BELL
According to the commentator:
Eric "Butterbean" Esch landed 9 of 54 punches, and Anthony "Rumble" Johnson landed 4 of 8 punches.
Eric "Butterbean" Esch won the round 10-9
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is winning the fight 115-113
Butterbean is obviously tired.
Rumble grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool.
The judges decisions are:
Judge Guimond scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 2: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 3: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 4: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 5: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 6: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 7: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 8: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 9: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 10: A 10-10 tie.
Round 11: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 12: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Total Score: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 115-114
Judge Leinbach scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 2: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 3: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 4: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 5: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 6: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 7: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 8: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 9: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 10: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 11: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 12: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Total Score: A Draw.
Roy Jones Jr scores the fight as follows:
Round 1: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 2: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 3: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 4: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 5: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 6: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 7: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Round 8: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 9: A 10-10 tie.
Round 10: A 10-10 tie.
Round 11: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 10-9
Round 12: Eric "Butterbean" Esch 10-9
Total Score: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson 116-114
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson wins by decision!
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