Shonie Carter

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Shonie Carter
Born Mearion Shonie Bickhem III
May 3, 1972 (1972-05-03) (age 39)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names Mr. International
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Style Combat Do, Freestyle, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Judo, Jujutsu, Kickboxing, Shidōkan Karate
Fighting out of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Rank black belt in Judo
black belt in Shidōkan
Kickboxing record
Total 62
Wins 57
Losses 5
Mixed martial arts record
Total 85
Wins 50
By knockout 11
By submission 15
By decision 24
Losses 27
By knockout 6
By submission 4
By decision 17
Draws 7
No contests 1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mearion Shonie Bickhem III (born May 3, 1972), better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist.[1] He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show. He is known for his flashy dress, colorful vocabulary, outlandish personality and use of the spinning backfist in competition.

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[edit] Early life and martial arts background

Carter was born in Chicago, Illinois and served for six years in the United States Marine Corps before beginning his profession as a fighter.[2] He began his martial arts training in Greco-Roman wrestling at Triton Community College in Rivergrove, Ilinois before transferring to Carson-Newman College in Tennessee where he began studying judo and jujutsu.

He was an All-American wrestler and participated in the Olympic trials.[3] At Carson-Newman College he began to formally study judo and traditional Japanese jujutsu. After a semester of studying judo, Carter enrolled in the Tennessee state championship in the white-green, brown, and black belt divisions. He won state titles in the white-green and brown divisions, and placed second in the black belt division. His instructor awarded him his brown belt after his performance.[4] Carter later added boxing, Shidōkan karate, and kickboxing to his repertoire.[4]

In addition to his MMA career, he also holds a record of 57 wins and 5 losses as a professional kickboxer.[5]

[edit] MMA career

Carter has fought in a wide variety of shows, both large and small. He has won at least ten belts in various organizations throughout his career.[2] He began his career in 1997, fighting primarily in the Extreme Challenge promotion. Though he lost his debut fight to LaVerne Clark by knockout in just 9 seconds, he went on to rack up an 11-1-2 record before facing UFC welterweight champion Pat Miletich. He lost via a decision.

Carter began to make appearances in Pancrase and won his UFC debut at UFC 24 against Brad Gumm. He went on to win notable victories over Chris Lytle and Matt Serra. In 2003, he appeared in fledging promotion World Extreme Cagefighting and became the WEC welterweight champion after defeating JT Taylor. He would lose his first title defense to Karo Parisyan. Other notable fights included a loss to future UFC title contender Jon Fitch, a victory over future UFC fighter Jess Liaudin, and a victory over Jason Black, who was undefeated in 22 fights prior to the bout.

[edit] The Ultimate Fighter 4

After losing to Nathan Quarry at UFC 53 by TKO, Carter's UFC record stood at a lukewarm 3-2. He applied as a contestant for the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter a reality show on Spike. The season, subtitled "The Comeback", featured MMA veterans whose careers in the UFC could use a jumpstart. Carter joined Team Mojo and was picked to fight first against Team No Love's Rich Clementi. Carter arrived to the show out of shape and struggled through his initial workout. With help from his cornerman Matt Serra, however, Carter won a two-round decision over Clementi. In the second round, Carter fought a rematch with Matt Serra. Much was made of Carter's come-from-behind KO by spinning backfist in their previous encounter. Though Carter landed another spinning backfist, he lost the fight by decision.

Throughout the show, Carter earned notoriety and sparked irritation from his cast-mates with his habits, including his unusual style of dress and various artistic projects. He angered both teams by unilaterally deciding to train with Team No Love for a day. He also asked Clementi to corner him in his fight with Serra. On the show, his MMA record showed that he had 198 professional fights.

[edit] Post-show career

After the completion of the show, Carter did not appear on the card of the season finale. He did, however, make an appearance a month later on UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs, losing to Marcus Davis by unanimous decision. Afterward, Carter continued to fight at smaller promotions. He won the Throwdown Middleweight Championship at Throwdown ETC – Showdown on February 20, 2009, via a split decision victory from George Lockhart. He lost 7 out of his last 9 fights

He announced his retirement after suffering his sixth-straight loss at BMMAF: Warriors 19 at the hands of Rumen Dimitrov.

[edit] Other activities

Carter weighing in at UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs

After finishing his stint on The Ultimate Fighter, Carter appeared on BET's similar program The Iron Ring as a coach for Lil Jon's team, Headbusters. While taping, Carter verbally sparred with Floyd Mayweather, the leader of another team, over a fight stoppage. Mayweather was condescending toward the sport of mixed martial arts throughout the show.[6] Carter claims that he receives more notoriety from members of the black community for his appearance on The Iron Ring than from his UFC and The Ultimate Fighter appearances.[3]

On May 16, 2008, Carter served as an impromptu guest referee for a notorious bout at a Legends of Fighting event that resulted in a double-knockout. Eight seconds into the bout, newcomers Tyler Bryan and Shaun Parker landed simultaneous knockout punches. The video of the double-knockout, and Carter's subsequent reaction, has been viewed on YouTube over 1 million times.[7] After his announced retirement from MMA, Shonie spoke of seeking a career in the WWE. He spoke with C.M. Punk on making the jump to the professional wrestling ring.[8]

[edit] Personal life

Carter has three children: a daughter Sierra Rena, and sons Samearion Andreas, and Kavion Osiris. He currently resides in Chicago teaching at the world famous Keller's Mixed Martial Arts Gym.[9] He is currently a bartender at the mexican restaurant fiesta cantina in the wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago Illinois.

[edit] Titles

[edit] Kickboxing

  • Illinois State Light Heavyweight Championship

[edit] Mixed martial arts

  • Extreme Challenge
    • EC Lightweight Championship
  • Indiana Martial Arts Challenge
    • IMAC Welterweight Championship
  • International Fighting Championship
    • IFC Welterweight Superfight Championship
  • Iron Heart Crown
    • IHC Welterweight Championship
  • World Fighting Council
    • WFC Middleweight Championship

[edit] Other

  • Amateur wrestling
    • NJCAA All-American wrestler, 4th nationally
    • 2x collegiate world team member for Greco-Roman
  • Pankration
    • 3x US Olympic Pankration Champion
  • Shidokan Karate
    • 3x US Shidokan Champion: Lightweight, Middleweight, Light Heavyweight
    • Shidokan Mixed Fighting Welterweight Championship
    • Shidokan Superfight Middleweight Championship

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 50–27–7 Landon Showalter Decision (unanimous) ROTR - Rumble on the Ridge 20 02011-10-15 October 15, 2011 3 5:00
Loss 49–27–7 Bulgaria Rumen Dimitrov TKO (punches) BMMAF - Warriors 19 02011-03-10 March 10, 2011 2 2:48 Sofia, Bulgaria
Loss 49–26–7 Israel Jeremy Knafo Decision (unanimous) Israel FC: Genesis 02010-11-09 November 9, 2010 3 5:00 Tel Aviv, Israel
Loss 49–25–7 United States Torrance Taylor Decision (unanimous) Bellator 25 02010-08-19 August 19, 2010 3 5:00 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Loss 49–24–7 United States Rick Hawn TKO (head kick and punches) Triumph Fighter 3 - Havoc 02010-07-31 July 31, 2010 2 4:08 Milford, New Hampshire USA
Loss 49–23–7 Australia Dylan Andrews Decision (unanimous) CFC 13 02010-04-17 April 17, 2010 3 5:00 Gold Coast, Australia
Loss 49–22–7 Canada Nabil Khatib Decision (split) W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood 02010-03-20 March 20, 2010 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec
Win 49–21–7 United States Derek Smith Submission (choke) CFX - Cage Fighting Xtreme 02010-02-13 February 13, 2010 1 2:32 St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
Loss 48–21–7 United States Anthony Macias Decision (unanimous) Freestyle Cage Fighting 37 02009-11-07 November 7, 2009 3 5:00 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Loss 48–20–7 Canada Carlos Newton Decision (unanimous) W-1 MMA 4: High Voltage 02009-10-10 October 10, 2009 3 5:00 Gatineau, Quebec, Canada Originally for W-1 Welterweight title, however Newton failed to make weight and the bout was made a non-title fight
Win 48–19–7 Jordan Danny Abbadi KO (punch) Respect in the Cage 1: Expo & Fight 02009-09-20 September 20, 2009 1 4:36 Pico Rivera, California, United States
Loss 47–19–7 United States Derrick Noble Decision (unanimous) VFC - A Night of Vengeance 02009-09-05 September 5, 2009 3 5:00 Oranjestad, Aruba
Win 47–18–7 George Lockhart Decision (split) Throwdown ETC – Showdown 02009-02-20 February 20, 2009 3 5:00 Utah, California
Win 46–18–7 Ryan Scheeper Submission (kimura) ISCF – Bad Intentions 02008-12-12 December 12, 2008 1 2:08 Alberta, Canada
Win 45–18–7 Allan Hope Submission (armbar) CCF 3 – Undisputed 02008-11-28 November 28, 2008 1 2:32 Alberta, Canada
Loss 44–18–7 United States Matt Major Decision (unanimous) CCFC – Rumble in the Park 02008-08-23 August 23, 2008 3 5:00 California, United States
Win 44–17–7 United States Demi Deeds TKO PFC – Primetime Fighting Championships 02008-05-30 May 30, 2008 2 2:41 Indiana, United States
Win 43–17–7 United States John Cronk Decision (unanimous) WFC – Armageddon 02008-04-12 April 12, 2008 3 5:00 Colorado, United States
Loss 42–17–7 Canada Brad Zazulak TKO (injury) MFC 14 – High Rollers 02007-11-23 November 23, 2007 1 2:09 Alberta, Canada
Win 42–16–7 Chris Powers Decision (unanimous) ISCF – Fight 2 the Finish 02007-11-09 November 9, 2007 3 Illinois, United States
Win 41–16–7 Joshua Taibl Submission (strikes) EC 83 – Extreme Challenge 83 02007-09-01 September 1, 2007 2 3:20 Iowa, United States
Win 40–16–7 Kris Fleurstil TKO XFO 18 – Xtreme Fighting 02007-06-30 June 30, 2007 1 4:05 Wisconsin, United States
Loss 39–16–7 United States Marcus Davis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs 02006-12-13 December 13, 2006 3 5:00 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif.
Win 39–15–7 United States Alex Carter Submission (rear naked choke) IFC – Rumble on the River 02006-03-11 March 11, 2006 1 3:21 Nebraska, United States
Win 38–15–7 United States Jason Black TKO (injury) KOTC – Redemption on the River 02006-02-17 February 17, 2006 1 1:18 Illinois, United States
Loss 37–15–7 United States Mike Pyle Submission (triangle choke) WEC 18 02006-01-13 January 13, 2006 1 2:06 California, United States For WEC Welterweight Championship
Loss 37–14–7 Canada Jonathan Goulet Submission (bulldog choke) TKO 23 – Extreme 02005-11-05 November 5, 2005 1 3:05 Quebec, Canada
Win 37–13–7 Marcin Zontek Decision KSW 4 – Konfroncacja 02005-09-10 September 10, 2005 N/A Poland
Win 36–13–7 United States Josh Haynes Decision (unanimous) IFC – Rock N' Rumble 02005-07-30 July 30, 2005 3 5:00 Nevada, United States
Win 35–13–7 Canada Jason MacDonald Decision TKO 21 – Collision 02005-07-15 July 15, 2005 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 34–13–7 United States Nathan Quarry TKO (strikes) UFC 53 02005-06-04 June 4, 2005 1 2:37 New Jersey, United States
Loss 34–12–7 Brazil Jorge Oliveira Decision (unanimous) WEC 13 02005-01-22 January 22, 2005 3 5:00 California, United States
NC 34–11–7 Buddy Clinton No Contest KOTC – Indiana 02004-11-20 November 20, 2004 N/A Indiana, United States
Win 34–11–7 United States John Cronk TKO (doctor stoppage) KOTC – Revenge 02004-11-14 November 14, 2004 1 5:00 California, United States
Win 33–11–7 Jody Poff Submission (rear naked choke) WEC 12 02004-10-21 October 21, 2004 1 3:48 California, United States
Loss 32–11–7 Russia Azred Telkusheev Decision M-1 MFC – Middleweight GP 02004-10-09 October 9, 2004 N/A St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 32–10–7 Jason Biswell TKO WEC 11 02004-08-20 August 20, 2004 1 3:13 California, United States
Win 31–10–7 France Jess Liaudin Decision CW – Cage Wars 02004-05-30 May 30, 2004 N/A Ireland
Loss 30–10–7 Armenia Karo Parisyan Decision (unanimous) WEC 10 02004-05-21 May 21, 2004 3 5:00 California, United States Lost WEC Welterweight Championship
Win 30–9–7 Gabe Garcia TKO (injury) WEC 9 02004-01-16 January 16, 2004 1 0:30 California, United States
Loss 29–9–7 United States Jon Fitch Submission (slam) Shooto USA – Warrior Spirit: Evolution 02003-11-14 November 14, 2003 3 Nevada, United States
Win 29–8–7 United States JT Taylor Decision WEC 8 02003-10-17 October 17, 2003 3 5:00 California, United States Won Vacant WEC Welterweight Championship
Win 28–8–7 United States Dax Bruce Submission (rear naked choke) WEC 7 02003-08-09 August 9, 2003 1 2:28 California, United States
vDraw 27–8–7 Japan Kousei Kubota Draw Shidokan – New Combat Festival 02003-07-13 July 13, 2003 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 27–8–6 United States Ronald Jhun Decision (unanimous) KOTC 23 – Sin City 02003-05-16 May 16, 2003 5 5:00 Nevada, United States
Win 27–7–6 Germany Peter Angerer Decision Shido – Fists of Fury 2 02003-04-12 April 12, 2003 3 5:00 Germany
Loss 26–7–6 United States Jeremy Jackson Decision (unanimous) WEC 6 02003-03-27 March 27, 2003 3 5:00 California, United States
Win 26–6–6 Japan Seichi Ikemoto Decision (unanimous) Shooto 2003 – 3/18 in Korakuen Hall 02003-03-18 March 18, 2003 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 25–6–6 United States Fernando Vasconcelos TKO (corner stoppage) KOTC 21 – Invasion 02003-02-21 February 21, 2003 2 5:00 Mexico
Win 24–6–6 Mike Nomikos Submission (neck crank) Shidokan – World Open 2002 02002-12-05 December 5, 2002 2 N/A Illinois, United States
vDraw 23–6–6 United States Ronald Jhun Draw SB 27 – SuperBrawl 27 02002-11-09 November 9, 2002 3 5:00 Hawaii, United States
Win 23–6–5 United States Jay Buck Decision (split) IHC 5 – Tribulation 02002-10-26 October 26, 2002 3 5:00 Indiana, United States
Win 22–6–5 United States Randy Velarde Submission (rear naked choke) KOTC 16 – Double Cross 02002-08-02 August 2, 2002 1 4:53 California, United States
Win 21–6–5 United States Kolo Koka Decision (unanimous) SB 25 – SuperBrawl 25 02002-07-13 July 13, 2002 3 5:00 Hawaii, United States
Win 20–6–5 Armin Eslami Decision Shido – Fists of Fury 1 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 3 5:00 Germany
Loss 19–6–5 United States Pat Miletich KO (head kick) UFC 32 02001-06-29 June 29, 2001 2 2:42 New Jersey, United States
Win 19–5–5 United States Matt Serra KO (spinning back fist) UFC 31 02001-05-04 May 4, 2001 3 4:51 New Jersey, United States
Win 18–5–5 Japan Yuji Hoshino Decision (majority) Pancrase – Trans 7 02000-12-04 December 4, 2000 1 15:00 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 17–5–5 United States Steve Berger Submission (rear naked choke) RSF 1 – Reality Submission Fighting 1 02000-10-06 October 6, 2000 1 2:41 Illinois, United States
Win 17–4–5 Joe Merit Decision RSF 1 – Reality Submission Fighting 1 02000-10-06 October 6, 2000 1 18:00 Illinois, United States
Loss 16–4–5 United States Nathan Marquardt Decision (unanimous) Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 2 3:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 16–3–5 United States Chris Lytle Decision (unanimous) Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 3 3:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 15–3–5 Yoshinori Kawasaki Decision (unanimous) Pancrase – Trans 5 02000-07-23 July 23, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 14–3–5 United States Adrian Serrano Decision UFC 26 02000-06-09 June 9, 2000 2 5:00 Iowa, United States
vDraw 13–3–5 Japan Kiuma Kunioku Draw Pancrase – Trans 3 02000-04-30 April 30, 2000 2 3:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 13–3–4 United States Brad Gumm Decision UFC 24 02000-03-10 March 10, 2000 2 5:00 Louisiana, United States
Win 12–3–4 Japan Kousei Kubota Decision (unanimous) Pancrase – Trans 1 02000-01-23 January 23, 2000 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
vDraw 11–3–4 Japan Takafumi Ito Draw Pancrase – Breakthrough 10 01999-11-28 November 28, 1999 1 15:00 Osaka, Japan
Loss 11–3–3 United States Steve Berger Decision (split) IHC 1 – Genesis 01999-11-06 November 6, 1999 2 2:00
Loss 11–2–3 United States Pat Miletich Decision EC 27 – Extreme Challenge 27 01999-08-21 August 21, 1999 1 20:00 Iowa, United States
vDraw 11–1–3 United States Simon Posner Draw SB 12 – SuperBrawl 12 01999-06-01 June 1, 1999 3 5:00 Hawaii, United States
Win 11–1–2 United States Phil Johns Verbal Submission (knee injury) EC 23 – Extreme Challenge 23 01999-04-02 April 2, 1999 1 2:59 Indiana, United States
Win 10–1–2 United States Keith Wisniewski KO IMAC 3 – Indiana Martial Arts Challenge 3 01999-03-06 March 6, 1999 1 0:40 Indiana, United States
Win 9–1–2 United States Robert Masko Decision EB 1 – Extreme Brawl 1 01999-10-21 October 21, 1999 N/A N/A Wisconsin, United States
vDraw 8–1–2 United States Dave Menne Draw EC 20 – Extreme Challenge 20 01998-08-22 August 22, 1998 1 20:00 Iowa, United States
Win 8–1–1 United States Carl Davis Submission (choke) Tropicana D'Cache Club Fights 01998-06-05 June 5, 1998 N/A N/A Illinois, United States
Win 7–1–1 United States Jesse Jones Submission (frustration) EC 16 – Extreme Challenge 16 01998-03-26 March 26, 1998 1 9:05 Iowa, United States
Win 6–1–1 James Clingerman Decision IMAC 1 – Indiana Martial Arts Challenge 1 01998-03-06 March 6, 1998 1 15:00 Indiana, United States
Win 5–1–1 Sean Brockmole Submission (choke from side mount) IMAC 1 – Indiana Martial Arts Challenge 1 01998-03-06 March 6, 1998 1 6:04 Indiana, United States
Win 4–1–1 Todd Taylor Submission (rear naked choke) CF – Combat Fighting 01998-02-14 February 14, 1998 N/A
Win 3–1–1 Andy Sanders Submission EC 5 – Extreme Challenge 5 01997-04-18 April 18, 1997 1 3:24 Iowa, United States
Win 2–1–1 United States Dave Menne Decision EC 5 – Extreme Challenge 5 01997-04-18 April 18, 1997 1 15:00 Iowa, United States
vDraw 1–1–1 Brazil Daniel Vianna Draw CC 3 – Chicago Challenge 3 01997-03-15 March 15, 1997 N/A Illinois, United States
Win 1–1 Chad Cox KO EC 4 – Extreme Challenge 4 01997-02-22 February 22, 1997 1 2:45 Iowa, United States
Loss 0–1 United States Laverne Clark KO (punches) EC 3 – Extreme Challenge 3 01997-02-15 February 15, 1997 1 0:09 Iowa, United States

[edit] References

  1. ^ State of Nevada Department of Business and Industry Athletic Commission (July 30, 2005). "IFC - Rock N' Rumble Show Results". http://boxing.nv.gov/2005Results/07-30-05RenoEventsCenter.pdf. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Bushemi, Brian A.. "Shonie Carter: Almost Famous". ChicagoFightingArts.com. http://www.chicagofightingarts.com/pages/shoniecarter.html. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
  3. ^ a b De Santis, TJ (June 25, 2008). "An Interview with Mr. International". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/An-Interview-with-Mr-International-13410. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
  4. ^ a b Kolen, =Jarvis Cherron. "Shonie Carter...Judoka at Heart". JudoInfo.com. http://judoinfo.com/ShonieCarter.htm. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
  5. ^ Shonie Carter Shin Do Kumite profile
  6. ^ Rossen, Jake (April 23, 2008). "'Iron Ring' a Rusty Proposition". Sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/iron-ring-a-rusty-proposition-12429. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
  7. ^ Strupp, Dan (May 19, 2008). "Guest referee Shonie Carter discusses eight-second double-knockout". MMAJunkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/4377/guest-ref-shonie-carter-discusses-eight-second-double-knockout.mma. Retrieved February 16, 2009. 
  8. ^ Fowlkes, Ben (November 24, 2010). "After Retiring from MMA, Shonie Carter Eyes the WWE". MMAFighting.com. http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/11/24/after-retiring-from-mma-shonie-carter-aims-for-the-wwe/. Retrieved November 25, 2010. 
  9. ^ 12/16/09 episode of Judge Joe Brown

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