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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Schoenaerts (ranked 5057 p4p, 4611 weight class) and Jeff Lee (ranked 544 p4p, 515 weight class). Schoenaerts kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MMA Entrance Music / Robert Whittaker. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddy Schoenaerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Lee!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoenaerts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Schoenaerts tries to land a body kick
and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Lee postures up in Schoenaerts's guard and throws a big left but Schoenaerts blocks it.
Lee won't allow Schoenaerts to get back to his feet.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoenaerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control but Schoenaerts is working from the bottom.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Schoenaerts blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Schoenaerts blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Freddy Schoenaerts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schoenaerts pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Schoenaerts follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schoenaerts misses with the combination.
Schoenaerts misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick from Schoenaerts misses
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schoenaerts won't be happy with that.
Schoenaerts sneaks out the side door and pushes Lee away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Schoenaerts.
Nice straight punches there by Schoenaerts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schoenaerts.
Freddy Schoenaerts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Schoenaerts.
Schoenaerts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schoenaerts definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Schoenaerts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Schoenaerts thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lee if he has to take too many more of those.
Schoenaerts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee dives in and grabs Schoenaerts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schoenaerts pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Schoenaerts throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Schoenaerts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lee connects with a decent elbow.
Lee lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Schoenaerts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Schoenaerts is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lee trying to control the position but Schoenaerts is working away.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lee prevents Schoenaerts from escaping the position.
Lee is working Schoenaerts over with some ground and pound from side control.
Schoenaerts is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Schoenaerts down.
Lee landing a few strikes.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Schoenaerts's legs.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Freddy Schoenaerts will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Schoenaerts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schoenaerts defends it well.
Schoenaerts fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
No joy there for Schoenaerts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Freddy Schoenaerts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schoenaerts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Freddy Schoenaerts is winning the standup battle so far.
Schoenaerts wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Schoenaerts sets himself, and Lee steps forward looking for the clinch! Schoenaerts avoids it this time.
Schoenaerts misses with the combination.
Lee is looking to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Schoenaerts
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Schoenaerts didn't expect that.
Schoenaerts keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Schoenaerts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jeff Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoenaerts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Lee stays in close to Schoenaerts's body and controls the position.
Schoenaerts keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Schoenaerts is wriggling around but Lee manages to pass to half guard.
Lee working over Schoenaerts with some ground and pound. Schoenaerts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lee wants to control but Schoenaerts is keeping him busy.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lee working over Schoenaerts with some ground and pound. Schoenaerts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schoenaerts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Schoenaerts is looking to escape.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lee is nestled in close to Schoenaerts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schoenaerts.
Schoenaerts throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Schoenaerts fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee won't allow Schoenaerts to get back to his feet.
Lee distracts Schoenaerts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lee prevents Schoenaerts from getting back to his feet.
Lee distracts Schoenaerts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee works over Schoenaerts with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schoenaerts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Schoenaerts throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Schoenaerts falls off balance throwing a combination
so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schoenaerts manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schoenaerts appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schoenaerts misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schoenaerts!
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee wants to control but Schoenaerts is keeping him busy.
Lee landing a few strikes.
Schoenaerts is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schoenaerts trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Schoenaerts wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as Schoenaerts takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schoenaerts takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lee working the body and head with strikes.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lee works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schoenaerts prevents Lee from moving into mount.
Lee lands some shots froms side control.
Schoenaerts is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee cracks Schoenaerts with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Schoenaerts is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Schoenaerts taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Lee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoenaerts gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lee scoring with strikes but Schoenaerts is staying in there.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Schoenaerts?
Schoenaerts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schoenaerts is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schoenaerts is trying to stand.
Oh Schoenaerts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Schoenaerts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee breaks from Schoenaerts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lee! Schoenaerts is hurt baaadly! Lee is firing away with more strikes - Schoenaerts is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Lee!
Jeff Lee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Freddy Schoenaerts stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry for my lose tonight but a big thanks to Caged Dragons Fight Club for the possibility to fight here tonight and also for the great fans and public. Sorry again, tonight i lost against a better opponent as me, no regrets, i'll be back stronger. You are the best.'.
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