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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Frye Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frye Jr comes to the cage accompanied by The show goes on - Lupe Fiasco. Schoonover has chosen Daylight - Matt and Kim as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Frye Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoonover shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schoonover was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schoonover trying to control but Frye Jr is having none of it.
Frye Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schoonover looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Frye Jr wants to hold on but Schoonover pushes him away.
Schoonover landing shots from mount.
Schoonover looking to secure an arm triangle but Frye Jr defends it well.
Frye Jr tries to hold on but Schoonover pushes him away.
Schoonover looking to control but Frye Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Frye Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye Jr holds on, trying desperately to control.
Schoonover wants to control the pace but Frye Jr is squirming around nicely.
Schoonover working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Frye Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Frye Jr is squirming around, avoiding Schoonover's attempts to control the action.
Frye Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frye Jr reaches up to try and control the position but Schoonover seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Frye Jr rolls and tries to escape and now Schoonover has his back!
Frye Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Schoonover is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Frye Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Frye Jr for a finish.
Schoonover trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover cracks Frye Jr with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Frye Jr from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frye Jr tries to escape but Schoonover has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Frye Jr biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Schoonover controls the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frye Jr is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Schoonover gets his way!
Frye Jr is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover is persistently looking for the submission but Frye Jr is defending it well.
Schoonover looking for the choke from the back.
Schoonover not allowing Frye Jr to control his hands.
Schoonover thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schoonover looking to break Frye Jr's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Frye Jr remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Schoonover will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Frye Jr wants to escape the position.
Frye Jr breaks Schoonover's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Frye Jr wants to control from the top but Schoonover keeps moving.
Schoonover wants to control the position but Frye Jr says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frye Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schoonover trying to control but Frye Jr postures up.
Schoonover is pressing down on Frye Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Frye Jr trying to control but Schoonover is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schoonover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schoonover fails with the takedown.
Frye Jr throws a series of punches but Schoonover avoids them all with ease.
Greg Frye Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frye Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoonover is just out of range.
Schoonover connects with a high kick.
Schoonover shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frye Jr as he avoids it easily.
Frye Jr misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Frye Jr misses.
Schoonover finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Frye Jr misses with a lunging right hand
so Schoonover counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schoonover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schoonover forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schoonover wants to pass the guard but Frye Jr is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Schoonover seems content to control.
Frye Jr is pressing down on Schoonover's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schoonover wants to pass the guard but Frye Jr is keeping the position.
Schoonover sitting in guard here, content to control.
Frye Jr is trying to control the position but Schoonover postures up.
Frye Jr pulls Schoonover in to control the position.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Frye Jr keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schoonover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frye Jr. Frye Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Frye Jr misses with a double jab.
Schoonover shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frye Jr's guard.
Schoonover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover got a little sloppy there for a moment and Frye Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schoonover has managed to get both his arms back between Frye Jr's legs - danger averted.
Schoonover postures up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frye Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schoonover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frye Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frye Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schoonover content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schoonover works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Frye Jr gets full guard.
Schoonover trying to control the position from guard on top but Frye Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frye Jr keeping full guard, as Schoonover tries to pass.
Julius Schoonover has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frye Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schoonover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frye Jr is keeping the position for now.
Schoonover drops back looking for a leg! Frye Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Frye Jr manages to kick Schoonover off! Schoonover jumps back into Frye Jr's guard.
Schoonover trying to control but Frye Jr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schoonover is standing up over Frye Jr. Frye Jr looks to escape but Schoonover dives into side control.
Schoonover wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frye Jr keeps working.
Frye Jr is looking for a sweep.
Schoonover looks up at the clock and then as Frye Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Schoonover smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schoonover works to advance to full mount. Frye Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Schoonover landing shots from mount.
Frye Jr trying desperately to get to his feet.
Frye Jr taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frye Jr wants to control but Schoonover is having none of it.
Schoonover is working for a guillotine from mount but Frye Jr frees his head quite easily.
Schoonover wants to control the pace but Frye Jr is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schoonover shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schoonover was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schoonover tries to control but Frye Jr wriggling away.
Schoonover prevents Frye Jr from getting the reversal.
Frye Jr tries to hold on but Schoonover postures up.
Frye Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schoonover controlling from mount.
Frye Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye Jr manages to get to full guard.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Frye Jr keeps moving.
Schoonover passes into half guard.
Frye Jr trying to control but Schoonover postures up.
Frye Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Frye Jr keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
Frye Jr looking to control.
Frye Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schoonover sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frye Jr's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Frye Jr is trying to maintain the position but Schoonover is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frye Jr wants to stand back up but Schoonover manages to pass into side control.
Frye Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Schoonover trying to control the action but Frye Jr is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schoonover is trying to get an arm triangle but Frye Jr is defending well.
Frye Jr is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Schoonover tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schoonover has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schoonover trying to control the position but Frye Jr is working away.
Schoonover tries to move into full mount but can't pass Frye Jr's legs.
Schoonover wants to control but Frye Jr is keeping him busy.
Schoonover is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frye Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frye Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Frye Jr is not content to let Schoonover control the position.
Frye Jr is trying to control Schoonover's posture but Schoonover avoids it.
Frye Jr is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schoonover is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frye Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Schoonover taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frye Jr!
It looks like Julius Schoonover has been cut.
The fighters circling - Frye Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schoonover shoots in but Frye Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frye Jr lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frye Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Frye Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frye Jr tries a low kick but Schoonover avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Frye Jr enables Schoonover to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Frye Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schoonover trying to control the position from guard on top but Frye Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frye Jr is looking to stand up but Schoonover isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frye Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schoonover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frye Jr is keeping the position for now.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Frye Jr keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schoonover looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Schoonover is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Frye Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frye Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Frye Jr throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover dodges the punch combination from Frye Jr.
Schoonover shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Schoonover was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frye Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Schoonover is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Frye Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Frye Jr shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schoonover in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Frye Jr wants to control but Schoonover is having none of it.
Schoonover lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schoonover wants to finish this one by submission but Frye Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Schoonover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover content just to control the position here.
Schoonover can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frye Jr is looking to escape.
Schoonover controlling from mount.
Frye Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Schoonover lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Schoonover has hold of Frye Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Frye Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Frye Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Frye Jr wants to control but Schoonover is having none of it.
Schoonover wants to control the pace but Frye Jr is squirming around nicely.
Schoonover working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Frye Jr regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frye Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Schoonover.
Frye Jr gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Julius Schoonover will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Julius Schoonover's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Frye Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schoonover tries to clinch but Frye Jr moves out of range.
Frye Jr checks a leg kick.
Frye Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Frye Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schoonover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schoonover dodges the punch combination from Frye Jr.
Schoonover connects with an inside leg kick.
Frye Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schoonover staying out of range there.
Schoonover misses with a series of wild punches.
Frye Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Schoonover seems unphased.
Frye Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Schoonover misses.
Frye Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Frye Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoonover is just out of range.
Frye Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schoonover.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Schoonover shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frye Jr pinned against the cage. Frye Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Frye Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Frye Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Schoonover. Schoonover gets slowly back to his feet.
Frye Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Julius Schoonover's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frye Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Schoonover, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Greg Frye Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Schoonover.
Frye Jr looks to land a combination but Schoonover avoids it well.
Schoonover forces Frye Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Frye Jr turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Frye Jr manages to end up in side control.
Schoonover manages to work his way to half guard, despite Frye Jr's best efforts.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schoonover gets back to full guard.
Schoonover looking to control.
Frye Jr wants to stand but Schoonover is controlling his posture from full guard.
Frye Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frye Jr preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover trying to control the position.
Schoonover looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frye Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Schoonover.
Frye Jr tries to stand but Schoonover is controlling from the bottom.
Frye Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frye Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoonover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Frye Jr won't allow Schoonover to sweep him here.
Frye Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Greg Frye Jr just wasn't active enough.
Frye Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Schoonover scores with a takedown into Frye Jr's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frye Jr pulls Schoonover in close to his closed guard and prevents Schoonover from doing any damage or advancing position.
Greg Frye Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julius Schoonover is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Frye Jr keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Frye Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schoonover has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Schoonover!
A pretty intense looking Julius Schoonover took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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