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Alex Schoenauer is an Argentine American

Argentine American

Argentine Americans are citizens and residents of the United States whose origins are in the South American nation of Argentina.The profile of the Argentine American population is generally similar to the overall U.S. population's. Among the key differences, however, is educational attainment...

professional

Professional

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

(MMA) fighter. He last fought for the Los Angeles Anacondas

Los Angeles Anacondas

The Los Angeles Anacondas were an International Fight League team based in Los Angeles, California. The Anacondas were the first IFL team to have gone through not just one coach but two...

of the International Fight League

International Fight League

The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...

and resides in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

Early life

Schoenauer was born in El Bolson

El Bolsón

El Bolsón may refer to:* El Bolsón, Río Negro, a village in Argentina* Cerro del Bolsón, a mountain in Argentina...

, Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

. At the age of 15, Alex left his native Argentina and moved to Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

, where he lived with his grandfather and attended high school. After graduating Alex moved onto college to study engineering. After graduating from Montana State with a degree in engineering

Engineering

Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...

, Schoenauer worked with a manufacturing company in Idaho. After a year, he decided to put his other training to work, which he gained at the United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...

Captains School, and worked as a captain of a private yacht

Yacht

A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...

, sailing as far north as Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

and as deep south as Cabo San Lucas. While in Cabo San Lucas, Alex utilized his bilingual ability navigating the Sea of Cortez.

MMA

While attending Montana State his final year in college, Schoenauer began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

. In 2004, Alex moved to Las Vegas permanently vowing to give his new venture his full commitment. Once in Las Vegas, Alex met Sergio Pehena and started his professional career. Alex was in the opening season of The Ultimate Fighter 1

The Ultimate Fighter 1

The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts fighters were invited to participate in the show where they would reside together and train in two separate teams...

competing in a preliminary bout against Forrest Griffin the one time UFC light heavyweight champion.
Alex received his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Sergio Pehena and trains and teaches at Extreme Couture and Tapout Gym.

Outside MMA

Outside the gym, Schoenauer is an avid outdoorsman. He enjoys fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

, hunting, scuba diving, river rafting and golfing. Recently he was on an episode of "One Man Army" on Discovery it aired on 07/27/11 he finished it second place.

Mixed martial arts record

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Paulo Filho

Paulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho , is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist as well as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo practitioner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...

|Decision (unanimous)
|Bitetti Combat MMA 4
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Vladimir Matyushenko

Vladimir Vladimirovich Matyushenko is a Belarusian mixed martial artist and the first and only International Fight League light heavyweight champion...

Mike Ciesnolevicz

Michael David Ciesnolevicz is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the Quad City Silverbacks of the International Fight League. Ciesnolevicz is also a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship....

|Decision (split)
|IFL - 2007 Semifinals
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|align=center|14-7
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Allan Goes

Allan Goes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He last fought for the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the International Fight League.-Biography:...

|KO (punch)
|IFL - Everett
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|align=center|13-7
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Brian Ebersole

Brian Ebersole is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently fighting under the Ultimate Fighting Championship as of February 2011. Ebersole is a veteran of the mixed martial arts world with a total of 64 professional fights. He has been known to have an iron chin, never being knocked out...

Mike Ciesnolevicz

Aaron Stark

Aaron Mitchell Stark is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He trains with Team Quest and was a member of the Portland Wolfpack, an International Fight League team coached by Matt Lindland....

|Submission (modified guillotine)
|IFL - World Championship Semifinals
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Kazuhiro Hamanaka

is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He fought for the Tokyo Sabres in the International Fight League.-Career:Hamanaka began his mixed martial arts career in 2003 with a victory over Antonio Schembri at PRIDE 26. After losing to Ryan Gracie in PRIDE Bushido 1, he made stints in other organizations...

Jamal Patterson

Jamal Patterson is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He fought with the New York Pitbulls in the now-defunct International Fight League.-MMA career:...

|Submission (guillotine choke)
|IFL - Championship 2006
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Travis Wiuff

Travis Wiuff is a mixed martial arts fighter born in Minnesota, United States. He competes in the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions...

|Submission (heel hook)
|IFL - Legends Championship 2006
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Kenny Stevens
|TKO
|WEF - Orleans Arena
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Lodune Sincaid

Lodune Sincaid is an American professional mixed martial artist from North Hollywood, California. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting light heavyweight champion, and was featured on the UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 1 reality show, losing to Bobby Southworth by knockout in the first...

|Submission (choke)
|SF 14 - Resolution
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Jason Brilz

Jason Brilz is an American mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the light heavyweight division.-Wrestling career:...

|Submission (choke)
|VFC 11 - Demolition
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Shannon Ritch

Shannon Ritch is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter who currently competes in the welterweight division. As of June 2011 he has competed in 126 professional fights with 47 wins and 75 losses and 4 no contests. Ritch is one of the most known and experienced journeyman of mixed...

Mike Swick

Mike Swick is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a welterweight....

|KO (punch)
|The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 9, 2005. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 1 in both the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions....

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|align=center|7-0
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Jason Grinch
|Submission (verbal)
|PPKA Ultimate Ring Challenge: Fresh Blood
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|align=center|6-0
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Joe Lake
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|FCFF - Throwdown on the Fairground 1
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|align=center|5:00
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|Win
|align=center|5-0
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Brett Shafer
|KO
|Art of War 1
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|align=center|3
|align=center|2:26
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|Win
|align=center|4-0
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Jake Jones
|TKO
|MSF - Night of Thunder 2
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:15
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|align=center|3-0
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Jason Fairn
|Submission
|MFC 2

MFC 2

MFC 2: Rumble at the Jungle was a mixed martial arts event held by the Maximum Fighting Championship on November 24, 2001 in Edmonton, Alberta.-Fight Card:*Bobby Shabaga defeated Shane Boon via DQ*Mike Povajnuk defeated Jerry Castro via Submission...

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|align=center|2-0
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Tony Zamora
|Submission (armbar)
|MSF - Return of the Warriors
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|align=center|1:41
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|align=center|1-0
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