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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trenton Funkhouser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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222 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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211 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Trenton Funkhouser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Spilbergen as Funkhouser shoots in.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funkhouser sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Funkhouser avoids it this time.
A jab from Funkhouser finds it's way through Spilbergen's defenses.
It looks like Cornelis Spilbergen has been cut.
Funkhouser throws a big shot that misses.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser throws out a loose jab but Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Spilbergen connects with a crisp jab.
Funkhouser lands a jab to Spilbergen's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Funkhouser throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spilbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Funkhouser closes the distance and clinches up with Spilbergen, looking for a takedown. Funkhouser pushes Spilbergen against the cage but Spilbergen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Funkhouser sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Funkhouser avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Funkhouser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkhouser. Spilbergen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Funkhouser misses with a right hand
and Spilbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Funkhouser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spilbergen moves away.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser shakes him off and moves away.
Cornelis Spilbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spilbergen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser misses with a body punch
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spilbergen takes one on the button.
Funkhouser misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Funkhouser, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Cornelis Spilbergen's cut even more.
Funkhouser doesn't manage to clinch there - Spilbergen circles away.
Funkhouser tries to close the distance and clinch but Spilbergen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkhouser scores with a punch to the head.
Funkhouser connects with a crisp jab.
Funkhouser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spilbergen manages to avoid it.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser pushes him away.
Funkhouser throws a body punch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Funkhouser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Funkhouser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spilbergen stuffs the takedown attempt from Funkhouser. Funkhouser gets slowly back to his feet.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spilbergen slips a jab from Funkhouser.
Trenton Funkhouser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funkhouser shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spilbergen sprawls well. Spilbergen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funkhouser gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkhouser throws a poor cross that misses
and Spilbergen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
Spilbergen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funkhouser backwards.
Spilbergen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The cut above Cornelis Spilbergen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Funkhouser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Spilbergen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spilbergen avoiding damage.
Spilbergen pushes Funkhouser back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Funkhouser has Spilbergen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spilbergen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spilbergen stalls.
Funkhouser has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spilbergen regains guard immediately.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spilbergen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Funkhouser controls the pace.
Spilbergen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funkhouser drops back looking for a leg! Spilbergen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spilbergen manages to kick Funkhouser off! Funkhouser jumps back into Spilbergen's guard.
Funkhouser drops back looking for a leg! Spilbergen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spilbergen manages to kick Funkhouser off! Funkhouser jumps back into Spilbergen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trenton Funkhouser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelis Spilbergen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Spilbergen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Funkhouser.
Spilbergen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Funkhouser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser lands a nice shot that snaps Spilbergen's head back.
Funkhouser lands with a straight right. Spilbergen didn't see that one coming.
Funkhouser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spilbergen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt - Spilbergen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funkhouser moves away from the strike by Spilbergen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spilbergen. Funkhouser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkhouser misses with a takedown attempt
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funkhouser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spilbergen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkhouser dives in and grabs Spilbergen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spilbergen pushes down on Funkhouser's head and hops out.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trenton Funkhouser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spilbergen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spilbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funkhouser.
Spilbergen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spilbergen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser throws a right hand that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Funkhouser scores with a body shot.
Funkhouser is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser misses with a double jab.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser throws a hook to the side of Spilbergen's head but Spilbergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
A big right from Funkhouser misses.
Spilbergen wants to counter the offense by Funkhouser and move into the clinch position.
Funkhouser looks to score with a jab to the body but Spilbergen is just out of range.
Funkhouser swings widly with a right hand
and Spilbergen counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkhouser thuds a left hand into Spilbergen's body.
Funkhouser throws a jab when Spilbergen was well out of range.
Funkhouser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spilbergen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Funkhouser.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spilbergen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkhouser thinking.
Funkhouser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkhouser throws a poor cross that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen dodges the punch combination from Funkhouser.
Spilbergen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkhouser. Spilbergen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Funkhouser shakes him off and moves away.
Funkhouser swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spilbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cornelis Spilbergen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cornelis Spilbergen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trenton Funkhouser!
Trenton Funkhouser retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Trenton Funkhouser started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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