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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Bill Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Can Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uru comes to the ring accompanied by The Man - Aloe Blacc. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bill Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Can Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uru missing with a left hand there. Crusher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher misses with a leg kick.
Crusher throws a series of punches but Uru avoids them all with ease.
Crusher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusher swinging wildly here.
Uru wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Uru misses the body punch
and Crusher counters by clinching up.
Crusher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uru is keeping busy.
Crusher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher taking a breather.
Crusher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uru is defending well for now.
Crusher has Uru pressed against the ropes, preventing Uru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crusher pushes Uru back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Uru is trying to maintain a safe position but Crusher gets an underhook and turns Uru into the ropes.
Crusher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uru is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher tries to circle away but Uru has him pinned against the ropes.
Crusher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Uru has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crusher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uru is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crusher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Can Crusher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Uru takes a swing at Crusher's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusher tries to clinch but Uru moves out of range.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Can Crusher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crusher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uru slips under a jab from Crusher.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crusher.
Crusher tries to clinch there but Uru circles away.
Crusher tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru lands with a straight right. Crusher didn't see that one coming.
Crusher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uru was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Uru scores with a sloppy right hand. Crusher should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Crusher.
Uru clobbers Crusher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch but Uru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusher tries to clinch up but Uru circles away and keeps his distance.
Uru stuns Crusher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Uru misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Uru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Crusher moves forwards but Uru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Crusher tries to move into range but Uru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uru lands a nice looking body shot.
Crusher wants to land a leg kick but Uru is out of range.
Uru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crusher throws a head kick that misses.
Crusher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Can Crusher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Crusher misses.
Uru misses with a hook. Crusher ducked under it nicely.
Crusher tries to clinch up.
Uru moves out of range as Crusher throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Can Crusher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crusher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Uru scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Uru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher misses with a low kick.
A jab from Uru misses.
Crusher slips under a jab.
Uru lands with a straight right. Crusher didn't see that one coming.
Crusher tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Crusher tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Uru.
Crusher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Uru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher tries to clinch there but Uru circles away.
No joy there for Crusher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crusher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uru, pushing him back against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crusher is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Uru has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher manages to break the clinch.
Crusher wants to clinch.
Crusher misses with a low kick.
Crusher tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Uru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Uru swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusher.
Uru looks to land a combination but Crusher avoids it well.
Sonny Bill Uru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Can Crusher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Can Crusher.
Well Crusher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Can Crusher!
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