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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Can Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korean Superboy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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166 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Can Crusher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Korean Superboy Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Crusher.
A jab from Crusher does it's job there.
Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Superboy Jr.
Crusher throws a hook but Superboy Jr blocks it.
Crusher blocks a jab.
Crusher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Superboy Jr misses with a hook. Crusher ducked under it nicely.
Crusher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Superboy Jr slips a jab from Crusher.
Crusher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crusher throws a shot to the body.
Superboy Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Superboy Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Crusher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crusher throws a body punch but Superboy Jr moves out of range.
Superboy Jr throws out a counter right but Crusher avoids it with no problem.
Superboy Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crusher connects with a right hand. Superboy Jr shakes it off.
Superboy Jr tries to clinch but Crusher is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusher stuns Superboy Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crusher slips a jab from Superboy Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Crusher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Superboy Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusher scores with a hook.
Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crusher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher lands a body shot.
Crusher lands with a nice body punch.
Crusher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Superboy Jr.
Crusher connects with a crisp jab.
Superboy Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crusher takes a swing at Superboy Jr's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Superboy Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Superboy Jr dips to his left and cracks Crusher with an uppercut!
Superboy Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crusher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Superboy Jr clinches.
Crusher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Superboy Jr's coach down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Superboy Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Crusher tries to work over Superboy Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superboy Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusher.
Superboy Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Superboy Jr tries to work over Crusher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superboy Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Crusher scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusher tries to work over Superboy Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Superboy Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Crusher fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher blocks an uppercut.
Crusher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crusher throws a punch but it's blocked by Superboy Jr.
Crusher tries a body shot but Superboy Jr blocks it.
Crusher pushes Superboy Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Superboy Jr fails to land.
Superboy Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crusher fails to land.
A short right from Superboy Jr on the inside.
Crusher misses with some punches.
Superboy Jr scores with a shot to the side of Crusher's head.
A head punch on the inside from Crusher fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Crusher as the two fighters clinch.
Crusher struggles to land a body shot inside as Superboy Jr controls his hands.
Superboy Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crusher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher cracks Superboy Jr with a good jab.
Crusher throws a jab when Superboy Jr was well out of range.
Crusher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Superboy Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusher. Superboy Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusher swings for the body but Superboy Jr moves out of range.
Crusher throws out a loose jab but Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superboy Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Superboy Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusher looks to land a right hand but Superboy Jr moved out of range.
Superboy Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crusher throws out the jab.
Crusher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crusher lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Superboy Jr scores with a hook.
Crusher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Superboy Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
Crusher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Crusher lands.
A jab from Crusher misses.
Superboy Jr looks to land a right hand but Crusher moved out of range.
Superboy Jr takes a swing at Crusher's ribcage but misses.
Superboy Jr cracks Crusher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Superboy Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Superboy Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crusher.
Crusher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crusher throws a jab but it's blocked by Superboy Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Superboy Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Crusher.
Crusher slips under a jab.
Crusher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Superboy Jr.
Crusher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Can Crusher 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.
Crusher moves forwards but Superboy Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Superboy Jr tries to clinch but Crusher is having none of it.
Crusher lunges at Superboy Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Superboy Jr's hand.
Crusher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Superboy Jr.
It looked like Crusher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Superboy Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Crusher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Superboy Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crusher throws out the jab.
Crusher throws a lazy right hand but Superboy Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crusher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Superboy Jr.
Crusher moves out of range of the strikes.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Crusher.
Superboy Jr throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
Superboy Jr digs a good hook to Crusher's body.
Crusher throws a hook but Superboy Jr blocks it.
Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crusher.
Crusher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Superboy Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Crusher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superboy Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crusher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Superboy Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Superboy Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Superboy Jr tries to clinch but Crusher is having none of it.
Crusher is looking to counter punch.
Crusher just misses with a punch to the body.
Crusher throws a hook to the side of Superboy Jr's head but Superboy Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Superboy Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Superboy Jr moves away from the strike by Crusher.
Superboy Jr wants to clinch.
A jab from Superboy Jr misses.
Superboy Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Crusher.
Crusher throws a jab when Superboy Jr was well out of range.
Superboy Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Superboy Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Superboy Jr missing with a left hand there. Crusher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crusher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Superboy Jr can do to turn this around?
Crusher throws a body punch but Superboy Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher throws a shot from downtown. Superboy Jr moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Superboy Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crusher connects with the punch.
Crusher misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Superboy Jr, as that shot connected.
Crusher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crusher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Superboy Jr misses its intended target.
Crusher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Superboy Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Can Crusher is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Crusher misses.
Crusher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Superboy Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Superboy Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Superboy Jr tries to clinch but Crusher is having none of it.
Crusher throws a big shot that misses.
Crusher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Superboy Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crusher moves away from the strike by Superboy Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superboy Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crusher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Superboy Jr slips under a jab from Crusher.
Crusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Superboy Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Superboy Jr takes a swing at Crusher's ribcage but misses.
Crusher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Superboy Jr.
Crusher looks to land a left hand but Superboy Jr moved out of range nicely.
Superboy Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crusher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Superboy Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crusher to score with a decent uppercut.
Crusher throws the left hand but Superboy Jr avoids the punch easily.
Crusher slips a straight right by Superboy Jr.
Crusher forces Superboy Jr back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr digs a right hand into Crusher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crusher's gas tank.
Superboy Jr works on Crusher's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superboy Jr misses with the head strike.
Superboy Jr tries to break the clinch but Crusher is controlling the position.
Crusher prevents a body shot from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr works on Crusher's body with a couple of short punches.
Superboy Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Superboy Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crusher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Superboy Jr backwards.
Superboy Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crusher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Superboy Jr backwards.
Crusher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Superboy Jr backwards.
Crusher tries to work over Superboy Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crusher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Superboy Jr tries a body shot but Crusher blocks it.
Superboy Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Superboy Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crusher blocks a body shot from Superboy Jr.
Crusher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crusher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Can Crusher will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Superboy Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Superboy Jr misses its intended target.
Superboy Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Crusher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Superboy Jr thinking.
A slow jab from Crusher misses its intended target.
Superboy Jr looks to throw the jab but Crusher is out of range.
Crusher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Superboy Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Crusher swings wildly with an uppercut but Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superboy Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Superboy Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Korean Superboy Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Superboy Jr lands an uppercut.
Crusher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher scores with a shot to the side of Superboy Jr's head.
Superboy Jr tries a body shot but Crusher blocks it.
Superboy Jr blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Crusher - that landed with a thud.
Crusher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Superboy Jr backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crusher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher presses Superboy Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crusher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Superboy Jr blocks a body shot from Crusher.
Crusher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Superboy Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Crusher.
Crusher working aggressively here.
Superboy Jr is leaning against Crusher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crusher fails to land.
Superboy Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Superboy Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crusher scores with a shoulder strike.
Crusher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crusher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr blocks a body shot from Crusher.
Superboy Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crusher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crusher.
Crusher digs a right hand into Superboy Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Superboy Jr's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Crusher - that landed with a thud.
Crusher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 cracks Superboy Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Superboy Jr defending well as Crusher loads up on a big left hand.
Crusher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Superboy Jr.
Crusher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A slow jab from Crusher misses its intended target.
Crusher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Superboy Jr's head.
Decent striking displayed by Superboy Jr there.
Crusher looks to land a right hand but Superboy Jr moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Superboy Jr! But no joy.
Crusher lands a nice looking body shot.
Superboy Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Crusher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Superboy Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crusher works Superboy Jr's body with a nice hook.
Crusher misses with a right hand
and Superboy Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superboy Jr misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Superboy Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crusher.
Crusher slips a jab from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crusher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crusher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Superboy Jr.
Crusher throws an overhand right that lands on Superboy Jr's shoulder, as Superboy Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Superboy Jr throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusher misses its target.
Superboy Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crusher defending well as Superboy Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Crusher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Superboy Jr on the side of the head.
Superboy Jr throws a hook to the side of Crusher's head but Crusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crusher misses with a hook. Superboy Jr ducked under it nicely.
Crusher swings for the body but Superboy Jr moves out of range.
Superboy Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crusher clobbers Superboy Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Superboy Jr ducks under a wild hook from Crusher.
Superboy Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crusher with a body shot.
Crusher takes a swing at Superboy Jr's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Superboy Jr throws out the jab.
Crusher throws an overhand right that lands on Superboy Jr's shoulder, as Superboy Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Superboy Jr looks to land a right hand but Crusher moved out of range.
Superboy Jr wants to clinch.
Nice shot by Crusher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusher takes a swing at Superboy Jr's ribcage but misses.
Crusher staying out of range there.
Crusher misses with a hook. Superboy Jr ducked under it nicely.
Crusher misses with a straight right.
Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crusher.
Superboy Jr throws a jab when Crusher was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Crusher - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Can Crusher clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crusher scores with a shot to the body.
Superboy Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crusher.
Superboy Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crusher.
Superboy Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crusher just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crusher. Superboy Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Crusher.
Superboy Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Superboy Jr looks to land a left hand but Crusher moved out of range nicely.
Crusher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crusher misses with a body shot.
Superboy Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Crusher's shoulder, as Crusher tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superboy Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Crusher.
Superboy Jr misses the jab.
Crusher is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Superboy Jr.
A big right from Crusher misses.
Superboy Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Superboy Jr throws a looping overhand right but Crusher ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superboy Jr misses with a hook
and Crusher counters with a straight right hand.
Superboy Jr ducks under a wild hook from Crusher.
Crusher scores with a punch to the head.
Crusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Superboy Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Superboy Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusher defending well as Superboy Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Crusher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Superboy Jr misses with an uppercut. Crusher saw that one coming.
Crusher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Superboy Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crusher staying out of range there.
Crusher throws a hook but Superboy Jr blocks it.
Superboy Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crusher moves away.
Superboy Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Crusher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Superboy Jr loads up on a big right hand but Crusher slips the punch.
Crusher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crusher misses with a looping right.
Superboy Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crusher throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superboy Jr moves forwards but Crusher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Superboy Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Superboy Jr lands a jab to Crusher's midsection.
Superboy Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crusher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Superboy Jr throws out the jab.
Crusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Superboy Jr moves out of range as Crusher strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Crusher misses the target.
Crusher cracks Superboy Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Superboy Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crusher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher is looking to counter punch.
Crusher misses with a few strikes there.
Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusher's head.
Superboy Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Crusher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Superboy Jr.
Crusher misses with a straight right.
Superboy Jr connects with a right hand. Crusher shakes it off.
Superboy Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Superboy Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Crusher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Superboy Jr.
Crusher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Superboy Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Crusher's shoulder, as Crusher tries to avoid the shot.
Superboy Jr misses with a wild combination.
Superboy Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crusher.
Crusher looks to land a left hand but Superboy Jr moved out of range nicely.
Crusher clobbers Superboy Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crusher stuns Superboy Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crusher throws a jab when Superboy Jr was well out of range.
Superboy Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher lands with an uppercut that bounces Superboy Jr off the cage and back into range.
Crusher tries to move into range but Superboy Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crusher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crusher throws a body shot but no joy.
Superboy Jr slips a jab from Crusher.
Superboy Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Superboy Jr missing with a left hand there. Crusher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Crusher. Beautiful body shot.
Superboy Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Superboy Jr defending well as Crusher loads up on a big left hand.
Crusher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Superboy Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Superboy Jr loads up on a big right hand but Crusher slips the punch.
Superboy Jr missing with a left hand there. Crusher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Superboy Jr moves away from the strike by Crusher.
Superboy Jr misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Can Crusher had his way with Korean Superboy Jr in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Crusher misses with an uppercut. Superboy Jr saw that one coming.
Superboy Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Superboy Jr misses with a straight right.
Superboy Jr wants to clinch.
Crusher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crusher throwing a counter right hand but Superboy Jr manages to avoid it.
Crusher ducks right into an uppercut from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Crusher's shoulder, as Crusher tries to avoid the shot.
Superboy Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crusher's head.
Crusher misses with a wild body shot.
Crusher misses with an uppercut
and Superboy Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Superboy Jr misses.
Crusher has managed to clinch.
Superboy Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crusher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crusher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Superboy Jr's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superboy Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crusher misses with a punch to the body.
Crusher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crusher tries to work over Superboy Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Superboy Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crusher backwards.
Crusher swings wildly with an uppercut but Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superboy Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Superboy Jr misses with the head strike.
Crusher misses with a punch on the inside.
Superboy Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crusher blocks a body shot from Superboy Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr misses with some punches.
Crusher swings wildly with an uppercut but Superboy Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Superboy Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korean Superboy Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher blocking some punches.
Crusher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Superboy Jr or not.
Crusher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crusher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Superboy Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Superboy Jr.
Crusher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Superboy Jr backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Superboy Jr.
Superboy Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Superboy Jr fails to land.
Crusher blocks a body shot from Superboy Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Superboy Jr.
Crusher can't find room to land a body shot as Superboy Jr controls the action.
Superboy Jr tries a body shot but Crusher blocks it.
Crusher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Superboy Jrs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Crusher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher lands a shot to the body.
Superboy Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short left from Crusher.
Crusher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Superboy Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Crusher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crusher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Superboy Jr backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusher.
Superboy Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Can Crusher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Superboy Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Superboy Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Superboy Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Superboy Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crusher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crusher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superboy Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Crusher.
Crusher digs a right hand into Superboy Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Superboy Jr's gas tank.
Crusher blocks an uppercut.
Crusher blocking some punches.
Crusher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusher.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusher.
Superboy Jr tries to work over Crusher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusher.
Superboy Jr misses with some punches.
Crusher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Superboy Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Korean Superboy Jr.
Well Crusher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Can Crusher!
Can Crusher retains his lightweight title!
Can Crusher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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