Scott Quigg vs. Tshifhiwa Munyai & Anthony Crolla vs. John Murray RBR

Stats four in:

Crolla 50 of 243, 20%

Murray 74 of 358, 21%

 

Round 5

Crolla is doubling jabs into Murray's face, marking it up. Crolla drops his weight and puts some forward torque on an uppercut but Murray keeps steamrolling. Crolla jabs and gets outside. Murray is leading with two-fisted uppercut combos leaning in, chin to chest. Crolla is blocking and backing away, landing some left hooks and jabs on the body. Crolla sticks the jab and steps back to avoid a Murray right hand, then jabs again from off the ropes. Crolla ducks a right and hooks the body. Murray claps a right against his shoulder. Jab by Crolla, Murray dipping low and to the right to slip it.

10-9 Crolla, excellent revival.

48-47 Crolla

 

Both are the home fighter.

 

This will be dangerous all the way for Crolla.

 

Round 6

Crolla is landing the sharp jab, turning his knuckles down and then drawing the arm in to snap up over his face. Tight controlled work by Crolla. Murray is looking to bash it all apart and make a mess of everything, big looping body and head shots, keeping his own earmuffs on after each attempt. Crolla throws a jab and slapping uppercut on the thigh from outside and jumps away. Murray is looking to duck in and hook the body but pulls back as Crolla feigns a jab. Double jab on the mouth by Crolla as Murray tries forcing a jab through on him.

10-9 Crolla

58-56 Crolla

 

Jim Watt has it 57-57.

 

:nod

 

Round 7

Crolla is steering clear of Murray's power, landing all the jabs he wants. Murray is looking very slow now, gassed a bit. Crolla is getting braver, moving in with a 1-2-3 and stepping out. Left hook on the gob by Crolla, making Murray wince and shut his eyes. Murray keeps pressing ahead, throwing like mad. Crolla repels his berserk attacks with sharp counters, mostly with the left, straight razor jabs and well-executed egg-in-the-elbow hooks thrown above shoulder level. Nice, nice boxing here by Crolla. Murray is still plowing through giving his all with big overhand rights, just grazing or hitting glove.

10-9 Crolla

68-65 Crolla