Well you should have after the Australian lightweight prospect scored a first round knockout victory over Modestas Bukauskas on Fight Island
Crute landed a nice right hand against Bukauskas’ chin three minutes into their fight, and finished the job seconds later.
Fighter Bendigo landed a series of first leg kicks and – after an attempted takeout 20 seconds into the fight – looked dangerous with his right hand
« I wanted to emulate Sammy G’s kicks and that’s what I did It was hard to take down, and the old me, I would’ve lost some control because the first strike didn’t did not go as planned
Crute opened the fight with low kicks and fired his first takedown attempt 20 seconds into the turn
A knee in the groin stopped the action in the first minute as Bukauskas recovered
Bukauskas had a nice shot, but Crute landed some nice right hand counters halfway through the lap
The finish came on the back of one of those perfect slip counters, with Bukauskas bending to the canvas before Crute landed a few more hits to finish it off convincingly
The 24-year-old immediately jumped out of the Octagon to speak with UFC President Dana White A bonus coming, sure to be
This is Crute’s second first round victory in 2020 after a submission victory over Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Auckland in February
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World News – UA – UFC Fight Island: Jimmy Crute scores knockout victory over Modestas Bukauskas
SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com