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Winning 360 is an honorable achievement, and dethroning the 2 time defending champions Toilet Funk 9 in the semis just makes it that much sweeter, as 360 crowns its new crew champions of Australia, Too Much Bun.

With dancers from around Australia, and from the Bronx, New York, Too Much Bun delivered some of the most exciting sets in the young history of 360. They also became the first up and coming crew to win the prestigious event.

On the first round of the event, Too Much Bun called out the veterans "All Girl Crew", consisting of savvy dancers such as Trina, Debbie Hatumale, Jess, and solo finalist Mel. The battle was the first glimpsed of how exciting and highly energised the crew was, as they made the first upset of the night by convincingly defeating the veterans.

After the first semis, which saw the popping crew of SPG Style battling the young guns, Buoyan, it set the stage for what became the most hyped battle in 360, Too Much Bun vs Toilet Funk 9. Fresh out of the top 20 of So You Think You can Dance, Don lead the way against the young hungry dancers as they delivered their trademark sets from Dilated Nu members Nao, Daisuke, Takuro and Yosuke, SKB  members, Pauler and Luke and a killer set by Don himself. However the momentum never got to the side of the defending champions as Taz threw down his set followed by the duo of Steve and Bodee. From then on it became clear who was winning the battle. As each crew exchanged set, it was inevitable who will move on to the finals. At the end of the battle, the group of international judges once again unanimously gave the battle to Too Much Bun. The victory was the biggest upset of the night, as the young crew, who are not known for their freestyle battles, had defeated an all star lineup in Toilet Funk 9.

The stage for the finals of 360 was a surprising scene, with two unlikely crews battling it out to be the crew champions of 2010. Late entrant SPG Style, with only a few days notice, was up against Too Much Bun, who many thought wouldn't even make it passed the first round. At this point, Too Much Bun are the crowd favourite with deafening cheers from the crowd reminiscent of Juse Crew from previous 360s'. And after 10 minutes of exciting exhibition of skills, technique and sets from both crew, all 3 judges gave Too Much Bun the victory, as they delivered another dominant performance.

Too Much Bun are the new 360 Crew Champions, and with the win, it opens doors for new crews to aspire too, as this was truly the biggest surprise and inspiration of the night. Not many gave them a chance, however they proved their doubters wrong by winning 360 and defeating Toilet Funk 9.  Now they face the challenged of having all eyes on them and knowing that dancers from all around the country will be looking to dethrone them and take their title.