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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel McCraig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 cent P.I.M.P. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel McCraig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Santa Cruz. Those never looked like landing.
McCraig closes the distance but Santa Cruz moves to the side
and Santa Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Santa Cruz.
McCraig throws a sloppy head kick
and Santa Cruz counters with a body kick that stops McCraig in his tracks momentarily.
Santa Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz misses with a wild combination.
McCraig tries to clinch but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Santa Cruz has managed to clinch.
Santa Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McCraig landing knees to the head.
Santa Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCraig looking to stall.
Santa Cruz tries to pull guard but McCraig forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Santa Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCraig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santa Cruz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McCraig counters with a head kick. That will keep Santa Cruz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McCraig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCraig.
McCraig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santa Cruz.
McCraig avoids the head kick by Santa Cruz.
McCraig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Santa Cruz.
McCraig slips under a jab.
Santa Cruz darts in and clinches McCraig up against the cage.
Santa Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCraig's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santa Cruz is stalling here.
Santa Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCraig utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santa Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Santa Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Santa Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCraig's elbow.
Santa Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
McCraig trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCraig takes a shot to the head.
McCraig missing with knees to the body.
Santa Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
McCraig is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santa Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santa Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCraig takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCraig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santa Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McCraig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santa Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santa Cruz stalling.
Santa Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
McCraig tries to land knees in the clinch but Santa Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
McCraig landing knees to the body.
Santa Cruz looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCraig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santa Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCraig blocks an uppercut.
McCraig looking to stall.
Santa Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santa Cruz decides to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCraig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santa Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCraig trying to control the position from guard on top but Santa Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santa Cruz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santa Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCraig is aware though and is defending well.
McCraig has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Santa Cruz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McCraig is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Santa Cruz pulls down on the head and he's put McCraig to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rafael Santa Cruz!
Rafael Santa Cruz took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'This one was for my boys back home, And a shout out to Arashi Fighting Nutrition, thanks for the help in finishing this bitch!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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