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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Engles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DMX- Bring Your Whole Crew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Engles!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engles throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Engles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Engles misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Engles throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Engles with a nice cross.
Engles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Engles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Engles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Engles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
A combination from Engles does no damage.
A punch combination from Engles misses.
Rich Engles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engles looks gassed!
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Engles holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cruz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz working for a submission but Engles is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cruz misses with a head shot.
Cruz looking for a guillotine from mount but Engles is having none of it.
Engles is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking to finish with strikes here!
Engles is just holding on here. Cruz manages to take his back.
Will Cruz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Engles is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for the choke from the back position but Engles is controlling his hands well.
Cruz has the hooks in. Engles is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Engles trying to get back to his feet but Cruz is in full control for now.
Cruz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cruz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Engles knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Engles for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Engles is trying to get back to his feet but Cruz has full control of the position and if anything, Engles has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cruz tries to keep control of the position but Engles is staying busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Engles trying to get back to his feet but Cruz is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Engles keeps it at a distance.
Engles lands a jab to the head.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Engles is in trouble now - Cruz has advanced to mount!
Cruz looking to control but Engles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cruz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Engles is trying to stand up.
Cruz seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Engles is holding on tight.
Engles is breathing heavily.
Cruz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cruz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cruz looking for a guillotine from mount but Engles is having none of it.
Engles wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Engles wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz looking to control but Engles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Engles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cruz trying to control but Engles is having none of it.
Engles bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cruz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cruz's guard.
Engles won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Engles wanted to stand there but Cruz had control of the position.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Engles doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Engles manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Engles!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Engles manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cruz is working to tighten is grip on Engles's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Engles has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Cruz is really squeezing tight and eventually Engles passes out! Cruz breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aaron Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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