Kyle Crutchmer
The former Cowboy submitted Rocky Rosas early in the second round of what was intended to be a welterweight (185-pound) bout. Rosas had failed to make weight, tipping the scales at just over 200 pounds, but Crutchmer agreed to still take the fight.
"Rosas put up a bit more of a struggle than most expected," wrote Seth Duckworth of PistolsFiring.com, an unofficial Oklahoma State sports website. "I spoke with Kyle a while back and he explained to me it had been tough for him to find fights. It was cool to see a guy step in and actually go after him in this one. Even though Kyle clearly had the upper hand in the fight, Rosas didn't just lay down. He landed some shots and really went after him."
Crutchmer and Rosas exchanged blows early in Round One, but then the Big 12 mat champ took down his opponent and worked towards a submission for the rest of that round. In the second, Rosas came out swinging, but Crutchmer scored a takedown, then locked in a submission to get his second career win.
After the bout, Crutchmer said, "I did what I do best, which is go in and wrestle."
Crutchmer is now 2-0 in his young pro MMA career, having scored a TKO in less than 90 seconds of the first round against fellow newcomer Ron Beasley at XFL 348 in Miami, Okla. in early June. Rosas, who launched his pro career in March, is now 1-1.
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