>> he hit me first and then, yes. after three or four times of him punching me in the face i realized i wasn't able to calm him down. i hit him with an uppercut. uppercut, saw his dentures fall out of his mouth, brought him to the ground and that's when we both got maced. >> were you injured? >> no, not at all. >> not injured. >> no, not at all. >> but now cruz says he had a secret motive for the fight, one that has nothing to do with food trays and everything to do with returning to the maximum security unit to confront michael bates. >> he ran his mouth. now he got to stand before me and face judgment. so, i want to see him. i can't get moved unless i move myself. >> meaning? >> meaning i have to knock somebody the [ bleep ] out in order for me to get moved. i'm praying that goes my way.