Crane chokes out 4th straight

Mixed martial arts: Glendale fighter wins fourth in a row in first round via triangle choke.

GLENDALE — It’s getting borderline predictable every time Alberto Crane enters a mixed martial arts fight as of late.

First-round submission wins coming via choke have become standard fare for the Glendale resident as his recent streak of dominance has now climbed to four straight wins.

Crane sees 'Rage' 122 as route back to UFC

The lights were blinding. The crowd, deafening. The feeling, euphoric.

Alberto Crane remembers what it was like. To be in those lights. To not hear his own thoughts. To feel the addiction that is fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the biggest mixed martial arts organization in the world.

Crane returns to rage in cage

Mixed martial arts: Glendale resident will fight at Rage in the Cage event on Feb. 28 in Phoenix.

GLENDALE — As far as layoffs in the fight world go, three months isn’t much of one.

But in his quest to get back to the big leagues of mixed martial arts, Alberto Crane is looking to get as much experience and pile up as many victories as he can.