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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski comes to the cage accompanied by Aenima. Licha has chosen In Bloom as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 cm
32
200 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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181 cm
26
224 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Cranzinski! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lisandro Licha! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cranzinski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Licha. Licha tries for a takedown but Cranzinski circles away easily and Cranzinski counters with an outside leg kick.
Licha sizes up Cranzinski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A decent looking body kick lands there for Cranzinski. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cranzinski. Licha has a takedown stuffed. Cranzinski takes the fight into the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Licha is trying to break the clinch but Cranzinski has him pressed against the cage. A hook to the body from Cranzinski.
Licha looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Licha takes an elbow to the forehead. Knees in the clinch landing for Cranzinski.
A right hand to the body from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski leaning his opponent against the cage. Cranzinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Cranzinski lands with a short head shot on the inside. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cranzinski works on Licha's body with a couple of short punches. A hook to the body from Cranzinski.
Licha takes a knee to the side of the body. A left hand lands to the body for Cranzinski.
Licha is looking to take this one to the mat. Steve Cranzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lisandro Licha. Cranzinski stalling the fight.
Licha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cranzinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cranzinski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Licha will feel that in the morning. Cranzinski throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Lisandro Licha has been cut. Cranzinski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Licha eats them both and turns towards Cranzinski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Cranzinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cranzinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cranzinski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Licha wants to break free but Cranzinski has control.
Cranzinski landing knees to the head.
Cranzinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cranzinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cranzinski obliges. Cranzinski connects with a knee to the head.
Cranzinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cranzinski has Licha pressed against the cage.
Cranzinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Licha is rocked! Cranzinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Licha is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranzinski finish him? Cranzinski is working Licha over against the cage. Licha seems to have recovered his senses. Knees in the clinch landing for Cranzinski.
Cranzinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cranzinski lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Licha goes down and covers up as Cranzinski starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cranzinski! Steve Cranzinski is the new light heavyweight champion! A very excited looking Steve Cranzinski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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