Sosa defends crown verse rival Benedetti

Fighter profile of Marcello Sosa by Chris Karter

 Marcello "Hurricane" Sosa (13-1-1) does it again. Sosa defends his HFC title for the 4th consecutive time by defeating his granite chinned rival Lorenzo Benedetti (10-3-2) by way of unanimous decision. They were awarded Fight of the Night for their effort.

Lorenzo came out the gate attacking the champ with a whirlwind of punches and kicks, his pressure disrupted Sosa's game plan to get the fight into the clinch. It was a decisive round for the challenger.

Sosa came out with more urgency in the 2nd round opening up with his patented style of crazy stuff. Lorenzo was landing with more accuracy but Marcello was starting to find his range and land solid shots that did damage. Lorenzo slowed Sosa's momentum by kicking him in the penis, by accident of course. Once Sosa recovered the touched gloves and went back to business for the remainder of the round. It was a closer round than the first, but one that went to the challenger.

The champ down 2 rounds to 0, and entering the 3rd with a tasty lump swelling up under his left eye, was on the receiving end of some verbal backlash from his corner. Sosa came out with bad intentions but Lorenzo continued to evade and connect, mixing it up with kicks, clearly getting the better of the stand up thus far in the fight. After taking a head kick and checking a leg kick that saw him hobble, Sosa finally got the fight into the clinch with the fans cheering. Benedetti tried to pull guard but was pressed up against the cage with double underhooks. Sosa started to land knees and uppercuts before Lorenzo was able to break away, but it didn't take long for the champion to force the clinch again and take control of the rest of the round.

Sosa carried the momentum into the championship rounds, opening the 4th round by connecting with a hard right and taunting his opponent. They spent most of the round exchanging strikes, even high fiving each other after Lorenzo landed his hardest punch of the fight, a hook to the jaw. Lorenzo was competitive, but Marcello had his way with him that round by landing the much harder strikes of the two.

The 5th and final round saw both fighters dig deep, punching and kicking each other. Sosa attacked when he was able to get the fight into the clinch, and ultimately his wrestling and muay thai onslaught would prove the difference between the two fighters. After eating an uppercut that had Lorenzo wobbly, he was clinched up and pulled guard. Sosa utilizes this opportunity to pass into half guard and secure the round. It was razor close, but Sosa did just enough to take it home.

49-47, 48-47, 48-47, your winner by way of Unanimous Decision, and still champion! Marcello Sosa!

Sosa now has a 2-0-1 record vs his fellow contender and he's going on vacation for a while unless Gorgon drops down to Featherweight to get the business.

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