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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 199 p4p, 880 weight class) and Nati Pisswater (ranked 27 p4p, 114 weight class). Sosa comes into the arena with EMOTIONALLY SCARRED blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm 23 151 11 - 1 - 1 |
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172 cm 23 149 6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling Dangerous knees Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nati Pisswater! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pisswater misses with an uppercut
and Sosa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Pisswater has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sosa is landing a low percentage of strikes. Nati Pisswater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight. Sosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pisswater, pushing him back against the cage. Sosa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A nice left hand lands by Pisswater.
Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
Sosa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Pisswater throws a poor cross that misses
and Sosa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pisswater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pisswater connects with a solid leg kick. Pisswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Pisswater throws a leg kick which misses Sosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Sosa tries to avoid it. An inside leg kick from Pisswater misses. Sosa with a jab. Sosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pisswater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Pisswater misses. Pisswater lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sosa's sensitive parts. Sosa looks to throw the jab but Pisswater is out of range. A low kick from Pisswater misses and Pisswater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sosa pushes Pisswater up against the cage in a clinch. Pisswater lands a nice shot to the body. Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
Pisswater misses with a low kick.
Pisswater scores with a nice head shot. Pisswater scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Pisswater throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sosa tries to clinch but Pisswater is having none of it. Sosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pisswater connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pisswater, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisswater.
Pisswater explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Pisswater circles away from the clinch attempt and Pisswater counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A good leg kick by Pisswater. Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pisswater.
Pisswater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pisswater pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sosa lands a really nice looking cross but Pisswater seems unphased.
Pisswater lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pisswater will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pisswater moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Sosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pisswater can pounce on him.
Sosa forces Pisswater back against the cage and clinches. Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pisswater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Pisswater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Pisswater misses the shot to the body. Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Pisswater manages to avoid it. Pisswater moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Pisswater misses with a hook. Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand. Sosa lands with an uppercut that bounces Pisswater off the cage and back into range. Sosa throws an overhand right that lands on Pisswater's shoulder, as Pisswater tries to avoid the shot. Sosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pisswater is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Pisswater.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pisswater. Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Pisswater. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pisswater misses with a punch on the inside.
Pisswater throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sosas head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pisswater. Sosa keeps control of Pisswater as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Pisswater uses good head movement to avoid it. Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Pisswater has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Pisswater wants to stall.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Pisswater avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage. Sosa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Pisswater.
Pisswater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pisswater lands with an uppercut that bounces Sosa off the cage and back into range. Sosa with a hook. Pisswater throws a low kick but Sosa avoids it. Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pisswater takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses. A counter left hand to the body from Sosa misses its target. Pisswater misses with a wild body shot. Sosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Pisswater lands a slapping body shot.
Pisswater with a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nati Pisswater will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nati Pisswater seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pisswater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa. Sosa connects with a leg kick. Sosa avoids the head kick by Pisswater.
Sosa tries to clinch up. Sosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pisswater can pounce on him.
Pisswater slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Pisswater throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sosa. Pisswater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Pisswater struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pisswater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pisswater lands a shoulder strike. A short right from Sosa. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pisswater scores with a shoulder strike. Pisswater misses with some punches.
Pisswater cracks Sosa with a nice body shot. Pisswater is trying to break the clinch but Sosa is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pisswater is trying to push Sosa away but Sosa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Sosa scores a nice knee to the body.
Pisswater blocking some punches.
Sosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Pisswater. Pisswater lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Sosa lands a body punch in the clinch. Pisswater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pisswater breaks from the clinch.
Sosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Sosa with a jab. A low kick from Pisswater misses and Sosa counters by moving into the clinch. Pisswater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sosa backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sosa working Pisswater over with knees to the body. Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch. Sosa works on Pisswater's body with a couple of short punches. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Sosa misses with the head strike.
Pisswater tries to break free but Sosa pushes him back against the cage. Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Pisswater's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pisswater breaks the clinch.
Pisswater takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sosa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Sosa checks a leg kick. Pisswater cracks Sosa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Pisswater throws out a powerful jab. Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pisswater throws a front kick aimed at Sosa's knee but Sosa avoids it well. Sosa thows a left - swing and a miss! Pisswater digs a good hook to Sosa's body.
Pisswater connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Sosa is looking to clinch. Sosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sosa moves away from the strike by Pisswater. Pisswater throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range. Sosa scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Decent striking displayed by Sosa there. Sosa throws an off balance right hand
and Pisswater counters with a nice leg kick. Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Pisswater moves away and avoids it. A slapping leg kick lands for Pisswater.
A big left from Pisswater misses. Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisswater.
Pisswater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Pisswater. Sosa throws a hook to the side of Pisswater's head but Pisswater sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Pisswater lands a nice looking body shot.
Pisswater throws a leg kick but Sosa checks it. Sosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sosa there as he acknowledges the shot. Pisswater swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Sosa. Pisswater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pisswater walks into a straight right hand from Sosa. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pisswater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pisswater is rocked! Pisswater walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Pisswater is still on wobbly legs! Can Sosa finish him? Pisswater swings widly with a right hand
and Sosa scores with a counter punch that sends Pisswater to the canvas! Sosa smells blood - he's punishing Pisswater with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pisswater has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Sosa! Marcello Sosa retains his featherweight title! An out of breath Marcello Sosa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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