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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 120 p4p, 138 weight class) and Petchuanglek Sitsongrit (ranked 15 p4p, 17 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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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 13 - 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit stuns Sosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sitsongrit jabs Sosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Sitsongrit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
A solid body kick from Sosa.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Sosa counters with a nice body kick.
Sosa works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Sosa.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
A head punch on the inside from Sosa fails to land.
Sosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sosa throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sosa motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Sosa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Sosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sosa connects with a knee to the head.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sosa.
Still in the clinch, Sosa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sitsongrit blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sosa misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sosa lands an uppercut.
Sosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Sosa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Sosa throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa lands a nice knee to the body.
Sosa working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sosa.
Sosa tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Sitsongrit won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcello Sosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit throws a push kick but Sosa slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sosa in his tracks.
Sosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sosa lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Sosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sosa is out of range.
And Sosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sosa has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sosa fails to land.
Sosa working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Sosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sosa looking to throw knees to the head but Sitsongrit is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
Sosa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Sosa.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Sosa throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Sosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa lands a knee to the body.
Sosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Sosa.
Sosa lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Sosa.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Sosa.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sosa lands a good knee to the midsection. Sitsongrit won't want to take too many of those.
Sosa tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sitsongrit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sosa lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sosa cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa lands a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Sosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
A shot in the inside from Sosa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sosa can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit avoiding damage as Sosa throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sosa fails to land.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Sosa.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marcello Sosa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit works on Sosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit gets through Sosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sosa trying to land knees to the body.
Sosa tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sosa.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa dominated that second round.
That's time! Sosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Sosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Sosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Sosa is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcello Sosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Sitsongrit was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Sosa's head back.
Sosa moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sosa lands a nice shot that snaps Sitsongrit's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sosa throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sosa misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sosa wants to clinch.
Sitsongrit tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Sosa counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Sosa. Sosa maintains the clinch.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Sosa controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sosa.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sosa misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sosa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Sosa misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sosa obliges.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sosa or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sosa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sitsongrit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sosa backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sosa.
Sosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sosa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A body shot lands from Sosa.
Sosa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sitsongrit's face.
Sosa lands a nice knee to the body.
Sosa misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Sosa.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Sosa.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sosa missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sosa misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa misses with a knee to the head.
Sosa scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sosa tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sosa with a body shot.
Crunch! Sitsongrit slams his shin into Sosa's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Marcello Sosa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sosa throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sosa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Sosa moved out of range.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sosa blocks the leg kick.
Sosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
And Sosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sosa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sosa misses.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Sosa lands with a right hand.
Sosa scores with a spinning back kick!
Sitsongrit misses with the body kick
and Sosa counters with an outside leg kick.
Sosa throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sosa.
Sitsongrit motions for Sosa to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sosa scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sosa.
Sosa cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sosa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Sosa finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sosa throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Sosa slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sosa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Sosa.
Sosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Sosa throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with low kicks.
Sosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sosa looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
Sosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sosa.
Sosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sosa.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sosa.
Sosa wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sosa misses with a right hand
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa had his way with Petchuanglek Sitsongrit in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sosa lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Sosa was well out of range.
Sosa avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Sosa moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit pushes Sosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit works on Sosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Sosa throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit works on Sosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sosa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Sosa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sosa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Sosa.
Sosa has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Sosa blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sosa pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sosa blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sosa tries a body shot but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sosa cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sosa controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Sosa - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Sosa.
Sitsongrit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A nice left hand lands by Sosa.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sosa pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sosa's elbow.
Sosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sosa.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Knees to the body from Sosa.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sosa.
Sosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sosa tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Sosa back against the cage.
Sosa lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit presses Sosa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit gets through Sosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sosa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sosa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit works on Sosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sosa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sitsongrit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sosa.
Sosa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sosa.
Sosa misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Sosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sosa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sosa!
Marcello Sosa retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Marcello Sosa 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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