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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Sandoval (ranked 2724 p4p, 249 weight class) and Marcello Sosa (ranked 2975 p4p, 276 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval shoots in looking for a takedown. Sosa tries to sprawl out of it but Sandoval keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval darts in looking for a takedown but Sosa gets double underhooks and turns Sandoval into the cage.
Sandoval slips under a jab from Sosa.
Sandoval moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Sandoval drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sosa sprawls and moves away.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandoval drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sosa sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sosa lands with a shot to the body.
Sandoval tests Sosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sosa throws an off balance right hand
and Sandoval counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sosa!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sandoval connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sosa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sosa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sosa some visible discomfort.
Sandoval controlling from side mount.
Sandoval has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sosa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sandoval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sosa tries to buck Sandoval off but Sandoval is having none of it.
Sosa defending against the ground and pound.
Sosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sandoval looks up at the clock and then as Sosa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sandoval smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sandoval definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sandoval controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Sosa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandoval is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sandoval trying to control the action but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Sosa told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sandoval staying calm.
Check out the look on Sandoval's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sandoval advances to full mount.
Sandoval landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sosa taking shots to the head.
Sandoval tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sosa is bucking up trying to escape but Sandoval cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sandoval landing strikes from the mount.
Sandoval sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sandoval dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Sandoval dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sosa misses with a looping right.
Sandoval moves out of range of the strikes.
Sandoval moves away from the strike by Sosa.
A jab from Sosa misses.
A slow jab from Sosa misses its intended target.
A jab from Sosa does it's job there.
Sandoval moves away from the strike by Sosa.
Sandoval scores with a decent looking hook.
Sosa throws a lazy right hand but Sandoval sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sandoval lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sosa throws out the jab.
Sandoval tries to counter with a takedown but Sosa is quick to defend against it.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Sandoval half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to counter with a takedown but Sosa is quick to defend against it.
Sosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval staying out of range there.
Sosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval feinted with a counter takedown.
Sosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sandoval looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Sosa slips the punch.
Sandoval dodges the punch combination from Sosa.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa looks to land a left hand but Sandoval moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Sosa.
Some wild striking there from Sosa.
Sosa missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sosa misses the target.
Sosa takes one to the side of the head.
Sandoval defending well as Sosa loads up on a big left hand.
Sandoval half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sandoval lands with a hook. Sosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sosa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a looping overhand right but Sosa ducks down to avoid it.
Sosa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marcello Sosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Sosa slips the punch.
Sosa lands a jab to Sandoval's midsection.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to counter with a takedown but Sosa is quick to defend against it.
Sosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcello Sosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa throws a combination that misses
and Sandoval decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sosa's guard.
Sandoval pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sosa is keeping the position for now.
Sosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandoval is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandoval controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandoval's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sosa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sandoval.
Sosa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandoval trying to control but Sosa is working from the bottom.
Sosa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandoval. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandoval advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A big right from Sosa misses.
Sosa misses with an uppercut.
Sosa takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval attempts a counter takedown but Sosa avoids it well and moves away.
Sosa missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sandoval throws a shot to the body.
Sosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sandoval.
Nice defenses there by Sandoval.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sosa. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sosa missing with a left hand there. Sandoval was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Sandoval.
Nice jab there from Sosa.
Sandoval swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Sandoval moves out of range as Sosa strikes.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Sandoval attempts a counter takedown but Sosa avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Sandoval dives in for a single leg takedown but Sosa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Sosa.
Sosa takes one to the chin there.
Sandoval is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
A big right from Sandoval misses.
Sosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away.
Sandoval throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval connects with a body shot that sends Sosa's belly button to the back.
Sosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sosa throws a shot from downtown. Sandoval moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Sosa staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Sosa misses
and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sosa won't be happy with that.
Sosa throws Sandoval to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
Sandoval half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sandoval bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sosa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sosa scores with a shot to the body.
Sosa lands a nice hook to Sandoval's body. Sandoval takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sosa loads up on a big right hand but Sandoval slips the punch.
Sosa misses with a body shot.
Sandoval half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosa throws a hook to the side of Sandoval's head but Sandoval sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sandoval appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sosa throws a right and a left that Sandoval avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sandoval darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sosa.
Sosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Sandoval drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sosa sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Sandoval throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sandoval closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sandoval.
The fighters circling - Sandoval throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sosa misses with a right hand
and Sandoval decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sosa's guard.
Sandoval lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sandoval is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa can't keep his opponent in guard - Sandoval advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Sandoval.
Sandoval lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandoval lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandoval seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sosa has hold of Sandoval's hands but Sandoval slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcello Sosa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sosa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sosa!
After winning the bout, Marcello Sosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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