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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Ferreira-Alves (ranked 2431 p4p, 2770 weight class) and Benny Figg (ranked 325 p4p, 364 weight class). Ferreira-Alves comes to the cage accompanied by The Mountain - Jucifer. Figg has chosen Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny Figg!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Figg.
Ferreira-Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferreira-Alves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Figg scores with a one two! Ferreira-Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Felipe Ferreira-Alves has been cut.
Figg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've been informed that Figg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Figg tries to stall but Ferreira-Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Figg blocks a body shot from Ferreira-Alves.
Figg is looking for a takedown.
Ferreira-Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferreira-Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Figg.
Figg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferreira-Alves walks away with a smile on his face. Figg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Figg.
Ferreira-Alves blocks a head kick by Figg.
Figg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ferreira-Alves on his heels. He'll look to pass Ferreira-Alves's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferreira-Alves is proving hard to escape from.
Figg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ferreira-Alves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ferreira-Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ferreira-Alves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ferreira-Alves 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.
Figg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira-Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira-Alves working some strikes from top position.
Figg scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Figg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferreira-Alves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferreira-Alves is in close to Figg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferreira-Alves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira-Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ferreira-Alves tries for a kimura but Figg is defending well.
Figg tries to bench press Ferreira-Alves off him but Ferreira-Alves keeps the position.
Ferreira-Alves working away.
Figg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Figg managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ferreira-Alves.
Figg parries the strikes from Ferreira-Alves easily there. Ferreira-Alves is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Figg to escape.
Ferreira-Alves scores with punches from side control.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figg wants to control but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Figg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ferreira-Alves's best efforts.
Figg tries to get to full guard but Ferreira-Alves has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Ferreira-Alves's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ferreira-Alves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ferreira-Alves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferreira-Alves lands with a punch from half guard.
Ferreira-Alves is nestled in close to Figg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferreira-Alves winds up and cracks Figg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Ferreira-Alves there.
Figg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferreira-Alves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferreira-Alves's back!
Ferreira-Alves looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Figg is looking to control Ferreira-Alves but Ferreira-Alves is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figg doesn't have the hooks in and Ferreira-Alves manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira-Alves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Figg controls Ferreira-Alves momentarily but Ferreira-Alves frees himself.
Ferreira-Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves throwing strikes from guard but Figg blocks nicely.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Figg is working from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ferreira-Alves connects with a looping right hand.
Ferreira-Alves gets the takedown into side control.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the action but Figg is working from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves controlling the position.
Ferreira-Alves lands some shots froms side control.
Ferreira-Alves landing strikes.
Figg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Figg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ferreira-Alves is controlling him well.
Ferreira-Alves working the body and head with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves grinds an elbow into Figg's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figg wants to control but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Figg taking a bit of punishment here - Ferreira-Alves scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Figg wants to free his trapped foot but Ferreira-Alves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ferreira-Alves is staying active underneath Figg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ferreira-Alves gets back to full guard.
Ferreira-Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Figg can do to turn this around?
Figg throws an elbow that misses. Ferreira-Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Figg's guard. Nice move by Ferreira-Alves!
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Figg is working from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves distracts Figg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control from the top but Figg keeps moving.
Ferreira-Alves distracts Figg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Figg controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ferreira-Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ferreira-Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira-Alves postures up in Figg's guard and throws a big left but Figg blocks it.
Ferreira-Alves is in close to Figg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferreira-Alves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ferreira-Alves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira-Alves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ferreira-Alves is nestled in close to Figg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Figg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferreira-Alves drops an elbow to the side of Figg's head.
Figg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ferreira-Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferreira-Alves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Figg's head.
Ferreira-Alves works over Figg with some ground and pound from guard.
Figg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferreira-Alves is one step ahead there.
Figg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ferreira-Alves stacks Figg on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ferreira-Alves!
Ferreira-Alves connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Figg some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ferreira-Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Figg is looking for a sweep.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with punches from side control.
Figg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ferreira-Alves is controlling him well.
Ferreira-Alves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferreira-Alves lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira-Alves working the head with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves working the head and body with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves advances to full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferreira-Alves tries to keep at a distance but Figg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ferreira-Alves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferreira-Alves stalling against the cage.
Figg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferreira-Alves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control but Figg is keeping him busy.
Figg takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position but Figg is working away.
Ferreira-Alves lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves lands a few punches from side control.
Ferreira-Alves working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Figg tries to escape but Ferreira-Alves is in control.
Ferreira-Alves tries to advance to mount but can't.
Figg struggling a bit here.
Figg is looking to regain half guard here but Ferreira-Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Figg with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Figg struggling a bit here.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the action but Figg is working from the bottom.
Figg is trying to buck Ferreira-Alves off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figg taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ferreira-Alves slows the pace down.
Figg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves lands an elbow.
Figg tries to bench press Ferreira-Alves off him but Ferreira-Alves keeps the position.
Ferreira-Alves scores with punches from side control.
Figg is trying to control Ferreira-Alves's posture but Ferreira-Alves avoids it.
Figg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ferreira-Alves connects with a decent elbow.
Ferreira-Alves working the ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves lands a few punches from side control.
Figg on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Figg manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ferreira-Alves's best efforts.
Ferreira-Alves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Figg is refusing to be controlled, as Ferreira-Alves sits in half guard.
Benny Figg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira-Alves working over Figg with some ground and pound. Figg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Figg is staying active underneath Ferreira-Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ferreira-Alves blocks the strikes from Figg.
Ferreira-Alves stalling away here and it's allowed Figg to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control from the top but Figg keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ferreira-Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Ferreira-Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Figg striking off his back but it's not causing Ferreira-Alves any problems.
Ferreira-Alves working some strikes from top position.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Figg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira-Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Figg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Figg throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Ferreira-Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferreira-Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
An out of breath Felipe Ferreira-Alves 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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