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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Ferreira-Alves (ranked 2160 p4p, 1828 weight class) and Michael Cruz (ranked 276 p4p, 239 weight class). Ferreira-Alves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Mountain - Jucifer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 8 - 6 - 1, 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
Ferreira-Alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira-Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira-Alves takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Ferreira-Alves misses.
Cruz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cruz clinches up against the ropes.
Cruz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ferreira-Alves is trying to keep an underhook but Cruz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ferreira-Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferreira-Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz works his way into side control.
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!
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Ferreira-Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves tries to improve position but can't.
Ferreira-Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz trying to control the position but Ferreira-Alves is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ferreira-Alves down.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz looks up at the clock and then as Ferreira-Alves takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ferreira-Alves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ferreira-Alves actively working from the bottom here.
Ferreira-Alves looking for submissions off his back.
Ferreira-Alves looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves actively working from the bottom here.
Ferreira-Alves with the active half guard here but Cruz passes nicely into side control.
Cruz controls the position.
Cruz wants to control but Ferreira-Alves is keeping him busy.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves tries to bench press Cruz off him but Cruz keeps the position.
Ferreira-Alves manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz is trying to control but can't.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ferreira-Alves connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Ferreira-Alves prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruz punching from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Ferreira-Alves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves into full guard.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz tries to strike from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves passes into half guard.
Ferreira-Alves is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves seems to be looking for submissions.
Ferreira-Alves lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cruz dominated that round.
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.
Ferreira-Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira-Alves. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws out a counter right but Ferreira-Alves avoids it with no problem.
Ferreira-Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
Ferreira-Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferreira-Alves slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ferreira-Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to counter the offense by Cruz and move into the clinch.
Ferreira-Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Ferreira-Alves is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ferreira-Alves haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cruz gets full guard.
Ferreira-Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Ferreira-Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferreira-Alves has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferreira-Alves stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cruz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ferreira-Alves's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Cruz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cruz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Ferreira-Alves postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferreira-Alves works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferreira-Alves working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ferreira-Alves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz is pulling down on Ferreira-Alves's head. It's preventing any offense from Ferreira-Alves, at least for the moment.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Ferreira-Alves from controlling successfully.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferreira-Alves preventing the sweep.
Ferreira-Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Ferreira-Alves from controlling successfully.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ferreira-Alves passes into half guard.
Ferreira-Alves lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira-Alves slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Ferreira-Alves seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferreira-Alves pulls his head out easily.
Cruz with the active half guard here but Ferreira-Alves passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves working away.
Cruz tries to bench press Ferreira-Alves off him but Ferreira-Alves keeps the position.
Cruz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ferreira-Alves working the ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Cruz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ferreira-Alves is chipping away with strikes.
Ferreira-Alves is working Cruz over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira-Alves scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferreira-Alves has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cruz!
Ferreira-Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cruz looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cruz is rocked!
Ferreira-Alves tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
Ferreira-Alves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves dominated that second round.
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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferreira-Alves dives in for a single leg takedown but Cruz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Ferreira-Alves tries for a takedown but Cruz manages to get underhooks.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ferreira-Alves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz moves into full guard.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Ferreira-Alves pushes his legs off easily.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
Ferreira-Alves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferreira-Alves preventing the sweep.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz throwing short punches from the bottom.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ferreira-Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of elbows.
Ferreira-Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira-Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Ferreira-Alves trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ferreira-Alves works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Ferreira-Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferreira-Alves cracks Cruz with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ferreira-Alves wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Ferreira-Alves advances position into side control!
Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ferreira-Alves winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cruz wants to control but Ferreira-Alves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferreira-Alves prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz trying to control but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Ferreira-Alves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Ferreira-Alves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Ferreira-Alves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ferreira-Alves is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz trying to hold on to Ferreira-Alves's head to control him but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
Ferreira-Alves content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz trying to hold on to Ferreira-Alves's head to control him but Ferreira-Alves postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Ferreira-Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ferreira-Alves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
Felipe Ferreira-Alves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Michael Cruz had this to say: 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'.
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energy
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