Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CCC 22 Nogueira vs Gunnarsson
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Cartwright fails with the takedown
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Soares circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares throws a nice looking combination but Cartwright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cartwright drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Soares defends it well.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartwright fails to land with a series of punches.
Cartwright looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartwright.
A jab lands there for Cartwright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Cartwright rushes Soares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soares lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards. #BC#
Soares breaks from the clinch.
Cartwright misses with a straight left.
Soares cracks Cartwright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the body
and Cartwright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cartwright misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Soares has Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
Soares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Soares breaks the clinch.
Cartwright with a poor takedown
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares connects with a jab.
Soares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cartwright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Soares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cartwright, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Soares scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Soares.
Cartwright wants to take the fight to the mat but Soares manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gilbervan Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Cartwright.#BC#
Soares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright misses with a body punch
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Soares connects with a body shot.
It looks like Soares has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the body
and Soares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Cartwright is rocked!
Soares misses with a few strikes there.
Soares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cartwright is still on wobbly legs! Can Soares finish him?
Cartwright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Soares rather than just go for the knockout.
Soares feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Cartwright crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares took some time post fight to say the following; 'Lets go martinez, you big ole pussy. I fight a elite guy to be champion while you crushes cans.'.

Event: CCC 12 : Soares vs Nagibatel
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Nagibatel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Soares closes the distance and clinches.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagibatel.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Nagibatel blocks an uppercut.
Nagibatel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares presses Nagibatel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Soares.
Nagibatel stops a takedown attempt from Soares.
Soares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Nagibatel breaks from the clinch. #TD#
Soares drives through with a takedown into Nagibatel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Nagibatel wriggles free and stands up.
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!
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nagibatel sprawls well. Nagibatel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Soares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nagibatel is able to avoid easily.
Nagibatel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nagibatel drops his hands momentarily and Soares takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice jab there from Nagibatel. #TD#
Soares dives in and scores a takedown into Nagibatel's guard.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagibatel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagibatel wants to get back to his feet but Soares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soares trying to control but Nagibatel is working from the bottom. #T2#
Soares throwing strikes from guard but Nagibatel blocks nicely.
Nagibatel keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nagibatel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and Nagibatel counters with a crisp one two that drops Soares! Nagibatel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Soares to his feet! Soares is in big trouble!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Soares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soares darts in trying to clinch#KD2#
and Nagibatel counters with a head kick that drops Soares to the mat! Soares scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#Soares is rocked!#CL#
Soares has managed to clinch.
Soares tries a body shot but Nagibatel blocks it.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Nagibatel.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nagibatel is defending well.
Soares lands a nice shot to the body.
Soares tries to score a body lock takedown but Nagibatel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nagibatel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares is working for takedown but Nagibatel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Soares - that landed with a thud.
Nagibatel scores with a shoulder strike.
Nagibatel misses with some punches. #BC2#
Nagibatel manages to break the clinch.
Soares tries to clinch up.
Soares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soares lands a nice shot to the body.
Nagibatel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nagibatel wants it to stay on the feet.
Soares fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lyoha Nagibatel will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses
and Soares counters with a left to the body.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Nagibatel misses
and Soares counters with a left and a right that stings Nagibatel.
Soares shoots for a double leg takedown but Nagibatel sprawls well. He's pushed Soares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soares throws a series of punches but Nagibatel moves out of range.
Nagibatel ducks right into an uppercut from Soares.
Soares dives in for a single leg takedown but Nagibatel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nagibatel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagibatel's elbow.
Soares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nagibatel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soares goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nagibatel prevents it. #BC2#
Nagibatel breaks the clinch.
Soares tries to move into range but Nagibatel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Nagibatel lands a lovely overhand right.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Nagibatel is out of range.
Nagibatel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
Soares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nagibatel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Soares moves out of range easily.
Nagibatel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soares throws a lazy head kick
and Nagibatel counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Soares to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Nagibatel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel is the new middleweight champion!
Lyoha Nagibatel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CCC 6 : Soares vs Kovacs
Date: Feb 17, 2024

#R1#
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kovacs counters with a nice body shot.
Soares punishes Kovacs's body with a nice straight punch.
Kovacs has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacs tries a head kick but it misses.
Soares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovacs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soares slips under a jab.
Kovacs swings widly with a right hand
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares swinging wildly here.
Kovacs looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kovacs throws a lazy uppercut
and Soares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick
and Soares counters with a three punch combo that has Kovacs backing up. Kovacs nods at Soares to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovacs misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Jab, jab by Kovacs - just one landing. #TD#
Soares dives in and scores a takedown into Kovacs's guard.
Soares won't allow Kovacs to sweep him here.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovacs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovacs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Kovacs has his foot on Soares's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soares works his way back into a safe position though.
Kovacs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Soares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kovacs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovacs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares fakes the leg kick and cracks Kovacs in the body.
Kovacs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soares throws out a powerful jab.
Kovacs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soares jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Soares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kovacs misses with a body punch
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Kovacs throws a hook but Soares blocks it.
Soares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kovacs but Kovacs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soares lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soares slips a straight right by Kovacs.
Soares checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kovacs.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soares feinted with a counter takedown.
Kovacs misses with a looping right.
Kovacs darts in trying to clinch
and Soares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Kovacs catches Soares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovacs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soares counters with a nice uppercut.
Soares swings for the body but Kovacs moves out of range.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kovacs dips to his left and cracks Soares with an uppercut!
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!
Kovacs is looking to clinch.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovacs misses with a hook to the body
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Kovacs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kovacs wants to clinch up but Soares keeps it at a distance.
Kovacs stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Soares misses with a left hand
and Kovacs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kovacs, as that shot connected.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovacs can do to turn this around?
Kovacs misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Soares. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kovacs swivels and escapes.#KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Soares sends Kovacs down but not out. Soares dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC#Kovacs is rocked!
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!
Soares lands a strong strike to the head of Kovacs. That's dazed him! Soares looking to finish here. Kovacs is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Soares lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Gilbervan Soares said 'Lets go martinez, you big ole pussy. I fight a elite guy to be champion while you crushes cans.'.
Andor Kovacs spoke after the fight, saying 'Tnough lost , i want bum phillps next'.

Event: Nfld 44
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1#
Soares throws a right and a left that Kiwi avoids nicely.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Soares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiwi, pushing him back against the cage.
Kiwi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiwi lands a hook that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares fails to pull guard.
Soares has Kiwi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiwi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kiwi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Kiwi tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kiwi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Kiwi.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from Soares.
Soares wants a takedown.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Kiwi.
Kiwi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Kiwi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soares tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiwi throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Soares gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kiwi tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Kiwi has an active guard here but Soares has managed to pass into half guard.
Kiwi is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soares lands with a punch from half guard.
Soares trying to control the action but Kiwi is working from the bottom.
Kiwi is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Soares working over Kiwi with some ground and pound. Kiwi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kiwi is pressing down on Soares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kiwi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiwi, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares wants to control from the top but Kiwi keeps moving.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Kiwi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Kiwi is looking to pass Soares's guard but actually Soares recovers to full guard.
Soares wants to stand but Kiwi is controlling the position.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiwi slips nicely into half guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soares is not content to let Kiwi control the position.
Kiwi is looking to advance position but Soares won't allow it.
Soares regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiwi stops Soares from standing up.
Soares is adopting a defensive guard.
Kiwi is looking to stand up but Soares won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kiwi from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gilbervan Soares will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kiwi misses the shot to the body.
Soares slips under a jab.
Soares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiwi has time to react.
A head kick misses from Soares.
Kiwi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soares.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares blocks a leg kick.
Kiwi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #TD2#
Soares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kiwi quickly recovers to half guard.#T1#
Kiwi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Soares.
Kiwi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gilbervan Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soares throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Kiwi's brow.
Soares cracks Kiwi with a solid left hand.#T2#
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Soares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Kiwi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL2#
Soares clinches up with Kiwi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kiwi scores with a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Soares has hold of one of Kiwi's legs. Kiwi is fighting the takedown attempt but Soares gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiwi is on top in guard. #REVR#
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kiwi from controlling successfully.
Kiwi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Soares is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kiwi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kiwi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Kiwi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soares looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soares looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soares! #REVB#
Soares scores with a couple of short elbows.
Soares controlling from side mount.
Soares looks up at the clock and then as Kiwi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soares smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares working the ground and pound.
Kiwi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Kiwi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiwi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soares throws a jab when Kiwi was well out of range.#CL2#
Soares clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Kiwi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Soares jumps guard but Kiwi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soares has Kiwi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiwi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiwi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiwi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soares.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.#TD2#
Soares has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kiwi is trying to keep an underhook but Soares manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kiwi wants to control but Soares is keeping busy.
Kiwi is pressing down on Soares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiwi is retaining full guard.
Soares scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiwi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soares controls the pace.
Kiwi controls Soares momentarily but Soares frees himself.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Kiwi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soares is in close to Kiwi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiwi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiwi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Soares manages to get to full guard.
Kiwi trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Kiwi looking to pass the guard.
Kiwi trying to move into half guard but instead Soares has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Kiwi's brow.
Kiwi is trying to control the position but Soares postures up.
Kiwi wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Soares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
Soares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Kiwi's brow.
Kiwi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Kiwi keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiwi throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.
Kiwi throws a big shot that misses.
As Kiwi backs off Soares throws a huge counter combo but Kiwi manages to avoid it all.
Kiwi misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Gilbervan Soares just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4##CL2#
Soares darts in and clinches Kiwi up against the cage.
Soares tries to pull guard but Kiwi won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Kiwi fails to land.
Kiwi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Soares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiwi or not.
Kiwi can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Kiwi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiwi controls his hands.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiwi.
Kiwi lands a shoulder strike.
Soares has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kiwi after a bit of a struggle.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Kiwi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards. #T1#
Soares scores with a shoulder strike.
Soares tries to pull guard but Kiwi won't allow it.
Soares is trying to pull guard but Kiwi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiwi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soares avoids it.
Soares working aggressively here.
Kiwi gets through Soares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiwi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiwi stops a takedown attempt from Soares.
A left hand lands to the body for Soares.
Kiwi throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Kiwi prevents the takedown attempt. #TD2#
Soares tightens his grip and picks Kiwi up, before dumping him to the ground. Kiwi manages to land in guard.
Kiwi working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiwi keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully. #T2#
Kiwi has momentary wrist control but Soares slips an elbow through the middle.
Soares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soares cracks Kiwi with a solid left hand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
Soares wants to control from the top but Kiwi keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soares throws a push kick but Kiwi slaps the foot to one side.
Soares checks a leg kick.
Kiwi is looking to slow Soares down with leg kicks. #T3#
Soares moves forwards but Kiwi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiwi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kiwi tried to counter with a leg kick but Soares avoided it.
Soares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiwi pinned against the cage. Kiwi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kiwi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soares misses with a hook. Kiwi ducked under it nicely.
Kiwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Soares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiwi stuffs the takedown attempt from Soares. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Soares tries to land a body kick
and Kiwi counters with a straight right hand.
Soares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiwi misses the target.
Kiwi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiwi stuffs the takedown.
Kiwi lands a jab.
Kiwi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiwi throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares dips to his left and cracks Kiwi with an uppercut!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Kiwi had his way with Gilbervan Soares in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Kiwi staying out of range there.
Kiwi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
Kiwi connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Soares moves into range and clinches up with Kiwi.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiwi stops a takedown attempt from Soares.
Soares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kiwi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soares lands with a short shot to the head.
Soares is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kiwi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bruce Kiwi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiwi misses with the head strike.
Kiwi scores with a hook to the body.
Soares lands a body shot.
Bruce Kiwi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiwi misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiwi.
Soares is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kiwi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.#T1#
Kiwi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiwi lands with a light punch inside.
Soares blocking some punches.
Kiwi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiwi walks away with a smile on his face. Soares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce Kiwi is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Kiwi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiwi.
Kiwi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#TD2#
Kiwi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soares to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kiwi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T2#
Soares keeping moving, preventing Kiwi from controlling successfully.
Kiwi wants to pass the guard but Soares is keeping the position.
Bruce Kiwi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Soares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiwi tries to bench press Soares off him but Soares keeps the position.
Soares scoring with punches from side control.
Gilbervan Soares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Soares's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kiwi tries to buck Soares off but Soares is having none of it.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Soares controlling the position from side mount.
Kiwi tries to buck Soares off but Soares is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiwi is working hard here to advance position.
Soares lands a few punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gilbervan Soares.
I think Soares 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares is the new middleweight champion!
Gilbervan Soares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fantasy Nutrition & Laundry (15%) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Nfld 43
Date: Jan 06, 2024

#R1#
Soares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liee doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Liee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #KD2#
Liee drops Soares with a beautiful combination! Soares stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liee is looking for the KO!
Soares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#ROC2#Soares is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Soares instigates a clinch.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liee tries to break the clinch but Soares is controlling the position.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liee tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liee or not.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liee trying to land knees to the body.
Soares scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liee has a couple of punches blocked by Soares. #T1#
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soares.
Nice body punch from Soares.
Soares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Soares gets through Liee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Soares.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soares.
Soares scores with a hook to the body.
Liee looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares.
Soares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soares lands a shoulder strike.
Soares lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Liee.
Liee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soares scores with a hook to the body.
Soares lands a body punch.
Soares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soares lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liee is defending well.
Soares avoids the elbow strike from Liee, against the cage. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Liee prevents a body shot from Soares.
Soares tries to work over Liee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Soares works on Liee's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Soares.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soares scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Soares.
Soares lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Liee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Soares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liee backwards.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Liee controls his hands. #TD#
Soares turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Soares manages to end up in side control.
Soares scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Soares.#T3#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Soares seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Liee for as long as he can get away with.
Soares lands a few punches from side control.
Liee taking a bit of punishment here - Soares scoring with strikes.
Soares sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Liee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Soares misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Soares in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soares is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T4#
Liee tries to buck Soares off but Soares is having none of it.
Soares is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Liee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Soares is working Liee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Soares working the head and body with strikes.
Soares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Liee is avoiding damage well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soares misses with the ground and pound.
Soares postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Soares drives through with a takedown into Liee's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liee is keeping the position for now.
Liee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soares wants to control from the top but Liee keeps moving.
Soares is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Liee looking to control but Soares passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soares is working away from the top position though.#T1#
Soares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Liee keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Soares scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soares controlling the action here.
Soares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liee's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Soares works his foot free and advances to mount.
Soares landing punches.
Liee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC#Liee is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soares cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Liee is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Liee is out cold! Soares jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares very nearly forgot to thank Fantasy Nutrition & Laundry (15%) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Brusse Liee was interviewed post fight and said 'OOOohhhh!!! AAAahhhh !!! Now,try again with feeling !!! '.

Event: Nfld 42
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Soares is defending well.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Soares manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Soares lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Soares.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.
Soares lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes can't get the takedown.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gilbervan Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Barnes .#TD#
Soares has Barnes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Soares pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Barnes tumbling to the mat - Soares dives into Barnes 's guard.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares scoring with some ground and pound.
Soares 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.
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!
Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Barnes is pulling down on Soares's head to control his posture.
Soares is in close to Barnes 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soares controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Soares is proving a slippery customer.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes 's brow.
Soares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Soares cracks Barnes with a solid left hand.
Soares lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Soares looking to pass the guard.
Soares trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soares is pushing down on Barnes 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Soares has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Soares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving. #SUB#
Soares drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soares jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T3#
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares preventing the sweep.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Soares with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC#Barnes is rocked!
Soares distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barnes 's guard.
Soares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Soares lands a big elbow - Barnes is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Soares!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.

Event: Nfld live 52
Date: Nov 25, 2023

#R1#
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been informed that Brovarnik 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.
A low kick from Brovarnik is predictable there
and Soares counters with a one-two to the body.
Soares jabs at Brovarnik's body.
Brovarnik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Soares seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Brovarnik lands a nice shot to the body.
Soares avoids the body shot from Brovarnik.
Alexei Brovarnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brovarnik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soares scores with a shot to the body.
Soares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Brovarnik throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Soares on the side of the head.
Brovarnik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brovarnik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soares checks it well.
Brovarnik tries to work over Soares's front leg with a kick but Soares checks it.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Soares misses with a double jab.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brovarnik misses with a wild body shot.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brovarnik scores with a jab. Soares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brovarnik throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Brovarnik.
Brovarnik throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Soares lands with an uppercut that bounces Brovarnik off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Brovarnik is predictable there
and Brovarnik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brovarnik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brovarnik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soares's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soares duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares throws a series of punches but Brovarnik moves out of range.
Brovarnik just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Brovarnik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Soares.
Soares takes a swing at Brovarnik's ribcage but misses.
Brovarnik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brovarnik throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Brovarnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brovarnik wants to clinch up but Soares keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Soares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick lands for Brovarnik.
Soares is looking to wear down Brovarnik with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soares connects with a crisp jab.
Brovarnik tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Soares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brovarnik throws a lazy uppercut
and Soares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brovarnik appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
Brovarnik throws a low kick but Soares avoids it.
Brovarnik tries a head kick but it misses.
Soares tries to move into range but Brovarnik moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Soares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soares.
Soares misses with a combination
and Brovarnik counters with a three punch combo that has Soares backing up. Soares nods at Brovarnik to acknowledge the strikes.
Soares throws a jab but it's blocked by Brovarnik.
Soares blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Soares tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brovarnik thumps Soares with a low kick.
Brovarnik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Nice jab there from Soares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Brovarnik.
Brovarnik feints a jab promting Soares to slip. Brovarnik then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Soares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Brovarnik.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brovarnik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brovarnik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Soares closes the distance and clinches.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Soares lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Soares.
Soares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brovarnik backwards.
Soares tries to work over Brovarnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares tries a body shot but Brovarnik blocks it.
Brovarnik blocks a body shot from Soares.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Soares on the inside.
Soares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brovarnik lands a good knee to the midsection. Soares won't want to take too many of those.
Soares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brovarniks head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares. #ROC#Brovarnik is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brovarnik looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Brovarnik jabs Soares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soares throws a jab when Brovarnik was well out of range.
Brovarnik throws a leg kick but Soares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Soares swings for the body but Brovarnik moves out of range.
Soares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brovarnik throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice combination there by Soares.
Brovarnik is still on wobbly legs! Can Soares finish him?
Brovarnik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brovarnik seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brovarnik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
A nice combination there by Soares.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brovarnik. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilbervan Soares is winning the standup battle so far.#T1##CL#
Soares has closed the distance and engaged Brovarnik in a clinch.
Soares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brovarnik backwards.
Brovarnik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brovarnik throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gilbervan Soares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brovarnik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.
Brovarnik trying to land knees to the body.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
Brovarnik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Soares.
Brovarnik tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Soares just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.
Brovarnik lands an elbow that stopped Soares in his tracks for a moment.
Brovarnik blocks an uppercut.
Soares lands a hook that snaps the head of Brovarnik backwards. #KD#
Soares lands a big right hand that sends Brovarnik to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Brovarnik!
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brovarnik can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Soares lands a big elbow - Brovarnik is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Soares!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gilbervan Soares made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 31, 2023

#R1#
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Soares moves into the clinch.
Desceosarrafo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares wants a takedown but no success here.
Soares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Desceosarrafo is trying to break the clinch but Soares has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Soares gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Desceosarrafo regains guard.
Desceosarrafo keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Desceosarrafo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares throws a strike but Desceosarrafo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Desceosarrafo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soares is proving hard to escape from.
Soares controlling Desceosarrafo's posture.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand but Soares has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard. #REVR#
Desceosarrafo wants to get back to his feet but Soares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soares wants to control from the top but Desceosarrafo keeps moving.
Desceosarrafo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Soares wants to control from the top but Desceosarrafo keeps moving.
Soares 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.
Desceosarrafo wants to get back to his feet but Soares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Soares wants to control from the top but Desceosarrafo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Soares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Desceosarrafo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Desceosarrafo's head.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ES2#
Desceosarrafo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Desceosarrafo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Desceosarrafo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desceosarrafo misses with a lunging right hand
and Soares counters with a two punch combo.
Desceosarrafo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soares tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Desceosarrafo manages to circle out of the way.#CL2#
Desceosarrafo has Soares up against the cage in a clinch. #T3##BC2#
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Desceosarrafo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Soares lands a jab to Desceosarrafo's midsection.
Desceosarrafo wants to clinch up but Soares keeps it at a distance.
Soares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soares lands an overhand right.
Soares lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Soares instigates a clinch.
Soares can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Soares gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Soares is stalling in the full guard.
Soares won't allow Desceosarrafo to get back to his feet. #T4#
Soares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've been informed that Desceosarrafo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Desceosarrafo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Desceosarrafo wants to stand and escape but instead Soares has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Desceosarrafo wants to stand but Soares is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Soares has closed the distance and engaged Desceosarrafo in a clinch.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Desceosarrafo can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Desceosarrafo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Desceosarrafo misses with a few strikes there.
Soares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Desceosarrafo swinging wildly here.
Desceosarrafo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soares cracks Desceosarrafo with a good jab.
Desceosarrafo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Soares dives in and scores a takedown into Desceosarrafo's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares scoring with some ground and pound. #T1#
Desceosarrafo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soares is controlling him.
Soares working some strikes from top position.
Desceosarrafo keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Soares throws a big right hand that misses.
Soares is looking to work some ground and pound but Desceosarrafo has wrist control.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Desceosarrafo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Gilbervan Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Soares is in close to Desceosarrafo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Desceosarrafo wants to stand and escape but Soares is having none of it.
Soares distracts Desceosarrafo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soares stops Desceosarrafo from standing up.
Desceosarrafo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Desceosarrafo is keeping the position.
Soares pushing down on Desceosarrafo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Desceosarrafo tries to kick Soares off but Soares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soares winds up and cracks Desceosarrafo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Desceosarrafo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soares scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soares wants to control but Desceosarrafo is keeping him busy.
Desceosarrafo taking some punishment here, with Soares in his half guard.
Soares working over Desceosarrafo with some ground and pound. Desceosarrafo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC#Desceosarrafo is rocked!
Soares working the head and body with strikes.
Desceosarrafo is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Desceosarrafo tries to kick Soares off but Soares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Soares is taking a breather. Desceosarrafo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Soares is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Desceosarrafo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Soares fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Desceosarrafo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Soares! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Nfld FN 49
Date: Oct 26, 2023

#R1#
Soares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.
Romero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero is looking to counter punch.
Soares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely.
Romero misses with a straight left.
Soares shoots in but no luck this time.
We've been informed that Soares 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.
Romero throws an off balance right hand
and Soares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Romero throws a hook but Soares blocks it.
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Romero works the jab nicely.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been told by Romero 's head coaches at 23.5 Hour Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Soares fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soares looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Romero with a hook.#ROC#Soares is rocked!
Soares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Rock Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Romero .
Soares seems to have recovered his senses.
Soares darts in trying to clinch
and Romero counters with a big left hand that crumples Soares! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rock Romero !
A very excited looking Rock Romero 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.

Event: SYN 997 Randleman vs Wolf
Date: Jun 27, 2023

#R1#
Ginger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ginger leaves Soares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ginger prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares.
Ginger has Soares pushed against the cage.
Ginger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares.
Ginger scores with a hook to the body.
Ginger tries to work over Soares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ginger is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ginger is pushing Soares up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soares prevents a body shot from Ginger.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Ginger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soares is keeping busy.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Ginger misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Ginger.
Soares can't get the takedown.
Soares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ginger backwards.
Soares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ginger backwards. #TD#
Soares lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Soares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ginger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soares looks to land a strike but Ginger avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Soares trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ginger manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Soares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ginger's guard. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares is looking to work some ground and pound but Ginger has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Ginger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Ginger!#REVB#
Ginger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares controls Ginger momentarily but Ginger frees himself. #T3#
Soares looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Soares keeping full guard, as Ginger tries to pass. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ginger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Soares pulls Ginger in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated 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.#R2#
Soares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ginger defends it nicely.
Ginger throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ginger tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Soares looks for a takedown but Ginger sprawls well.#CL#
Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ginger's elbow. #TD#
Soares tightens his grip and picks Ginger up, before dumping him to the ground. Ginger manages to land in guard.
Soares postures up in Ginger's guard and throws a big left but Ginger blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Ginger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Ginger!#REVB#
Soares trying to control the position here. #T1#
Soares being controlled here, momentarily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Soares pulls Ginger in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ginger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soares is pulling down on Ginger's head to control his posture.
Ginger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soares is keeping the position for now.
Ginger stopping the sweep attempt from Soares.#T3#
Soares controls Ginger momentarily but Ginger frees himself.
Soares working a defensive guard but Ginger passes into half guard.
Soares holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Soares wants to improve his position but Ginger is controlling well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Soares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ginger avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Ginger misses.
It looked like Soares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ginger.
Soares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ginger 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 Soares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soares lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soares slips a straight right by Ginger.
Haitian Ginger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ginger blocks a jab.
Soares lands a body shot.
Ginger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soares doesn't manage to clinch there - Ginger circles away.
Soares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ginger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soares takes one on the button.
Soares fails to land the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Soares rushes Ginger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Haitian Ginger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Ginger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ginger keeps the fight on the outside.
Ginger pushes Soares away with a front kick.#CL#
Ginger tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Soares as Ginger tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Ginger.
Ginger pushes Soares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Ginger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ginger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Soaress head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Ginger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ginger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ginger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ginger controlling the action here for a moment.
Soares tries for a takedown but Ginger manages to get underhooks. #T1#
Ginger pushes Soares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haitian Ginger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Ginger.
Ginger trying to control the position but instead, Soares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ginger into the cage.
Ginger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soares.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ginger struggles to land a body shot inside as Soares controls his hands.
Soares looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ginger lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Soares looking for a takedown.
Ginger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Soares seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ginger can turn it around.
A right handed body shot lands from Ginger.
A short right from Ginger on the inside.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ginger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ginger gets through Soares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
Ginger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Ginger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soares.
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!
A shot in the inside from Ginger.
Ginger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ginger misses with a punch to the body.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ginger pushes Soares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ginger looking to slow down the pace here.
Ginger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Ginger.
A short body shot lands from Ginger as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Ginger.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Ginger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ginger misses with a punch to the body.
Ginger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ginger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soares blocks a body shot from Ginger.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Ginger.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Ginger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ginger. #ROC2#Soares is rocked!
Ginger can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Soares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ginger lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Soares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soares is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Soares seems to have got his legs back now.
Ginger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ginger stalling the fight.
Ginger lands an uppercut.
Ginger is trying to maintain a safe position but Soares gets an underhook and turns Ginger into the cage.
Ginger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ginger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Ginger has a couple of punches blocked by Soares.
Ginger lands with a light punch inside.
Ginger lands with a light punch inside.
Ginger blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Ginger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T4#
Ginger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ginger stalling in the clinch but Soares improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ginger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Soares wants the takedown. Ginger is fighting it off but Soares persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ginger's guard against the cage.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Ginger gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ginger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haitian Ginger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ginger 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haitian Ginger!
A victorious Haitian Ginger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SYN 989 Choke vs Randleman
Date: Jun 01, 2023

#R1#
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GWad's Playpen in the buildup to the fight.#TD2#
Soares gets the takedown into side control.
Todd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Soares.
Todd gets back to half guard.
Soares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Todd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soares on the ground.
Todd keeping control of the position.
Todd is staying active underneath Soares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Todd is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Soares not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Todd trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up.
Soares winds up and cracks Todd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Soares takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Soares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Soares there.
Soares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Todd is refusing to be controlled, as Soares sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Todd throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range. #TD2#
Todd gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soares to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T2#
Todd has control of Soares's left arm, preventing Soares from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares throwing strikes but missing.
Soares distracts Todd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Todd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares throwing strikes from guard but Todd blocks nicely.
Soares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Soares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Todd keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soares prevents Todd from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Soares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Todd did well to prevent Soares getting side control.
Soares is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Soares thows a huge punch but Todd dodges it nicely.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Soares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soares is keen to just control but Todd is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares controlling the action here.
Todd has hold of Soares's hands but Soares slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Soares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Soares there.
Todd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Todd won't allow Soares to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Soares there.
Soares throwing shots but Todd is blocking nicely.
Todd is not content to let Soares control the position.
Soares working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Soares frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soares with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soares lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
That's time! Todd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Todd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soares.
Soares shoots in looking for a takedown but Todd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soares wants to clinch
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Soares gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Todd breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Soares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Todd, pushing him back against the cage.
Todd working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares 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.#CL2#
Soares rushes Todd and presses him up against the cage.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Todd avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage.
Todd working hard to break the clinch.
Soares tries for a takedown but Todd manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Soares. #T1##BC#
Todd breaks the clinch.
Soares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todd is looking to counter punch.
Todd scores with a jab.
Winston Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Todd.#CL2#
Soares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Todd blocking some punches. #BC#
Todd manages to break the clinch.
Soares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Todd counters with a good low kick that Soares was not able to check.
Winston Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Todd but Todd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Todd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2##CL2#
Soares closes the distance and pushes Todd back into the cage.
Soares tries a body shot but Todd blocks it. #BC#
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Todd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares tries to clinch
letting Todd counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Todd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt - Todd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Todd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
A shot to the body from Soares misses
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soares lands with a good body shot.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Soares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soares scores with a punch to the head.
Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Todd circles away.
Todd appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Soares misses with a body punch
and Soares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Soares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Todd breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Soares as he connects with a hook.
Soares with a lazy takedown attempt #KD#
and Todd counters with a nice right hand that sends Soares toppling to the canvas! Soares scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Todd finish him?!#ROC#Soares is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Todd misses the target.#T4#
Soares tries to clinch up
and Todd scores with a counter punch that sends Soares to the canvas! Todd smells blood - he's punishing Soares with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Soares has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Todd!
Winston Todd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: SYN 984 Graves vs. Kilgore
Date: May 12, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown prevents a body shot from Soares.
Soares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown tries for a takedown but Soares manages to get underhooks.
Soares tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Soares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands. #T1#
Brown prevents a body shot from Soares.
Brown prevents a body shot from Soares.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
Soares is working Brown over against the cage.
Soares digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soares goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Soares lands a shot to the body.
Soares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soares is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soares down to the mat. Soares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T2#
Soares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Soares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown blocks a body shot from Soares.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Soares shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares working aggressively here.
Soares scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Soares. #T3#
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands. #TD2#
Soares wants the takedown. Brown is fighting it off but Soares persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brown's guard against the cage.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Soares defends easily.
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Soares wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Soares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T4#
Soares cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soares lands some shots froms side control.#CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.#ROC2#Brown is rocked!
Soares lands a strong strike to the head of Brown. That's dazed him! Soares looking to finish here. Brown is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Soares lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SYN 968 Hlervu vs. Sitsongrit
Date: Mar 17, 2023

#R1#
Sarethi misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Soares misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soares.
Sarethi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sarethi throws out a loose jab but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Soares has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sarethi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sarethi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Soares.
Soares goes for a takedown attempt but Sarethi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sarethi throws a series of punches but Soares moves out of range.
Soares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarethi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soares throws a lazy uppercut
and Soares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Sarethi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbervan Soares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares tries to clinch but Sarethi is having none of it.
Soares misses with a double jab. #T1#
Soares misses with a left hand
and Sarethi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Sarethi.#KD2#
Sarethi sends Soares crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sarethi is motioning to the referee to let Soares up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Soares is rocked!
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarethi.
An attempted straight right counter from Soares misses the target.
Oh Soares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD#
Soares shoots in and bounces Sarethi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Sarethi is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Soares presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Soares seems to have got his legs back now.
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!#BC2#
Sarethi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Sarethi tries to sprawl but Soares drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sarethi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soares is looking to take a break and control but Sarethi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soares uses his free foot to push down on Sarethi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sarethi.
Soares breaks from Sarethi's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T2#
Soares looking to control but Sarethi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sarethi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Soares working the ground and pound effectively. #CUT#It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Sarethi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sarethi is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares looking to finish Sarethi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sarethi!
The referee warns Sarethi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sarethi is trying to stand.
Soares lands a couple of good shots and Sarethi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC#Sarethi is rocked!
Soares is loading up with his shots from the back and Sarethi is in big trouble! Sarethi taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SYN 962 Maluga vs. Hoost
Date: Mar 01, 2023

#R1##CL#
Wayne tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wayne's elbow.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Soares fails with the takedown.
Wayne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Soares scores with a hook.
Soares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Soares closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Soares creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wayne sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Soares.
Wayne pushes Soares away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Soares gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Soares lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wayne down.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Soares throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet but Soares drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Soares.
Wayne is looking to reverse the position.
Soares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wayne keeps working.
Wayne defending against the ground and pound.
Soares misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wayne is trying to improve his position.
Wayne takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Soares tries to score with some ground and pound. Wayne controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Soares crashes against the mat.
Wayne pushes Soares away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Soares gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Soares scoring with punches and elbows.
Soares misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Soares fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wayne tries to buck Soares off but Soares is having none of it.
Soares advances to mount.
Wayne working to try and regain half guard. #T2#
Wayne taking shots to the head.
Soares scoring with strikes but Wayne is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soares postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wayne looks a forlorn figure.
Wayne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soares cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares with good strikes from the mount here!
Soares with shots to the head and body - Wayne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Soares trying to control but Wayne is having none of it.
Soares lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wayne hang on?#ROC#Wayne is rocked!
Wayne 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.
Soares lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wayne is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares drops a big elbow. That's hurt Wayne! More shots from Soares and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: SYN 959 Maluga vs. Olsen
Date: Feb 15, 2023

#R1#
Soares tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Erdogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Soares avoids the body shot from Erdogan.
Soares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Soares. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to clinch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Mustafa Erdogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erdogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erdogan scores with a jab.
Erdogan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Erdogan misses with a body punch
and Soares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erdogan misses the jab.
Erdogan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Erdogan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Erdogan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Erdogan. That's going to slow Soares down.
Soares fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Erdogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soares darts in looking for a takedown but Erdogan gets double underhooks and turns Soares into the cage.
Erdogan throws a nice inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Soares is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Soares clinches up against the cage.
Erdogan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erdogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Soares. #BC#
Erdogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soares tries to bum rush Erdogan with a series of wild strikes but Erdogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Erdogan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Erdogan misses with a series of wild punches.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Erdogan shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Erdogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Erdogan wants it to stay on the feet.
Soares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erdogan is looking to chop away at Soares's legs.
Erdogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soares throws a front kick aimed at Erdogan's knee but Erdogan avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Erdogan misses the target.
Nice cross by Erdogan.
Erdogan misses with the combination.
Soares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Erdogan looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Erdogan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soares misses with the combination.
Erdogan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Erdogan pushes Soares away with a front kick.#T3#
Erdogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erdogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Soares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Erdogan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soares wants to clinch.
Soares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erdogan clobbers Soares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A punch lands to the side of Soares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erdogan loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
A combination from Soares does no damage. #T4#
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erdogan. #CL2#
Soares clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Erdogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soares's brow. #BC#
Erdogan breaks the clinch.
Erdogan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soares under the eye.
Soares closes the distance and clinches up with Erdogan, looking for a takedown. Soares pushes Erdogan against the cage but Erdogan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.#KD#
Erdogan cracks Soares with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Erdogan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Soares to stand back up!#ROC#Soares is rocked!
Erdogan flashes Soares a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Soares's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Soares crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Erdogan punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mustafa Erdogan!
During a confident post fight interview, Mustafa Erdogan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Syn 951 Exotic vs. Garcia
Date: Jan 18, 2023

#R1#
Soares shoots in but no luck this time.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Soares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soares looking for a takedown. #TD2#
The Show is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soares is just too persistent for him and manages to trip The Show to the mat. The Show regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Show wants to stand and escape but Soares is having none of it.
Soares preventing the sweep.
The Show seems keen to control Soares's posture.
The Show has momentary wrist control but Soares slips an elbow through the middle.
The Show lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The Show with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Show throws a strike but Soares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
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!
The Show working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
The Show looking for a sweep. Not yet The Show, not yet. #T1#
Soares throwing strikes from guard but The Show blocks nicely.
Soares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Show seems keen to control Soares's posture.
Soares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Show is pulling down on Soares's head to control his posture.
The Show trying to control the position.
Soares with a nice head shot there.
The Show managing to control the position.
Soares lands a couple of digs.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to The Show's brow.
The Show utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares stands up over The Show, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soares postures up in The Show's guard and throws a big left but The Show blocks it.
Soares lands a couple of digs.
Soares wants to control from the top but The Show keeps moving.
The Show is controlling Soares's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares trying to control but The Show is working from the bottom.
Soares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soares stops The Show from standing up.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Show is keeping the position for now.
Soares stopping the sweep attempt from The Show.
The Show is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Soares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Show's head.
Soares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Show avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Show has Soares pulled in close to control his posture.
The Show controls Soares momentarily but Soares frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares tries to clinch but The Show moves away
and The Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Soares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Show throws a head punch that misses.
Soares pushes The Show back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but The Show avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage. #BC#
The Show breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soares cracks The Show with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Show swats away the attempt to clinch by Soares.
The Show swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4##KD2#
Soares waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract The Show. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped The Show to the canvas! Can he finish him!? #ROC2#The Show is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares throws a big elbow that misses.
The Show wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
The Show looking to control.
Soares pushing down on The Show's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Show with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Soares lands strikes from half guard.
Oh The Show is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Show wants to get back to full guard.
The Show seems to have got his legs back now.
Soares working the head and body with strikes.
Soares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Show gets full guard.
The Show preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Show is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated 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.#R2#
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Show manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Soares shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Show napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The Show tries to bench press Soares off him but Soares keeps the position.
The Show dodges the ground and pound from Soares.
The Show takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Soares remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Soares in side control lands a decent elbow.
Soares misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Soares working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares landing strikes.
Soares tries to advance to mount but The Show denies him.
Soares trying to control the action but The Show is working from the bottom.
The Show tries to bench press Soares off him but Soares keeps the position. #T1#
Soares scores with punches from side control.
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The Show to see if he's OK.
Soares lands a strong strike to the head of The Show. That's dazed him! Soares looking to finish here. The Show is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Soares lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Randy The Show spoke after the fight, saying 'This loss will not define me!'.

Event: SYN 941 CDB vs. Hoost
Date: Dec 04, 2022

#R1#
Mma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mma throws a leg kick but Soares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Soares gets a clinch.
Soares lands an uppercut.
Mma takes a shot to the head.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mma is trying to stall.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Soares has him pressed against the cage.
Soares misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Soares tightens his grip and picks Mma up, before dumping him to the ground. Mma manages to land in guard.
Soares won't allow Mma to get back to his feet.
Soares working some strikes from top position.
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!
Soares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Mma wants to stand but Soares is controlling the position.
Soares 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.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Mma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
Mma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Mma wants to stand and escape but Soares is having none of it. #ES2#
Mma has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Soares has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD#
Soares has picked Mma up - he's going for a ride! Soares dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Mma manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mma throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mma takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Mma.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soares tries to clinch up
and Mma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#TD#
Soares closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mma did well to prevent Soares getting side control.

Mma manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T2#
Mma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Soares moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Mma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Soares moves into range and clinches up with Mma.
Soares can't find room to land a body shot as Mma controls the action.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
Mma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soares working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Soares - that landed with a thud.
Soares lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Soares.
Soares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mma looks winded!
Mma has had enough of the clinch but Soares keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Mma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Mma tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3#
Soares is leaning against Mma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Soares.
Mma is trying to force a seperation but Soares has the dominant position.
Soares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mma.
Soares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Soares.
A short left from Soares.
Soares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Soares as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Soares.
Soares cracks Mma with a nice body shot.
Soares lands with a left to the head.
Soares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mma is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Soares.
Soares lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Soares.
Soares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Soares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soares.
Soares is working Mma over against the cage.#TD#
Soares turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mma to see if he's OK.
Soares is working Mma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mma to see if he's OK.
Soares connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mma some visible discomfort.
Mma takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Soares grinds an elbow into Mma's temple.
Soares grinds an elbow into Mma's temple.
Soares lands an elbow.
Mma taking a bit of punishment here - Soares scoring with strikes.
Mma is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #ROC#Mma is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soares trying to control the action but Mma is working from the bottom.
Mma is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Mma is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Soares can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gilbervan Soares made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: SYN 930 Leifsson vs. Bigg
Date: Sep 28, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Soares drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Giovanni is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Soares asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Giovanni is working to avoid the ground and pound but Soares connects with a decent elbow.
Soares lands a few punches from side control.#ES#
Giovanni sneaks out the side door and pushes Soares away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've been informed that Soares 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.
Soares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Giovanni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Soares. Beautiful body shot.
Soares lands a nice hook to Giovanni's body. Giovanni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giovanni slips under a jab from Soares.
Soares moves out of range as Giovanni strikes.
Soares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giovanni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Giovanni tries a low kick but Soares avoids it.
Giovanni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Soares works the jab nicely.
Soares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giovanni staying out of range there.
Soares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Giovanni can pounce on him.
Soares throws a hook but Giovanni blocks it.
Soares lands a right hook to the body.
Soares throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares avoids the body shot from Giovanni.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giovanni.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovanni needs to keep his hands up - Soares had a free shot at his head there.
Giovanni throws a shot to the body. #TD2#
Giovanni gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soares to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares stands up over Giovanni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giovanni wants to stand and escape but Soares is having none of it.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soares with a nice head shot there.#ES#
Giovanni has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Soares off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Giovanni staying out of range there.
Giovanni looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Soares stuns Giovanni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soares scores with a decent looking hook.
Giovanni slaps away a takedown attempt from Soares, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Soares lands an overhand right.#T3#
Giovanni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soares throws a combination. Giovanni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Soares stuns Giovanni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giovanni's waist but Giovanni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soares off to one side.
It looked like Giovanni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
No luck for Soares with that takedown attempt.
Giovanni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Giovanni lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T4#
Soares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giovanni in his tracks.
Giovanni connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares lands a nice looking body shot.
Giovanni throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Soares counters with a takedown into side control.

Giovanni sneaks out the side door and pushes Soares away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Soares scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Giovanni.
The crowd cheers as Giovanni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soares doesn't seem phased though.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Giovanni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soares looks to land a right hand but Giovanni moved out of range.
Giovanni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Giovanni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Soares takes a swing at Giovanni's ribcage but misses.
Giovanni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Soares throws a nice looking combination but Giovanni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni is looking to land body kicks.
Soares drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Giovanni defends it well.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Soares lands with a nice body punch.
Soares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giovanni connects with a jab.
Soares throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Soares. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni misses with a body kick.
Good work by Soares as he checks the leg kick.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giovanni misses with a straight right.
Soares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Giovanni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Giovanni as Soares shoots in.
Jab from Soares.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni moves away from the strike by Soares.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Soares, as that shot connected.
Soares has a takedown stuffed.
Giovanni appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Soares throws a body punch but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Giovanni manages to avoid it.#T2#
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soares.
Soares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Giovanni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Giovanni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soares.
Sonny Giovanni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Soares misses.
Giovanni throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Giovanni looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giovanni slips a jab from Soares.
Soares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Giovanni counters with a nice uppercut.
Giovanni throws a good cross that connects.
Soares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soares lands with a nice combination. Giovanni backs away looking to recover.
Soares goes for a double leg but Giovanni avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Giovanni continues to drive forward.
Giovanni jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T3##KD#
Giovanni lands a big uppercut and Soares crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Soares looks OK. Giovanni waves Soares back to his feet!#ROC#Soares is rocked!
Giovanni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soares.
Giovanni half committed to a counter leg kick.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Giovanni finish him?
Soares misses with a right hand
and Giovanni counters with a big left hand that crumples Soares! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Giovanni!
A very excited looking Sonny Giovanni rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: SYN 919 Maluga vs. Steve II
Date: Aug 03, 2022

#R1#
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Steele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Steele drives through and clinches with Soares against the cage.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.
Steele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
A nice left hand lands by Steele.
Steele landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soares.
A short body shot lands from Soares as the two fighters clinch.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
Steele trying to land knees to the body.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Steele avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage. #T1#
Soares tries to score a body lock takedown but Steele shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Soares avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Soares is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soares's face.
Soares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Steele walks away with a smile on his face. Soares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Steele clinches up against the cage.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soares blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steele.
Steele misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.
Soares tries to pull guard but Steele forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soares jumps guard but Steele turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Soares tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele scores with a shoulder strike.
Soares can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD2#
Soares jumps into guard, dragging Steele to the mat.
Steele preventing the sweep.
Steele advances position into side control!
Soares tries to buck Steele off but Steele is having none of it.
Steele wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soares keeps working. #T3#
Steele controls the position from side control.
Soares tries to improve position but can't.
Steele advances nicely into full mount.
Soares is trying desperately to improve position.
Soares keeps trying to improve his position.
Steele wants to control the pace but Soares is squirming around nicely.
Soares is looking to improve his position but Steele isn't that keen on the idea.
Steele controlling the pace for now.
Soares tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Steele trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steele controlling the position easily from mount.
Soares is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steele wants to control the pace but Soares is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares is looking to get to half guard.
Steele controlling from the full mount.
Soares slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Steele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Soares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steele's head backwards.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Steele fires out a quick counter leg kick but Soares just manages to avoid it.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Soares stalks Steele and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steele's face. Steele staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Steele misses.
Steele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Soares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steele. Steele obviously looking to wear him down.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele throws a big counter combination but Soares scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Soares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
Soares misses with a looping right.
Soares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
It looked like Steele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Soares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch but Soares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Steele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Steele missing with knees to the body.
Soares wants to take the fight to the mat but Steele manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T2#
Steele lands with a right to the head.
Soares pushes Steele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Steele pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Soares pushes Steele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soares is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Steele is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Soares is breathing heavily.
Soares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
Steele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Soares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Steele tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Soares feints the counter takedown.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.#T3#
Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soares connects with a body shot that sends Steele's belly button to the back.
Soares lands a lovely overhand right.
Soares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Soares.
Steele looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
And Soares tries to counter it with a takedown but Steele pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Soares thuds a left hand into Steele's body.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele digs a good hook to Soares's body.
Jab by Steele.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Soares coming out on top.
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!
Soares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Steele finds it's target.#CL#
Steele clinches up with Soares and pushes him back against the cage.
Steele lands an uppercut.
Steele with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it.
Steele throws a knee to the head but misses. #TD2#
Soares manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steele trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Soares might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steele haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soares is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stanley Steele dominated that second 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!#R3#
Soares connects with the punch.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Soares counters with a two punch combo.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares throws a shot to the body.
Soares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Soares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Steele's head.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Soares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Soares slips under a jab.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steele rather than just go for the knockout.
Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele connects with a body shot.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
A solid body kick from Steele.
Steele lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steele throws a front kick that sends Soares stumbling back into the cage.
Gilbervan Soares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Steele jabs at Soares's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Steele rushes Soares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steele avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele lands a hook that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Steele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soares working aggressively here.
Steele misses with a knee strike.
Steele looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely. #TD2#
Soares jumps guard. #T3#
Soares has a closed guard, preventing Steele from standing up. #SUB2#
Soares throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soares wants to sweep here but Steele controlling him for the moment.
Soares is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Steele has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soares is proving hard to escape from.
Steele looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steele trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stanley Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Soares lands a lovely overhand right.#TD2#
Soares shoots in and bounces Steele off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Stanley Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soares stands up over Steele, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stanley Steele.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steele, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Steele!
Stanley Steele seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 913 Patriot vs. Tax Payer
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1#
Soares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soares misses with a straight left.
Jab from Soares.
Soares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soares has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mma.
Mma misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mma. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soares throws the left hand but Mma avoids the punch easily.
Soares fails with the takedown.
Mma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mma looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Mma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mma misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
Mma tests Soares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mma scores with a jab. Soares acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Soares takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD#
Soares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mma quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Soares.
Mma is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soares lands a nice short elbow.
Soares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soares is trying to control. Mma wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soares lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mma scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Soares manages to mount him!
Mma squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Soares raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares looking to control but Mma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mma wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Soares with shots to the head and body - Mma looks very uncomfortable down there. #T2#
Soares with the ground and pound from mount.
Soares lands a couple of good shots and Mma has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mma is trying to get back to his feet but Soares has full control of the position and if anything, Mma has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mma covers up after that shot from Soares.
Soares scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Mma is looking for a way out.
Soares scores with strikes from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Soares.
Mma grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #ROC#Mma is rocked!
Soares lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Mma is trying to stand back up.
Mma is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Soares off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Soares has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mma.
Mma is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Mma is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: SYN 903 Gustafsson vs. Sonni
Date: Jun 05, 2022

#R1#
Soares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Legions at a distance.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Soares misses.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legions moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soares throws a one two combo.
Soares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soares throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range. #TD2#
Soares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soares lands in his opponent's guard.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Soares throws a sloppy strike and Legions has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Soares is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Legions!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fidel Legions!
A very excited looking Fidel Legions 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.

Event: SYN 896 Namasuzuki vs Babinski
Date: May 07, 2022

#R1#
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Soares lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steele tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Soares jabs Steele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares lands a slapping body shot.
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares lands with a right hand.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soares's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Soares.
Soares cracks Steele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Soares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele thuds his right hand into Soares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steele.#T2#
Steele slips under a jab.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soares.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Steele saw that one coming.
Steele lands a really nice looking cross but Soares seems unphased.
Soares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Steele defending well as Soares loads up on a big left hand.
Steele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares misses with a double jab
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Steele moves away from the strike by Soares.
A counter left hand to the body from Steele misses its target.
Soares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3#
Soares misses with a body shot.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Steele went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Soares cracks a nice hook into Steele's ribs.
Soares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Steele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steele misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Soares counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Steele!
Soares looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steele is avoiding damage well.
Steele manages to get back to half guard.
Soares throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely. #T4#
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!
Soares wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Steele is trying to stand up here but Soares is controlling him well.
Soares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soares throwing shots but Steele is blocking nicely.
Soares is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steele is controlling Soares's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Soares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Steele keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares wants to control but Steele is keeping him busy.
Soares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Soares throws a head kick that misses.
Steele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A cross from Soares lands.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Soares throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares avoids the body shot from Steele.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soares throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range. #T1#
Soares misses with a combination
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stanley Steele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steele defends it nicely.
Soares throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares throws a shot to the body.
Steele moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Soares backs away, Steele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Soares.
No joy there for Soares, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T2#
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Steele thuds a left hand into Soares's body.
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!
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Steele slips the punch.
Steele wants to clinch.
Soares throws out a counter right but Steele avoids it with no problem.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Soares does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steele needs to keep his hands up - Soares had a free shot at his head there.
Steele throws a sloppy head kick and Soares moves out of range easily.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.#T3#
Steele throws a right and a left that Soares avoids nicely.
Soares drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steele defends it well.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Steele swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Steele moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Steele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but Soares is having none of it.
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Steele rather than just go for the knockout.
Soares scores with a body shot.
Soares swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Soares fails to land with a series of punches. #T4#
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
Steele clobbers Soares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Soares.
Nice shot by Steele.
Soares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soares throws a jab when Steele was well out of range.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Soares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Soares lands a right hook to the body.
Steele avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steele moves away.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele misses with a looping left.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Good shot there by Soares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele moves forwards but Soares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soares.
Steele throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.#T1#
Soares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares swings for the body but Steele moves out of range.
Steele lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steele slips under a jab from Soares.
It looked like Steele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Soares.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Soares's defenses. #ROC#Soares is rocked!
Steele misses with a double jab.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
Soares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Steele sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Soares's defenses. It connects perfectly with Soares's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stanley Steele!
Our winner, Stanley Steele, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: HFC 126
Date: Mar 26, 2022

#R1#
Soares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCrae throws a looping overhand right but Soares ducks down to avoid it.
McCrae looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares digs a good hook to McCrae's body.
Soares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Soares misses with a head kick.
McCrae connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but McCrae slips the punch.
Soares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McCrae connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soares scrambles back to his feet.
Soares throws a low kick but McCrae moves out of range easily.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from McCrae on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares punishes McCrae's body with a nice straight punch.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCrae throws a jab when Soares was well out of range.
A nice side step and Soares releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Soares moves away from the strike by McCrae.
Soares drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCrae defends it well.
McCrae wobbles Soares with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! McCrae dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Soares to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gus McCrae!
Gus McCrae very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: HFC 123 - Joad vs Petrov
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Soares checks a leg kick.
A big left from Legions misses.
Soares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Legions scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soares blocks a head kick by Legions.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soares checks a leg kick. #TD#
Soares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Soares lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legions is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Legions uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Legions!#REVB#
Soares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Legions stays in close to Soares's body and controls the position.
Legions preventing the sweep.
Soares is trying to keep Legions in close. #T2#
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Legions has passed into half guard.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soares looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Legions puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Soares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Soares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soares is working hard here to advance position.
Legions is working Soares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Soares is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T3#
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. Soares connects with a nice short shot to Legions's temple.
Legions is staying active underneath Soares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soares passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Legions!
Soares looking to finish Legions with some ground and pound. This is bad for Legions!
Soares trying to control but Legions is having none of it.
Soares working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Soares fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Soares raining down hammerfists from mount.#T4#
Legions is bucking up trying to escape but Soares cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Soares raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Soares cracks Legions with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Soares lands a big shot there that rocks Legions but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #ROC#Legions is rocked!
Soares loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Legions scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Soares land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Soares stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gilbervan Soares thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: HFC 120 - Todd vs Soares
Date: Feb 05, 2022

#R1#
Soares misses with a shot to the body
and Todd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soares's knee momentarily.
Soares lands with a cross.
Soares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Todd throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Soares misses with a double jab.
Todd lands with a straight right. Soares didn't see that one coming.
Todd throws a powerful right kick. Soares tried to block low but the kick was high! Soares was taken right off of his feet! Todd jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Winston Todd!
Winston Todd retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Winston Todd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HFC 116 - Todd vs Nickel
Date: Jan 01, 2022

#R1#
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares lands a nice hook to Tonissaar's body. Tonissaar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Soares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tonissaar circles away quickly and effectively.
Tonissaar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soares.
Soares with a hook.
A punch combination from Soares misses.
We've been informed that Soares 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.
Soares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonissaar.
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!
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
Soares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Soares sizes up Tonissaar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baruto Tonissaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soares checks a leg kick.
Soares digs a good body shot into Tonissaar's ribs.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares misses with a wild combination.
Soares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonissaar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares misses with a body shot. #T2#
Soares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Soares throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
Tonissaar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Soares just manages to avoid it.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Tonissaar loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar connects with a body shot that sends Soares's belly button to the back.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Soares swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws a counter high kick but Soares was just alert enough to avoid it.
Soares has his takedown stuffed
and Tonissaar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soares thinking.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.#T3#
Soares misses with a hook
and Tonissaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tonissaar rather than just go for the knockout.
Tonissaar's corner calls for a 1-2. Tonissaar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Tonissaar catches Soares right on the button with a cross.
Tonissaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonissaar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Tonissaar is just out of range.
Soares takes one to the side of the head.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Soares throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar tried to counter with a leg kick but Soares avoided it.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Soares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soares lands a nice looking body shot.
Soares misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soares checks a leg kick. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Soares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Good standup being displayed there by Soares as he connects with a hook.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Tonissaar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tonissaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares misses the body punch
and Tonissaar counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Soares misses the target.
Soares lands with a good body shot.
Soares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD2#
Soares dives in and scores a takedown into Tonissaar's guard.
Tonissaar looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonissaar, not yet.
Soares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tonissaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tonissaar is controlling Soares's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Soares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tonissaar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonissaar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tonissaar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Tonissaar. Beautiful body shot.
Soares throws a combination that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tonissaar. Soares shrugs it off though.
Soares is breathing heavily.
Tonissaar connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.#T1#
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.#TD2#
Soares feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tonissaar has Soares pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonissaar is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tonissaar is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB#
Tonissaar working for a triangle but Soares defends it easily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T2#
Soares is fighting to break Tonissaar's control of his arms but Tonissaar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tonissaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soares's guard. #REVR#
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonissaar controlling from the top position.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Tonissaar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Soares lands a couple of digs.
Tonissaar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tonissaar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Tonissaar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Soares is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Soares trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Tonissaar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soares tries to reverse the position but Tonissaar maintains control.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tonissaar trying to control but Soares is having none of it.
Soares working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tonissaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soares lands a two punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar 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 Soares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Soares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonissaar scores with a kick to the body.
Soares scores with a shot to the body.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Tonissaar coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Tonissaar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Soares manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tonissaar on his heels. He'll look to pass Tonissaar's guard now, I'm sure.
Tonissaar managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#T1#
Soares is in close to Tonissaar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonissaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Tonissaar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares trying to keep a closed guard but Tonissaar is proving a slippery customer.
Tonissaar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soares tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Tonissaar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonissaar is one step ahead there.
Tonissaar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonissaar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Tonissaar has passed into half guard. #T3#
Soares makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soares.#SUB2#
Tonissaar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonissaar has managed to get both his arms back between Soares's legs - danger averted.
Gilbervan Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonissaar is one step ahead there.
Tonissaar pushing down on Soares's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soares tries to roll over but Tonissaar keeps him under control.
Soares is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tonissaar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tonissaar's back!
Soares connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Tonissaar to escape the position.
Tonissaar turns into Soares and is now in his guard. #T4#
Tonissaar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tonissaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tonissaar has passed into side control.
Soares manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tonissaar's best efforts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares trying to control here.
Soares is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gilbervan Soares.
Well Soares has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: HFC 109 - Bigg vs Washington
Date: Nov 13, 2021

#R1#
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Kirk tries a quick counter leg kick but Soares is wise to it.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirk.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares lands a body shot.
Soares works Kirk's body with a nice hook.
Kirk misses with a wild body shot.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soares momentarily.
Soares throws a sloppy head kick and Kirk moves out of range easily.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Soares takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Kirk swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kirk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soares is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Soares catches Kirk right on the button with a cross.#TD#
Soares fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kirk to the ground. Soares is now in Kirk's 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!
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kirk wants to stand but Soares is controlling the position.
Soares 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.#T1#
Kirk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soares postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soares with a nice head shot there.
Soares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirk is retaining full guard.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
Soares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirk's head.
Soares landing some decent shots from guard.
Kirk being controlled here, momentarily.
Soares being controlled here momentarily.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Kirk is keeping the position.#T3#
Kirk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kirk is controlling the pace.
Soares tries to get to full guard but Kirk has control of the leg.
Soares gets full guard.
Kirk trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares controls Kirk momentarily but Kirk frees himself.
Soares wants to sweep here but Kirk controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Soares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Soares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kirk manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Kirk trying to control the position.
Soares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soares scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirk pulls Soares in close to prevent any damage.
Kirk looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Kirk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Kirk misses.
Kirk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soares misses with a two punch combination.
Kirk scores with a nice strike.
Kirk staying out of range there.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Soares connects with a right hand. Kirk shakes it off.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Kirk gets caught flat footed, as Soares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirk can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kirk holds on and takes a little breather.
Soares landing some decent shots from guard.
Soares wants to control from the top but Kirk keeps moving. #T1#
Kirk has Soares pulled in close to control his posture.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kirk seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Soares is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirk has wrist control.
Kirk has momentary wrist control but Soares slips an elbow through the middle.
Gilbervan Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kirk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirk, not yet. #T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirk is pulling down on Soares's head to control his posture.
Soares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kirk controls Soares momentarily but Soares frees himself.
Kirk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Soares trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Soares postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Soares won't allow Kirk to sweep him here.
Soares throwing strikes from guard but Kirk blocks nicely.
Soares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kirk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soares landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
Kirk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares with a nice head shot there.
Soares working some strikes from top position.
Kirk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares wants to control from the top but Kirk keeps moving.
Soares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares works over Kirk with some ground and pound from guard.
Kirk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Soares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares lands a right hook to the body.
Kirk slips a straight right by Soares.
Kirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soares was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirk.#TD#
Soares throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kirk was covering up waiting for the punch and Soares finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kirk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Soares trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Kirk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Soares manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Kirk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kirk is one step ahead there.
Kirk wants to stand but Soares is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kirk stopping the sweep attempt from Soares.
Kirk looking to pass the guard.
Soares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Kirk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Soares dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Kirk is trying to keep Soares in close.
Soares works over Kirk with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Soares won't allow Kirk to get back to his feet.
Soares postures up.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirk is retaining full guard.
Kirk is trying to control the position but Soares postures up.
Soares works over Kirk with some ground and pound from guard.
Soares distracts Kirk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soares trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Soares controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Soares trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirk's head.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kirk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soares is stalling in the full guard.
Gilbervan Soares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soares's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbervan Soares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soares 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, James Kirk stepped up to the mic, saying 'KHAAAAAAN!'.

Event: HFC 103 - Tonissar vs Andrade
Date: Oct 10, 2021

#R1#
Rytina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Rytina now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rytina throws out the jab.
Rytina lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Rytina misses its intended target.
Risto Rytina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares throws a jab when Rytina was well out of range.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Rytina looks to throw a body kick
and Soares counters with a nice body shot.
Soares swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rytina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares connects with a body shot that sends Rytina's belly button to the back.
Soares misses with a straight left.
Jab, jab by Rytina - just one landing.
Rytina throws the left hand but Soares avoids the punch easily.
Soares swings for the body but Rytina moves out of range.
It seemed like Rytina was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Soares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rytina.
Rytina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares throws a hook but Rytina avoids it easily.
Soares scores with a body shot.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rytina lands a head shot.
Soares walks into a straight right hand from Rytina.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rytina. #T1#
Soares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rytina slips a straight right by Soares.
Rytina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Rytina was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rytina's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rytina wants to land a leg kick but Soares is out of range.
Rytina misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Soares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rytina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soares 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.
A swing and a miss from Soares.
Soares jabs at Rytina's body.
Rytina swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rytina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rytina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rytina thuds his shin into the meat of Soares's side.
Soares is looking to wear down Rytina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice combination there by Rytina. #T2#
Rytina throws the left hand but Soares avoids the punch easily.
Soares misses with a double jab.
Soares connects with the punch.
Rytina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rytina throws a shot to the body.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares looks to land a right hand but Rytina moved out of range.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rytina.
Risto Rytina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rytina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rytina fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soares is out of range.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soares lands with a nice combination. Rytina backs away looking to recover.
Rytina's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rytina duly obliges.
Rytina scores with a body shot.
Rytina misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Soares.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rytina misses with a wild body shot.
Rytina throws out a leg kick but Soares moves out of range and Rytina only half commits. #T3#
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Rytina throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares moves out of range of the leg kick from Rytina.
Rytina slips under a jab from Soares.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rytina manages to avoid it.
Soares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rytina misses with a body shot.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Rytina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rytina does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD#
Soares drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Soares with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Rytina throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Soares throwing strikes from guard but Rytina blocks nicely.
Rytina is controlling Soares's posture.
Rytina wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Rytina escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rytina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soares won't allow Rytina to sweep him here.
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 Gilbervan Soares will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Rytina has closed the distance and engaged Soares in a clinch.
Soares can't find room to land a body shot as Rytina controls the action.
Rytina lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rytina.
Soares goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rytina prevents it.
Rytina lands with a short shot to the head.
Rytina lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rytina backwards.
Rytina lands with a light punch inside.
Rytina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Soares works on Rytina's body with a couple of short punches.
Soares tries a body shot but Rytina blocks it. #TD#
Soares turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Soares manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rytina sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rytina has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soares is working away from the top position though.
Soares is trying to control. Rytina wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rytina is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soares scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Soares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rytina is pressing down on Soares's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rytina pulls Soares in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares landing some decent shots from guard.
Rytina is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Soares is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Rytina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soares wants to control but Rytina is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soares is looking for a sweep. Rytina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soares is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Rytina is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Soares gets full guard.
Rytina controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Rytina has passed into half guard. #T3#
Rytina content to control rather than advance.
Soares tries to roll over but Rytina keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Soares is defending against the submission attempts here by Rytina. #SUB2#
Rytina is looking for a kimura but Soares is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rytina to get the leverage.
Soares is looking for a sweep. Rytina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rytina wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Rytina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rytina wants to control but Soares is keeping him busy.
Soares is pressing down on Rytina's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rytina trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard. #REVR#
Gilbervan Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rytina is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Rytina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Risto Rytina will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Soares staying out of range there.
Soares lands with a shot to the body.
Soares dodges the punch combination from Rytina.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares misses with a lunging right hand
and Rytina counters with a straight right hand.
Soares misses with a double jab.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rytina.
A jab from Rytina misses.
Soares throws a right hand that Rytina ducks under and follows up with a left that Rytina also avoids with ease.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Soares misses its target.
Rytina throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rytina throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina misses the shot to the body.
Rytina connects with a looping right hand.
Rytina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rytina sprawls and moves away.
Rytina throws a low kick but Soares moves out of range easily.
Soares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Soares avoids the head kick by Rytina.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rytina ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
Risto Rytina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rytina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Soares attempts a counter takedown but Rytina avoids it well and moves away.
Rytina avoids the body shot from Soares.
Rytina misses with a low kick.
A big left from Rytina misses.
Rytina lets loose with a powerful body kick. Soares will feel that in the morning.
Rytina lands an overhand right.
Rytina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD#
Soares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Soares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Rytina's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rytina is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rytina does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rytina wants to control but Soares is keeping busy.
Rytina is controlling Soares's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rytina is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rytina trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soares lands a nice short elbow.
Rytina is staying active underneath Soares, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Soares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rytina's head.
Soares slips a nice elbow through Rytina's hands, connecting with Rytina's forehead.
Soares is trying to control the action in half guard but Rytina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rytina felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rytina is trying to control but can't.
Soares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Soares connects with a nice short shot to Rytina's temple.
Rytina is not content to let Soares control the position.
Rytina is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soares scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soares looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Soares there.
Rytina tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg. #T4#
Rytina gets back to full guard.
Soares is in close to Rytina's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rytina keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rytina is trying to control the position but Soares postures up.
Rytina seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbervan Soares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soares 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: HFC 98 - Tai Kung vs Petrov
Date: Sep 18, 2021

#R1#
Rytina is looking to slow Soares down with leg kicks.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rytina.
Rytina throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Rytina's head.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Rytina connects with a leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rytina thows a leg kick but Soares checks it #TD#
and Soares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soares has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Rytina is retaining full guard.
Rytina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
Rytina looking for a sweep. Not yet Rytina, not yet.
Rytina managing to control the position.
Rytina lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares trying to control the position here. #T1#
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rytina is one step ahead there.
Rytina trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Soares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rytina controls the pace.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares managing to control the position.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Rytina has passed into half guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rytina trying to mount his opponent but Soares defends it.
Soares wants to get back to full guard.
Soares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rytina not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rytina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soares wants to sweep here but Rytina controlling him for the moment.
Soares wants to hit a sweep here but Rytina passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Soares there! #T3#
Soares is trying desperately to improve position.
Rytina moves to take his opponent's back.
You can see the frustration on Soares's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Soares turns into Rytina and is now in his guard.
Rytina pulls Soares in close to prevent any damage.
Soares stands up over Rytina, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rytina is on top in guard. #REVB##T4#
Rytina stands and throws Soares's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Rytina working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soares is trying to improve his position.
Rytina working away.
Soares is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares being controlled for a moment.
Soares is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Risto Rytina will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Rytina is just out of range.
Rytina lands with a shot to the body.
Rytina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares connects with a nice looking jab.
Soares throws a big shot that misses.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rytina manages to avoid it.
Rytina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rytina throws a front kick aimed at Soares's knee but Soares avoids it well.
Soares takes one to the side of the head.
Rytina throws a body kick that misses.
Rytina tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Risto Rytina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Nice cross by Rytina.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Rytina lands a really nice looking cross but Soares seems unphased.
Rytina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rytina throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.#T1#
A slow jab from Rytina misses its intended target.
Soares half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rytina throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Rytina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rytina.
Rytina has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rytina just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Soares avoids the head kick by Rytina.
Rytina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Soares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Soares works the jab nicely.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Rytina is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Soares as he connects with a hook.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rytina throws out the jab.
Rytina throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Rytina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Risto Rytina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rytina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rytina connects with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Soares misses
letting Rytina counter with a right hand.
Rytina misses the body punch
and Soares counters with a nice body shot.
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!
A big right from Soares misses. #T2#
Rytina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Soares looks to land a combination but Rytina avoids it well.
Soares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rytina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Rytina slips the punch.
Rytina misses with a hook.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rytina.
A leg kick checked by Soares.
Soares scores with a body shot.
Soares looks to land a left hand but Rytina moved out of range nicely.
Rytina flicks out a counter leg kick but Soares steps away.
Soares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soares blocks a leg kick.
Rytina throws a head kick that misses.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rytina raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rytina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rytina throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Soares drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rytina sprawls and moves away.
Rytina scores with a sloppy right hand. Soares should have avoided that one.
Soares misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Rytina looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Soares is looking to wear down Rytina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A low kick lands for Rytina.
Rytina misses with a looping left.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rytina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soares slips under a jab.
Soares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rytina attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soares connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rytina. Rytina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rytina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rytina wants it to stay on the feet.
Risto Rytina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rytina misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rytina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rytina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Soares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rytinas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soares checks a leg kick.
Soares appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rytina throws a front kick aimed at Soares's knee but Soares avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Rytina does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Soares misses the body punch
and Rytina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Rytina is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rytina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rytina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rytina throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
Soares swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rytina counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Soares fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rytina sprawls well initially but Soares persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rytina regains full guard. Nicely done.
Our spies down at at The Lab inform us that Rytina has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rytina looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Rytina is retaining full guard.
Soares is working hard here to advance position.
Soares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rytina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Risto Rytina will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Rytina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Rytina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soares misses with an uppercut
and Rytina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Rytina finds it's target.
Soares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares lands with a nice combination. Rytina backs away looking to recover.
Soares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rytina.#CL2#
Rytina has managed to clinch.
Soares scores with a hook to the body.
Rytina throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Rytina throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Rytina.
Soares lands a right hand.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Soares lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Soares avoiding damage as Rytina throws knees to the body.
Rytina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares. #BC#
Soares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rytina. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soares punishes Rytina's body with a nice straight punch.
Soares tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rytina defends well and Soares ends up having to push Rytina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rytina stalling.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Rytina.
Rytina missing with knees to the body.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Rytina. #TD#
Soares pulls guard effortlessly.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rytina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rytina wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
Soares wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard. #REVR#
Soares lands a couple of digs.
Rytina lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares being controlled here, momentarily.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Rytina has passed into half guard.
Rytina is controlling the pace.
Soares wants to get back to full guard.
Gilbervan Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Soares wants to control but Rytina passes into side.
Soares is trying to improve his position.
Soares is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rytina's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Soares tries to get to full guard but Rytina has control of the leg.
Rytina looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Risto Rytina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Soares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4#
Soares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rytina is one step ahead there.
Rytina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares wants to improve his position but instead Rytina has moved into half guard.
Soares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soares wants to control but Rytina is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Risto Rytina.
I've got Rytina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: HFC 88 - Pisswater vs Ford
Date: Aug 01, 2021

#R1#
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Soares.
Marley swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Marley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soares takes one to the side of the head.
Marley misses with a two punch combination.
Soares tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Soares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley is looking to clinch but Soares is avoiding it. #TD2#
Soares throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marley was covering up waiting for the punch and Soares finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Soares won't allow Marley to get back to his feet. #T1#
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Marley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Soares is controlling him.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soares trying to control but Marley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares looking to pass the guard.
Marley keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marley lands with a straight right. Soares didn't see that one coming.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Soares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Marley is looking to clinch.
Soares feints the counter takedown.
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marley.#CUT2#It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
Marley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marley misses with a double jab.
Soares slips a jab and a cross from Marley.
Soares feints the counter takedown.#T3#
Soares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marley swivels and escapes.
Soares connects with a right hand. Marley shakes it off.#ROC2#Marley is rocked!
Soares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marley looks to land a combination but Soares avoids it well.
Marley looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Soares counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Marley is in trouble here! Soares pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Rakeem Marley was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back better, jah bless'.

Event: HFC 80 - Pisswater vs Seran
Date: Jun 25, 2021

#R1#
Gunner looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Gunner cracks Soares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gunner jabs at Soares's body.
Nice jab there from Gunner.
Soares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soares there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Gunner.
Soares jabs Gunner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soares appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gunner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soares.
Gunner jabs Soares right on the nose. Soares blinks but takes it well.#T1#
Nice body punch from Gunner.
Good standup being displayed there by Gunner as he connects with a hook.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
A big right from Gunner misses.
We've been hearing reports that Gunner has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunner throws out the jab.
Soares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunner pinned against the cage. Gunner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunner's corner calls for a 1-2. Gunner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Gunner misses the jab.
And Soares tries to counter it with a takedown but Gunner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunner.
Gunner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gunner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunner works the jab nicely.
Soares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gunner dodges the punch combination from Soares.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Soares misses.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunner looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gunner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
Gunner scores with a nice head shot.
Gunner misses with a takedown
and Soares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Gunner.
Soares looks to throw the jab but Gunner is out of range.
Gunner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunner.
Soares walks into a stiff left hand from Gunner.
A cross from Gunner lands.#TD2#
Soares bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Soares cracks Gunner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares landing a few strikes.
Soares scoring with punches and elbows. #T4#
Soares lands a few punches from side control.
Gunner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gunner is looking to get to half guard.
Soares connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soares lands a couple of good shots and Gunner has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Soares lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gunner.
I really don't envy Gunner right now.
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 Jet Gunner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gunner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunner with a jab.
Jet Gunner is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gunner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soares throws out a counter right but Gunner avoids it with no problem.
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gunner rather than just go for the knockout.
Soares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Soares releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Soares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gunner lands with a shot to the body.
Gunner lands with a hook. Soares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soares.
Gunner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunner lunges at Soares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soares's hand. #TD2#
Soares drives through with a takedown into guard. #T1#
Gunner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunner has momentary wrist control but Soares slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Gunner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soares is aware though and is defending well.
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gunner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Soares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gunner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soares has managed to get both his arms back between Gunner's legs - danger averted.
Soares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares wants to control from the top but Gunner keeps moving.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Gunner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Gunner!#REVR#
Gunner slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Soares.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soares is looking to sweep but instead, Gunner has passed into half guard.
Soares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soares manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Gunner avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3#
Soares wants to sweep here but Gunner controlling him for the moment.
Gunner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Soares is trying to control the position but Gunner postures up.
Soares wants to sweep here but Gunner controlling him for the moment.
Soares working a defensive guard here. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soares has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gunner has passed into side control.
Gunner tries to move to mount but Soares blocks the move with his legs.
Soares tries to buck Gunner off but Gunner is having none of it.
Gunner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soares keeps working.
Soares is looking to reverse the position.
Soares keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jet Gunner 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!#R3##TD#
Gunner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Soares did well to prevent Gunner getting side control.
Gunner prevents Soares from improving his position.
Gunner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Soares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Soares keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T1#
Soares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gunner wants to get back to his feet.
Gunner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soares's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soares's back!
I really don't envy Soares right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Soares might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gunner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Gunner has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Soares tries to escape the position. #T2#
Soares wants to control his opponent's hands but Gunner gets his hands free.
Gunner is trying to stick to Soares's back but Soares is turning into Gunner. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gunner's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Soares.
Gunner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Soares throws a sloppy strike and Gunner has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Soares is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Gunner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jet Gunner!
A victorious Jet Gunner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 11
Date: Apr 16, 2021

#R1#
Smash Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smash Machine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soares on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smash Machine misses with a right hand
letting Soares counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Clinch King Smash Machine has been cut.
Smash Machine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soares walks into a straight right hand from Smash Machine.
Soares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smash Machine throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Smash Machine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smash Machine throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smash Machine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smash Machine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Soares dives in for a single leg takedown but Smash Machine sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smash Machine throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smash Machine throws out the jab.
Soares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smash Machine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smash Machine throws a hook but Soares avoids it easily.
Clinch King Smash Machine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smash Machine delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Smash Machine instigates a clinch.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Smash Machine.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares stalling against the cage.
Smash Machine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Smash Machine.
Soares looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Smash Machine controls his hands.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Soares lands a shoulder strike.
Soares misses with a body punch.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smash Machine lands a body punch.
Soares avoiding damage as Smash Machine throws knees to the body.
Smash Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Smash Machine controls his hands.
Soares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Smash Machine seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Soares can turn it around.
Soares takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#It looks like Gilbervan Soares has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smash Machine looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Smash Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Soares leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smash Machine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smash Machine crunches a lovely knee into Soares's ribcage.
Soares looks winded!
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares blocks an elbow strike from Smash Machine. #T3#
Soares drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smash Machine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smash Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares can't find room to land a body shot as Smash Machine controls the action.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Smash Machine.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smash Machine lands an elbow just above Soares 's eye.
Smash Machine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smash Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smash Machine.
Soares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smash Machine tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it. #T4#
A short left from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine lands a good knee to the midsection. Soares won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Soares.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Smash Machine controls his hands.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smash Machine's elbow.
Smash Machine tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it.
Smash Machine crunches a lovely knee into Soares's ribcage.
Smash Machine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smash Machine lands an elbow inside.
Smash Machine lands an elbow just above Soares 's eye.
Smash Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Soares leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smash Machine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smash Machine tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
Smash Machine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soares.
Smash Machine lands a nice elbow.
Smash Machine looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares blocks an elbow strike from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clinch King Smash Machine dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.#R2#
Smash Machine lands with a hook. Soares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smash Machine tries to clinch but Soares is having none of it. #CL#
Smash Machine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smash Machine throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares. #BC2#
Soares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smash Machine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
And Soares tries to counter it with a takedown but Smash Machine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smash Machine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smash Machine tries to clinch there but Soares circles away.
Soares moves out of range as Smash Machine strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smash Machine looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Smash Machine misses the target.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Smash Machine throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1##CL#
Smash Machine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smash Machine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Smash Machine.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smash Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Smash Machine avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage.
Smash Machine missing with knees to the body.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smash Machine or not.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Smash Machine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares dodges an elbow strike from Smash Machine.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares is trying to stall.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smash Machine looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Smash Machine scores with a knee to the head.
Soares misses with a body punch.
Smash Machine landing knees to the head.
Smash Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soares's defenses.
Soares working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Smash Machine.
Soares has Smash Machine pushed against the cage.
Smash Machine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soares is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Soares throws a punch but it's blocked by Smash Machine.
Smash Machine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Soares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smash Machine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?
Soares avoids the elbow strike from Smash Machine, against the cage. #T3#
Smash Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Soares changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smash Machine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smash Machine thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been told by Smash Machine's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smash Machine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smash Machine tries to clinch up but Soares circles away and keeps his distance.
Smash Machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Smash Machine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soares, pushing him back against the cage.
Smash Machine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soares.
Soares blocks an elbow strike from Smash Machine.
Soares blocks an elbow strike from Smash Machine.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Smash Machine.
Soares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soares takes a knee to the side of the body.
Soares is breathing heavily.
Smash Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smash Machine blocks a body shot from Soares. #T4#
Smash Machine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smash Machine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smash Machine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smash Machine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smash Machine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Smash Machine.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smash Machine.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clinch King Smash Machine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smash Machine misses with a knee to the head.
Smash Machine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soares's face. #ROC#Soares is rocked!
Soares throws a head punch that misses.
Soares is working for takedown but Smash Machine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clinch King Smash Machine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Knees to the body from Smash Machine.
Smash Machine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Soares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clinch King Smash Machine dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Soares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smash Machine takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
Soares keeps the fight on the outside.
Smash Machine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Smash Machine finish him?
Soares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smash Machine.
Nice takedown defense from Smash Machine. No joy for Soares on that attempt.
Smash Machine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smash Machine doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares circles away.
Soares moves away from the strike by Smash Machine.
Soares needs to keep his hands up - Smash Machine had a free shot at his head there.
Soares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smash Machine cracks Soares with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Soares falls to his knees and Smash Machine doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinch King Smash Machine!
Clinch King Smash Machine managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, UN-KAGED SAVAGE PEDS, into his post fight interview.

Event: BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 7
Date: Mar 19, 2021

#R1#
The Gaul jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #TD2#
Soares feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares throwing strikes from guard but The Gaul blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Gaul keeping full guard, as Soares tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Gaul holds on and takes a little breather.
Soares passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares working the head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Soares.
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The Gaul to see if he's OK.
The Gaul's coaches at Hardman MMA have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#T1#
Soares throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Soares tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Soares taking a breather here.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares lands an elbow.
The Gaul on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Soares cracks The Gaul with a big right hand but The Gaul just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Soares tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Soares lands some shots froms side control.
The Gaul is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Soares thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Soares content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Soares tries to advance to mount but can't.
Soares throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Soares remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Soares is putting a hurting on The Gaul here, landing some big shots from side control. #T3#
Soares working the head and body with strikes.
The Gaul parries the strikes from Soares easily there. Soares is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Gaul to escape.
Soares throws a strike aimed at the side of The Gaul's head but The Gaul avoids it well.
The Gaul regains half guard, as Soares was trying to land strikes.
Soares wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Gaul keeps working.
Ground and pound from Soares.
Soares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soares wants to take a breather but The Gaul is having none of it. #T4#
The Gaul tries to roll over but Soares keeps him under control.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Gaul defending well though.
The Gaul is refusing to be controlled, as Soares sits in half guard.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Gaul defending well though.
Soares looks to land a strike but The Gaul avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Gaul is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Soares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from The Gaul.
The Gaul is looking to slow Soares down with leg kicks.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soares thuds a left hand into The Gaul's body.
Soares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
The Gaul throws a leg kick
and Soares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soares moves out of range as The Gaul strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gaul sizes up Soares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Gaul looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soares lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
Soares tries for a takedown but The Gaul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Gaul throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Soares counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soares.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Gaul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares throws a big elbow that misses.
Soares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Gaul works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soares looking to pass the guard. #T2##ES#
The Gaul manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
The Gaul scores with a shot to the body.
The Gaul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Gaul is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Soares misses with the combination.
Soares slips a jab from The Gaul.
The Gaul throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
It seemed like Soares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crixus The Gaul is winning the standup battle so far.
The Gaul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
The Gaul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crixus The Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
The Gaul drops Soares with a beautiful combination! Soares stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Gaul is looking for the KO!#ROC#Soares is rocked!
Soares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Gaul rather than just go for the knockout.#T3#
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can The Gaul finish him?
The Gaul misses with an uppercut. Soares saw that one coming.
The Gaul misses the body punch
and Soares counters with a right hand to the body.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Soares got wobbled bad by a big combination! The Gaul presses forward with punches and knees until Soares stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Soares closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crixus The Gaul!
During a confident post fight interview, Crixus The Gaul thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BFC Syndicate 7
Date: Jan 29, 2021

#R1#
Cider takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cider uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cider throws a jab but it's blocked by Soares.
A big right from Cider misses.
It seemed like Soares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cider looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Soares swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares slips a jab from Cider.
Soares throws a looping overhand right but Cider ducks down to avoid it.
Cider misses with a right hand
and Soares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cider with a jab.
Cider bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cider connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soares scrambles back to his feet.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Cider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider throws a right hand that Soares ducks under and follows up with a left that Soares also avoids with ease.
Cider misses with a looping right.
Cider misses with a wild combination.
Cider rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soares counters with a nice uppercut.
Cider lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Cider misses.
Cider drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Soares.
Soares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cider doesn't seem bothered though.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares slips a jab from Cider.#T2#
Cider misses the jab.
Soares digs a good hook to Cider's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider.
Fistin Cider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cider swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Cider. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cider.
Fistin Cider is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Soares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cider seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cider misses with a wild combination.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Cider.
Soares slips a jab from Cider.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Soares's hands.
Cider misses with a right hand
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.#T3#
Cider misses with a right hand
and Soares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Soares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cider looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cider throws out a loose jab but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cider with a body shot.
Cider jabs Soares right on the nose. Soares blinks but takes it well.
Cider throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cider throws an off balance right hand
and Soares counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Soares - just one landing.
Cider bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soares with the counter takedown but Cider avoids it easily.
Cider is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cider misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Cider misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Soares misses.
Cider throws a jab when Soares was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4##TD2#
Soares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soares throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cider to regain full guard.
Soares content to stall in guard here.
Soares scoring with some ground and pound.
Cider utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Cider is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fistin Cider 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.#R2#
Cider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cider lands a jab to the nose.
Cider's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soares under the eye.
Cider misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cider throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cider misses with a hook
and Soares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#Cider is rocked!
Soares closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Cider out cold! Cider corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: BFC 32: Soares Vs. King
Date: Jan 09, 2021

#R1#
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soares.
King lands with a hook. Soares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Soares gets cracked there but stands up to it. #TD#
Soares drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#ES2#
King sneaks out the side door and pushes Soares away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
King loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
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!
Soares throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #KD2#
King cracks Soares with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Soares to stand back up!#ROC2#Soares is rocked!#T1#
BAM! King delivers a spinning backfist that drops Soares like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). David King!
David King is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath David King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: BFC Hardcore 6
Date: Nov 28, 2020

#R1##KD#
Randleman lands a big uppercut and Soares crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Soares looks OK. Randleman waves Soares back to his feet!
Randleman misses with a straight left.
Soares throws out a counter right but Randleman avoids it with no problem.
Randleman throws a leg kick but Soares moved away.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randleman.
Nice uppercut there from Randleman.
Soares slips under a jab from Randleman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randleman avoids the body shot from Soares.
Randleman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Soares misses the target.
Soares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Randleman's head.
Soares throws a body punch but Randleman moves out of range. #T1##CL2#
Soares instigates a clinch.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Soares is working Randleman over against the cage.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Soares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soares has Randleman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Randleman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Soares.
Soares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soares working aggressively here.
Randleman lands a left hand.
Randleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randleman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Soares.
Randleman is working Soares over against the cage.#T2#
Soares lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Soares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Soares closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Randleman quickly recovers to half guard.
Soares is pressing down on Randleman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Randleman is holding on for now.
Soares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Randleman is staying active underneath Soares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soares thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soares slips a nice elbow through Randleman's hands, connecting with Randleman's forehead.
Soares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Randleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Soares slips a nice elbow through Randleman's hands, connecting with Randleman's forehead.
Randleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Soares is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Soares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Soares working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Randleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randleman seems keen to control Soares's posture.
Soares with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Soares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice body punch from Randleman.
Soares tries for a takedown but Randleman circles away easily
and Randleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Soares drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Randleman keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gilbervan Soares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Randleman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soares throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soares was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.#T1#
Randleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Soares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Randy Randleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randleman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soares momentarily. #TD2#
Soares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Soares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Soares there. #T2#
Soares is trying to control the action in half guard but Randleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman wants to get back to full guard.
Soares working Randleman over with strikes.
Gilbervan Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soares thows a huge punch but Randleman dodges it nicely.
Randleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares is trying to control the action in half guard but Randleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full 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!
Soares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soares.
Soares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soares working Randleman over with strikes.
Soares winds up and cracks Randleman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Soares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Randleman wants to improve his position but Soares is controlling well.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soares working the head and body with strikes.
Soares trying to mount his opponent but Randleman defends it.
Soares is looking to stall here but Randleman recovers full guard.
Soares looking to pass the guard.
Soares throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soares throwing strikes from guard but Randleman blocks nicely.
Soares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Randleman's head.
Soares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Randleman's guard.
Soares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Randleman defending well though.
Soares is nestled in close to Randleman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Randleman is defending well.
Soares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Randleman.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Randleman throws a right hand that misses
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Randleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Soares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horrible takedown attempt by Soares or perhaps it was just good defense by Randleman, which made it look bad. #T1#
Randleman slips under a jab from Soares.
An attempted straight right counter from Randleman misses the target.
Randleman misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
Randleman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soares checks a leg kick.
Soares fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Soares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soares closes the distance looking to clinch
and Randleman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soares is defended easily by Randleman.
Randy Randleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.#T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Randleman.
Randleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soares lands an overhand right.#T4#
A slow jab from Randleman misses its intended target.
Randleman misses with an uppercut.
Randleman throws a hook but Soares blocks it.
Soares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soares tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Soares slips a jab from Randleman.
Soares drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Randleman defends it well.
Randleman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soaress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Randleman enables Soares to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Randleman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Randleman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Randleman clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Randleman misses with a wild body shot.
Soares lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Soares. That snapped Randleman's head back.
Soares connects with a good right hand that stumbles Randleman. Randleman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Randleman walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Randleman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soares to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T1##ES#
Randleman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Soares looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
Randleman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Randleman keeps Soares at a distance using the push kick.
Soares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soares slips under a jab from Randleman.
Soares misses with a right hand
and Randleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman throws a solid leg kick but Soares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Randleman.
Soares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Randleman throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Randleman throws a looping overhand right but Soares ducks down to avoid it.
Randy Randleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares misses with a hook.
Randleman throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Randleman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Randleman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soares moves out of range of the body kick.
Soares changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Soares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from Randleman.#T4##TD2#
Soares changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Randleman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soares cracks Randleman with a big elbow.
Soares sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Randleman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Soares seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Randleman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Soares throws a strike aimed at the side of Randleman's head but Randleman avoids it well.
Soares in side control lands a decent elbow.
Randleman stops Soares from passing to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Gilbervan Soares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Horrible takedown attempt by Soares or perhaps it was just good defense by Randleman, which made it look bad.
Randleman lands a nice hook to Soares's body. Soares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Randleman scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soares misses with a combination
enabling Randleman to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Soares swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
It looked like Randleman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randleman throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Soares with the counter takedown but Randleman avoids it easily.
Randy Randleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Soares feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Soares sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
Soares throws an elbow that misses. Randleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soares's guard. Nice move by Randleman!#REVR#
Soares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soares looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Soares working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Soares is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soares controls Randleman momentarily but Randleman frees himself.
Soares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soares keeps trying to improve his position.
Soares trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soares misses with an uppercut. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jab, jab by Soares - just one landing.
Randy Randleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares misses with a hook to the body
and Randleman counters with a stiff right hand.
Randleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Randleman misses.
Randleman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randleman lands a leg kick that knocks Soares off balance momentarily.
Gilbervan Soares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Randleman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Randleman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soares 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 47:48
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: BFC SYNDICATE 5
Date: Nov 06, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Higgins misses its intended target.
Higgins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Soares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Soares drives through and clinches with Higgins against the cage.
Soares blocks a body shot from Higgins.
Higgins scores with a shot to the side of Soares's head.
Soares misses with some punches.
Higgins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Higgins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Higgins throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Higgins pushes Soares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Higgins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Higgins misses with a shot to the kidneys. #TD#
Soares turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Soares manages to end up in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Higgins down.
Soares is putting a hurting on Higgins here, landing some big shots from side control. #T1#
Soares working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Higgins is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Soares has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Higgins tries to improve position but can't.
Soares working the body and head with strikes.
Higgins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Soares.
Soares is chipping away with strikes.
Soares throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Soares throws a strike aimed at the side of Higgins's head but Higgins avoids it well.
Soares misses with the ground and pound.
Soares working the strikes but Higgins uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Soares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Higgins defending well though.
Soares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Higgins wants to improve his position but Soares is controlling well. #T2##SUB2#
Higgins actively working from the bottom here.
We've been hearing that Soares has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares thows a huge punch but Higgins dodges it nicely.
Higgins is trying is best to control the position here.
Soares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Higgins trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up.
Soares uses his free foot to push down on Higgins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Higgins.
Soares lands a nice shot to the head. #T3#
Higgins taking shots to the head.
Soares with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Soares.#ROC#Higgins is rocked!
Soares drops a big elbow. That's hurt Higgins! More shots from Soares and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!

Event: BFC 22: Alexander Vs. Matsuda
Date: Sep 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazanov lands a two punch combo.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Mazanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares looks to score with a jab to the body but Mazanov is just out of range.
Mazanov scores with a three punch combo! #TD#
Soares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Soares takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares drops an elbow to the side of Mazanov's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mazanov tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.
Soares drops an elbow to the side of Mazanov's head.
Mazanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mazanov trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up. #T1#
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. Soares connects with a nice short shot to Mazanov's temple.
Mazanov is refusing to be controlled, as Soares sits in half guard.
Soares takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mazanov wants to get back to full guard.
Soares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soares is just content to waste time from the top position. Mazanov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Soares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mazanov looking to control.
We've been hearing that Soares has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2#
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares scoring with punches to the head and body.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mazanov is keeping the position for now.
Soares scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Soares with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC#Mazanov is rocked!
Soares landing some decent shots from guard.
Mazanov is still in real trouble! Can Soares finish him?
Soares working some strikes from top position.
Mazanov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mazanov's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!

Event: BFC 17: Garbrandt Vs. Liszorr
Date: Aug 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman misses with a wild body shot.
Randleman throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
We've been hearing reports that Soares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Soares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Randleman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Soares misses with a straight left.
Randleman ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Randleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares throws out a loose jab but Randleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares fails with the takedown
and Randleman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares misses with an uppercut
and Randleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Soares thinking. #T1#
Randleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Randleman scoring well with a low kick there. #TD#
Soares feints and as Randleman raises his hands in defense, Soares changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Randleman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soares distracts Randleman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Soares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randleman 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.
Soares working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Randleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares trying to control but Randleman is working from the bottom. #T2#
Soares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randleman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Randleman is trying to keep Soares in close.
Soares lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Soares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Randleman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soares stopping the sweep attempt from Randleman.
Randleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soares.
Soares landing some decent shots from guard.
Soares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Randleman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soares trying to control but Randleman is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randleman walks into a stiff left hand from Soares.
Soares throws a combination that misses
and Randleman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Randleman does no damage.
Randleman drops his hands momentarily and Soares takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Soares as he connects with a hook.
Soares misses with a body punch
and Randleman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soares throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
Soares is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Soares throws an overhand right that lands on Randleman's shoulder, as Randleman tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Soares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Soares 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.
Soares working Randleman over with strikes.
Randleman tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.
Soares looks to land a strike but Randleman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Soares working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Randleman is retaining full guard.
Soares wants to control from the top but Randleman keeps moving.
Gilbervan Soares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Randleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randleman looking to control. #T1#
Soares wants to control from the top but Randleman keeps moving.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Randleman's brow.
Soares passes into half guard.
Randleman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soares.
Soares is thwarting Randleman's attempts to control the position.
Soares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Randleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soares is trying to control the action in half guard but Randleman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randleman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Randleman controlling the position well. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randleman can do to turn this around?
Soares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Randleman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soares momentarily.
Soares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randleman was well out of range. Poor timing from Soares.
Randleman jabs Soares right on the nose. Soares blinks but takes it well.#T3#
Soares gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Soares tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Randleman is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Soares buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Soares!! Soares is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Randleman throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Randy Randleman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: BFC 15: Sparrow Vs. Concrete
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares connects with the punch.
Soares has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Schiff is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Soares misses with a wild body shot.
Gilbervan Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Soares rushes Schiff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schiff misses with a body punch. #BC#
Schiff breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Soares coming out on top.
Schiff slips a straight right by Soares.
Soares misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Soares shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schiff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soares. #T1#
Soares drops an elbow to the side of Schiff's head.
Soares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soares slips a nice elbow through Schiff's hands, connecting with Schiff's forehead.#ROC2#Schiff is rocked!
Soares looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schiff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Schiff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soares scores with a big shot! Schiff's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Schiff! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares is the new light heavyweight champion!

Event: BFC 11: Hammer Vs. Payakaroon
Date: Jun 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Soares misses.
Soares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rytina dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soares. That did some damage!
Soares fails with a takedown attempt.
Rytina only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rytina can pounce on him.
Rytina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina lands a head shot.
Rytina throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Rytina lands with a nice body kick.
Rytina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Donk. Rytina catches Soares right on the button with a cross.
Soares cracks Rytina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Soares misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Soares. Those never looked like landing.
Soares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rytina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Rytina moves into the clinch.
Rytina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rytina is looking to control Soares's arms but Soares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rytina has his back to the cage.
Rytina connects with a nasty looking knee right to Soares's face. #BC#
Soares manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Soares moves into range and clinches up with Rytina.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
Soares working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Soares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
Rytina moves to clinch but Soares breaks away
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rytina connects with a solid leg kick.
Rytina throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rytina.
Soares blocks a head kick by Rytina.
Rytina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rytina throws out a leg kick but Soares moves out of range and Rytina only half commits.
Rytina misses with a hook
and Soares counters with a nice uppercut.
Rytina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rytina was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rytina sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3##TD#
Soares gets a double leg takedown into Rytina's guard.
Soares content to stall in guard here.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Rytina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soares working some strikes from top position.
Soares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soares pushes down on Rytina's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Soares working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rytina's thigh. Rytina counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Rytina is keeping the position.#T4#
Soares is working hard here to advance position.
Rytina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rytina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Soares sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gilbervan Soares will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Rytina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Rytina manages to avoid it.
Soares checks a leg kick.
Soares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL#
Soares clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rytina.
Rytina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #TD2#
Rytina manages to pull guard.
Soares advances to half guard.
Soares throws a strike but Rytina avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rytina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rytina wants to stand up but Soares is controlling him.
Soares stands and throws Rytina's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Rytina taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rytina is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Soares off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares holding both Rytina 's hands and preventing any damage.
I really don't envy Soares right now.
Rytina avoiding Soares 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Rytina looking for the choke from the back. #SUB2#
Rytina working for a choke but Soares is defending well.
Soares can't escape the position. #T2##SUB2#
Rytina looking to break Soares's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Soares remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rytina will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Soares wants to escape the position. #SUB2#
Rytina looking to break Soares's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Soares remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Rytina will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rytina's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #SUB2#
Rytina has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Soares has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Soares rolls, trying to escape but Rytina keeps control of the position. #SUB2#
Soares fending off the submission attempt from Rytina.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rytina is hanging on to Soares's back as he tries to escape. #T3#
Soares prevents Rytina from getting a body triangle.
Rytina has the hooks in. Soares is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Soares trying to control the hands but Rytina breaks the grip.
Soares manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rytina's guard. Nice work there by Soares.
Soares is stalling in the full guard.
Soares looking to sit in guard and control but Rytina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Rytina being controlled here momentarily.
Rytina sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Soares pulls Rytina in close to his closed guard and prevents Rytina from doing any damage or advancing position.
Risto Rytina has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Rytina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A low kick from Rytina is predictable there
and Soares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rytina at a distance.
A big left from Soares misses.
Rytina keeps the fight on the outside.
Rytina throws a leg kick but Soares moved away.
Rytina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rytina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares clobbers Rytina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rytina circles away.
Rytina misses with a left hand
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1##CL#
Soares instigates a clinch.
Soares working aggressively here.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD2#
Rytina jumps guard.
Rytina keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Rytina's brow.
Rytina keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully.
Soares advances position into side control!
Soares working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rytina being controlled for a moment. #T2#
Rytina taking a bit of punishment here - Soares scoring with strikes.
Soares cracks Rytina with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soares works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Soares trying to control the action but Rytina is working from the bottom.
Soares tries to advance to mount but can't. #T3#
The referee asks Soares politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Soares prefers to stall for the moment though.
Soares looks up at the clock and then as Rytina takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Soares smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Soares tries to advance to mount but Rytina denies him.
Soares remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Soares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rytina keeps working.
Soares scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rytina takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T4#
Rytina manages to get back to half guard.
Soares has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soares landing punches.
Soares postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rytina looks a forlorn figure.
Soares controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares landing shots from mount.
Rytina is working to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbervan Soares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soares 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!

Event: HFC 15 - Rodrigues vs Chomsli
Date: Apr 17, 2020

#R1#
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares is looking for the big counter here.
Soares throws an off balance right hand
and Rader counters with a straight right hand.
Rader looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Soares moves out of range as Rader strikes.#TD2#
Soares looking to score a takedown here. Rader is defending well but Soares drives through and ends up in Rader's guard.
Soares tries to free his leg and advance position but Rader is retaining full guard.
Rader is trying to keep Soares in close.
Rader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soares controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soares works over Rader with some ground and pound from guard.
Rader really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rader is trying to control the position from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Soares working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T1##SUB#
Rader throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rader being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Rader working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Soares has passed into half guard!
Soares keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Rader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Rader actively working from the bottom here.
Soares controlling the action here.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rader moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Rader looking for a guillotine here but Soares defends easily.
Soares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Soares trying to control the position from guard on top but Rader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Soares is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Soares's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB#
Soares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rader has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soares has managed to get both his arms back between Rader's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Rader is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Soares lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rader being controlled here, momentarily.
Soares stands up over Rader, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Soares controls the pace.
Soares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rader is keeping the position for now.
Soares sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Rader looking for a guillotine here but Soares defends easily. #SUB#
Rader is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soares is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Soares moves forwards but Rader connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rader listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rader scores with a hook to the body. Soares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soares looks to land a right hand but Rader moved out of range.
Rader thuds his right hand into Soares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares moves in looking to clinch but Rader pushes him off.
A slow jab from Soares misses its intended target.
Soares slips under a jab from Rader.
Rader throws a looping overhand right but Soares ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Soares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Soares forces Rader back against the cage and clinches.
Soares blocks an uppercut.
Rader misses with a body punch.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soares is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #TD2#
Soares lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rader is trying to maintain the position but Soares is very close to passing his half guard.
Soares slips a nice elbow through Rader's hands, connecting with Rader's forehead.
Soares seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB#
Rader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rader is in trouble now - Soares has advanced to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soares lands a big elbow.
Rader is looking to improve his position but Soares isn't that keen on the idea.
Soares avoids the attempt from Rader to control.
Rader is trying desperately to improve position.
Soares lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rader tries to hold on but Soares pushes him away.
Rader is desperately trying to improve his position but Soares has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Soares raining down shots from the mount!
Soares looking to control but Rader is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rader tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soares with the ground and pound from mount.
Soares takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rader can't escape the position.
Soares controlling from mount.
Soares wants to control the pace but Rader is squirming around nicely.
Rader really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T4#
Soares lands with some strikes.
Soares lands a couple of good shots and Rader has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soares controlling from the back.
Rader trying to control the hands but Soares won't let him.
Soares is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Let's hope that Soares has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rader wants to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rader tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbervan Soares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Rader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rader scores with a decent looking hook.
Soares swings for the body but Rader moves out of range.
Rader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rader is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Rader.
Rader defending well as Soares loads up on a big left hand.
Soares slips under a jab.
Dennis Rader is winning the standup battle so far.
Rader throws a jab but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD2#
Rader gets caught flat footed, as Soares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#T1##SUB#
Rader working for a triangle but Soares defends it easily.
Soares wants to control from the top but Rader keeps moving. #SUB#
Rader is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soares is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Rader had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Soares defends it easily.
Soares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Rader has an active guard here but Soares has managed to pass into half guard.
Soares controlling the action here. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rader is looking to control Soares's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rader avoid being mounted?
Soares performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rader is looking for a sweep. Soares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soares not doing much here. #T3##SUB#
Rader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gilbervan Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Still in half guard, Soares seems content to control.#SUB#
Rader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Soares takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soares passes to full mount!
Soares dominating with strikes here.
Rader wants to control but Soares is having none of it.#T4#
Rader really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dennis Rader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soares controlling the pace for now.
Soares prevents Rader from getting the reversal.
Rader is working hard here to advance position.
Soares controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rader throwing hammer fists to the chest of Soares. What's that going to do exactly?
Gilbervan Soares is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rader is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilbervan Soares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Soares winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbervan Soares!

Event: HFC Tournament Rd. 3
Date: Feb 28, 2020

#R1##TD#
Soares throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Down tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soares is in Down's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Down wants to get back to his feet but Soares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Down looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Soares makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Soares is pushing down on Down's leg trying to pass to half guard. Down is fighting to maintain full guard but Soares has managed to sneak the leg through.
Soares 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.
Soares content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soares is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Soares frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Soares in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Soares with shots to the head and body - Down looks very uncomfortable down there.
Soares is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Down can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Soares landing strikes, looking to finish!
Soares is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soares definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soares with shots to the head and body - Down looks very uncomfortable down there. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soares with shots to the head and body - Down looks very uncomfortable down there.
Down really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Down is trying desperately to improve position.
Down felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Soares sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Down taking shots to the head.
Soares connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Soares connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Soares is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Soares lands a big elbow - Down is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Down is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!

Event: #1 Contender Series 265
Date: Feb 17, 2020

#R1#
Jab by Soares.
A big left from Soares misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soares lands a body shot. #CL2#
Soares clinches with his opponent.
Ham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Ham controls his hands.
Ham wants a takedown but no success here.
Ham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ham is looking to control Soares's arms but Soares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ham has his back to the cage.
Ham tries to break free but Soares pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Soares breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ham.
A punch lands to the side of Ham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Ham takes one to the side of the head.
Ham walks into a straight right hand from Soares.
Soares lands a nice hook to Ham's body. Ham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ham or perhaps it was just good defense by Soares, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ham doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares circles away.
Soares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ham shoots and misses
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Ham doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Ham is breathing heavily.
Soares works Ham's body with a nice hook.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ham doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#KD2#
Soares lands a left and a right that send Ham crashing to the mat, dazed. Soares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Jack Ham has been cut.
Ham takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soares digs a good hook to Ham's body.
Soares cracks Ham with an open hand slap.#KD2#
Soares lands a big uppercut and Ham crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ham looks OK. Soares waves Ham back to his feet!#ROC2#
Ham is rocked!
Soares fakes the body blow, causing Ham to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ham goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilbervan Soares!

Event: HFC - Fight Night 1
Date: Jan 22, 2020

#R1#
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lidaka misses with a takedown
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilbervan Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Soares scores with a punch to the head.
Lidaka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jab by Soares.
Arvids Lidaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soares but Soares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soares lands with a straight right. Lidaka didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Soares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares stuffs the takedown.
Soares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lidaka tries for a takedown but Soares circles away easily
and Soares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Soares takes a swing at Lidaka's ribcage but misses.
Lidaka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soares just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Soares. Lidaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lidaka with the counter takedown but Soares avoids it easily.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soares but Soares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lidaka walks into a straight right hand from Soares.
Lidaka misses with a wild body shot.
Soares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Soares works Lidaka's body with a nice hook.
Gilbervan Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lidaka avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Lidaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#ROC#
Lidaka is rocked!
Lidaka walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Soares! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gilbervan Soares!

Event: Core Combat VI - Finale
Date: Jan 18, 2020

#R1##TD#
Soares drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ham looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Soares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soares trying to control but Ham is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Soares content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ham has locked up a guillotine! Ham's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Soares is holding on here and Ham must be using up a lot of energy. Soares has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ham gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Ham!

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