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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbervan Soares (ranked 1082 p4p, 1160 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 161 p4p, 175 weight class). Gilbervan Soares had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gilbervan Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Kirk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Soares dives on top into guard.
Kirk is trying to keep Soares in close.
Soares works over Kirk with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!'.
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