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QFC Tournament 442 Round 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zed Bjergsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavino Waldgrave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldgrave comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SaneBeats - Ready for Action kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gavino Waldgrave has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zed Bjergsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gavino Waldgrave!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjergsen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bjergsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Waldgrave - the referee stops the clock and Bjergsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Waldgrave. Bjergsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bjergsen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Waldgrave - the referee stops the clock and Bjergsen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Waldgrave. Bjergsen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Waldgrave gets caught flat footed, as Bjergsen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bjergsen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bjergsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bjergsen throwing strikes from guard but Waldgrave blocks nicely.
Waldgrave really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bjergsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bjergsen postures up in Waldgrave's guard and throws a big left but Waldgrave blocks it.
Waldgrave is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldgrave looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bjergsen is one step ahead there.
Bjergsen trying to control but Waldgrave is working from the bottom.
Bjergsen cracks Waldgrave with a solid left hand.
Bjergsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bjergsen 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.
Bjergsen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bjergsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Waldgrave works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjergsen advances position into side control!
Bjergsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Waldgrave has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bjergsen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Waldgrave!
Waldgrave is in a horrible position here. Bjergsen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bjergsen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Waldgrave wants to control but Bjergsen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjergsen throws some wild stikes that Waldgrave manages to avoid easily.
Bjergsen is landing with some decent strikes but Waldgrave is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Gavino Waldgrave has been cut.
Bjergsen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Bjergsen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Waldgrave is rocked!
That has opened up Gavino Waldgrave's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjergsen controlling the pace for now.
Waldgrave is still in real trouble! Can Bjergsen finish him?
Bjergsen softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Waldgrave is out cold! Bjergsen jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zed Bjergsen!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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