QFC Tournament 634 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amos Pepson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pepson
vs
Wibowo

197 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
284 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amos Pepson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fabio Wibowo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wibowo moves away.
Wibowo blocks the body kick.
Wibowo staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wibowo is defended easily by Pepson.
Pepson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wibowo shoots for a takedown but Pepson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wibowo shoots in but Pepson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Amos Pepson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Wibowo.
Pepson fails to land with a series of punches.

Wibowo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pepson wants to improve his position but Wibowo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepson is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo is trying to control. Pepson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pepson is trying to maintain the position but Wibowo is very close to passing his half guard.
Wibowo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pepson defending well though.
Wibowo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pepson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pepson is not content to let Wibowo control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Wibowo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pepson's head.
Pepson is staying active underneath Wibowo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wibowo shoots in looking for a takedown. Pepson tries to sprawl out of it but Wibowo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pepson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wibowo tries for a takedown but Pepson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Pepson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wibowo on his heels. He'll look to pass Wibowo's guard now, I'm sure.
Wibowo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pepson manages to get himself to full guard.

Wibowo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pepson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pepson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pepson's back!
Wibowo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Wibowo is hanging on to Pepson's back as he tries to escape.
Wibowo misses with an elbow to the head.
Pepson tries to break free.
Pepson is breathing heavily.
Wibowo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Pepson is trying to break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wibowo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wibowo biding his time, controlling Pepson.

Wibowo is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Pepson is defending well though. Wibowo let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Pepson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wibowo punches the canvas rather than the man.
Wibowo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Wibowo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wibowo struggling to land strikes to the head as Pepson covers up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabio Wibowo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wibowo shoots in looking for a takedown but Pepson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wibowo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Pepson gets a double leg takedown into Wibowo's guard.
Pepson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pepson preventing the sweep.
Pepson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wibowo keeping moving, preventing Pepson from controlling successfully.
Wibowo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo wants to sweep but no luck.
Pepson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fabio Wibowo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wibowo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wibowo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo keeping moving, preventing Pepson from controlling successfully.
Wibowo controls Pepson momentarily but Pepson frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pepson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Wibowo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wibowo working away.
Wibowo throwing strikes but Pepson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wibowo is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepson advances to mount.
Pepson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wibowo is working to get back to half guard.
Pepson is landing with some decent strikes but Wibowo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wibowo tries to hold on but Pepson pushes him away.
The referee warns Wibowo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wibowo is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wibowo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pepson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wibowo is looking to get to half guard.
Pepson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wibowo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wibowo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo postures up in Pepson's guard and throws a big left but Pepson blocks it.
Pepson 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.
Pepson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wibowo's guard.

Pepson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wibowo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amos Pepson dominated that second round.
That's time! Pepson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wibowo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Wibowo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pepson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wibowo easily slips into full mount!
Wibowo trying to control but Pepson is having none of it.
Wibowo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wibowo punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wibowo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wibowo prevents Pepson from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wibowo trying to control but Pepson is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wibowo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wibowo throwing strikes here but Pepson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wibowo working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wibowo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pepson blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pepson is looking to escape.
Wibowo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wibowo looking to ground and pound but Pepson is blocking nicely.
Pepson is working to get back to half guard.
Wibowo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pepson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wibowo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wibowo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Amos Pepson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pepson wants to hold on but Wibowo pushes him away.
Wibowo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wibowo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pepson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pepson tries to get out of the position.
Wibowo unloading with bombs!
Fabio Wibowo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wibowo lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pepson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wibowo controlling from the full mount.
Wibowo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Pepson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wibowo with shots to the head and body - Pepson looks very uncomfortable down there.

Pepson is rocked!
Wibowo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pepson looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Pepson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pepson has left one of his arms exposed and Wibowo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Pepson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabio Wibowo!
A very excited looking Fabio Wibowo 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ziolokowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ziolokowski
vs
Crusher

200 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ziolokowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ziolokowski.
Ziolokowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crusher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice combination there by Crusher.

It looks like Ivan Ziolokowski has been cut.
Crusher stalks Ziolokowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ziolokowski's face. Ziolokowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Ziolokowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crusher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ziolokowski scrambles back to his feet.
Ziolokowski misses with a head kick.
Ziolokowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crusher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crusher tries to bum rush Ziolokowski with a series of wild strikes but Ziolokowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusher scores with a sloppy right hand. Ziolokowski should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziolokowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Ziolokowski moves into range and clinches up with Crusher.
Crusher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ziolokowski's elbow.
Crusher blocking some punches.
Ziolokowski throws a head punch that misses.
Crusher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ziolokowski tries to land a knee to the head but Crusher blocks with his arms.
Ziolokowski working Crusher over with knees to the body.
Crusher looks winded!
Ziolokowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crusher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziolokowski tries to work over Crusher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ziolokowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ziolokowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ziolokowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crusher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crusher takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Evan Crusher has been cut.
Ziolokowski lands a right hand.
Ziolokowski is stalling here.
Ziolokowski is working for takedown but Crusher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crusher is pressed up against the cage. Ziolokowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crusher down to the mat. Crusher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ziolokowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Ziolokowski has Crusher up against the cage in a clinch.
Ziolokowski misses with a knee strike.
Crusher avoids the elbow strike from Ziolokowski, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziolokowski scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ziolokowski with a knee to the head.
Ziolokowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crusher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ziolokowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ziolokowski with a knee to the head.
Crusher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crusher tries to throw a body punch but Ziolokowski avoids it by throwing Crusher back against the cage.
Ziolokowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Ziolokowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crusher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ziolokowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ziolokowski closes the distance and clinches.
Crusher misses with a punch on the inside.
Ziolokowski lands a knee to the body.
Crusher blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziolokowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ziolokowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crusher takes a knee right on the jaw!

Ziolokowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ziolokowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ziolokowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Crusher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Ziolokowski has managed to clinch.
Ziolokowski tries a knee to the head but Crusher blocks it.
Ziolokowski prevents Crusher from breaking the clinch.
Ziolokowski looking to throw knees to the head but Crusher is blocking nicely.
Ziolokowski lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ziolokowski.
Crusher blocks an elbow strike from Ziolokowski.
Ziolokowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziolokowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Crusher.
Crusher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ziolokowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ziolokowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Crusher.

Ziolokowski lands a big knee to the head and Crusher goes down! Ziolokowski is looking to finish!

Crusher is rocked!
Ziolokowski controlling from side mount.
Crusher is still in real trouble! Can Ziolokowski finish him?
Crusher seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Ziolokowski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ziolokowski! Crusher is out on his feet! Ziolokowski rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Crusher is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Crusher is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Ziolokowski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philp Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hemingway
vs
Fry

169 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Hemingway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philp Fry!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hemingway on his heels. He'll look to pass Hemingway's guard now, I'm sure.
Hemingway trying to control the position.
Hemingway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fry on the ground.
Hemingway keeping full guard, as Fry tries to pass.

Hemingway looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fry passes into half guard.
Hemingway is trying to maintain the position but Fry is very close to passing his half guard.
Fry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Hemingway scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fry manages to mount him!
Hemingway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hemingway tries to get out of the position.

Fry working for a guillotine from mount but Hemingway is in no mood to give up.

Fry throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hemingway has his hands clasped together but Fry breaks the hold and Hemingway is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Fry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Philp Fry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blaise Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitorrio Santillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Egan
vs
Santillo

199 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
269 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaise Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitorrio Santillo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santillo scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santillo.
Santillo lands an uppercut, right on the button! Egan tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vitorrio Santillo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Gavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chung
vs
Gavino

199 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommaso Gavino!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chung is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gavino's half guard.
Gavino wants to get back to full guard.
Gavino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chung works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chung pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Tommaso Gavino has been cut.

Chung has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gavino is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wang Chung!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Bambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bambino
vs
Ragnarsson

191 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
18
299 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernardo Bambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Bambino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Bambino with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Bernardo Bambino has been cut.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bambino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bambino tries to counter with a takedown but Ragnarsson is quick to defend against it.
Bambino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Bambino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Ragnarsson cracks Bambino with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ragnarsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bambino to stand back up!

Bambino is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnarsson slips a jab from Bambino.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bambino! Ragnarsson dives in looking to finish! Bambino is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson!