World Championships day 4: Rafael Kveldstad advances to the finals via first-round submission

Rafael Kveldstad wins with first-round submission

Junior middleweight Rafael Kveldstad continued to impress as he faced Bulgaria’s Radomir Stoyanov in the semi finals.

Kveldstad started strong with solid kicks, and when Stoyanov went for a takedown, he quickly turned things around to secure a tight guillotine that forced the Bulgarian to tap immediately.

Solid performance by the Swede who will face Tagir Machmudov from Czech Republic in the finals.

• Rafael Kveldstad def. Radomir Stoyanov via submission, round 1 (guillotine)