The regular season period of PGF World Season 8 is almost over, as week 4 has come to an end and there’s just 30 more matches left. There was a crazy amount of finishes this week, as two-thirds of the total matches ended in a submission and several competitor scored a bonus point for a finish in under a minute. There was also a decent amount of controversy too, with penalties being given for unsportsmanlike conduct and JJ Bowers being disqualified for a slam during one of his matches. Although both were the right call as per the PGF rules, that’s never stopped anyone from being unhappy with decisions like those before.
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PGF World Season 8 Week 4 Full Results And Recap
The race is heating up from multiple angles now, as Team Dollamur and the Alabama Twisters have fully separated from the rest of the pack. They now find themselves in a two-horse race for the team title and with just 3 points separating them now, every match will be crucial next week. There’s also multiple competitors fighting tooth and nail to take the final spots in the top 8, as a lot of them are just one or two wins away from making it. Then at the top of the league, there are 5 men who have already broken the 30-point barrier and each of them has a good chance of winning the regular season.
Top Performers
Derek Rayfield completed his transition from last-minute replacement to top contender this week, winning all 3 of his matches by submission. He got a pair of chokes against JJ Bowers and Sergio Ardila before quickly heel hooking Dominic Lobo for a huge total score that saw him climb to 3rd place. He wasn’t the only replacement competitor to shine this week either, as Dominic Mejia also submitted every opponent he faced. With chokes against Anthony Gojani and Spenser Ortiz earlier in the night, his ankle-lock against Michael Haynes-Moller brought him into joint 4th place and should be enough for him to make the playoffs unless things go very wrong next week.
Sergio Ardila was another late-replacement who did well, leglocking John Chandler and Anthony Molina to keep his qualification hopes alive. Front-runners Christos Papadelos and Kris Olivo continued their great runs too, as both men also hit a pair of leglocks to stay in 1st and 2nd place respectively. Papadelos submitted CJ Murdock and Gojani and Olivo submitted Jonathan Wilson and Lobo, while their only draw was against each other. The final man to get two finishes was Jett Thompson, who finally got things going after a shaky start by submitting Murdock and Ortiz with chokes to move up to 6th.
Other Winners
Landon Elmore stayed in contention for the top spot with yet another ankle-lock win over Juan Martinez, but the rest of the work for week 4 of PGF Season 8 was done by those hunting a playoff-spot. Matt Masch and Dominic Lobo both stayed in contention with a single win this week, as Masch heel hooked Martinez early on and Lobo caught Michael Haynes-Moller with a tight armbar from a locked-in rear-triangle choke. Haynes-Moller actually only entered partway through the night, as Jordan Wirth withdrew due to what appeared to be a rib injury after getting submitted by a tight arm-in guillotine from Mike John.
Raphael Ferreira also managed to stay within touching distance of the playoffs with one of the most brutal finishes of the season so far; switching from a standing crucifix straight into a rear-naked choke and wrenching on Bowers’ neck hard to force the tap. The only other submission this week came from Anthony Molina, who heel hooked John right at the end of the night. There was a few other points to go around though, due to the disqualification that Bowers was handed in his match with Gojani. It looked like Gojani was going for the back when Bowers slammed him into the mat, getting disqualified for it and handing Gojani 2 points.
PGF World Season 8 Week 4 Full Results
Kris Olivo defeats Dominic Lobo via Submission – Ankle-lock
Matt Masch defeats Juan Martinez via Submission – Heel Hook
Dominic Mejia defeats Anthony Gojani via Submission – Triangle Choke
Jett Thompson vs Raphael Ferreira ends in a Draw – No Submission
Sergio Ardila defeats Anthony Molina via Submission – Ankle-lock
Derek Rayfield defeats JJ Bowers via Submission – Triangle Choke
Landon Elmore vs Jonathan Wilson ends in a Draw – No Submission
Christos Papadelos defeats CJ Murdock via Submission – Ankle-lock
Mike John defeats Jordan Wirth via Submission – Arm-in Guillotine
Spenser Ortiz vs John Chandler ends in a Draw – No Submission
Landon Elmore vs Raphael Ferreira ends in a Draw – No Submission
Derek Rayfield defeats Sergio Ardila via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Dominic Mejia defeats Spenser Ortiz via Submission – Arm-triangle Choke
Mike John vs Matt Masch ends in a Draw – No Submission
Kris Olivo vs Christos Papadelos ends in a Draw – No Submission
Jonathan Wilson vs Anthony Molina ends in a Draw – No Submission
Anthony Gojani defeats JJ Bowers via Disqualification – Slam
Jett Thompson defeats CJ Murdock via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Dominic Lobo defeats Michael Haynes-Miller via Submission – Rear-triangle Armbar
John Chandler vs Juan Martinez ends in a Draw – No Submission
Matt Masch vs CJ Murdock ends in a Draw – No Submission
Kris Olivo defeats Jonathan Wilson via Submission – Ankle-lock
Raphael Ferreira defeats JJ Bowers via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Sergio Ardila defeats John Chandler via Submission – Ankle-lock
Dominic Mejia defeats Michael Haynes-Moller via Submission – Ankle-lock
Jett Thompson defeats Spenser Ortiz via Submission – Rear-naked Choke
Anthony Molina defeats Mike John via Submission – Heel Hook
Christos Papadelos defeats Anthony Gojani via Submission – Toehold
Landon Elmore defeats Juan Martinez via Submission – Ankle-lock
Derek Rayfield defeats Dominic Lobo via Submission – Heel Hook
PGF World Season 8 Standings After Week 4
Team Dollamur – 96
Christos Papadelos – 34
Derek Rayfield – 31
Landon Elmore – 30
Mike John – 15
Armin Bruni – 9
Brady Branscum – 9
Spenser Ortiz – 8
Alabama Twisters – 94
Kris Olivo – 33
Dominic Mejia – 30
Raphael Ferreira – 21
Matt Masch – 18
Sergio Ardila – 13
Jordan Wirth – 9
Brady Hylton – 6
New Hope Kings – 75
Jett Thompson – 27
Anthony Molina – 22
Dominic Lobo – 20
Anthony Gojani – 15
Juan Martinez – 6
Tropic Thunders – 15
Zack Schneider – 10
JJ Bowers – 4
CJ Murdock – 4
Robert Blackledge – 1
John Chandler – 1
Nick Sahf – 0
Jonathan Wilson – 0
Michael Haynes-Moller – 0
The full replay of PGF World Season 8 Week 4, including all of the above results, is available to watch on the promotion’s official YouTube channel:
