QFC Tournament 309 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Dubrovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Dubrovsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dubrovsky
vs
Swanson

178 cm
23
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Dubrovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrovsky ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Dubrovsky misses with an uppercut.

Swanson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dubrovsky is looking for a sweep. Swanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dubrovsky is looking to get back to full guard here but Swanson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dubrovsky is trying to work for a sweep but Swanson has mounted him!
Swanson prevents Dubrovsky from getting the reversal.

Dubrovsky is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Swanson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Dubrovsky is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Swanson!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merle Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Gaius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Walker
vs
Gaius

180 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Merle Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Gaius!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gaius manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker pushing down on Gaius's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gaius is looking to improve his position.

Walker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Walker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gaius sees it coming and defends easily.

Walker seems to be looking for submissions.
Gaius wants to get back to full guard.

Walker is trying to work for a kimura but Gaius is defending well.
Gaius won't allow Walker to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaius gets full guard.

Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gaius keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.

Gaius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gaius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gaius looking for a triangle here. Walker is fighting it but it looks tight! Gaius pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Walker is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eduardo Gaius!
A very excited looking Eduardo Gaius 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.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Free Gves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Gves

175 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Free Gves!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

It looks like Jackie Diaz has been cut.
Diaz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab lands there for Gves.
Gves connects with a body shot.
Free Gves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gves lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Gves tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!

Diaz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gves is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Diaz.
Gves is looking for a sweep.
Gves is trying to escape the position but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz 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.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gves is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gves is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gves is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to stand but Gves is controlling his arm.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gves is avoiding damage well.
Diaz controls the position.
Diaz tries to stand but Gves is controlling his head.
Gves prevents Diaz from moving into mount.
Diaz controls the position.
Gves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gves sees it coming and defends easily.

Gves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gves is looking to improve his position.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gves works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gves has an active guard here but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
Gves is trying to get back to full guard.

Gves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Gves has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Gves keeps moving.
Diaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Gves had control of the position.

Gves is looking for a triangle here but Diaz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Diaz just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Diaz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gves is looking to reverse the position.
Gves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diaz's best efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz wants to stand but Gves has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gves wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gves looks winded!
Gves gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Free Gves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jackie Diaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz content to control rather than advance.
Diaz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gves.
Diaz moves into full mount! Gves won't be happy about that!
Gves is looking to get to half guard.
Gves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Gves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gves is breathing heavily.

Gves has an active guard here but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
Diaz wants to stand up but Gves has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Diaz has control of Gves's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gves regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gves is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gves wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz working for the choke.

Diaz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gves can't escape the position.
Gves turns into Diaz and is now in his guard.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gves defends it easily.

Gves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Gves tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gves drops back, looking for a kneebar! Diaz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Diaz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Diaz!
Gves tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Diaz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gves is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Diaz trying to control but Gves is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackie Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gves scores with a nice right hand.
Jackie Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz controls the position.
Gves sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Diaz moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gves.

Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gves is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to stand but Gves has his arm trapped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gves manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz throwing shots but Gves is blocking nicely.
Gves trying to get back to full guard but Diaz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Diaz looking to finish Gves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gves!
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gves is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but Gves is having none of it.
Gves is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Gves sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz looking to finish Gves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gves!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the position easily from mount.
Diaz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gves looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gves is in bad spot here.
Diaz lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gves is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Diaz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Gves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz punishes Gves with strikes from the back mount.
Diaz keeps control of the position as Gves tries to break free.
Gves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gves sees it coming and defends easily.
Gves tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Gves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Gves is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Diaz has latched onto it... Big trouble! Diaz pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Gves is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackie Diaz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiamaka Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Koskinen
vs
Congo

188 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chiamaka Congo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koskinen gets tackled into the cage by Congo. Congo maintains the clinch.
Congo blocks the elbow strike.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Congo.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Congo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen trying to land knees to the body.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen trying to land knees to the body.
Congo being controlled against the cage.
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!
Congo blocks an elbow strike.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Nice elbow from Koskinen.
A head punch on the inside from Koskinen fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koskinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Congo's brow.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Congo avoids the elbow strike from Koskinen, against the cage.
Congo working aggressively here.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo misses with some punches.
Koskinen tries a knee to the head but Congo blocks it.
Congo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koskinen's elbow.
Congo blocks an elbow strike from Koskinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Congo.
Congo is working Koskinen over against the cage.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo lands a left hand.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koskinen stalling in the clinch but Congo improves position.
Congo lands a left hand.
Koskinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Congo lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Congo avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo is leaning against Koskinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koskinen takes a shot to the head.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskinen looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Congo as the two fighters clinch.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Congo throws a head punch that misses.
Congo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Congo.
Koskinen effectively controlling the action here.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Congo pushes Koskinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Congo is keeping busy.
Koskinen lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen effectively controlling the action here.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen is stalling here.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koskinen throws an elbow but misses.
Koskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koskinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Congo's brow.
Good body shot from Congo.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koskinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Congo up against the cage.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Congo pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen just leaning against Congo, taking a breather.
Congo working aggressively here.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koskinen lands a knee to the head.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koskinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Congo avoids it.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Congo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiamaka Congo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Congo moves into range and clinches up with Koskinen.
Chiamaka Congo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koskinen.
Congo lands with a left to the head.
Koskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Koskinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Congo swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Congo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Congo.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Koskinen.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koskinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Congo is working Koskinen over against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Congo as Koskinen tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo being controlled against the cage.
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koskinen missing with knees to the body.
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Congo blocking some punches.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen lands an elbow just above Congo 's eye.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koskinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Congo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Koskinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Congo scores with a shoulder strike.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen stalling in the clinch but Congo improves position.
A short uppercut from Congo.
A right hand to the body from Congo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo gets through Koskinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koskinen.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koskinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koskinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koskinen misses with a knee to the head.
Congo works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Congo digs a right hand into Koskinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koskinen's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Congo.
Congo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Congo.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Congo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koskinen throws an elbow but misses.
Congo working aggressively here.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.
Congo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Koskinen to work.
Congo lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskinen lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Congo takes an elbow to the temple.
Congo lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Congo digs a right hand underneath Koskinen's ribcage. Koskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Congo takes an elbow to the temple.
Congo blocks the elbow strike.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiamaka Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Congo moves into the clinch.
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen takes a shot to the head.
Congo lands with a light punch inside.
Congo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Koskinen trying to control the position but instead, Congo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koskinen into the cage.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koskinen trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Congo.
Koskinen lands a damaging elbow.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Koskinen's ribcage. Koskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen misses with an elbow strike.
Congo pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Congo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Congo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.
Congo lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Congo as the two fighters clinch.
Congo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskinens head.
Congo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Congo.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koskinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Congo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Congo.
Still in the clinch, Congo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Congo avoids the elbow strike from Koskinen, against the cage.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo avoiding damage as Koskinen throws knees to the body.
Chiamaka Congo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo scores with a hook to the body.
Congo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Congo is working Koskinen over against the cage.
Congo works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Congo presses Koskinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koskinen takes a shot to the head.
Koskinen stalling in the clinch but Congo improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Congo.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Congo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Congo avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Congo.
Koskinen misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Congo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Congo can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Congo misses with some punches.
Congo has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
Congo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Congo misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Congo blocks the elbow strike.
Congo dodges an elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Congo dodges an elbow strike from Koskinen.
A short right from Congo.
Congo takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Koskinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Congo.
Koskinen lands an elbow inside that Congo shrugs off.
Congo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen lands a nice elbow.
Koskinen is looking to control Congo's arms but Congo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koskinen has his back to the cage.
Congo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Congo is defending well for now.
Koskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Congo digs a right hand underneath Koskinen's ribcage. Koskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Congo blocks an elbow strike from Koskinen.
Koskinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Congo gets an underhook and turns Koskinen into the cage.
Mikael Koskinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Koskinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chiamaka Congo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Congo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Chiamaka Congo!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Chiamaka Congo!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Chiamaka Congo!

Chiamaka Congo wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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