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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Costanzo De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Boryska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Luca's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Foals - My Number. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Costanzo De Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Boryska!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boryska slips under a jab from De Luca.
Boryska feints and as De Luca raises his hands in defense, Boryska changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boryska told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Boryska trying to control but De Luca is working from the bottom.
De Luca throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
De Luca tries to strike from the bottom.
De Luca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boryska is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Luca wants to improve his position but instead Boryska has moved into half guard.
De Luca misses with some strikes from the bottom.
De Luca misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boryska wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Luca keeps working.
De Luca 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca wants to get back to full guard.
Boryska drops an elbow to the side of De Luca's head.
De Luca makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Luca.
Boryska is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boryska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
De Luca trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
De Luca tries to strike from the bottom.
De Luca throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
De Luca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boryska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boryska sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Luca's guard.
De Luca wants to get back to full guard.
Boryska working over De Luca with some ground and pound. De Luca looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've been hearing good reports from De Luca's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Boryska decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Boryska shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Luca napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boryska is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Luca has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boryska scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska is staying tight to De Luca's torso, preventing him from escaping.
De Luca tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boryska presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Boryska lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Luca throwing hammer fists to the chest of Boryska. What's that going to do exactly?
Boryska raining down hammerfists from mount.
Boryska stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Boryska moves out of range as De Luca strikes.
De Luca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boryska counters with a series of strikes that sends De Luca to the canvas! Boryska follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
De Luca is rocked!
Boryska controlling from the top position.
Oh De Luca is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boryska decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Luca, up you get!
Boryska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Luca.
De Luca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
De Luca seems to have got his legs back now.
Boryska shoots in and gets a takedown into De Luca's guard.
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.
De Luca has his foot on Boryska's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boryska works his way back into a safe position though.
Boryska decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
De Luca misses with a body shot.
De Luca throws a hook but Boryska avoids it easily.
Costanzo De Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boryska lands a body shot.
De Luca is breathing heavily.
Boryska drives through with a takedown into De Luca's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Luca throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Boryska sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boryska slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from De Luca.
Boryska is nestled in close to De Luca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Luca wants to improve his position but Boryska is controlling well.
Boryska looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boryska is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Luca defends it well.
Boryska trying to mount his opponent but De Luca defends it.
De Luca is looking to improve his position.
De Luca works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boryska trying to control the position from guard on top but De Luca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boryska slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from De Luca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Boryska dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boryska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Luca throws out the jab.
De Luca throws a body shot but no joy.
Boryska bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
De Luca is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Boryska is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Piotr Boryska has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boryska looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
De Luca is desperately trying to improve his position but Boryska has a good base and remains in mount.
Boryska controlling the position easily from mount.
De Luca tries to hold on but Boryska postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
De Luca tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boryska working De Luca over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca is looking to get to half guard.
De Luca wants to control but Boryska is having none of it.
Boryska looking to control but De Luca is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Luca tries to reverse the position but Boryska maintains control.
Boryska tries to control but De Luca wriggling away.
Boryska controlling the position easily from mount.
Boryska blocks De Luca's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Boryska controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
De Luca punching from the bottom.
Boryska blocks the strikes from De Luca.
Still in half guard, Boryska seems content to control.
De Luca punching from the bottom.
Boryska slows the pace down in half guard.
De Luca trying to control but Boryska postures up.
De Luca tries to get to full guard but Boryska has control of the leg.
Boryska is pressing down on De Luca's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Luca is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca moves into full guard.
De Luca trying to control the position.
Boryska forces his way into half guard.
Boryska wants to pass the guard but De Luca is defending well.
De Luca throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Boryska manages to pass to side control.
De Luca manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boryska regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Luca stopping the sweep attempt from Boryska.
De Luca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boryska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Luca is one step ahead there.
De Luca drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Boryska dives on top into guard.
Boryska trying to control but De Luca is working from the bottom.
De Luca is looking to stand up but Boryska isn't so interested in that idea.
Boryska sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Luca keeping moving, preventing Boryska from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Luca throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
De Luca looking for a sweep. Not yet De Luca, not yet.
De Luca thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piotr Boryska showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
De Luca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boryska.
De Luca throws the left hand but Boryska avoids the punch easily.
Boryska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boryska chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Luca missing with a left hand there. Boryska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Boryska.
Boryska closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boryska tries to pass to full mount but De Luca defends it.
De Luca throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska is looking for a kimura but De Luca is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boryska to get the leverage.
Boryska stands up from half guard.
De Luca misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boryska, right into the meat.
De Luca misses with a left hand
and Boryska counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from De Luca.
Piotr Boryska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca misses with a looping right.
De Luca missing with a left hand there. Boryska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boryska is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boryska shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Luca's guard.
Boryska cracks De Luca with a solid left hand.
Boryska tries to free his leg and advance position but De Luca is retaining full guard.
Boryska gets to his feet - De Luca follows without any prompting.
De Luca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boryska.
Boryska works over De Luca's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Costanzo De Luca has been cut.
Boryska staying out of range there.
Piotr Boryska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Luca misses the jab.
De Luca throws a jab when Boryska was well out of range.
Boryska moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boryska shoots in and bounces De Luca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boryska landing some decent shots from guard.
Boryska scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boryska wants to pass the guard but De Luca is keeping the position.
Boryska advances position into side control!
De Luca tries to bench press Boryska off him but Boryska keeps the position.
De Luca seems a little lost for a moment, as Boryska dominates the positioning.
De Luca throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
De Luca prevents Boryska from moving into mount.
De Luca tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boryska prevents De Luca from getting the reversal.
De Luca is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Boryska wants to control the pace but De Luca is squirming around nicely.
Boryska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boryska's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
De Luca is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Boryska looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boryska lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boryska has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Luca's face.
De Luca is working to get back to half guard.
Boryska looking to control and managing it successfully.
Costanzo De Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska blocks De Luca's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Boryska working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boryska with the ground and pound from mount.
De Luca is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Luca is working hard here to advance position.
Boryska lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boryska controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Boryska has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Piotr Boryska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Luca tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Boryska has taken his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Boryska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boryska 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Boryska!
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