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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Archie Burks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristaps Reinfelds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Archie Burks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristaps Reinfelds!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burks throws a body kick that misses
and Reinfelds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reinfelds tries to work over Burks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burks jumps into guard, dragging Reinfelds to the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Burks wants to get back to his feet but Reinfelds is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burks looking to control.
Reinfelds passes Burks's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burks is looking to escape.
Reinfelds escapes and gets back to his feet.
Reinfelds closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reinfelds goes for a takedown attempt but Burks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reinfelds looks winded!
Nice uppercut lands for Reinfelds. That snapped Burks's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinfelds darts in looking for a takedown but Burks gets double underhooks and turns Reinfelds into the cage.
Reinfelds is working for takedown but Burks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Archie Burks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristaps Reinfelds.
Burks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Burks wants to stand and escape but Reinfelds is having none of it.
Reinfelds won't allow Burks to sweep him here.
Reinfelds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burks has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Reinfelds has passed into side control.
Burks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Reinfelds wants to control but Burks is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinfelds working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reinfelds has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reinfelds trying to control the action but Burks is working from the bottom.
Reinfelds is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burks is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burks gets back to half guard.
Reinfelds prevents Burks from standing back up.
Reinfelds trying to mount his opponent but Burks defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinfelds thows a huge punch but Burks dodges it nicely.
Burks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Reinfelds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burks sees it coming and defends easily.
Burks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reinfelds is working away from the top position though.
Burks punching from the bottom.
Burks moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burks scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Reinfelds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Reinfelds blocks the leg kick.
Reinfelds shoots in but Burks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reinfelds sneaks out the side door and pushes Burks away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've been informed that Reinfelds has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinfelds throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burks.
Burks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reinfelds's guard.
Burks trying to control but Reinfelds is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burks postures up and lands a big shot to Reinfelds's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Burks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Burks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reinfelds is trying to control but can't.
Burks thows a huge punch but Reinfelds dodges it nicely.
Reinfelds keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burks is trying to control the action in half guard but Reinfelds is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reinfelds wants to get back to his feet.
Reinfelds is breathing heavily.
Burks trying to control from half guard but Reinfelds is working away.
Burks working Reinfelds over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinfelds is trying to control but Burks manages to pass to mount!
Burks looking to control but Reinfelds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Burks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinfelds is squirming around, avoiding Burks's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burks lands a big elbow.
Burks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Burks working the ground and pound effectively.
Burks avoids the attempt from Reinfelds to control.
Burks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinfelds really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reinfelds is bucking up trying to escape but Burks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Burks controlling the pace for now.
Burks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Burks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Burks swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reinfelds is now in Burks's guard. A big mistake from Burks there, giving up the dominant position!
Reinfelds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reinfelds trying to control the position from guard on top but Burks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reinfelds is controlling him.
Reinfelds wants to get up but he can't break Burks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burks pushes Reinfelds off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reinfelds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Burks dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reinfelds fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reinfelds throws a hook to the side of Burks's head but Burks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reinfelds closes the distance and clinches up with Burks, looking for a takedown. Reinfelds pushes Burks against the cage but Burks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burks rushes Reinfelds and presses him up against the cage.
Burks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reinfelds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burks manages to pull guard.
Burks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reinfelds looking to sit in guard and control but Burks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reinfelds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burks wants to stand but Reinfelds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reinfelds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Burks connects with a couple of short punches.
Burks throwing strikes but missing.
Burks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reinfelds keeping moving, preventing Burks from controlling successfully.
Reinfelds is trying to keep Burks in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burks lands a couple of elbows.
Reinfelds trying to control the position.
Burks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reinfelds has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burks has managed to get both his arms back between Reinfelds's legs - danger averted.
Burks wants to stand but Reinfelds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reinfelds is looking to stand up but Burks isn't so interested in that idea.
Burks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reinfelds looking to control.
Burks postures up and lands a big shot to Reinfelds's brow.
Burks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burks is looking to stand up but Reinfelds won't let him.
Reinfelds is pulling down on Burks's head to control his posture.
Archie Burks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinfelds is trying to control the position but Burks postures up.
Reinfelds wants to control but Burks passes easily into half guard.
Burks wants to control but Reinfelds is keeping him busy.
Kristaps Reinfelds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reinfelds has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reinfelds is staying active underneath Burks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Archie Burks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reinfelds is trying to stand back up but Burks is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Burks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Burks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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