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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Harkimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Sims Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkimo's entrance music is Eminem: Superman. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Harkimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Sims Jr!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sims Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harkimo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sims Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Sims Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Harkimo is fighting to break Sims Jr's control of his arms but Sims Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harkimo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sims Jr working a defensive guard here.
Sims Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sims Jr seems keen to control Harkimo's posture.
Harkimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harkimo is fighting to break Sims Jr's control of his arms but Sims Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harkimo won't allow Sims Jr to sweep him here.
Harkimo stands up over Sims Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sims Jr wants to sweep here but Harkimo controlling him for the moment.
Sims Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo wants to control from the top but Sims Jr keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sims Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Harkimo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harkimo 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.
Sims Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sims Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Sims Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sims Jr wants to stand up but Harkimo manages to regain full guard.
Sims Jr wanted to stand there but Harkimo had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo has his feet on Sims Jr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Harkimo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sims Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harkimo trying to control but Sims Jr is working from the bottom.
Sims Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harkimo wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo is looking to get to half guard.
Sims Jr get's back to his feet.
Sims Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harkimo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sims Jr wants to land a leg kick but Harkimo is out of range.
Harkimo blocks a leg kick.
Harkimo looking to score a takedown here. Sims Jr is defending well but Harkimo drives through and ends up in Sims Jr's guard.
Sims Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harkimo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sims Jr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sims Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harkimo connects with a couple of short punches.
Harkimo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sims Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harkimo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sims Jr has a closed guard, preventing Harkimo from standing up.
Sims Jr seems keen to control Harkimo's posture.
Sims Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harkimo takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Sims Jr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harkimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sims Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Harkimo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sims Jr throws a nice looking combination but Harkimo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harkimo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sims Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Sims Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Harkimo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harkimo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sims Jr's head.
Harkimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sims Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harkimo is one step ahead there.
Sims Jr has Harkimo pulled in close to control his posture.
Harkimo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sims Jr pulls Harkimo in close to prevent any damage.
Sims Jr keeping moving, preventing Harkimo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims Jr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Harkimo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sims Jr is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sims Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harkimo looking to sit in guard and control but Sims Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harkimo wants to get back to his feet but Sims Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sims Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harkimo dives in and scores a takedown into Sims Jr's guard.
Sims Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sims Jr gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sims Jr sprawls well initially but Harkimo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harkimo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sims Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harkimo is working away from the top position though.
Sims Jr gets back to full guard.
Sims Jr managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkimo preventing the sweep.
Harkimo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harkimo looking to sit in guard and control but Sims Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sims Jr postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikko Harkimo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harkimo feints and as Sims Jr raises his hands in defense, Harkimo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sims Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harkimo is fighting to break Sims Jr's control of his arms but Sims Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sims Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sims Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sims Jr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harkimo manages to get himself to full guard.
Sims Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Harkimo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Harkimo.
Harkimo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harkimo showed some decent athleticism there.
Harkimo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harkimo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sims Jr wants to control but Harkimo is keeping busy.
Sims Jr controlling the position for now.
Harkimo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sims Jr's head.
Harkimo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sims Jr keeping hold of Harkimo's head, controlling as best he can.
Harkimo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkimo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sims Jr to regain full guard.
Sims Jr is pulling down on Harkimo's head. It's preventing any offense from Harkimo, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harkimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sims Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mikko Harkimo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harkimo throwing strikes from guard but Sims Jr blocks nicely.
Harkimo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sims Jr tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harkimo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sims Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sims Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sims Jr stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Harkimo to get to his feet.
Mikko Harkimo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harkimo shoots in and bounces Sims Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sims Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sims Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harkimo.
Sims Jr striking off his back but it's not causing Harkimo any problems.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harkimo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harkimo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harkimo postures up.
Sims Jr punching to the body, from the bottom.
Harkimo won't allow Sims Jr to sweep him here.
Harkimo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sims Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harkimo.
Harkimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sims Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sims Jr controls Harkimo momentarily but Harkimo frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harkimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sims Jr keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Sims Jr doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harkimo throws and elbow that misses. Sims Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harkimo's guard. Nice move by Sims Jr!
Sims Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Harkimo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sims Jr has momentary wrist control but Harkimo slips an elbow through the middle.
Dennis Sims Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikko Harkimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sims Jr has Harkimo pulled in close to control his posture.
Sims Jr keeping moving, preventing Harkimo from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Harkimo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harkimo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Harkimo!
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