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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cockx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Stevenson is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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240 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Cockx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockx keeps the fight on the outside.
Cockx keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Cockx pushes him off.
Cockx moves into the clinch.
Stevenson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Cockx dodges an elbow strike from Stevenson.
Cockx softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cockx pushes off an throws an elbow but Stevenson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Stevenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cockx gets through Stevenson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockx.
Cockx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Cockx - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cockx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Cockx lands an elbow inside that Stevenson shrugs off.
Cockx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cockx misses with a knee to the head.
Cockx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cockx takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Scott Cockx has been cut.
Cockx lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cockx avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Stevenson dodges an elbow strike from Cockx.
Cockx is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevenson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stevenson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cockx breaks from the clinch.
Cockx forces Stevenson back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson looks to clinch
and Cockx counters with a low kick, right behind Stevenson 's knee.
Cockx throws a body kick that misses.
Scott Cockx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cockx wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cockx circles away.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Cockx misses with a head kick.
Cockx avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Cockx is looking to clinch.
Cockx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stevenson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cockx lands an elbow inside.
Cockx manages to break the clinch.
Cockx forces Stevenson back against the ropes and clinches.
Cockx lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cockx lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Cockx.
Cockx tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cockx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cockx looking to throw knees to the head but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Cockx looking to stall.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cockx lands a nice elbow.
Cockx lands with a left to the head.
Stevenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cockx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cockx landing knees to the head.
Cockx utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevenson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cockx leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cockx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevenson looking to slow down the pace here.
Cockx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cockx throws out a powerful jab.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cockx swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cockx scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Cockx moves out of range easily.
Cockx darts in and clinches Stevenson up against the ropes.
Cockx throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockx.
Stevenson looking to throw knees to the head but Cockx is blocking nicely.
Cockx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cockx lands an elbow inside that Stevenson shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cockx obliges.
Stevenson taking a breather.
Cockx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockx avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson looking to slow down the pace here.
Cockx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cockx has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cockx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cockx takes the fight into the clinch.
Stevenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Stevenson avoiding damage as Cockx throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes an elbow to the temple.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cockx tries a head kick but it misses.
Cockx moves out of range as Stevenson strikes.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Cockx circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cockx.
Cockx avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Cockx lands an elbow inside that Stevenson shrugs off.
Stevenson avoids a wild elbow strike from Cockx.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockx avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Cockx.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a knee to the head.
Cockx lands an elbow just above Stevenson 's eye.
Stevenson is trying to stall.
Stevenson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cockx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Cockx's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cockx.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cockx.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Cockx is having none of it.
Cockx closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stevenson misses with a knee strike.
Cockx landing knees to the body.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cockx lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Steve Stevenson has been cut.
Cockx works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cockx!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Cockx lands but Stevenson takes it in his stride.
Cockx instigates a clinch.
Cockx breaks the clinch.
Cockx connects with a looping right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cockx moves into the clinch.
Cockx is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cockx with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scott Cockx has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to stall but Cockx uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevenson prevents Cockx from breaking the clinch.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cockx avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevenson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cockx blocks it with crossed arms.
Cockx breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevenson checks a low kick from Cockx.
Stevenson is looking to clinch but Cockx is avoiding it.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Cockx pushes him off.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Cockx closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson looking to throw knees to the head but Cockx is blocking nicely.
Cockx avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Cockx lands a shot to the body.
Cockx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cockx wants to clinch.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cockx misses with the combination.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Cockx tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Cockx circles away.
Cockx throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scott Cockx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cockx is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Cockx circles away and keeps his distance.
Cockx leaves Stevenson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cockx dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cockx throws a head kick that misses.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Cockx circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Cockx pushes him off.
Cockx avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Scott Cockx is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Cockx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stevenson clinches with his opponent.
Cockx manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson has Cockx up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cockx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cockx lands a knee to the head.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevenson trying to land knees to the body.
Cockx taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cockx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cockx managing to block the knees to the body from Stevenson.
Cockx effectively controlling the action here.
Cockx blocks an elbow strike from Stevenson.
Stevenson wants to stall.
Cockx works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cockx lands a nice uppercut.
Stevenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cockx misses with a knee strike.
Stevenson looking to throw knees to the head but Cockx is blocking nicely.
Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Stevenson blocks an elbow strike from Cockx.
Stevenson throws an elbow that misses.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockx.
Stevenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cockx.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cockx scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevenson in his tracks.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Cockx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cockx is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stevenson moves in looking to clinch but Cockx pushes him off.
Cockx ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cockx paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Cockx is having none of it.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Cockx moves away
and Cockx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cockx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson can do to turn this around?
Cockx looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cockx dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Stevenson gets a clinch.
Stevenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cockx lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockx avoids the damage to the body.
Stevenson taking a breather.
Cockx missing with knees to the body.
Stevenson lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Stevenson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cockx's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stevenson.
Stevenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevenson stalling in the clinch but Cockx improves position.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevenson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stevenson stalling in the clinch but Cockx improves position.
Cockx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cockx managing to block the knees to the body from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes an elbow to the temple.
Cockx using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cockx avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cockx avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Cockx lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cockx tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cockx avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cockx lands an elbow inside that Stevenson shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockx being controlled against the ropes.
Stevenson continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Cockx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Stevenson.
Stevenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevenson missing with knees to the body.
Stevenson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cockx is keeping busy.
Stevenson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cockx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Stevenson.
Stevenson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cockx is defending well for now.
Cockx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cockx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Cockx is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevenson is defending well for now.
Stevenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cockx avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cockx escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Stevenson misses.
Cockx throws a low kick, looking for Stevenson's leg but Stevenson calmly moves out of range.
Cockx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cockx tries to work over Stevenson's front leg with a kick but Stevenson checks it.
Cockx tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Cockx throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson has managed to clinch.
Stevenson decides to pull guard.
Stevenson seems keen to control Cockx's posture.
Stevenson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cockx defends well.
Cockx wants to stand but Stevenson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scott Cockx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cockx trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevenson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson looking to control.
Cockx being controlled here momentarily.
Stevenson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stevenson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stevenson is looking for a kimura but Cockx is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stevenson to get the leverage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cockx wants to improve his position but Stevenson is controlling well.
Stevenson is thwarting Cockx's attempts to control the position.
Steve Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cockx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stevenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cockx has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cockx!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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