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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petr Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kropotkin's entrance music is Distress - Progress/Regress. A fine choice. Matt Cooke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Kropotkin's body. Kropotkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Kropotkin wants to clinch up but Cooke keeps it at a distance.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kropotkin is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.
Kropotkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kropotkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Kropotkin.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kropotkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kropotkin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCooke.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with a straight right.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kropotkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kropotkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kropotkin ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooke feints and then cracks Kropotkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kropotkin down.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kropotkin blocks a leg kick.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Kropotkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Kropotkin throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
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!
Kropotkin tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Kropotkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kropotkin closes the distance and clinches.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Kropotkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
The referee calls for Cooke to work.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin pulls guard successfully.
Cooke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kropotkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kropotkin walks into a stiff left hand from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Kropotkin moves into the clinch.
Kropotkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke stalling the fight.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kropotkin.
Cooke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kropotkin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke avoiding damage.
Kropotkin jumps into guard, dragging Cooke to the mat.
Kropotkin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cooke escapes and throws Kropotkin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cooke stands up and beckons Kropotkin to his feet.
Kropotkin cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kropotkin.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Kropotkin misses with a hook.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Kropotkin. Kropotkin maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Kropotkin pulls Cooke into guard.
Cooke stands and steps away. Kropotkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed right hand from Kropotkin misses the target.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kropotkin jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Kropotkin avoids them all with ease.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Kropotkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin tries to pull guard but Cooke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kropotkin blocks a body shot from Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petr Kropotkin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kropotkin is looking to clinch.
Kropotkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kropotkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke tries a low kick but Kropotkin avoids it.
Kropotkin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kropotkin.
Cooke cracks Kropotkin with an open hand slap.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooke lands a jab to Kropotkin's midsection.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kropotkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kropotkin throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Kropotkin as he checks the leg kick.
Kropotkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kropotkin lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kropotkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kropotkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooke feints and then cracks Kropotkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kropotkin down.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A shot to the liver by Kropotkin. Beautiful body shot.
Kropotkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Kropotkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Kropotkin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke slips under a 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!
Kropotkin throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kropotkin throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin checks a leg kick.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Kropotkin jumps back.
Kropotkin connects with a jab.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kropotkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kropotkin misses the shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Kropotkin blocks the low kick.
Kropotkin avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kropotkin lands a head shot.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke cracks Kropotkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooke lands with a nice body kick.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Kropotkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kropotkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Kropotkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Kropotkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke thinks about the counter body kick.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kropotkin blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Kropotkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kropotkin, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Cooke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke 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.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kropotkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Kropotkin throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kropotkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kropotkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kropotkin. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kropotkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kropotkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kropotkin misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with an uppercut.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kropotkin dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Kropotkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kropotkin tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kropotkin checks a leg kick.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Kropotkin is out of range.
Cooke sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up
and Cooke counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kropotkin moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
A jab from Kropotkin misses.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Kropotkin avoids it with no problem.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Kropotkin. Kropotkin maintains the clinch.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin jumps guard but Cooke stands there with Kropotkin around his waist. Kropotkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kropotkin tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Kropotkin back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Kropotkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kropotkin is keeping busy.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Kropotkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Kropotkin counters by clinching up.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Kropotkin controls the action.
Kropotkin takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kropotkin.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Kropotkin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kropotkin digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin misses with a body punch.
Kropotkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Kropotkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooke is trying to stall.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Kropotkin is leaning against Cooke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Kropotkin prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Kropotkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke gets through Kropotkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kropotkin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cooke wants to get up but he can't break Kropotkin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kropotkin is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
Kropotkin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cooke passes into half guard.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet.
Kropotkin trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kropotkin actively working from the bottom here.
Cooke tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cooke stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Kropotkin is out of range.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a head kick but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Kropotkin missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Kropotkin's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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