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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mika Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dario Cop is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mika Chu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dario Cop! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A cross from Chu lands. Cop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chu. Cop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chu moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Chu misses with a body kick. Chu lands a nice hook to Cop's body. Cop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Cop drops Chu with a left and a right! Oh, Chu is hurt - Cop dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Mika Chu has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chu is trying to get back to half guard. Cop fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cop throwing shots but missing, from side control. Cop works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Cop looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chu is avoiding damage well.
Chu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cop. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cop throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cop tries to score with some ground and pound. Chu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Cop working the ground and pound. Cop misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Cop wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chu, who protects the arm well. The ground and pound from Cop seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chu is trying to get back to half guard. Cop has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chu!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chu manages to regain half guard. Good work. Cop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chu defending well though. Cop landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Cop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chu's head. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cop lands a nice short elbow. Cop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Cop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Chu trying to control here.
Cop lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Cop lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cop seems to be working for a kimura but Chu defends the submission attempt. Chu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cop scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chu is rocked! Cop lands a big elbow - Chu is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Cop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dario Cop! During a confident post fight interview, Dario Cop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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