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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandr Kovrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Kovrov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovrov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kovrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper lands a leg kick that knocks Kovrov off balance momentarily.
Harper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kovrov connects with a body shot.
Kovrov misses with a low kick.
Harper lands a high kick!
Nice shot by Kovrov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovrov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harper.
Harper looks to throw a body kick
and Kovrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harper lands a right hook to the body.
Harper instigates a clinch.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kovrov backwards.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Kovrov blocks an uppercut.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Kovrov.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kovrov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kovrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harper 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.
Harper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harper cracks a nice hook into Kovrov's ribs.
Kovrov throws a good cross that connects.
Kovrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good leg kick by Kovrov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kovrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harper circles away quickly and effectively.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovrov blocks a jab.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kovrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovrov. Kovrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kovrov throws a leg kick but Harper checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harper.
Harper misses with a two punch combination.
Harper blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Harper.
Kovrov throws a sloppy head kick
and Harper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kovrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harper cracks the inside of Kovrov's front leg.
Harper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovrov checks it well.
Harper punishes Kovrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Harper delivers a nice body kick.
Harper thows a body kick. Kovrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovrov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Kovrov.
Kovrov moves out of range of the body kick from Harper.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov looks to land a combination but Harper avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Harper.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Kovrov down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harper. That's going to slow Kovrov down.
Harper feints and then cracks Kovrov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovrov down.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harper.
Harper thuds his right hand into Kovrov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kovrov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper slips under a jab.
Kovrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Harper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kovrov drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harper throws a leg kick
and Kovrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Kovrov throws a low kick, looking for Harper's leg but Harper calmly moves out of range.
Kovrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harper.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harper.
Harper throws a body punch but Kovrov moves out of range.
Charles Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper throws a leg kick which misses Kovrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovrov tries to avoid it.
Harper misses with a body shot.
Harper tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a leg kick but Kovrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harper moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kovrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexsandr Kovrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovrov throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Kovrov misses with a low kick.
Crunch! Harper slams his shin into Kovrov's torso.
Harper misses with a low kick.
Kovrov throws a body kick that misses
and Harper counters with an outside leg kick.
Kovrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harper tries to clinch up.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kovrov on the side of the head.
Harper moves into range and clinches up with Kovrov.
Kovrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Harper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Kovrov blocks the elbow strike.
Kovrov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kovrov is breathing heavily.
Kovrov tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Kovrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kovrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Harper lands a damaging elbow.
Kovrov is rocked!
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kovrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Kovrov avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Kovrov seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Charles Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper throws a big uppercut that drops Kovrov! More strikes from Harper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kovrov lies dazed against the cage as Harper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Harper!
An out of breath and clearly excited Charles Harper thanked 160! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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