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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Harris (ranked 3558 p4p, 3037 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 425 p4p, 381 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Terrance Harris has been cut.
Malone wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Malone manages to avoid it.
Harris thows a leg kick but Malone checks it
and Malone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harris 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 Malone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Malone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Malone darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Harris.
Malone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Harris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris misses with an elbow over the top.
Malone lands with a left to the head.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Malone digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Malone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Harris wants to stall.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Malone lands an uppercut.
A short right from Malone.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris lands an elbow just above Malone 's eye.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Malone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone misses with some punches.
Harris works on Malone's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris stalling.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Malone.
Malone avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone.
Malone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Malone improves position.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Malone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Malone misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Malone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malone lands with a light punch inside.
Malone blocks the elbow strike.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Malone lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malone avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Harris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Malone misses with the head strike.
Malone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harris throws an elbow but misses.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone is working Harris over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris misses with a right hand
and Malone counters with a body kick.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Malone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Harris misses
letting Malone counter with a right hand.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malone doesn't seem bothered though.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Pure Progress Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Malone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a left to the body.
Malone throws a body kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
Malone swings widly with a right hand
and Malone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malone scores with a shot to the body.
Terrance Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris forces Malone back against the cage and clinches.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Malone.
Malone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Malone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Malone lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone lands with a right to the head.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Malone controlling the action here for a moment.
Malone lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Malone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris pushes off an throws an elbow but Malone leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malone.
A short uppercut from Malone.
Malone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Malone is working Harris over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Malone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris blocking some punches.
Malone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris is trying to stall.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Malone controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malone lands a right hand.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Malone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to stall.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malone misses with a body punch.
Malone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris prevents a body shot from Malone.
Harris prevents a body shot from Malone.
A head punch on the inside from Malone fails to land.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Malone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malone avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Harris blocking some punches.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Sylvester Malone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malone is keeping busy.
Malone misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Malone looking to slow down the pace here.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A hook to the body from Malone.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A short right from Malone on the inside.
Malone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Malone on the inside.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Malone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Malone swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malone! But no joy.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malone moves away.
Harris throws a leg kick but Malone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Malone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harris is looking to wear down Malone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Malone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malone lands a nice uppercut.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Malone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malone lands a nice shot to the body.
Malone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Malone lands a nice uppercut.
Malone lands a right hand.
Harris tries to work over Malone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malone lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
Harris is rocked!
Harris lands an elbow inside.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Malone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Malone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Terrance Harris's cut is getting worse.
Malone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Malone misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Malone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a big right hand that drops Harris! The killer instinct kicks in and Malone finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Malone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Malone!
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energy
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hype
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