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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Harris (ranked 2923 p4p, 3044 weight class) and Sylvester Malone (ranked 359 p4p, 371 weight class). Terrance Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sylvester Malone's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 8 - 6 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sylvester Malone!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malone.
An inside leg kick from Malone misses.
It looked like Harris was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Malone lands with a nice body punch.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Terrance Harris has been cut.
Harris throws a predictable looking body shot
and Malone counters with a body kick that stops Harris in his tracks momentarily.
Malone slips under a jab.
Malone misses with a leg kick.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malone 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 Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harris tries to counter with a takedown but Malone is quick to defend against it.
Malone throws a solid leg kick but Harris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris scores with a jab.
Malone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Malone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Malone avoids a kick to the body.
Malone follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Harris throws a series of punches but Malone avoids them all with ease.
Malone misses with a kick to the body.
Malone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Malone counters with a left to the body.
Malone jabs at Harris's body.
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.
Malone misses with a low kick.
Harris half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Malone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris moves away from the strike by Malone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Malone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Malone checks a leg kick.
Harris slips a straight right by Malone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone misses the shot to the body.
Malone throws a push kick but Harris slaps the foot to one side.
Harris misses with a left hand
and Malone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris cracks Malone with an open hand slap.
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malone counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris misses with a hook.
Malone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Malone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malone.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Malone moves away and avoids it.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Malone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malone throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
Malone misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malone finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terrance Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris swings for the body but Malone moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Malone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Malone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
A countering left hand to the body from Malone misses.
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malone misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris misses with a hook.
Malone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Malone throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a swing at Malone's ribcage but misses.
Malone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Malone.
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and Malone counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Malone.
Malone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malone counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Malone tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Harris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Harris lands a body shot.
Malone tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Malone checks a leg kick nicely.
Malone feints a counter leg kick.
Malone looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malone avoids the head kick by Harris.
Malone throws out a counter right but Harris avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Malone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Malone.
Malone throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Malone moved out of range nicely.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but Malone checks it.
Malone needs to keep his hands up - Harris had a free shot at his head there.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Harris sizes up Malone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harris throws a body punch but Malone moves out of range.
It seemed like Malone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
Malone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Malone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malone throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Malone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Malone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Malone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malone throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Harris throws a combination. Malone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Malone feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Harris throws a quick counter kick to the body but Malone avoids it.
Harris cracks Malone with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Harris throws a front kick that sends Malone stumbling back into the cage.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy body kick from Harris
and Malone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Malone.
Terrance Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a shot to the body.
Harris throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terrance Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrance Harris's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Terrance Harris is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Malone counters with a body kick.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Malone responds with a good body kick, but Harris manages to step out the way in time.
Malone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Malone throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malone connects with a body shot.
Malone thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Malone counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Malone lands with an overhand left.
Malone slips under a jab.
Malone flicks out a counter leg kick but Harris steps away.
Malone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malone counters with a body kick.
Harris 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.
Malone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harris on the side of the head.
Terrance Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Malone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Harris.
Harris connects with a body shot that sends Malone's belly button to the back.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malone manages to avoid it.
Malone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Malone 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.
Malone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Malone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Malone is just out of range.
Malone throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Malone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes Malone away with a front kick.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Malone thows a body kick. Harris tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Malone throws a front kick that sends Harris stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Malone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Malone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terrance Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws out a leg kick but Harris moves out of range and Malone only half commits.
Malone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Terrance Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Malone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sylvester Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Malone moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Harris looks to throw a body kick
and Malone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Malone catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Harris is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sylvester Malone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Terrance Harris!
A victorious Terrance Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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