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Gerald Harris most certainly will take his one-pound allowance. After spending the bulk of his career at middleweight, the UFC vet is scheduled to make his professional debut as a welterweight on Friday at Legacy Fighting Championships 11, which airs live on HDNet from Houston's Arena Theater. Strikeforce vet Mike Bronzoulis welcomes him. "At this point, I'm going to switch roles," Harris told MMAjunkie.com Radio. "I feel like it's a new career."

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Gerarld Harris has replaced fellow big-show vet Marcus Aurelio at next week's Legacy Fighting Championship 11 event. LFC promoter Mick Maynard today confirmed the news with MMAjunkie.com and said Harris has signed a new multi-fight deal with the Texas-based promotion. According to Maynard, Aurelio didn't secure his fight license in time for the May 11 event, which airs live on HDNet. Harris now fights fellow welterweight Mike Bronzoulis.

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A new bout featuring a pair of high-profile names has slid into position on the main card of the Maximum Fighting Championship's MFC 33: Collision Course lineup. Meeting at a catchweight of 195 pounds, veteran Edwin "Bam Bam" Dewees (37-15) will clash with submission specialist Luke Harris (8-1) in a featured matchup that will be part of the HDNet Fights live broadcast on Friday, May 4 from the Mayfield Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. The televised card, topped by the MFC welterweight title fight between Ryan "The Kid" McGillivray and Nathan "Soul Force" Coy, kicks off at 10 p.m. ET/8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT (check local listings for channel designation). The Dewees/Harris matchup will take the spot vacated by the postponed contest pitting Dwayne Lewis against Aron Lofton. That rematch has been shelved due to Lewis sustaining a hand injury in training. Dewees, who hails from Phoenix, Arizona, has collected 30 submission wins over his career, and will make his organizational and 2012 debut at MFC 33. The 29-year-old has fought a who's who of big-name competition throughout his career including such notables as former MFC middleweight champion Patrick Cote, Rich Franklin, Chris Leben, and Frank Trigg. Dewees, who fought three times in 2011, is a former reality show standout alongside Cote, Matt Serra, and Jorge Rivera. Harris returns to the MFC looking to avenge the only loss of his career, suffered back at MFC 13 via a first-round TKO loss to Brad Zazulak. The 34-year-old, who will have plenty of home town support fighting in Edmonton, has not lost since his pro debut and already has two victories under his belt in 2012. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Harris's wins have all come inside the opening round, and he holds first-minute victories over veterans Elliot Duff and Dan Chambers. Tickets for MFC 33: Collision Course are going fast and are available exclusively through the MFC Ticket Hotline at (780) 504-2024.

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Conventional wisdom would tell you to close the distance against a prolific striker such as Chidi Njokuani, right? Welterweight opponent Jonathan Harris put the plan to the test this past month at Legacy Fighting Championships 10. In this week's installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, our fight-of-the-week feature, we take a look at the full fight video of the bout to see if Harris' plan worked.

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Legacy Fighting Championships (LFC) -- the self-proclaime "number one mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in Texas -- set up shop in Houston last night (Fri., Feb. 24, 2012), giving the fans in "Space City" a memorable and exciting night of combat sports action. LFC 10 featured a main event that was originally scheduled to feature a match up between Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Gerald Harris and D.J. Linderman; however, unfortunately, "Da Protege" came in 10 pounds overweight, forcing him out of the main event and off the card altogether. After some shuffling of the deck, a new main event of Pat Audinwood vs. Justin Reiswerg took center stage with a lightweight showdown that sealed the deal on the evening, once and for all. In the first round of the main event, Reiswerg appeared to roll his left ankle when planting his foot after a kick. It was an injury that didn't cause the fight to be stopped, but it certainly hampered him all throughout. Reiswerg fought through it valiantly, and he even put forth some very solid offense in the third round that had his opponent shrinking back and taking a defensive posture. Unfortunately, it was all for naught when he slipped while throwing a kick, finding himself on the back and underneath Audinwood who jumped all over the opening. It was instantly clear that Audinwood's ground game was far superior, as he transitioned from one submission attempt to another, until he finally cinched up a tight armbar that left Reiswerg no option but to tap. After the jump, we'll take a look at the rest of the action from LFC 10. In the co-main event, Gerald Harris' range and size proved to be an obstacle too tall to overcome for the undersized Eric Davilla. For three rounds, "Hurricane" used his grappling and cage control to frustrate Davilla and outpoint him on the way to a unanimous decision. Though Harris was able to score a few exciting powerbombs, he never threatened to finish or looked to seriously hurt his opponent. Near the end of the final round, Davilla appeared to have hurt Harris with a strike during a scrum that caused Harris to "turtle up" and cautiously make it out of the round and the fight. It may have had a different conclusion if Davilla had really seized the moment, but it's likely that he was too gassed and worn out by Harris' wrestling by that point in the fight. Harris won the fight by decision, but did little to win many fans in the process. In what ended up being the quickest fights of the night, Rey Trujillo defeated Munil Adriano after rushing in and landing a perfectly placed "superman punch" to the chin of his opponent, sending him spiraling to the mat instantly. It was over almost as soon as it started, leaving Adriano wondering what happened and what day it was. Very impressive KO win for Trujillo. Sometimes you witness an MMA fight that just makes you feel bad for a fighter -- and in awe of the other. LFC 10 featured just such a match up as Chidi Njokuani made easy work of the hometown hero Jon Harris en route to a first round TKO. It was all about Njokuani's muay thai clinch work, as he used filthy knees to repeatedly bludgeon his opponent into his eventual demise. After one particular knee to the midsection, Harris crumbled to the canvas instantly and was pounced on before the referee jumped in and saved him from taking further damage. It was a fantastic TKO finish for Njokuani who looks to have a lot of potential as a fighter. Carson Beebe started off by overwhelming Tim Snyder from the very opening bell. It looked like it would be a short night for Snyder, but Beebe's inexperience shone as he was unable to figure out a way to secure a finish after spending the majority of the round in dominant top position. The second round was basically a re-run of the first as Beebe spent much of the time on top, but did not ever get close to finishing. If anything, Snyder did more damage by opening up a cut with a short punch in one of the exchanges, but it barely made a dent in the scorecard after he spent almost the whole round on his back. For a summary of the third round, see the prior two paragraphs and imagine new words. Seriously. This whole fight could be summarized as follows: Bell rings. Beebe gets takedown. Beebe lays on top and stays just active enough to not get stood up. Hey, it's a strategy that worked (as Beebe scored the unanimous decision victory), but I'd be lying if I told you this was a fun fight to watch. The first main card bout was an explosive and violent welterweight affair between Alex Morono and Rashon Lewis that saw neither fighter wasting any time getting down to business. The early exchanges in the first round were fairly even and full of back-and-forth volleys of lightning quick kicks by both men. Finally, Morono was able to take advantage of an opportunity by clipping his opponent with a big right hand that landed right behind the ear and had him staggering backwards. It was only seconds later when the referee called a stop to the action to save Lewis who was in the middle of taking a ton of punishment. LFC 10 QUICK RESULTS: MAIN CARD: 155 lbs.: Pat Audinwood def. Justin Reiswerg via submission (armbar) at 3:33 of round three185 lbs.: Gerald Harris def. Eric Davilla via unanimous decision155 lbs.: Rey Trujillo def. Munil Adriano via KO (punch) at 0:24 of round one179 lbs.: Chidi Njokuani def. Jon Harris via TKO (strikes) 1:54 of round one135 lbs.: Carson Beebe def. Tim Snyder via unanimous decision170 lbs.: Alex Morono def. Rashon Lewis via TKO (strikes) at 4:02 of round one

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In 2010, Gerald Harris was among the most promising middleweights in the UFC. But that now seems like a long time ago, as Harris has become a tentative and unimpressive fighter, even when he wins. Harris took a unanimous decision victory over Eric Davila on Friday night's Legacy Fighting card, but he didn't look good in doing it. Davila took the fight at the last minute when Harris's original opponent, D.J. Linderman, couldn't make weight, and Harris should have beaten him handily. Instead, Harris was content to grind out the first two rounds and then hang on to win a decision in the third. The fans booed Harris afterward, and Harris took exception to that. "I don't mind you all booing, but unless you've gotten in here, you should applaud everyone who gets in here, because we work hard," Harris told the crowd after the fight. Harris picked up Davila and slammed him to the ground a few times in the first two rounds, but all he did was control Davila on the ground, without ever coming close to putting Davila in any trouble. Late in the third round Davila got on top of Harris and took control on the ground, but he wasn't able to do anything with his dominant position, and Harris hung on to win the decision. All three judges scored it 29-28. Harris has now won three straight fights in small promotions, but they've all been decisions against mediocre opponents. It's hard to believe that this is the same fighter who finished three guys in the UFC in 2010. In other Legacy Fighting action: -- Pat Audinwood won the main event with a third-round arm bar of Justin Reiswerg. Reiswerg appeared to injure his foot or ankle early in the first round but toughed it out and kept fighting. But Audinwood took control of the fight in the third and finished it on the ground. -- Rey Trujillo knocked out Munil Adriano in devastating fashion with a Superman punch. Trujillo's right hand connected directly to Adriano's chin, and Adriano was out cold before he hit the ground. The whole fight lasted just 24 seconds. -- Chidi Njokuani knocked Jon Harris down with a big knee to the body and finished him off with a couple of punches on the ground for a first-round TKO. -- Carson Beebe won a very one-sided unanimous decision over Tim Snyder, 30-27 on all three judges' cards. -- In a highly entertaining fight to start the HDNet card, Alex Morono won by first-round TKO by throwing wild haymakers to knock Rashon Lewis down and pouncing on him on the ground.

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Join Bloody Elbow for Legacy Fighting Championships 10 live on HDNet from Houston, TX. The card begins at 10 p.m. ET and we'll be here for all the action. The card is headlined by a lightweight fight between Pat Audinwood and Justin Reiswerg. UFC veteran Gerald Harris will face last-minute substitute Eric Davila who's stepping in for D.J. Linderman. Linderman missed the 185lb middleweight limit by 10 pounds and was scratched from the bout. Our own Matthew Roth will be live in Houston but the limited wifi at the arena will limit his reporting. Harris was cut from the UFC after amassing a 3-1 record, including 2 Knock Out of the Night awards from the promotion. A single loss to Maiquel Falcao at UFC 123. Harris was a scape goat for the lack of action in that bout's third round. Here's the HDNet card: Pat Audinwood vs. Justin ReiswergEric Davila vs. Gerald HarrisMunil Adriano vs. Rey TrujilloJon Harris vs. Chidi NjokuaniCarson Beebe vs. Tim SnyderRashon Lewis vs. Alex Morono

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 Budding Las Vegas promotion Superior Cage Combat returned to the Orleans Arena for their first event of 2012. SCC 4 continued a matchmaking trend with a bevy of high quality prospects booked on the Nevada promotion's undercard. The main event was an upset as veteran Jay Silva (9-5) choked out Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Kendall Grove (14-10).Two regional heavyweights prospect with big league potential made for a quick fight as Alabama's Walter Harris (7-2) knocked out Washington's Anthony Hamilton (6-1) in round one. Now training out of Jackson's MMA in New Mexico, Hamilton scored with a quick takedown but was unable to keep Harris on his back. Harris planted a hard right hand on the chin of Hamilton and finished the fight with the ensuing punch combination. Harris was awarded the knockout win versus Hamilton at the 1:15 point of round one. A former college basketball player Harris is an athletic big man with ever improving hands. The 28 year old Harris should get long looks from the UFC and Bellator with both promotions always in search of depth for their heavyweight divisions. Harris checks in at number 13 in the latest ULTMMA.com heavyweight prospect rankings. A pair of 25 and under featherweight prospects battled for nearly three rounds as California's Brandon Bender (9-0) pulled off a late submission to halt a fast charging Marlin Weikel (9-3).In a frantic opening 10 minutes both fighters traded chain submission attempts in rounds one and two. With the scorecards up in the air heading into round three, Bender dropped Oregon's Weikel to the floor and moved into side control. Weikel would reserve position and end up taking Bender's back in a scramble before the fight settled into Californians' guard. Bender with a triangle choke off his back finally threw up a submission that Weikel was unable to break free from. Weikel tapped out at the 2:30 mark of round three. The loss snapped an impressive three fight run from Weikel. Only 23 years old, all three of Weikel's career losses have come via submission. Despite the loss Weikel is a very good 145 pound prospect who's all action style, one decision in twelve fights, could land him a spot in the UFC if he is able to string together another sustained win streak. A part of the famed Southern California team Millennia MMA, Bender remains on track for a deal with Bellator of the UFC. After a decision win in his MMA debut Bender has reeled off nine straight submission wins. The 25 year old Bender already has one win on a Bellator undercard and could get a call-up from the promotion depending on the how their spring 2012 145 pound bracket shakes out. Bender, a four star prospect, is the number 12 ranked featherweight in the latest ULTMMA.com top 20 prospect listing. Superior Cage Combat 4 Grove vs. Silva resultsLas Vegas, NVJay Silva def. Kendall Grove by Submission Arm Triangle 1:52 R2John Gunderson def. Justin Buchholz by Submission Kimura 2:34 R3Jamie Yager def. Danny Davis Jr. by Decision (Unanimous)*Paulo Goncalves Silva def. Dominique Robinson by Decision (Unanimous)*Brandon Bender def. *Marlin Weikel by Submission Triangle Choke 2:30 R3*Walter Harris def. *Anthony Hamilton by KO (Punches) 1:15 R1*Jimmy Jones def. Joao Victor by Submission Rear Naked Choke 3:49 R3* Prospects to watch

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Six years ago, Luke Harris traveled to Brazil for an international judo tournament. He had participated in the sport since he was 8 years old, and it had been his passion, although he had started paying more attention to mixed martial arts. Before he left, Harris tried to augment his judo by dabbling in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, specifically training in the areas where judo was weak. Harris was instantly hooked, and an MMA career came shortly after. Now, as the founder of Hayabusa Fightwear, he's balancing two roles in the sport.

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After three amateur fights - themselves an accomplishment because of the winding road he took to reach his dream of mixed-martial-arts training - Jonathan Harris nearly had to quit the sport. It was about three years ago. He could barely, if at all, afford the gym dues needed to continue his work. He was bouncing from buddy's couch to buddy's couch. "Basically," Harris told MMAjunkie.com, "I was homeless."

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Next month's Legacy Fighting Championships 10 lineup has undergone a few changes. Chief among them? UFC vet Gerald Harris, who's fresh off a pair of Tachi Palace Fights and DREAM victories, has joined the Feb. 24 lineup. Harris now fights fellow middleweight Artenas Young on the night's HDNet-televised main card, Legacy officials confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.

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The always controversial Paul Daley (29-11-2) headlined Ringside MMA 12 with his decisive decision over fellow UFC vet Luigi Fioravanti (22-11). Prior to the main event held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Ringside MMA booked a trio of prospects with big league potential for the undercard. 24 year old welterweight Alex Garcia (7-1) was perhaps the prospect with the highest ceiling in action. A student of the Canada's famed Tristar gym, Garcia was in need of a bounce back win after a loss to current UFC welterweight Seth Baczynski in his last outing. A right hook from Garcia after the first exchange of the fight dropped his opponent Matt MacGrath (10-6). MacGrath was left unconscious just 34 seconds after the opening bell. The KO win for Garcia was his sixth inside the first round. Garcia remains a bona fide four star prospect at 170 pounds. Perhaps not quite ready for the UFC in his next fight, 2012 will be a developmental year for Garcia with a call up to the big leagues very possible by the end of the year. Michigan lightweight Daron Cruickshank (9-2) scored an upset over Canadian lightweight Mike Ricci (6-2). Cruickshank earned a very close unanimous decision win over the one time Bellator competitor Ricci after five rounds of action. Cruickshank has now won three in a row after a KO loss to Luis Palomino earlier in the year. In a battle of 135 pounders looking for a signature win it was Mitch Gagnon (8-1) who caught David Harris (6-3-1) early in round one. A 27 year old from Ontario, Gagnon seized the first opening the Harris gave him. Off a takedown attempt from Harris, Gagnon secured an arm in guillotine choke for the tap out win. The official time of the submission win came at the 2:09 mark of round one. With his lone career loss to William Romero, Gagnon has now won six straight fights since his lone career setback. Gagnon's exciting style, eight finishes in eight career wins, will get him major looks from both Bellator and the UFC in 2012. Ringside MMA 12 resultsMontreal, Quebec, Canada Vladimir Starcencov def. Craig Hudson by TKO (Punches) 0:59 R1Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Guy Poulin by Submission Rear Naked Choke 0:58 R1Keven Tremblay def. Maxime Fecteau by Split DecisionFrancis Charbonneau def. Christ Franck by Unanimous DecisionBrett Portieous def. Tommy Cote by Split Decision Jason Saggo def. Kevin Morin by TKO (Punches) 3:49 R3Alex Garcia def. Matt MacGrath by KO (Punches) 0:34 R1Daron Cruickshank def. Mike Ricci by Unanimous DecisionMitch Gagnon def. David Harris by Submission Guillotine Choke 2:09 R1Paul Daley def. Luigi Fioravanti by Unanimous Decision

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MMAWeekly Radio Weekend Edition is back with UFC 138 fighter Matt Brown and middleweight Gerald Harris both stopping by the show.

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Despite the loss of a scheduled main event between nine time UFC veteran Din Thomas (25-8) and George Sheppard (10-6) Fight Time 7 trucked along from War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The promoter of the Sunshine State MMA organization announced to the crowd on hand that Thomas was injured in a car crash on his way to the arena. A bout between heavyweight prospect Walt Harris (6-2) and local gamer Cedric James (0-6) became the new defacto main event for Fight Time 7.In what quickly turned into a wild brawl Harris out struck James. Harris dropped James with a punch and pounced on his opponent just 20 seconds into the bout. The referee called the knockout in favor of Harris at the 22 second mark of round one. A former college basketball player the 6'4 Harris is a heavyweight prospect who has already headlined several regional cards throughout the Southern United Sates. The 27 year old Harris is a stand-up fighter who has worked to improve on the grappling aspect of his game throughout his pro and amateur MMA career. In defeat Harris has managed to impress versus current Strikeforce fighter Lorenz Larkin and young heavyweight prospect Chris Barnett. A smaller heavyweight in the 230 pound range Harris has all the physical tools to eventually get his crack at the major leagues of MMA, who are always in desperate need of heavyweight depth. Harris is currently the number 15 ranked heavyweight prospect in MMA according to ULTMMA.com. Fight Time 7 The Return resultsFort Lauderdale, FLLucas Pimenta Borges def. Doug Rossi by TKO (Punches) 0:48 R1Patrick Williams def. Phil Gebauer by Submission Rear Naked Choke 4:17 R2John Rivera def. Jimmy Alexander by KO (Head Kick and Punches) 0:34 R1Damion Williams def. Julian Flor by Submission Forearm Choke 0:57 R1Roy Bradshaw def. Matt McCook by Submission Guillotine Choke 1:17 R2Walt Harris def. Cedric James by KO (Punches) 0:22 R1

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Gerald Harris isn't sure he wants to let this out there. After all, by calling attention to it, he may just invite more into his life. He's talking about haters. The haters that seem to follow him wherever an anonymous screen name is to be found. If you haven't been paying attention - or train UFC rather than MMA - Harris notched a significant victory a couple of weekends ago. In a closely contested fight, he bested PRIDE and UFC vet Kazuhiro Nakamura by split decision at DREAM.17.

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