Comments on: 5 Oz. of Pain Exclusive interview: TUF 7’s Gerald Harris believes his fight was stopped early; talks about comedy career; shares thoughts on his IFL experience; and more

By: victor

victor — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:36:39 +0000

he came out in the second round gassed. it was clear that was going to get him in trouble against a striker.

once he was down, it didnt look like amir was doing much damage. gerald probably could have survived, but like forrest said, “he chose the wrong time to take a rest.” you will notice the more experienced fighters make certain movements to show the ref they are still safe (recall frank mir shifting his head properly while getting pumelled by brock lesnar).

hopefully we havent seen the last of him.

By: HexRei

HexRei — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:19:45 +0000

Shaun, he had ahold of one of Amir’s legs and was limiting the areas Amir could strike by partially turtling. Admittedly, it wasn’t much of an active defense but he wasn’t out. a wrestler can take those kind of punches to the side of the head and shoulders all day long.

By: Shaun Stoffer

Shaun Stoffer — Mon, 19 May 2008 14:57:28 +0000

let’s be real the fight maybe should have gone a second or two longer but that man was out. he didn’t completely turtle and pull guard and scramble he just dropped to his knees laid his hands on the ground and took some hits. wasnt intelligently defending himself at all.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:29:58 +0000

It was not an “iffy call” that the ref made, come on people, dude was knocked out. He dropped instantly.

By: Sam Cupitt

Sam Cupitt — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:26:15 +0000

It would be pretty strange if he yelled, “I was knocked out!”

By: Brian Pastore

Brian Pastore — Sat, 17 May 2008 03:03:19 +0000

This guy dont know what he wants…You can tell from this Q&A he is not focused and is wondering aimlessly without real direction. It’s sad, but it could be worse. He could have a Gabe Ruedigar type of reputation. This guy fought is ass off. Gabe did not have the guts to get in the octagon.

By: Mike Wolfe

Mike Wolfe — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:08:37 +0000

I don’t buy the “completely dominated” argument. Basically, that’s just saying that he was winning, but then lost. Sorta obvious, isn’t it? Furthermore, it wasn’t that dominating. Amir survived the slams, fought off the takedown attempts, and beat him with his strength–striking. that having been said, I totally agree that Harris has terrific wrestling skill and strength and would like to see him fight again.

By: screwface

screwface — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:34:55 +0000

adam if your right, then i stand corrected and apologize to gerald…but that being said, it really sounded like he was saying “i was knocked out” to me, and quite frankly he was knocked out. yes he dominated the fight, but his takedowns became telegraphed after a while, i knew the knee was coming way b4 it came because he was fighting like a 1 trick pony. either way when you lose take it like a man and learn from it and congratulate the winner. the ko was clear to me even if his comments werent. and btw i was rooting for gerald.

By: Davey D

Davey D — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:42:36 +0000

I’d like to see Gerald Harris back again. The sky really is the limit for him. Mix in a few more years of boxing and jits with this kid. We could have another former TUF star climb the ranks and make a huge splash.

By: A.C Slater

A.C Slater — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40:11 +0000

Screwface,

I actually think he handled this gracefully. I’d be F%^ckin pissed if I was COMPLETELY dominating someone the way he was manhandling Sadollah and then I ended up losing on an iffy call like that. Sure he should have been working for better positioning, but the truth is he was recovering and wasn’t REALLY in very much danger. I thought Harris’ refusal to openly call out the ref was classy. That being said, I was rooting for Sadollah. Harris is just so, so strong. I love seeing dudes like that get taken out by a little guy who keeps plugging away.