Notable names in action from the past weekend: -James Head def. Gerald Harris via unanimous...

Notable names in action from the past weekend:

-James Head def. Gerald Harris via unanimous decision - Xtreme Fight Night 2
-Tony Lopez def. Darrill Schoonover via submission (armbar) - G-Force Fights 5
-Hermes Franca def. Jorge Sarat via submission (armbar) - G-Force Fights 5
-Mike Campbell def. Mike Medrano via TKO - CES MMA

Gerald Harris photo via Sherdog.com

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I heard the Harris decision was terrible, but…I can’t remember where I heard it now.

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by Tim Burke on Feb 28, 2011 3:05 PM EST reply actions

I was there and it was not a horrible decision at all . Harris acted gun shy the same way he did his last fight in the UFC then he ran out of the ring like a baby.

by jks9202 on Feb 28, 2011 3:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Ahh, okay. Thanks for correcting. Was just passing on something I had read.

Still a Beer Monster.

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by Tim Burke on Feb 28, 2011 4:09 PM EST up reply actions

His attitude of entitlement is really pathetic.

by Jonathan. on Feb 28, 2011 6:33 PM EST up reply actions

Tony Lopez is making a name for himself

I wonder if he’ll ever make it to the big show.

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by TheFilt on Feb 28, 2011 3:06 PM EST reply actions

He got beat down by Mike Kyle last year in KOTC.

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by RolloTomasi on Feb 28, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions

I know

That doesn’t mean he can’t hang in SF.

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by TheFilt on Feb 28, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions

Despite having a thin Light Heavyweight Division, I personally don’t see too much upside to Strikeforce signing Tony Lopez. He’s a good fighter, but he honestly doesn’t bring much to the table to Strikeforce. Strikeforce would do better with signing young prospects who probably wouldn’t get paid as much but have future potential than someone like Lopez, who is good but has pretty much reached his peak and is in his mid-thirties.

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by chrisbboy82 on Feb 28, 2011 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

He's not that bad

He’s got wins over Joey Beltran and Kyle Kingsbury. His loss to Kyle was a split decision. They could do a lot worse.

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by TheFilt on Feb 28, 2011 3:38 PM EST up reply actions

i like the guy

good fighter

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by the-gentle-way on Feb 28, 2011 3:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

HUGE heart

Plus he’s got a really fun style to watch.

In 5 years, the LHW division will be owned by fighters 6’3" and up. In fact, 6’3" may not seem very tall in a couple years.

Sooner or later the, 6’8" 240lbs super athlete will move into MMA. I’m talking Ben Wallace type bodies.
We gotta turn this

Into this

"I'll rock your body with big nasty hooks!"

by TheFilt on Feb 28, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

The problem is

guys with those kind of tools usually go to the NFL NBA ect.
More money less broken faces.

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by RolloTomasi on Feb 28, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions

We want the loppy ones

Jon Jones couldn’t play sports like his brothers.

In the future, we can snag some bigger, better bodies.

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by TheFilt on Feb 28, 2011 10:05 PM EST up reply actions

Ben Wallace would have the worst pillowfists ever. 15 years in the NBA and he still can’t hit a slightly contested lay-up.

Goddamn great defender though.

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by Ben Thapa on Feb 28, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions

Like I said, Lopez is a good fighter. And yes, Strikeforce could do a lot worse and has signed a lot worse. I just think that what I’ve been seeing from Strikeforce as of late, they seem to be focusing on getting either top talent (Daley, Hendo, Fedor, Werdum) or legit prospects.

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by chrisbboy82 on Feb 28, 2011 4:05 PM EST up reply actions

Tony Lopez was such a cry baby and bad sport when Raphael Davis totally outclassed and outgrappled him a few months ago. I don’t see what he could offer to Bellator, Strikeforce, or the UFC. I think good fighters would know how to exploit his game.

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by RagingNoodles on Feb 28, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

Raphael Davis is no joke

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by TheFilt on Feb 28, 2011 7:26 PM EST up reply actions

Oh I know he isn’t, I’m a big fan of Davis’ grappling and I’ve seen him compete in ADCC, Bellator, and a few other promotions. He’s a great nice guy and he’s my pick for winning the upcoming Bellator LHW tournament. Excellent fighter.

The point of my post was that Tony Lopez was acting like a douchebag during and after the fight towards Davis. And that Lopez seems to have such a negative attitude towards grappling that it could be his Achilles heel for the rest of his career.

by RagingNoodles on Feb 28, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions

I guess we can stop bitching out the UFC for cutting Harris.

James Head def. Gerald Harris

Unless of course he got robbed.
I still don’t understand why he got cut…

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by RolloTomasi on Feb 28, 2011 3:07 PM EST reply actions

did you not watch the fight?

by futte on Feb 28, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

Which fight?

His fight with Head or his last UFC fight?

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by RolloTomasi on Feb 28, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

I thought Harris was/is a solid prospect who could have a bright future that being said I agreed 100% with him getting the boot from the UFC.

by Shocbomb on Feb 28, 2011 4:41 PM EST up reply actions

Looks like it was right to cut him after all.

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by RolloTomasi on Feb 28, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions

So much for Hermes Franca retiring.

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by RolloTomasi on Feb 28, 2011 3:08 PM EST reply actions

I felt pretty bad for Franca after that Costa Rica debacle

by mmazing on Feb 28, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions

at least he got it changed to a no decision instead of a L on his record. I would of been so so wrong if that L from that horrible robbery of a decision that was a inside job had stayed on his record

by Shocbomb on Feb 28, 2011 4:49 PM EST up reply actions

i would like to see the Harris fight. He’s got some serious skill, I wonder if he just wasn’t mentally prepared for this one…

And Lopez is good, but he has fallen short against top guys more than once. He’s creepy looking too.

by Tag01 on Feb 28, 2011 3:13 PM EST reply actions

whats up with the harris loss?

bad decision? either way u’d wanna see a guy with a resume like harris finish someone without a wikipedia page

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by milk72 on Feb 28, 2011 3:25 PM EST reply actions

Bring the Cup home to Detroit in 2011!!!

by KGW on Feb 28, 2011 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

It’s hilarious how having a Wikipedia page adds to the perceived ability in the ring.

I do it to

by w49_boarding on Feb 28, 2011 3:33 PM EST up reply actions

I was there and he clearly lost the fight

by jks9202 on Feb 28, 2011 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

here is the live blog from teh gerald harris fight with play by play

http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=forum.posts&thread=1780345&forum=148&page=1&pc=63

by jks9202 on Feb 28, 2011 3:46 PM EST reply actions

Hermes is staying busy

it felt like not too long ago BE had the post about that crooked promotion that screwed him over.

by SentientAndroid on Feb 28, 2011 3:57 PM EST reply actions

I like these posts. makes it easier to keep track of all the “whatever happened to…”-fighters

by the guy with the big nose on Feb 28, 2011 4:54 PM EST reply actions

Was the Lopez/Schoonover fight at hw or lhw? Too bad for schoonover, he seemed like a decent prospect of TUF if he was ever able to get his shit together aka get back down to lhw

by Fedorable on Feb 28, 2011 9:24 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Yeah, they absolutely did the right thing

I mean he only finished all of his opponents in his 3 previous fights 2 of which he got KO of the night awards I guess you have to cut the guy after one loss

by Mohammedini Hussein on Mar 1, 2011 10:51 AM EST reply actions