UFC 116 preliminary-card recap: Brendan Schaub, Gerald Harris dazzle in KO wins
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
In middleweight action, Gerald Harris posted his 10th consecutive victory – and fifth straight via knockout – with a stunning third-round slam-KO of Bellator vet and UFC newcomer Dave Branch.
After besting his opponent standing and on the ground in the first two rounds, Harris, a former Division I national wrestling qualifier, set up the cage-jarring slam in the third. With Branch pinned against the cage and attempting a standing guillotine, Harris picked him up and slammed him to the mat.
Although he had an opportunity to unload additional punches on the Renzo Gracie black belt, Harris didn’t need to. Branch was knocked out cold by the blow at the 2:35 mark of the round, and Harris simply walked away from his unconscious opponent.
“He’s a good boxer and a tough guy, but I’m a new man now,” said Harris, who had to escape multiple triangle-choke attempts. “After ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’ I became a much better fighter and a completely new man.”
Harris (16-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), a cast member on “TUF 7″ who fought his way back into the organization earlier this year, now has finished nine of his past 10 opponents – seven in the first round. Branch, who went 2-0 in Bellator, falls to 6-1 overall and 0-1 in the UFC.
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Brendan Schuab def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:07
- Ricardo Romero def. Seth Petruzelli via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 3:05
- Kendall Grove def. Goran Reljic via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
- Gerald Harris def. David Branch via knockout (slam) – Round 3, 2:35
- Daniel Roberts def. Forrest Petz via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jon Madsen def. Karlos Vemola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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