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Newell provides spark to WSOF that struggled to find momentum

Gerald Harris (22-5) rebounded from his November loss to Josh Burkman with a unanimous decision (29-27 all) over fellow UFC alum Jorge Santiago (25-12).
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Newell provides spark to WSOF that struggled to find momentum
Newell provides spark to WSOF that struggled to find momentum

Gerald Harris (22-5) rebounded from his November loss to Josh Burkman with a unanimous decision (29-27 all) over fellow UFC alum Jorge Santiago (25-12). Santiago's leg kicks scored early, and he maneuvered into a triangle choke from standing off a Harris takedown, but was deducted a point for using the cage lip. Santiago cut Harris' legs out from under him dramatically two times in the second and third rounds, but Harris used his wrestling to recover and ground Santiago until he could get to his feet. Though I had the bout for Santiago, and there was some debate on press row, Harris walked away with the win.

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Loretta Hunt
LORETTA HUNT

Loretta Hunt has covered mixed martial arts since 2001. She is the co-author of Becoming The Natural: My Life In and Out of the Cage, by six-time UFC champion Randy Couture, and Let's Get It On: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee, by "Big" John McCarthy.

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