Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham at UFC 119.? The old guard vs. the new guard.? Enough said.? Here's how it went down.
The two were cautious early on, with Sherk landing a low kick and Dunham connecting with punches.? Then Sherk shot in for the takedown, picked Dunham up, and put him on the ground while caught in a guillotine.? But being the veteran that he is, Sherk moved to Dunham's half guard and waited the attempt out before starting in with some mild ground and pound.? Some time later, Dunham got up, but found himself eating some strikes along the wall before getting taken down hard again.??Still, he?got up once more and nearly caught his opponent in a guillotine for the second time.? From there, Dunham took Sherk's back, lost the position, and ate a huge Sherk elbow that cut him over his right eye badly.? After a brief stoppage to look at the cut, the two found themselves on their feet as the bell tolled.
Close first round.? That cut is horrific.
Sherk connected with a couple of nice punches early in the second round, took Dunham down, nearly got caught in a guillotine, and then let him up again (getting to be a pattern).? Sherk?continually pressed him up against the cage wall, always leaving himself open to a near-gullotine attempt.? Still, he got another takedown.
And, of course, Dunham got back up again.? For the rest of the stanza, Dunham connected with nice knees and punches.? Though Sherk did fire back, he didn't land with the same authority.
Another close round.? This is a hard fight to call.
Early in the third round, Dunham connected with a high kick that dizzied his opponent.? But that didn't stop "The Muscle Shark" from shooting in for a takedown attempt soon after.? Eventually, that led to a short-lived takedown.? As soon as Dunham got up, the former UFC champion landed a knee up against the cage wall.? Upon a separation, Dunham used his reach to once again to connect with punches.? And that was the story for the rest of the round, as Dunham connected with huge knees, punches, and front kicks on his way to an obvious round in his favor.
The first two rounds were close.? The third wasn't.? Did anyone give Sherk both of the first two stanzas?
Two judges did.? And that was all he needed.
Sean Sherk defeats Evan Dunham by split decision.
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