Chase Sherman faced a difficult situation at UFC Vegas 58, but he pulled off an impressive knockout that saw Jared Vanderaa finish him in round 3.
The heavyweights were trading heavy shots throughout but a late surge from Sherman saw him hurt Vanderaa with a powerful right hand followed by a barrage of punches that led to the finish. Once Vanderaa crumbled to the canvas, the fight was stopped with Sherman getting the knockout at 3:10 in the third and final round.
” “It feels amazing,” Sherman stated about his win. “To be honest with you, I’ve been in the UFC for 13 fights and I ain’t done s*** yet. With all due respect, I’ve got to get off this microphone and get back to work. Next time I do something, you can put it in my face.”
It was a battle between Vanderaa’s power and Sherman’s speed with the heavyweights trading bombs on the feet. Sherman struggled to find a place for his quick hands in the first round, but Vanderaa supported him with a devastating left hand that evened the score.
The heavyweights traded punch for punch in many even trades, but Vanderaa appeared to be walking through Sherman’s strikes which enabled him to sit more comfortably on his shots. Vanderaa also started mixing in some thudding kicks that bounced off Sherman’s legs and body.
Sherman returned the favor by delivering a timely lead jab to Vanderaa that was popping her in the mush. That may have been one of the best strikes that night.
As the third round got started, Sherman was really starting to crank up his output and the shots were to slip through Vanderaa’s defense. Finally a right hand from Sherman twisted Vanderaa’s head around as he retreated backwards towards the cage and that spelled the beginning of the end.
Sherman ran forward quickly with an avalanche of shots after Vanderaa had been hurt. His opponent collapsed from the stress and began to collapse on the ground. Before Vanderaa suffered further damage, the referee quickly intervened to end the match.
After four losses in a row, Sherman got a much needed win on Saturday as he likely saves his job with the knockout over Vanderaa, who now drops to 0-4 in his last four performances.
