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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jotko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derk Cult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jotko comes to the cage accompanied by Romantic Revenge. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzysztof Jotko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derk Cult! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jotko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cult swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cult throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jotko counters by moving into the clinch. Jotko lands with a light punch inside. Jotko lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cult as Jotko tries to tie him up. Jotko lands a nice knee to the body. Cult wants to take the fight to the mat but Jotko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Jotko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Jotko lands a takedown into guard.
Jotko wants to control from the top but Cult keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jotko prevents Cult from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jotko trying to control but Cult is working from the bottom. Cult lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Jotko sitting in guard here, content to control. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cult can do anything to dispel that myth. Jotko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Jotko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Nice sprawl there from Cult as Jotko shoots in. No luck for Jotko with that takedown attempt. Cult throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jotko on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cult stuffs the takedown attempt from Jotko. Jotko gets slowly back to his feet. Jotko is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krzysztof Jotko. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cult misses with a body shot.
Jotko shoots in looking for a takedown. Cult tries to sprawl out of it but Jotko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cult manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. The fight stays on the outside here - Jotko looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jotko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Cult looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Cult darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Jotko wants to improve his position but Cult is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jotko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jotko has hold of Cult's hands but Cult slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Cult scoring with strikes to the body and head. Jotko looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Ground and pound from Cult. Cult scoring with strikes to the body and head. Jotko taking some punishment here, with Cult in his half guard. Cult seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Jotko is trying to get back to full guard. Ground and pound from Cult.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jotko looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Jotko punching from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Cult there. Jotko won't allow Cult to pass to mount. Jotko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cult is working away from the top position though. Cult slips a nice elbow through Jotko's hands, connecting with Jotko's forehead. Cult lands with a punch from half guard. Cult controlling the action here. Cult seems to be working for a kimura but Jotko defends the submission attempt. Cult wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jotko keeps working. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derk Cult dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cult closes the distance and clinches up with Jotko, looking for a takedown. Cult pushes Jotko against the cage but Jotko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Cult throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jotko's waist but Jotko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cult off to one side. Jotko wants to clinch. Jotko pushes Cult up against the cage in a clinch. Jotko lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jotko effectively controlling the action here. Jotko lands a hook that snaps the head of Cult backwards. Jotko gets through Cult's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Jotko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cult as Jotko tries to tie him up. Jotko trying to stall but Cult improves his position.
Jotko trying to stall but Cult improves his position.
Cult is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jotko is defending well. Krzysztof Jotko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Cult. Jotko prevents Cult from breaking the clinch. Jotko is pressed up against the cage. Cult has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jotko down to the mat. Jotko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Jotko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cult tries to avoid it but Jotko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cult to the ground. Cult escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Cult throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cult lands an overhand right. Jotko looks for a takedown but Cult sprawls well. Cult avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cult fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jotko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cult throws a series of punches but Jotko avoids them all with ease. Derk Cult seems to be getting the better of the standup. Cult keeps the fight on the outside. Cult throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jotko tries to clinch up but Cult circles away and keeps his distance. Jotko tries to clinch but Cult is having none of it. Jotko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jotko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jotko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cult misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cult shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jotko but Jotko pushes him off and we're back to square one. Jotko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cult throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cult will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jotko tries to close the distance and clinch but Cult swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cult lands a nice shot to the body.
Jotko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cult looks for a takedown but Jotko sprawls well. Jotko tries to clinch but Cult moves out of range. Cult shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cult showed some decent athleticism there. Jotko is not content to let Cult control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jotko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Cult makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Cult working some strikes from top position. Jotko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cult can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. This has been an exciting period of action! Cult trying to control the position from guard on top but Jotko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Cult really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jotko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Jotko is looking for a triangle but Cult pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derk Cult showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cult drives through with a takedown into guard. Jotko controls Cult momentarily but Cult frees himself. Jotko has his foot on Cult's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cult works his way back into a safe position though. Cult trying to control but Jotko is working from the bottom. Cult with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Jotko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jotko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Cult chips away with some ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cult looking to pass the guard. Cult makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Cult wants to control from the top but Jotko keeps moving. Cult is working Jotko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Cult is stalling in the full guard. Cult with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Cult scoring with some ground and pound. Cult lands a couple of digs. Jotko being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jotko working for a triangle but Cult defends it easily.
Cult trying to control but Jotko is working from the bottom. Cult has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Cult distracts Jotko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Cult scoring with some ground and pound. Jotko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cult is aware though and is defending well. Cult connects with a couple of short punches. Cult postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cult works over Jotko with some ground and pound from guard. Cult looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Cult working some strikes from top position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cult's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cult's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Cult is in close to Jotko's body, working some short punches and elbows. Cult slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Cult trying to control the position from guard on top but Jotko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cult is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Cult landing with the ground and pound. Cult landing some decent shots from guard. Cult works over Jotko with some ground and pound from guard. Krzysztof Jotko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cult trying to control the position from guard on top but Jotko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Jotko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cult defends it easily. Cult passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Derk Cult comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Cult winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derk Cult!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
37% |
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