Krzysztof Jotko makes easy work of Gerald Meerschaert as the Polish fighter secures decision victory at UFC Vegas 53
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Gerald Meerschaert- Krzysztof Jotko
UFC Middleweight Krzysztof Jotko puts on a clinic over veteran Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Vegas 53 as he shows he can get it done wherever the fight goes, whether on feet or on the ground. Jotko is now 5-1 in his last five fights and might be looking forward to developing an impressive winning streak in order to break into the top middleweight rankings. Read through the narration below to see how good the Polish fighter looked.
Round 1: Left-hand connection by Gerald and Jotko seems to be the faster fighter. Faking and feinting from both sides. Jotko lands a good hook while leaning back. One two for Jotko. Gerald needs to be cautious while closing the distance for grappling. Jotko slips one of Gerald’s punches to close the distance and engage in cage side wrestling, only for a while. Jotko lands another good left. Another one for Jotko. Gerald seems to have no answer so far.
Jotko is getting Gerald to come in with fakes and feinting, setting up for a counter. Gerald nearly lands a good right. Gerald gets Jotko in a clinch position. The round is about to end and Jotko reverses the position with Gerald’s back in the fence. The fight ends and Jotko gets a big opening round. 10-9 for Jotko.
Round 2: Jotko again traps Gerald in feints. Jotko is able to stay light on his feet and get off the offence range, but he has to be careful cage side. A nice right by Gerald followed by closing the distance for cage side wrestling. Little exchanges with pauses for some heavy breathing. Both guys land heavily in one of the exchanges.
Gerald Meerschaert had no answer to Krzysztof Jotko’s takedowns
Gerald lands a takedown as well while closing the distance for another time. Now cage side wrestling all again and seems like Jotko is outpowering Gerald. Jotko lands a takedown in return and Gerald almost goes for a guillotine choke but misses it. Jotko goes for some ground and pound punches to the body. The round ends, another 10-9 for Jotko.
Round 3: Patient exchanges shots all over again. Jotko attempts for wrestling there. The fight stays on the feet until Jotko goes for a successful takedown. Gerald is looking for submission from his back. Jotko is great at defending himself from those attempts. The fighters are back on their feet with cage side wrestling. The round is halfway over. Some good close-range shots from Gerald. Another takedown from Jotko.
Gerald goes for a submission but lets his back exposed for a while after which the fight transitions to different positions in an intense scrambling contest, with Jotko staying constantly on top. Jotko gets the fight back on the feet and the fight ends. A 10-9 and a dominant decision victory for Jotko.
Results: Krzysztof Jotko def. Gerald Meerschaert via unanimous decision [30-27 x 3]
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