In a battle of two previously undefeated fighters, Polish fighter Krzysztof Jotko made a successful UFC debut with a closely contested decision win over Brazilian fighter Bruno Santos.
It was a cautious start by both fighters as Santos took centre of the cage and stalked Jotko. Santos came forward and pushed Jotko against the cage, however it was Jotko who utilised the clinch to trip his opponent to the ground. Inside half guard he landed short strikes however it did not take long before Santos worked straight back to his feet. Against the cage it was Jotko working for the takedown and the 24 year-old landed a big right as they separated. The fighters exchanged short knees in the clinch as the first round came to an end.
Second round again started cautiously with Jotko looking to counter as both fighters circled around the cage. Santos clinched against the cage however Jotko was able to immediately escaped. Jotko countered nicely with short punches before the fighters again clinched against the cage. Santos looked to exchange late in the round, but it was Jotko who would land the more significant shots, dropping Santos with a nice left as the round came to an end.
With the fight still up for grabs going into the third round, Santos started it with a nice straight right before securing the double leg takedown. Santos moved into half-guard before progressing to side control. He immediately went for the rear-naked choke and Jotko looked in trouble, however Jotko managed to escape and finished the round in guard landing short punches and elbows.
Judges awarded to the decision to Jotko unanimously – 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.
With the win, Jotko moved his professional record to 14-0, while Santos drops to 13-1.
The event was held at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Queensland, Australia and shown live in Australia on Fuel TV.
