Over 3 rounds, Kutateladze warded off takedowns and battled his way off the ground to suppress a potent grappling attack from Gamrot while displaying an effective striking video game that eventually assisted him earn a split choice win.
Guram Kutateladze played spoiler at UFC Fight Island 6 as he handed previous KSW champ Mateusz Gamrot the first loss of his profession in the featured prelim on Saturday night.
2 judges scored the fight 29-28 for Kutateladze with the 3rd official giving the fight to Gamrot by the very same 29-28 rating. In spite of the win, Kutateladze was in no state of mind to celebrate after he was not able to carry out approximately his complete capabilities.
Kutateladze truly started to discover self-confidence in his striking consisting of a punch that dropped Gamrot to the mat for a short while at the start of the second round. The mixes from Kutateladze were blistering, which forced Gamrot to try and answer while still looking for a takedown to bring the battle back to his world on the ground.
It was a battle of wills throughout all 15 minutes with Gamrot continuously seeking to turn to his fumbling and Kutateladze countering with his striking offense and grappling defense.
A noted grappler both in MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitors, Gamrot did his best to turn to that specific ability set throughout the fight as he attempted more than 10 takedowns over three rounds. To his credit, Kutateladze defended well off his back each time he struck the mat while fending off Gamrots grappling multiple times.
” Its not my battle. No. 1 bullsh * t,” Kutateladze stated. “Im a sincere guy. It wasnt my fight. Thank you so much of course. Due to the fact that this is not what I was waiting for, Im not delighted. Gamrot, youre a warrior. It was your battle.”
” Its not my fight. No. 1 bullsh * t,” Kutateladze said. Gamrot, youre a warrior.
As Gamrot continued to look for the takedown, Kutateladze was starting to settle into a rhythm while throwing some severe power behind his kicks, digging into the previous KSW champions body.
As for Gamrot, the previous two-division KSW champion suffers a loss in his very first look inside the octagon while dropping his record to 17-1 total.
When the fight ended, the judges did not have a simple choice however eventually it was Kutateladze who got the win in his UFC launching.
