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Diyar Nurgozhay
Kazakhstan
Gets contract with head kick finish
Nurgozhay defeated Bartosz Szewczyk via KO (head kick and punches) at 3:32 of Round 2 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of five fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.
ANALYSIS
This fight went off as a pick'em, and the first round reflected that, as both men were dead even in terms of significant strikes. Szewczyk did most of his damage with kicks, while Nurgozhay focused on the head and body. Nurgozhay started to pull away in Round 2, but it was a head kick as Szewczyk was circling away that sent him to the canvas. Nurgozhay only needed a few follow-up shots to turn his opponent's lights out and become the latest addition to the UFC's light heavyweight division.
This fight went off as a pick'em, and the first round reflected that, as both men were dead even in terms of significant strikes. Szewczyk did most of his damage with kicks, while Nurgozhay focused on the head and body. Nurgozhay started to pull away in Round 2, but it was a head kick as Szewczyk was circling away that sent him to the canvas. Nurgozhay only needed a few follow-up shots to turn his opponent's lights out and become the latest addition to the UFC's light heavyweight division.