Azamat Murzakanov made his most significant move yet in the Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight division.
In his first appearance in more than a year, Murzakanov picked up apart the Fortis MMA standout with a variety of weapons, uppercuts and knees chief among them. His handiwork resulted in a cut near Menifield’s left eye. Murzakanov stepped on the accelerator in the second round, absorbed the return fire and set his counterpart on skates with a slashing left uppercut.
He floored Kutateladze with a sharp right hand in the first round, then swarmed with elbows and punches for a potential finish. However, Vucenic’s inability to close the deal came back to bite him. Kutateladze suffered visible damage below both eyes but slowly turned the tide in his favor across the final 10 minutes—he opened a cut with a standing elbow strike in the middle stanza—and did his best work when it mattered most in Round 3.
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