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Nigerian mixed martial artist Kennedy Nzechukwu was in action at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 272 edition at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States of America (USA) in the early hours of Sunday, March 6, 2022.
The 29-year-old Nzechukwu competed against Romanian Nicolae Negumereanu in a Light Heavyweight division preliminary card fight.
The African savage as Nzechukwu is known as wore the green short representing Nigeria.
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There was not much throwing in the first round as the first was slow-paced which resulted in some boos. Nzechukwu landed a pair of punches as the round ended.
In round two there was a lot of cage-squishing with repeated one-punch combinations from the Imo state Negumereanu.
With a wicked jab Nzechukwu connected with Negumereanu whose nose started bleeding.
In round three, Nzechukwu was able to land a big knee after the initial stoppage due to a poke in the eye of Negumereanu.
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Nzechukwu was also able to land a right on the temple of his opponent. This was an explosive round as both fighters gave their all.
After three rounds the judges scored the fight (27-29, 29-27, 29-27) as Nzechukwu suffered a point loss in a split decision to Negumereanu.
Nzechukwu who is one of the rising contenders in the UFC Light Heavyweight division now has a record of 9-3 as he continues to build his career.