DWCS: Nurullo Aliev stops Josh Wick with brutal ground-and-pound (Video)

Nurullo Aliev flattens Josh Wick in the first round.

An early eye poke only deterred Nurullo Aliev on his way to a first-round finish of Josh Wick on Dana White’s Contender Series. Aliev used vicious ground-and-pound to finish Wick via TKO at 4:36 of the first round.

Aliev secured a takedown immediately after the re-start for the eye poke. After some control and exchange of elbows, Aliev turned on the gas and landed some crushing strikes to get the job done.

Nurullo Aliev pounds his way to victory.

Aliev remains undefeated and will now wait to hear his name called for that UFC contract.

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