Taiyilake Nueraji made his UFC debut at UFC Shanghai, opening the main card against Kiefer Crosbie in a welterweight bout. Both fighters went to the ground after an opening kick, with Crosbie threatening a triangle from his back and Nueraji landing heavy elbows before mounting. Crosbie briefly regained guard but continued to absorb significant elbows. Nueraji then landed a brutal illegal knee that split Crosbie open and caused profuse bleeding, prompting a ringside doctor check and a two-point deduction by referee Marc Goddard. Crosbie resumed with little recovery time, but Nueraji quickly flattened him along the fence and finished with ground elbows, forcing a TKO at 3:33 of round one.
There was no hesitation in the UFC Shanghai main-card opener as Nueraji and Crosbie went to the ground following an opening kick. Crosbie worked off his back, threatening with a triangle that wasn't quite in place. The "Super Saiyan" Nueraji opened up with elbows, smashing some heavy blows down before Crosbie latched on to a leg and rolled. He didn't have the submission, instead using it to try and escape, only for Nueraji to mount.
Calamity from there, as a brutal illegal knee was landed by Nueraji. Crosbie was split open, dripping blood everywhere. The doc was brought in to check on Crosbie, while ref Marc Goddard took not one but two points for the flagrant foul. Crosbie took very little time, and Nueraji went right back at him. He had Crosbie flattened out along the fence, raining down elbows until Goddard was forced to make the save.
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