Bakhram Sait-Khamzatovich Murtazaliev vs. Joshua Kelly & Josh Padley vs. Jaouad Belmehdi RBR.

The Brit forum thinks kelly is doing amazing lol I’m embarrassed to be a Brit ffs

 

Home town decision in coming

 

7-4 Murtazaliev, 1 KD each

Murtazaliev keeps marching forward and keeps throwing. Murtazaliev lands a nice combination, Brit commentators ignores it. Kelly lands on the gloves... beautiful shot.

 

I did NOT expect that comeback round from Kelly.

Murtazaliev
Kelly
Murtazaliev
Kelly x2
Kelly
Murtazaliev
Kelly
Kelly
Murtazaliev x2
Murtazaliev
Kelly, close

7-6 Kelly

 

Kelly cant ovafink dis.

 

He can only punch Kelly if hes in punching range, my point was that hes not doing anything to work his way into that range, but put his hands up and walk in.
This gives Kelly the opportunity to move as much as hes doing, and allows him to throw counters when Murtazaliev does open up.

If Murtazaliev feinted just a bit more then Kelly would have a nightmare of a time.

 

Apparently the only way to win a world title is to stand and trade with a guy who has world-level power in both hands.

 

Round 12
Kelly running like a straight *****. Murtazaliev staalking and landing shots Kelly illegally turns him around and lands a combo. Kelly running running running.
10-9 Murtazaliev
116-110 Murtazaliev

Never want to see Kelly again

I fully expect Murtazaliev to get jobbed

 

Great fight.

 

Took the under 9.5 rounds. Split draw looking like the play.

 

Commentators couldn't hide their british bias in this one.

 

114-112 Josh Kelly

 

Round 12
Murtazaliev 10-9
Murtazeliev 114-112

Low volume, high drama fight.

 

8-4 Murtazaliev

This is going to be a debacle.

 

No chance they give it to Murtazaliev. But fair play to Kelly, he put on a tremendous display considering how everyone wrote him off.