Kelly took the title from Murtazaliev

In the fourth round, Murtazaliev suffered a not very severe knockdown. Kelly hit the floor in the ninth round after a left hook to the head but managed to get up on the count of "eight." For most of the fight, Kelly counterattacked, playing around with Murtazaliev by working on the body, throwing combinations, and noticeably outperforming his opponent in speed.