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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dayanc Gurban (ranked 4289 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalil Kelly (ranked 5037 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dayanc Gurban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khalil Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurban stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gurban wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Gurban on that attempt.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Gurban went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gurban sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gurban is trying to defend but Kelly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kelly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gurban wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gurban wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurban is pressing down on Kelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gurban uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gurban lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gurban.
Gurban is looking to clinch.
Gurban pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kelly back to the cage. Gurban follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gurban circles away quickly and effectively.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurban moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses the shot to the body.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gurban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kelly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gurban has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Kelly has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Gurban tries to close the distance and clinch but Kelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Gurban.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Gurban moved out of range.
Gurban fails with the takedown.
As Gurban backs off Kelly throws a huge counter combo but Gurban manages to avoid it all.
Kelly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly shoots in looking for a takedown. Gurban tries to sprawl out of it but Kelly keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gurban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gurban wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dayanc Gurban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalil Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurban throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kelly tries to keep at a distance but Gurban has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gurban gets caught napping as Kelly dives in and scores a takedown. Gurban manages to retain guard.
Kelly stands up over Gurban, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gurban is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kelly gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gurban manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurban stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gurban looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Gurban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Gurban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly misses with a shot to the body
and Gurban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Gurban counters with a one-two to the body.
Gurban tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Gurban's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gurban duly obliges.
Gurban is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gurban.
Gurban staying out of range there.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gurban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dayanc Gurban dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gurban darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
Gurban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
Kelly gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gurban regains guard.
Gurban pushes Kelly off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Gurban lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Gurban shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gurban.
Gurban wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Gurban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dayanc Gurban is winning the standup battle so far.
Gurban lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kelly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gurban counters with a three punch combo that has Kelly backing up. Kelly nods at Gurban to acknowledge the strikes.
Dayanc Gurban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gurban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dayanc Gurban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gurban defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt - Gurban sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gurban bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Gurban changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly looks to land a combination but Gurban avoids it well.
Gurban lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kelly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gurban on his heels. He'll look to pass Gurban's guard now, I'm sure.
Gurban is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kelly presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gurban.
Kelly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kelly lands in his opponent's guard.
Gurban pushes Kelly off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurban jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Gurban rushes Kelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly leaves Gurban with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Kelly tests Gurban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Gurban is looking for a counter combo.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Gurban is out of range.
Gurban throws a big counter combination but Kelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gurban does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gurban shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gurban tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gurban somewhat.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up with Gurban, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes Gurban against the cage but Gurban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gurban as Kelly shoots in.
Gurban's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kelly under the eye.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gurban kicks Kelly off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dayanc Gurban dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gurban lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Gurban.
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gurban circles away quickly and effectively.
Gurban slips under a jab.
Gurban shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gurban gets slowly back to his feet.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gurban jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gurban avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Gurban tries to counter by clinching up but Kelly breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Gurban takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gurban displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Gurban avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gurban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gurban connects with a looping right hand.
Kelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gurban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Gurban tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gurban throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly takes a swing at Gurban's ribcage but misses.
Gurban swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gurban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Gurban's head but Gurban sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gurban throws a big counter combination but Kelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gurban throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gurban bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Gurban appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Gurban on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dayanc Gurban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurban.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gurban.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gurban fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurban was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Gurban moves into the clinch.
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurban misses with the combination.
Kelly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gurban explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly tries to bum rush Gurban with a series of wild strikes but Gurban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dayanc Gurban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Kelly. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurban changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Gurban gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gurban connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurban throws a big counter combination but Kelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gurban moves in looking to clinch but Kelly pushes him off.
Kelly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kelly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gurban avoids it really well and circles away.
Gurban throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dayanc Gurban is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gurban with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a three punch combo that has Gurban backing up. Gurban nods at Kelly to acknowledge the strikes.
Khalil Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dayanc Gurban.
Well Gurban has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dayanc Gurban!
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