Grappling Report: Danielle Kelly earns big win over Sambo world champion

Danielle Kelly had a huge match booked at ONE on Amazon Video 4, as she was due to face off against Sambo star Mariia Molchanova. Kelly took the same approach to facing a more experienced standing grappler that Rodrigo Marello took before her, and she pulled guard almost immediately. Molchanova is no slouch on the ground though of course and she managed to hold Kelly at bay for a few minutes.

In the end though, Kelly took Molchanova’s back and worked to sink in the rear-naked choke as soon as she could. It took less than three minutes in total for Kelly to finish her opponent and with that win, she added a new chapter to the whole BJJ v Sambo rivalry that ONE Championship are cultivating.…