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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randi Mull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Grozny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randi Mull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randi Mull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Grozny!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mull clinches with his opponent.
Grozny looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grozny.
Grozny gets underhooks to prevent Mull's takedown attempt.
Mull gets through Grozny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mull can't break the clinch.
Mull is trying to break the clinch but Grozny is controlling him.
Mull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mull cracks Grozny with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Grozny looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mull finish him?
Grozny is rocked!
Mull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grozny is still on wobbly legs! Can Mull finish him?
Grozny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grozny seems to have recovered his senses.
Mull moves into the clinch.
Grozny stops a takedown attempt from Mull.
Mull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mull breaks the clinch.
Grozny blocks a head kick by Mull.
Mull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mull wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randi Mull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mull wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mull throws a right and a left that Grozny avoids nicely.
Mull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mull displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dimitri Grozny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mull prevents Grozny from getting back to his feet.
Grozny being controlled here, momentarily.
Mull is in close to Grozny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mull is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mull working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grozny wants to stand and escape but Mull is having none of it.
Grozny is working an open guard so Mull takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mull tries to clinch up.
Mull fails to land with a series of punches.
Grozny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grozny lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mull backs up against the cage.
Mull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grozny can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grozny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grozny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mull clinches up against the cage.
Mull breaks the clinch.
Grozny connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grozny is trying to stand back up but Mull is controlling him
Mull looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mull takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozny wants to get back to his feet.
Mull slows the pace down in half guard.
Mull looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grozny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grozny scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Grozny misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grozny.
Some wild striking there from Grozny.
A combination from Mull does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randi Mull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grozny moves out of range as Mull throws a body kick.
Mull forces Grozny back against the cage and clinches.
Grozny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mull clinches up with Grozny and pushes him back against the cage.
Mull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mull will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grozny up against the cage.
Mull's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grozny swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mull shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mull moves into the clinch.
Grozny avoiding damage as Mull throws knees to the body.
Grozny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mull is working for takedown but Grozny is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Grozny.
Grozny tries a knee to the head but Mull blocks it.
Mull tries to land knees in the clinch but Grozny avoids the damage to the body.
Mull has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mull avoiding damage as Grozny throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grozny as Mull tries to tie him up.
Mull wants to get back to striking at distance but Grozny won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mull avoiding damage as Grozny throws knees to the body.
Grozny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grozny swinging wildly here.
Mull shoots in and bounces Grozny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grozny is working an open guard so Mull takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grozny defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randi Mull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mull tries to close the distance and clinch but Grozny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grozny scores with a one two! Mull had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mull keeps the fight on the outside.
Grozny throws a push kick but Mull slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mull looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grozny is fending him off so far but Mull persists. Nope, Grozny circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Grozny lands but Mull takes it in his stride.
Grozny falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mull counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grozny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grozny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mull counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grozny's head.
Mull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grozny knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grozny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mull.
Mull prevents Grozny from standing back up.
Mull is taking a breather. Grozny says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grozny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grozny is trying to stand back up but Mull is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grozny connects with a body shot.
A head kick by Grozny misses
and Mull counters by moving into the clinch.
Mull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grozny avoids it.
Mull tries a knee to the head but Grozny blocks it.
Mull changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grozny fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mull misses with the combination.
Grozny throws a series of punches but Mull avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randi Mull dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mull throws a head kick that half lands.
Grozny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mull misses with a head kick.
Grozny misses with a series of wild punches.
Mull misses with the combination.
Mull moves into the clinch successfully.
Grozny managing to block the knees to the body from Mull.
Mull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mull shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mull showed some decent athleticism there.
Grozny is trying to stand up here but Mull is controlling him well.
Mull keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mull wants to take a breather but Grozny is having none of it.
Grozny tries to kick Mull off but Mull keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Mull is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mull prevents Grozny from standing back up.
Grozny pushes Mull off and gets back to his feet.
Grozny connects with a high kick.
Mull shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grozny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grozny wriggles free and stands up.
Randi Mull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozny misses with a double jab
and Mull counters with a series of strikes. Grozny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grozny rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mull with a nice cross.
Grozny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grozny scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grozny throws a head kick that misses.
Mull misses with a takedown attempt - Grozny sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grozny tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grozny tries to close the distance and clinch but Mull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grozny stuns Mull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mull wants to clinch up but Grozny keeps it at a distance.
Grozny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dimitri Grozny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grozny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grozny lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grozny misses with a low kick.
Mull checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mull.
Mull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grozny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grozny swats away the attempt to clinch by Mull.
Mull checks a low kick from Grozny.
Dimitri Grozny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mull.
Grozny throws a series of punches but Mull moves out of range.
Mull tries to clinch there but Grozny circles away.
Grozny is looking to slow Mull down with leg kicks.
Mull throws a big shot that misses.
Mull tries to clinch but Grozny is having none of it.
Grozny throws a head kick that misses.
Grozny lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mull takes a step back to recover.
Mull misses with a low kick.
Grozny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mull lands a jab to the head.
Grozny throws a right and a left that Mull avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mull blocks a head kick by Grozny.
Mull shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grozny as he avoids it easily.
Grozny looks to land a combination but Mull avoids it well.
A punch combination from Grozny misses.
Grozny swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mull is defended easily by Grozny.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randi Mull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grozny goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grozny lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grozny throws a jab when Mull was well out of range.
Grozny misses with the combination.
Grozny lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mull at a distance.
Mull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grozny sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mull somewhat.
Mull misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randi Mull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mull 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Randi Mull!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Randi Mull!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Randi Mull!
Randi Mull wins by unanimous decision!
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