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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Frentzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Rustola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rustola is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anvil of Crom. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gustav Frentzen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalevi Rustola!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustola gets caught flat footed, as Frentzen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Frentzen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rustola trying to strike off his back.
Frentzen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frentzen trying to control but Rustola is working from the bottom.
Frentzen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rustola is retaining full guard.
Rustola kicks Frentzen off and gets to his feet.
Rustola feints and as Frentzen raises his hands in defense, Rustola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rustola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frentzen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rustola trying to control the position from guard on top but Frentzen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frentzen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rustola escapes and throws Frentzen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Frentzen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rustola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sloppy strikes there by Rustola.
Frentzen struggling a bit here.
Frentzen tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frentzen is not content to let Rustola control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rustola scores with a takedown into Frentzen's guard.
Frentzen keeping full guard, as Rustola tries to pass.
Rustola scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rustola content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Frentzen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rustola on the ground.
Frentzen looking for a sweep. Not yet Frentzen, not yet.
Frentzen controls Rustola momentarily but Rustola frees himself.
Frentzen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rustola puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Frentzen wants to improve his position but Rustola is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Rustola seems content to control.
Rustola wants to take a breather but Frentzen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rustola stands up and beckons Frentzen to join him on the feet.
Frentzen is breathing heavily.
Frentzen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frentzen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rustola avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frentzen.
Rustola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rustola thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rustola pulls Frentzen in close to prevent any damage.
Rustola throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rustola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frentzen manages to get himself to full guard.
Rustola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rustola tries to get out of the position.
Rustola wants to control from the top but Frentzen keeps moving.
Frentzen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frentzen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rustola trying to control but Frentzen is working from the bottom.
Rustola with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frentzen is looking for a triangle here but Rustola uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
A control attempt from Frentzen but he's now mounted!
Frentzen has given up his back here.
Rustola throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
I really don't envy Frentzen right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frentzen is working hard here to advance position.
Frentzen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Frentzen wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rustola scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Frentzen wants to control but Rustola is keeping busy.
Rustola uses his free foot to push down on Frentzen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Frentzen.
Rustola tries to control but Frentzen wriggling away.
Rustola raining down shots from the mount!
Frentzen tries to improve his position but instead Rustola has taken his back!
Rustola punishes Frentzen with strikes from the back mount.
Frentzen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rustola trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Rustola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Frentzen misses with a body shot.
Rustola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frentzen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rustola counters with a shoot takedown. Frentzen fights it but they end up in guard.
Rustola looking to pass the guard.
Frentzen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rustola.
Rustola postures up and lands a big shot to Frentzen's brow.
Rustola preventing the sweep.
Frentzen is striking from the bottom but Rustola uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Frentzen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rustola lands a nice short elbow.
Rustola works his way into side control.
Rustola stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rustola gets a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rustola gets underhooks to prevent Frentzen's takedown attempt.
Frentzen is pressed up against the cage. Rustola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frentzen down to the mat. Frentzen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rustola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Frentzen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rustola's guard.
Frentzen trying to control but Rustola is working from the bottom.
Rustola manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rustola wants to control the pace but Frentzen is squirming around nicely.
Frentzen is working to get back to half guard.
Rustola unloads with some shots from mount but Frentzen bucks and avoids them well.
Frentzen is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frentzen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Frentzen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kalevi Rustola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Frentzen wants to hold on but Rustola pushes him away.
Frentzen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rustola manages to capitalize on a mistake by Frentzen to take his back!
Frentzen wants to escape the position.
Frentzen trying to control the action but Rustola just sinks the hooks in.
Frentzen won't enjoy being in this position. Rustola looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Frentzen is tapping - it's over boys! Rustola picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kalevi Rustola!
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hype
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FIGHT
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