Fireworks coming up at the top of the bill the equally awaited rematch between
the American tag team of All Bright and Seven and the Russians Hasmikov and
Berkovich.
It was good because we wrestled with them the last time and we were winning and we hope that we can win again.
I think that we will win for sure. We are prepared and well prepared.
I think that we must win today exactly. We feel good, we have a good condition and we must win today.
I would like to thank Pampour Wrestling and other companies like Professional Wrestling.
This company has a different style. The wrestlers used to kick a lot and wrestled good. It's like amateur.
In Europe too, it's a different kind of wrestling.
I'll tell you, when we had the Russians back in Osaka a couple of months ago, both of us,
there were two times we had them beat. One time with me with Berkovich and then Dan with Berkovich.
I think our philosophy today is we're going to try and keep Berkovich in the ring as much as we can.
And work on him. We think he's the weaker link of the tag team.
And with Dan and I's superior strength and conditioning technique, I think if we keep Berkovich in the ring
and Solomon Hasmikov, the better of the Russians, on the outside of the apron, I think we'll come out on top tonight.
I don't care where we compete at. You compete at all levels.
It doesn't matter if you're in a baseball stadium, football stadium, out in the streets.
You're going to put your best performance forward each and every time.
Thank you.
We're going to have a 45-minute one-minute match.
Solomon Hasmikov paired up with Berkovich to defeat the number one Americans in their last tag match.
They're out to show that it was no fluke. Hasmikov won it with a submission hole on seven.
Gary Albright already signaling his intentions as he and seven look for revenge.
After that upset, they were way ahead on points and lost.
They want that number one spot back again.
Well, here we go. I don't know what to say. There's no love lost between these two.
And Gary wants to go at it, I'm sure. Solomon Hasmikov wants to go at it too.
Vladimir Berkovich and Dan Severin fired up as well.
Well, I never thought I'd have to wait. I thought I'd have to wait longer, in fact, for this dream pairing to happen again.
But I can tell you something, Hasmikov seems to have a serious problem with Gary Albright.
And we can well see that settled here tonight.
Well, this goes back a long way, ever since the Olympic tryouts when these guys went up against each other as amateurs.
And the feud's been on for a long time, but they're in a different kind of ring tonight once again.
Here's the rematch.
Well, I've never seen anything like this. Albright is well upset.
This crowd is electrified, and we're only seconds into this bout.
And this doesn't even look like wrestling right now. This is turning into a street brawl.
Well, Severin said before the fight, football stadium, baseball stadium were on the streets.
He wanted to get it on, but I didn't hear that from Albright.
We need two referees in there tonight. Referee Wadaway well need help.
Him in what army against these two? Oh, beautiful takeover with a fireman's carry.
Yes, Albright. I think realizing that Salman Hasmikov certainly is no pushover.
He certainly isn't with his wrestling credentials, but we know Gary Albright in his amateur wrestling credentials.
Three-time All-American amateur wrestling heavyweight champion.
His UWFI credentials, I think, impressively stating what he's all about.
He's the only man to have ever beaten Takada.
And lost to him.
No, I think a lot of people have lost to Takada, but...
A pause in this explosive start to this dream tag rematch between Dan Severin, Gary Albright, Salman Hasmikov, and Amir Berkovich.
And the first point is lost by Gary Albright, but he's setting up the belly-to-belly. How sweet it is.
Got to be honest, Ted, I'm not even looking at the points. I don't think this is going anywhere near points.
Hasmikov in trouble as Gary Albright tries to set up the double-wrist lock.
Hasmikov struggling a bit.
Could be looking to try and tag if he gets a chance.
Uh-oh, the full Nelson Suplex could be coming up right now.
Oh, he's better. Watch that left arm.
He's got him in a hammer lock right now.
He's shouting, no, no. Makes for the ropes.
Even all round, 20 points each.
And here comes in Vladimir Berkovich, which the American team referred to as being the weaker link in the Russian team.
But we'll have to see. Maybe he'll prove us wrong tonight. He has excellent amateur credentials himself.
All four of these men are probably the top of the world right now.
Have to agree with that.
Albright wedging Berkovich between the ropes.
Referee Wada asked him to break for the third time. I think he's going to physically break them.
Like I said, there's no love lost between these two.
Could bring a new meaning to the word, détente.
Well, there was a nice single-arm drag by Gary, which is unusual.
You don't see him use techniques like that too much, but it exploded all over Vladimir Berkovich.
Gary Albright on top, and Berkovich is in trouble as he goes for the arm lock.
Yes, a shoot sign being offered there.
Both fighters in distinctive red outfits.
I really can't see Vladimir Berkovich fighting against Gary Albright.
He's at the disadvantage in the standing position because of the deadly suplexes.
And on the ground, he doesn't have much offensive compared to Gary Albright's submission, which he's picked up in the UWF International.
And even if he's on the ground, you know Gary can just pick him up from the ground and take him over for a ride.
Well, we know that the strategy before was Dan Seven did most of the work, but not effectively with his strikes.
But we're seeing here, Albright wants to set the pace.
And he could very well from that position just decide to pick up Berkovich in the standing position and throw him over with one of his deadly suplexes.
Now, I think he wants to prolong the agony of this one.
He was not happy at the last defeat, which was a surprise defeat, I might add.
Definitely, and Gary looks like he's enjoying it at this moment as referee Wada shows the shoot sign against Berkovich.
And Berkovich looks like he's in trouble now.
But he makes it to the ropes, they're back on their feet.
And I don't know if that's a good position for Berkovich to be in.
I think the best position for Berkovich is out of the ring right now.
He should tag him with Samlin Hashimikov.
Yes, this Hashimikov is a tough character and a rough character.
Well, we see Dan Seven entering the ring for the first time.
Well, we might see.
There's still something going on.
It's out of view, but now we see Seven and Berkovich.
And Dan Seven looks like he's going back to the wrestling, which he should be doing.
He showed a lot of striking technique in the last tag match against each other, which didn't prove to be effective.
No, it wasn't effective at all, in my view.
And it could have well cost them both that fight.
And I'd have to say that Dan Seven definitely has the advantage on the ground with Berkovich with his submission holds and Sambo technique.
Referee Water asking if Berkovich is giving up, but I don't think so.
There it is.
He got the straight shoulder arm bar and Berkovich escapes the rope, losing a point.
Another point for the Russian team.
Dan Seven going for those hand strikes.
He's doing it again.
This could cost daily.
Last time he tired himself out trying to throw those ineffective striking techniques.
He should just go into the clinches and grapple and try to suplex him over.
Well, those strikes wouldn't be good.
Forget about a baseball stadium or a football stadium, a street fight, they wouldn't stand a chance.
And Dan Seven has a much better chance, like we said, in the standing up position, probably, too.
If he can take him down, Berkovich looks a little bit out of shape as he did in the last fight.
We'll have to see.
Gary Albright shouting instructions to Dan Seven.
He has no intention of losing this bout tonight.
And you notice what Dan Seven's doing.
He's actually tiring out Berkovich by continually staying on top of him.
Once again, Berkovich to the ropes.
Dan is fighting a pretty good fight tonight, wouldn't you say?
Yes, and Albright applauding him.
They seem to be sticking to the game plan.
Nice takedown by Dan Seven.
And once again, he's on top and he's showing his superior wrestling skills.
His wrestling skills are overcoming that of Berkovich.
Yes, they seem to have discussed their strategy.
Albright looking very anxious.
Rufiwada really has to be on his feet on this fight.
Really on his toes, keeping an eye on everything.
Nonstop action here.
Oh, belly to belly, and Berkovich is in trouble.
Albright saying to Seven, keep on your toes, Dan, he's saying.
And he's got him on the ground.
He's got a pretty good hold.
I don't think he's going to be able to submit, but once again, Berkovich to the ropes.
Costing him another point.
Twenty to seventeen.
Albright with seven leads.
Slightly the gap is starting to show, and Dan Seven is overcoming Berkovich.
No, but he's going back to those strikes.
And as you see there, allows Berkovich back.
Rufiwada must be getting tired.
He must be very beat.
Oh, crowd reaction to that move there, which was actually Berkovich's knee to Rufiwada.
Everything's happening in this fight.
Well, that was after the break, and Rufiwada warned him about that knee that he tried to deliver.
And here comes big bad Gary Albright.
And I'd have to say that Berkovich, after wrestling with Dan Seven, is tired out.
He's in trouble, and he should go tag out himself.
Yes, Albright motioning him to come on.
Here we go with those knees.
He's probably trying to set up the suplex.
He's going for the belly to back.
He takes him over.
Ow, ow, ow, that hurts.
There it is.
Albright really beginning to take control.
Rufiwada keeping a close eye on this.
This could be it.
He's going for the face lock, and Berkovich isn't fighting back.
I don't think he can.
And you've got that amount of weight.
Look at those photographers.
Well, needless to say, Gary Albright's suplex really took a lot out of Berkovich, and he's just surviving in there.
I don't know if he's, he looks like he's barely surviving as well.
But he's taken a lot of pressure.
He's been out there a long time.
He took the best Dan Seven had to offer.
He's now taking the Gary Albright onslaught.
And we've still to await Salman Hashmikov.
Well, if the Russian team wants to win this thing, he shouldn't be taking too much more.
Facing one of the younger fighters in thrall, looking for every ounce of experience he can muster from this.
Everybody just standing in shock at the magnitude of this match.
So much at stake, and nobody can afford to lose this match.
Well, the Cold War might be over in the real world, but in this ring tonight, it's definitely war between this all-American tag team and the all-Russian tag team.
I don't know about the Cold War, but things are getting pretty hot in there.
And there's no sign of it thawing.
Albright really going to the task.
Shoot sign by Wada and Berkovich once again in trouble.
It looked like he tapped out, didn't it?
It did look as though he tapped out, but I don't think he will.
He knows there's a lot of stake.
There's a lot of pride there.
He is in trouble though.
And Gary Albright looks like he's totally in control now, enjoying this.
Yes, someone has become shouting encouragement, telling him to hold on.
Whatever language it's in, it's all the same when you're fighting.
He wants him to get to that rope just to hand over to him or make it to the ropes.
There he does it.
And I don't know how he did that.
Revenge is sweet, isn't it?
Once again, Vladimir Berkovich escaping to the ropes.
Gary Albright ready to kill somebody for that last loss they incurred.
And Ashnikov is not a happy man.
He can't get through there.
Albright actually blocked off the route of Berkovich.
And we see Dan Severn coming in now.
Dan trying to set up the suplex.
And Albright's telling Dan Severn to wrestle him because he's making mistakes now.
The game plan is not being stuck to.
But Berkovich gets a chance.
And the crowd goes berserk as it appears that Vladimir Berkovich is starting to slowly come back to life.
And they might have a chance to bring it back if Vladimir Berkovich can tag out with Ashnikov.
He loses another point.
They can't afford too much more of that as the gap continues to widen.
20 points to 14.
Albright and Severn lead.
And here's the chance.
Here's what they were looking for.
Here's what the crowd were looking for.
Back in there.
And this could be interesting.
If seven doesn't stick to his fight plan.
This could well be another upset.
And Dan Severn, I'm sure he wants to get back for that loss that he incurred.
That cross lock arm bar that he lost to last time in Osaka.
But still he might be being very sloppy.
Taking him over, trying to set him up for the submission.
This really is an exciting bout.
He's got everything in it.
Totally intense too.
The action never stops.
Takes him over with an arm drag.
Beautiful sleeper hold.
But you see Salman get up.
The same as last time if we're not careful.
Dan Severn looking in trouble.
Look at Gary Albright in the distance.
He knows he can't do anything about it.
The crowd absolutely going wild.
He actually got it.
Dan Severn knew he was in trouble.
But he managed to get back to the ropes.
That's about the best kick he's thrown all night.
As he made it to the ropes.
Referee Wada really has to keep control of this bout.
Total intensity right now.
Hashimikoff with a single arm drag.
Which didn't cause any damage.
But this belly to belly might cause some damage.
Dan Severn in the same position.
He could counter it.
But no.
Salman Hashimikoff takes him over.
And he's setting him up for the arm bar.
And look at the lead.
Only four points in it.
18 to 14.
Albright and Severn lead.
The Russian team slowly but gradually getting up on that gap.
They're starting to catch up.
This could be a big comeback.
And where some people, some of the cynics might say it's rehearsed.
Let me tell you something now.
That is all out war.
There's too much pride.
Too much competitiveness.
And the will to win.
And here it is.
Oh and Hashimikoff bounce on his feet.
Relishing another encounter with Gary Albright.
Well here we go.
I don't know what to say.
Here comes Gary with some striking techniques.
And he's just knocking Salman Hashimikoff.
He's in trouble.
Yeah.
Hashimikoff's in trouble.
And he's going for the full Nelson suplex.
Forget about winning the match.
I don't know if Salman can get up.
Period.
If Gary takes him over for this ride.
Wada making sure Albright doesn't go too far.
Oh that looks painful.
No suplex but I'm sure that took a lot.
And that belly to back suplex has taken a lot out of Hashimikoff.
He doesn't know where he is.
He can't stand up properly anymore.
Yes.
Oh this could be a sign of trouble.
And Salman Hashimikoff leaves.
Vladimir Berkovich takes on the mighty Gary Albright.
Once again in a tie up which Vladimir Berkovich doesn't want to be in.
Gary with a hip toss.
Setting up for the headlock.
Mom would have to accept.
As we see a shot of Hashimikoff looking a lot more worse for wear.
Back to the action.
Once again Gary Albright in control over Vladimir Berkovich.
I don't know how long Berkovich expects to survive in there.
He's going to have to show some offense.
Shoot sign by referee Wada.
Give up being on the twice.
Shoot signs.
No.
No acceptance.
15 minutes into this bout and 15 minutes of all out explosive action.
Berkovich not even taking that option.
I'm actually surprised it's gone this long with so much going on.
I mean it's gotten so hot in there.
Once again Gary Albright looks like he's trying to set up for a suplex but he loses it and goes for the face lock.
Berkovich once again just trying to escape through the ropes.
That seems like his only tactic tonight is escaping the ropes and trying to get away from Gary Albright and Dan Severn.
Yes, I mean to be honest the only person actually producing the win from the Russian team would be Salman Hashimikoff.
Berkovich back on his feet.
Look at intimidating Gary Albright taking control of the ring but Berkovich finally got a one arm drag.
17 points to 12. Albright and Severn leading.
Well you see the slow mo. He tried to set up the submission.
And here we see the tag. Albright says let's go Dan.
And we'll see if Severn can stick to the plan and possibly pull off the win.
Starting to kick what she shouldn't be doing.
Now ineffective. There we see it.
Oh knee to the head. Dan Severn's in trouble.
And Berkovich looks upset.
Front face lock by Berkovich. The first offensive.
I would not like to be Gary Albright's partner losing it for a second time.
Here we see Salman Hashimikoff returning back. Does he even take advantage?
Ready to go. Here he goes for the ride. Belly to belly. He loses the point for that.
16-12. The lead by Albright and Severn.
Look at this. He's picking him up.
He's got the arm. He's got him totally trapped like last time.
He's got the straight arm bar. That's it. The arm and headlock.
Can you believe it?
Once again your winner is the Russian team of Vladimir Berkovich and Salman Hashimikoff.
He got that straight arm bar.
And I'm sorry. That's down to Dan Severn.
Gary Albright will not be happy and there we see it.
Yet again. I think this is going to be an individual bout. Look at this.
Oh here we go again. We got to get some help into the ring.
Hashimikoff certainly started that one and Albright is mad. He wants everybody.
I think we have to see Gary Albright against Salman Hashimikoff in a singles match now.
That's if it doesn't go onto the streets.
Let's hope they can contain themselves and bring it back into that ring.