Anton Embulaev vs Darryl Sichtman (12-04-2024) Full Fight
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Transcript
00:00 And here we go with the next fight. You're watching a live broadcast from the Helsinki Sports Center. The Boxing Night.
00:11 Anton M. Bulaev, a very level-headed, sugar artist, a fighter who's been fighting in the cage.
00:20 He came to the ring with a very special music, a church bell ringing in the morning.
00:30 He's a fighter who lives in the 18th floor of the Epana gym. He's a fighter who lives and breathes boxing.
00:38 His goals are very high. And today he's facing a Dutch kickboxing fighter, Sitzman.
00:47 It's very interesting to see what kind of fighter the Dutchman is when the kicks are out of use.
00:57 M. Bulaev is going to hit the front hand. A six-round fight has been scheduled.
01:03 There's been some talk about Amin and M. Bulaev's fight before this fight that there will be wins, but sometimes it would be nice to entertain the audience with a TKO or K.O. win.
01:16 Yes, and in the beginning of the fight Anton was really going for it.
01:23 Maybe he was also going to try to get a win.
01:27 In the previous fight he beat Andres Baranossi to the punch.
01:33 Let's see now. I think M. Bulaev should try to get a counter-hit.
01:40 He could have gotten a counter-hit. When he was watching Sitzman's attack he tried to get a basic walk, cross-arm, cross-leg.
01:49 But he ran a bit.
01:51 We know that M. Bulaev is very accurate and hits the counter-hit nicely.
01:56 So in that style it's not necessarily worth a counter-hit.
01:59 M. Bulaev is young, only 22 years old and a fighter who has really succeeded in the Olympic style.
02:08 He is the Finnish champion of the year 2020.
02:11 In the final he lost to the professional Muhis, who is currently in England.
02:24 In the semifinal, before the fight in the S-final, he lost to his training partner Ilari Kujala.
02:31 This just shows that the real super talent is in question.
02:38 We are talking about the gold-medal winner, the young BMW champion.
02:41 He succeeded as an amateur and now he shows that as a professional he has the basic skills.
02:52 At some point he will be preparing for the legendary fight against Kari Korhonen.
02:59 During the time in the army he fought against Joni Turunen and now recently against Amin Asikainen.
03:07 He has created a career in three excellent training fields.
03:13 Anttonen has been in good shape.
03:16 He has started to get serious hits.
03:22 But there was a bit of a war and he hit his own.
03:26 Zizmo showed that as soon as the fight starts he starts to hit.
03:31 Although the man has only three fights on the list, his experience is strong.
03:38 He has fought in a big Chinese organization, Kung Lun.
03:45 To get there, you need a certain level of skill.
03:49 Of course, in Kung Lun he was left behind, but getting to the kick tells a lot about the quality.
04:01 Of course, now the kicks have been thrown away.
04:05 Yes, and this is a difficult guy for Saitman.
04:10 He has been marked as left-handed, but he started the fight as a right-handed player.
04:15 He changed in the ring.
04:19 Anttonen must follow the tactics and take the counterattack and correct Saitman's mistakes.
04:28 It is noticeable from Saitman's style.
04:32 He doesn't have a strong shoulder in front of him, but comes with a straight elbow.
04:39 We'll see how well he gets the power to the Taimans and how the shoulder works.
04:46 But something is noticeable from the style.
04:49 He has gotten used to blocking the low kicks.
04:53 He comes bravely.
04:55 Yes.
04:56 But somehow there is a bit of a stifling in the air.
05:02 I don't know if he trusts too much in the accuracy of Empulev.
05:07 Or that Saitman makes some basic mistakes and comes forward with a lot of courage.
05:16 But we'll see how this fight goes.
05:19 It takes six rounds.
05:22 And as the old saying goes, when you're looking for a technical blow, it's not going to come.
05:30 It's a bit surprising.
05:32 It doesn't have to be the biggest blow, when it comes from the right angle.
05:35 The blows that you don't see or where you don't react to, cause damage.
05:42 But Vanto Empulev is waiting for a lot of weight on the back foot.
05:51 And as Tais Amini says, now he's a bit used to the attacks and the power to the punches.
05:57 He comes bravely from the Taimans and starts to move the weight to the front foot.
06:01 And then there starts to be the sleeping power as well.
06:04 Oh oh.
06:05 And Sitsman gets to hit the front court.
06:08 I'll give him credit.
06:12 Saitman's attacks are also a bit surprising, because they're unorthodox.
06:19 They can be difficult to react to.
06:22 And here we have a big Dutch language barrier.
06:27 So we can't tell who's Jari Littmanen.
06:30 I don't know if it would be a Dutch fighter, Kraus Kraus, who was also here at the KP event.
06:38 He was also here at the KP event, so he stayed to watch and cheer for the man.
06:43 Yes, probably a Dutchman to cheer for.
06:46 Yes.
06:47 With a shirt on or not.
06:49 30 seconds and a bit of carelessness by Empulev in the close range.
06:56 Sitsman got to hit, but no heavy blows.
07:00 But you have to be careful in the close range all the time.
07:04 Now Empulev hits, opens up his own defense a bit and Sitsman gets to hit as well.
07:12 Yes, Saitman is careless, but he's very hard to read.
07:21 Yes.
07:22 And now we have to say in the name of honesty, I don't know what feedback Amini gives to Empulev.
07:29 But it wasn't a perfect round.
07:31 A bit of a call in his own defense.
07:33 Yes, and maybe the concentration was a bit too relaxed.
07:36 And then Saitman's unique style mixed a bit with Antoni's pass.
07:41 There were good moments, but then there were a bit of carelessness mistakes and the guy got to call.
07:46 Yes.
07:49 Here you can see good passes from many places, but then the place opens up a bit and Saitman gets to hit.
07:56 You have to be careful.
07:58 Saitman also needs a hard hit.
08:00 Yes, and Saitman was very calm during the break.
08:04 He usually tells about his experience, that he has nothing.
08:08 Antoni is probably not going to let it go anymore.
08:17 The black guys are in the lead.
08:19 Second out, and Kea Tuomari is still making sure that both of the players are in place.
08:24 And here we go with the third round.
08:28 Now Empulev is trying to be active.
08:33 And then he's trying to get the ball up close.
08:36 And Saitman hits the post.
08:39 Empulev can see it well.
08:41 And then he's going to hit himself with the left straight.
08:44 But yes, there's a hit in the nose, because from the first hit the wrist starts to bleed.
08:51 And this of course makes it a bit difficult to breathe.
08:54 Yes.
08:55 Saitman is very static and he has a movement in his upper body.
08:59 He often stands as a pillar.
09:01 But he's a long-armed player.
09:03 Very good reach when you look at that.
09:06 When mom has said that when you have left the market, you should carry the shopping bags.
09:11 There are big boxes where there have been milk cans.
09:15 Hands hang close to the knees.
09:18 And even though there are shorter receivers than Empulev, it feels like he's really wide.
09:25 Yes.
09:26 There's a little bit of that.
09:33 And what Saitman's struggle is, when he's following, is not to try to hit full every time.
09:39 He's trying to hit, he's strong, he's tapping, tapping.
09:43 And then when the time comes, he tries to hit.
09:47 And even though the crossbar is not so fully included, there's a long reach when the hands are wide.
09:55 Look here, tapping, tapping.
09:57 They're not a visible hit, but at the same time, they're quite untouchable.
10:01 How do you rate, Tuomari, that those are the decisive points of the game?
10:05 Yes, and now it seems that Empulev doesn't get it from Saitman that he's changing his stance all the time.
10:11 And then tapping, light strikes.
10:14 But there's still the threat of the strongest hit.
10:17 And the activity, that's what Empulev is missing.
10:25 And yes, there's always someone going in between the hands and getting hit.
10:29 As you can see from Empulev's fireball.
10:32 It's a difficult opponent, this Saitman.
10:35 Now he hit the shoulder and hit one right, and now he's spinning a little.
10:39 Then when Empulev gets the chance, he connects at the right moment.
10:42 Yes, and now the third round seems difficult for Empulev.
10:47 But still, again, at the right moment, Saitman makes completely reasonable mistakes.
10:59 If you look at the striking style, that Saitman would hit the shoulder like this,
11:04 and compare it to Empulev's shoulder or the pincers,
11:07 you'd think that the game would have been over.
11:10 But what else?
11:12 With that special style, it does cause Empulev a lot of trouble, at least in this round.
11:16 But there's still a round left.
11:18 But again, a hard charge and it goes over.
11:24 Somehow there's a smile and joy missing from Empulev's face.
11:27 He's somehow angry.
11:29 Yes, maybe that difficult style is also a waste.
11:33 It starts to bring pressure to the shoulders,
11:36 and that makes it easier to be late in those situations.
11:40 So there are no huge hits, but there's always someone going in.
11:51 Now we have to hope that Empulev gets better and gets to hit hard once or twice,
11:58 and then turn this round around in his own name.
12:02 Here Saitman turned his back almost, which is quite surprising.
12:07 In his experience, I wouldn't expect him to do that.
12:11 And there was another situation a little later in that corner.
12:15 It looks like the breakers are quite amateurish.
12:18 But sometimes they talk about what style is,
12:25 it's offensive, it's defensive, and so on.
12:28 But with Saitman, the right word is difficult.
12:31 And there, when Empulev hits that right, there's quite a lot of cover for Saitman.
12:39 Now there's some joy and relaxation.
12:43 But Empulev hits two right straight in between the hands.
12:48 But then Saitman responds.
12:51 Empulev's take is a bit cut off.
12:54 He makes a good situation, hits,
12:57 but then he gets passive again.
13:00 He walks forward with his hands in his protection.
13:04 And the combinations are a bit lacking.
13:07 There are singles coming in, and in practice,
13:10 in the bigger situations, you should be able to hit with multiple hits
13:15 after a block or a step.
13:18 And Saitman doesn't necessarily respond to Anton's start.
13:23 He's very special, Anton does that.
13:26 Now he gets the upper hand.
13:29 And then a few taps, and then a right hook a bit harder.
13:37 And again he changes sides.
13:40 Now he tries to jump a bit.
13:42 Empulev is right behind.
13:44 And now to the left and from there to the right for Empulev.
13:57 And now we'll see how the next one after this good situation
14:01 should get to the driver's seat and onto Anton Empulev's neck.
14:06 [inaudible]
14:09 And the audience is shouting that straight answer.
14:25 Again in the break, Saitman hits with a left hook.
14:30 And now Empulev gets to take the man to the collarbone
14:35 and the last hit hits.
14:37 But the Dutchman responds again.
14:40 The Dutchman can always respond.
14:43 In post-match situations.
14:46 Anton almost hits with a one or a two.
14:51 And it's a special style.
14:54 And again he hits.
14:56 And then a left hook.
15:01 If the third one wasn't an easy one, this isn't the fourth one.
15:05 No, it isn't.
15:07 Ten seconds of play time.
15:11 Now Empulev is hoping for a good finish.
15:14 A couple of good hits and they'll come.
15:16 Not a clean one.
15:18 And again Saitman is the one to get the last hit to the collarbone.
15:23 Yes, but two last hits have been difficult for Empulev.
15:27 [Applause]
15:29 In professional wrestling, the points aren't shown in the middle of the fight.
15:37 I'm not sure if the points are shown in the middle of the fight in WBC fights.
15:43 But in the middle of the fight, the points are shown.
15:48 But in this fight, it would be interesting to see how the last two rounds have gone.
15:52 It would be.
15:54 And it would also be interesting to see which of the fighters has the chance to go for the gas.
16:01 But in a straight line, there are two previous rounds.
16:05 Now just the handbrake off and you have to get the skill, the sensitivity, the speed, the technique that Anton Empulev has.
16:22 It's all there.
16:25 Fifth round, here we go.
16:28 Now with sharp feet, Empulev is building distance with his left straight.
16:47 He's trying to get the Dutchman to react.
16:52 But the Dutchman doesn't react in the way Anton would expect.
16:59 Anton tries to get the best of him, but in the end, the Dutchman gets caught in the collarbone.
17:11 The next fighter to be in the fight is the drummer boy Niklas Räsänen.
17:18 He has a foreign background and Niklas had a broken jaw at some point and had to take a break.
17:27 But now he has taken up the fight in Puolela and is traveling to Italy.
17:35 There he will fight for the title of the biggest league, but it's a little smaller than that.
17:43 But long fights are the best.
17:46 Niklas Räsänen, who lives in Porvoo, is getting back into the real world.
17:52 And then long fights and hoping for the victory.
17:56 He has left the life behind from the injury and we wish him good luck and success in the Italian fight.
18:04 But Italy is one of those countries where you have to beat your opponent twice in a row if you want to win.
18:10 Yes, it is. The importance of home is important.
18:16 But Niklas can surprise well, as we saw in Porvoo last summer.
18:23 He hits beautifully from the post.
18:26 He can hit so well that you don't need to appreciate the judges, but we wish him good luck.
18:38 And now again a good hook with the empula, but the situation goes a little over.
18:44 He couldn't continue. Good hits. Fifth round, 30 seconds.
18:51 Is it now the empula that is more willing to connect? And now between the judges.
18:56 And the empula to the left and now to the right. And there is still a hook to the left.
19:05 There again a good moment and a good phase from the empula.
19:09 And now just a proper end to this round.
19:12 This was a better round from the empula, but still Seidman succeeds.
19:20 Yes, and a little bit of a connection and playing time.
19:23 I don't know if he is tired.
19:27 Has this take been exhausting?
19:30 But somehow the whole angle is so real, like assistants, coaches.
19:37 Usually it comes best through a smile, through relaxation.
19:43 Yes, but usually the empula judges fairly honestly his performance.
19:50 Let's see how he judges it after the take.
19:55 Yes, and now we hope that the audience will support that Anton wins the take.
20:02 He just had a trademark that then the candy flies to the audience.
20:07 Yes, but it seemed quite strong during the break.
20:13 Is there some kind of trick behind it or something else?
20:17 The judges just give this on the basis of the take.
20:21 Yes, they have such secrets that you are not told.
20:27 If there is something like that, it is not revealed before the match.
20:32 It is to practice your own profession and it is quite understandable.
20:40 So, will it be found now?
20:44 The sixth round, the number of tiles, the sensitivity.
20:48 And good attack from the empula.
20:51 But the hooks come a little by hand.
20:55 Now the body is taken with the left and the right.
20:58 Now the empula has been clearly more striking in the beginning of the sixth.
21:03 Now the Dutchman gets to swing with a hook between his hands.
21:08 But Saitman is just sneaking back to the take.
21:17 Not yet, so to speak, to the driving position.
21:21 Empula and draw a tie here.
21:24 The Dutchman always comes from behind.
21:28 Sometimes he was in his own and then he went to try a few hits.
21:32 Empula does not lack such a joy and happiness from the take.
21:51 For example, in the Christmas season, he took Vasili Negara well.
21:56 The take was in control from start to finish.
22:00 Didn't he use Negara a little on the floor? Was there a reward or something?
22:05 There was one, I think.
22:09 But now it looks like Saitman has never been out of balance.
22:17 He has been able to avoid all the hard hits.
22:21 Yes, and a little bit of a tarp or something on the bottom of the shoe.
22:25 Handbrake? Yes, or handbrake.
22:28 Now Saitman switches and pulls to the floor.
22:33 And there again he hits with his left.
22:36 Then comes Taimaa's hand strike.
22:41 Now he switches from the side. Let's see if Empula can make it in this corner.
22:47 Now there was a little bit more of a fight than the try from Empula.
22:55 Half a minute left. Now a real finish.
22:58 No better take than this.
23:00 The end result and the winner in this regard.
23:02 But there the Dutchman hits quite hard Taimaa's hand.
23:05 And Empula had to connect.
23:09 Ten seconds.
23:12 And now the end result begins and now he gets to hit hard.
23:16 This was the first great situation that I would have hoped for more.
23:21 Good finish for this take.
23:26 Six rounds have been taken.
23:34 Six rounds in a row, as they say.
23:37 But it looked like a real start and in the corner after the take.
23:43 This was a good finish.
23:59 That was a little bit of a hook.
24:02 But Empula got a good hit.
24:05 Interesting to hear the judges first of all.
24:16 How many rounds did the Dutchman possibly get in his own name?
24:21 Or does this go 60-54 for all Empula players?
24:26 There were three or four rounds. Four were very even.
24:32 Empula had a hard time there.
24:35 Let's see how the judges rate this take.
24:38 In Finland, this is a common practice.
24:48 Three judges with professional ropes on the outside.
24:52 The UK is one of the rare countries where the judge is also the judge.
24:58 When there are no big takes, the judge is the judge.
25:02 And when there are bigger takes, the judge is the judge.
25:08 But in many small competitions and in the professional leagues,
25:13 the judge is also the judge.
25:21 And now the verdict.
25:24 There's still a table of contenders.
25:29 Who will get the cards?
25:34 And after that, we'll hear the final verdict.
25:38 Ladies and gentlemen, we have the winner of this take.
25:44 Jarkko Putkonen 59-55, Sakari Lähderinen 59-55,
25:50 Timo Juhani Hirvi Kangas 59-55.
25:55 The winner by unanimous decision is Anton Embulaieva.
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