Russians defeat Americans in hand-to-hand fighting match
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U.S. Ilya Shishman, left, and Russia’s Vitaly Deriglazov during a hand-to-hand combat match (90 kg).
Team Russia whitewashed the U.S. team in a hand-to-hand fighting match in Moscow Thursday. In the photo: U.S. Patrick Michael Conley, left, and Russia’s Algiz Vakhitov during a hand-to-hand combat match (60 kg).
The match featured eight weight categories: 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90 and over 90 kg. The final score 8-0. In the photo: U.S. Ryan Landry, left, and Russia’s Artyom Koshelev during a hand-to-hand combat match (70 kg).
The match was held at Moscow's Khodynka Ice Palace. In the photo: U.S. Brandon Taylor Huffman, left, and Russia’s Abdula Khunarikov during a hand-to-hand combat match (85 kg). The fight lasted for 46 seconds.
Bookings from this charity match will be used to fund construction of a hand-to-hand fighting training center for children and teenagers. U.S. Ilya Shishman, left, and Russia’s Vitaly Deriglazov during a hand-to-hand combat match (90 kg).
Russia’s Yury Kruglov and U.S. George Randolph during a hand-to-hand combat match (100 kg).
U.S. Ilya Shishman, left, and Russia’s Vitaly Deriglazov during a hand-to-hand combat match (90 kg).
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