Behind the scenes
# 6

He fought like a storm, he went to the finals without a defeat. He dominated the -95 right hand category. First, he beat Ivan Pyvovarov (Ukraine), then Igor Miroshinyk (Poland), the following one was the Polish representative Marcin Molenda, another defeated was Alexander Gusov (Russia). These were not difficult fights, do not be under a delusion. Arsen just slightly warmed up with these fights and that’s all. However, in the final fight meeting Todd Hutchings could made him feel a bit nervous. He did not know the American was, they had never met before. Admittedly, Todd lost the first fight with Charmen Khadaev, but still showed up pretty well.

The final fight looked hard, primarily because Arsen did not know what to expect from his rival.

Let's go back a few years now, like in a good detective novel. We saw Liliev at the Cup for the last time perhaps in 2007. Since then, every year the organizers made efforts to arrange his arrival. Igor Mazurenko raises all the Ossetia familiar structure of the sport, tries to get visas, just to have Arsen at the World Cup again. Last year, almost everything was signed and sealed. It had seemed that Arsen would have appeard at the table in Sopot.
However, it did not go off!

Arsen is a serviceman and is subject to the rigors of military service. His superiors had already agreed him to go, he had already had a visa, when suddenly ...he promoted. With the promotion came a new assignment and a new commander. A Need of a two-week trip for the tests. Exactly when the World Cup in Sopot was held. Then we could meet him again in Las Vegas during the World Championships. Arsen assured Igor Mazurenko that this time there will be no promotion, transfer, or professional training that could thwart his plans.

We saw him consecutively at the European Championships and again Arsen assured that he arrive in Ozarow Mazowiecki.

To win his weight category was not the ultimate challenge for him. He certainly wanted to try to compete in the open. The more that have already fought against Andrey Pushkar during September Murat Boyraz tournament. It’s true that he lost, but he learned from the duel and has already seen Pushkar’s way.

For the time, he gained a little weight and strength, was preparing as hard and he could. Kote Razmadze said that in his opinion Arsen is not ready to go far into the open it yet. Igor Mazurenko believed that yes, there is such a chance, such a justified chance.

So we calmly accepted a little exhausting way to the -95 finals that Arsen passed. We tried to focus on the final fight ...

Arsen beat his opponent, shouted something, Jumped up and slapped the table. Magnesia sprayed over the stage into a cloud of white smoke. The computer automatically entered Arsena Liliev on the list of right hand open class. I know the rest of the story of Igor. There were only few seconds to departure of the players of the open class competitors, and someone form the Russian team comes here and says that Arsen ...broke his arm! And I saw him on the third place at least. It is a pity, but so is the sport ... ?

Now we know for a telephone account that a x-ray made in Moscow showed no fractures. Hand bone of the ring finger palm fell of the joint due to the hit. A favorable rehabilitation may take up no more than three weeks. Will Arsen start at the World Championshipsin Kazakhstan? We really wish him that.

I will not talk like a Dutch uncle here... it’s just a pity he got hurt. He should change the way of showing joy then he will be able to give us much more excitement the table.

PeSzy