World version W5

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World Version W5
Private
Industry Kickboxing promotion
Founded July 2007 (2007-07)
Founder Sergey Chepinoga, Dmitry Ivanov
Headquarters Moscow, Russia, Bratislava, Slovakia, Russia
Key people
 Sergey Chepinoga, President W5, matchmaker
Dmitry Ivanov, matchmaker, CEO of "Shoulder to shoulder" promotion company
Website www.w5kick.com
File:W5gongomen.jpg
W5 Gongman - the symbol of the bravery and determination on the way to your goal
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W5 world championship belts
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World championship belts by which the winners of "Crossroad of times" tournament were awarded. The 2-days event was held 29 and 30 of November 2014 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
File:W5gongman.jpg
W5 Gong-man is the symbol of the bravery and determination on the way to your goal
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W5 Scale-man is the symbol of courage and being strong.

World version W5 (W5 professional kickboxing) is a sports promotion of Russian origin with headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Moscow, Russia. W5 holds professional kickboxing events in Russia and Europe.

W5 was established in 2007, when business partners, sportsmen and highly involved kickboxing fans Sergey Chepinoga and Dmitry Ivanov held their first joint event in Budva, Montenegro. To date W5 has promoted more than 30 kickboxing events in locations like Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Ingolstadt (Germany), Budva (Montenegro), Minsk (Belarus), Moscow, Ryazan, Oryol, Kalyazin and many other Russian cities.

W5 history

W5 background and the first tournament

July 5, 2007 at a rented football stadium located directly on the sea coast in Budva, Montenegro, W5 held the professional kickboxing tournament "Rame uz rame" (in Serbian "Shoulder to shoulder"). The tournament was attended by about 5,000 spectators. The theme of the event was "Russia Vs. Balkan countries".

Formally the tournament in Budva was held before the official registration of W5. However, historically this event is considered as the first tournament, held under the auspices of W5.

W5 organisation structure

After the premier tournament in Budva Sergey Chepinoga and Dmitry Ivanov decided to be entirely independent and organize tournaments without involving third-party promotional companies. With this decision the promotional company "Shoulder to Shoulder" (in Russian "Plechom k Plechu") was established by Dmitry Ivanov, who is the CEO of "Shoulder to shoulder". It is the official promotional company that carries out the selection of fighters for each W5 event.

Sergey Chepinoga is the president of W5. He works on the W5 projects and develops the global W5 strategy.

Early tournament

The first W5 tournaments were held under K-1 rules, also the rules of "Bars" which are based on the Russian combat army system have been used at the very beginning. Subsequently W5 has developed its own rules, which are now used at all the W5 events.

Competition rules of the W5[1]

W5 Fighter Series

By creating its own system of rules the W5 management went ahead and made their own tournament system which runs under the title of "Championship of five continents." The main principle of the W5 global series become the creation of a transparent fighters selection which helped to identify strong athlete who after going through a series of fights during the year could fight for W5 world title in the final tournament.

Since 2014 tournaments are called "W5 Grand Prix" which also includes name of the city where the event was organized in and the slogan which the tournament is held under (e.g W5 Grand Prix Vienna Winner's Energy).

Rounds

The fights are three rounds of three minutes. If during the main time of combat it's not possible to determine the winner then extra round assigned . In the title fights for the belts of world champion, intercontinental champion, European champion the number of rounds is five. The break between rounds is one minute.

Scoring system

To determinate the scores uses the ten counting system. Estimation made by three judges. Round winner gets 10 points, the loser gets nine points or less.

Rules of engagement

  • Twisting and throws are forbidden
  • Clinch longer than a second is forbidden
  • "Backfist" is allowed
  • It is allowed to capture and hold the leg and attack while holding the leg
  • Knee strikes are allowed
    • One knee strike allowed in the clinch
  • Rule of three knockdowns

Weight categories

Male weight categories up to 60, to 67, to 71, to 75, to 81, to 84 and over 90kg.

Female weight categories up to 54 and up to 56kg.

Ring

Visually the ring design also carries a particular symbolic value: 5x5 square inscribed in a circle, where the circle represents infinity, continuous self-development path and the square symbolizes equality and justice. Such symbolism is intended to be memorable for the fighters and tournament spectators who could identify themselves with the values of W5.

Finance

President W5 Sergey Chepinoga in his public statements and interviews for media emphasizes the need for commercialization of professional sports in Russia and all over the world. According to him it is necessary to create a comfortable environment for the athletes: make stable contracts, pay high official fees. One of the goals which currently faces a W5 organization is to sell as much live broadcasts as possible on its own online video platform W5kick.tv

W5 Outfit

For the fights the fighters wear eight-ounce gloves specially designed for W5 by Green Hill. Fighters must use protective gear in the form of mouth guard and protective cup for the groin.

Famous fighters

Current Champions

Notable fighters who participated in the tournament W5

Fighter under contract

  • Vladislav Tuinov
  • Enrike Gogohia[2]
  • Alexandre Kotov

Champions of World Version W5

List of Events 2008 - 2015

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Chris Baya Vs. Roman Mailov,W5 Grand Prix Moscow XXIII
  1. International Tournaments «Best vs Best Grand Prix» (Moscow, 2008)
  2. Tournament «Fight on Volga-2008» (Kalyazin, 2008)
  3. Championship Grand Prix five continents (Ryazan, 2008)
  4. Championship Grand Prix five continents (Ryazan, 2009)
  5. Tournament W5 Grand Prix (Ingolstadt, Germany, 7 November 2009)
  6. League W5 (Moscow, 2010)
  7. League W5 (Moscow, 2011)
  8. LeagueW5 (Rostov, 2011)
  9. League W5 (Volgograd, 2011)
  10. Tournament «W5 Grand Prix К. О.» (Moscow, 2011)
  11. TournamentW5 Fighter (Moscow, 24 February 2012)
  12. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 30 March 2012)
  13. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 19 April 2012)
  14. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 24 August 2012)[3]
  15. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow. 20 September 2012)
  16. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 11 October 2012)[4]
  17. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 8 November 2012)
  18. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 29 November 2012)
  19. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 23 December 2012)[5]
  20. Tournament W5 Fighter (Moscow, 1 March 2013)
  21. Tournament W5 Fighter (Bratislava, 16 March 2013)
  22. Tournament W5 (Oryol, 24 April 2013)
  23. Tournament W5 Grand Prix Oryol XXII (Oryol, 16 November 2013)[6]
  24. Tournament W5 Grand Prix Moscow XXIII (Oryol, 22 December 2013)[7]
  25. Tournament W5 Grand Prix Oryol XXIV (Oryol, 1 March 2014)
  26. Tournament W5 Grand Prix XXV (Bratislava, 21 June 2014)
  27. Tournament W5 Grand Prix Moscow XXVI (Москва, 11 October2014)[8][9][10]
  28. Tournament W5 Grand Prix Crossroad of times (Bratislava, 29–30 November 2014)[11][12][13][14][15]
  29. TournamentW5 Grand Prix Kitek (Moscow, 24 April 2015)[16][17][18][19][20]
  30. TournamentW5 Grand Prix Moscow Be the Best (Moscow, 30 August 2015)[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
  31. TournamentW5 Grand Prix Vienna Winner's Energy (Vienna, Austria, 5 December 2015)[29][30]

References

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