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[Reprinted by permission from Australian-bodybuilding.com]
“Here is our comprehensive wrap up of the competitors at the 2009 Australian IFBB Pro Show. Promoter Tony Doherty as always put on an excellent affair, and fans flew in from various places including Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand and every state of Australia for the Muscletech sponsored event. As expected, Kai Green won the event and was said to dominate from the outset. Below are the observations of two time NABBA Universe Champion and IFBB Olympian John Terilli, who was kind enough to lend us his expertise for a live play by play on our site yesterday.
Prejudging Callouts:
1st callout: Kai Green, Toney Freeman and Silvio Samuel
2nd callout: Ivan Sadek, Mike Kefalianos, Rusty Jeffers
3rd callout; As above, with Rusty taken out and Oscar Dexter in
4th callout: Rusty Jeffers, Con Demetriou, Oscar Dexter and Grant Pieterse
5th: Toney Freeman and Silvio Samuel
6th: Ivan Sadek, Oscar Dexter, Rusty Jeffers and Mike Kefalianos
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Comparisions: 1st Callout:
4th Callout:
Lineup:
1st – Kai Green [USA]
Making his first appearance in the Australian pro show, Kai just won the 2009 Arnold Classic so came in as the heavy favourite. He turned pro in 2004 and won his first show in 2007. Kai grew up in the foster case system in the USA and is a former natural pro bodybuilder.
Our expert said that it was a clear Kai victory from onset of prejudging. John said his quads are “out of this world”, he had incredible arms, and that his hams/glutes were “incomparable” and that no other competitor could compare to him from back. In the first callout with Silvio and Toney, John said Kai simply owned the callout from the back, that the competitors were quite comparable but when they turned around Kai dominated from the back and “it was over for the rest of them“. John said all in all a “incredible, very good looking body” with the only minor negative being you noticed that Kai’s added size had added slightly to his waist.
John said his finals posing routine was excellent, and it was clear “every move was accounted for and he had really done his homework“.
2nd- Silvio Samuel [Spain]
Silvio Samuel was born in 1975 in Brazil, then moved to Nigeria and now represents Spain. He speaks 8 languages, and has set a number of powerlifting records. He came to Australia coming off a 5th place finish at the 2009 Arnold, which he seemed to be not happy about; removing his medal onstage.
Our expert said that that Silvio Samuel was getting harder as the show went on, and it ws hard to find many faults with his physique “can’t pick any faults“, although he could use some more calves. John said he had an incredibly good physique, hams/glutes good condition with a Christmas tree. John also said the most impressive thing is “the way skin sits on muscle“.
Silvio dedicated his posing routine to the ladies, and John Terilli said “not being a lady” maybe he missed the vibes. He said Silvio’s posing routine was fine, yet not overwhelmingly impressive.
3rd Toney Freeman [USA]
42 year old Toney is one of the bigger competitors onstage at 6ft 2″ [188cm] and close to 300lbs. He competed at the 2008 Australia Pro Placing 4th and has previously won 5 pro shows. Toney made the trip down under coming off a 4th place finish at the 2009 Arnold Classic.
Our expert said that Toney Freeman was huge with an incredible waist and looked good all over. John said that he wasn’t in his best condition although not far off though, and his waist looked a touch bloated from the side. John says he was very full, maybe a touch too heavy and slightly missing sharpness. All in all, John found him “very very impressive” and said Toney was hardening up as the show progressed and that “literally every pose he did he was getting harder“.
John said his finals posing routine was excellent and that he showed “attitude in a good way” and that he did some “hip shaking which got the crowd going“.
4th Mike Kefalianos [Australia/Greece]
Mike is an Australian/Greek and this was his pro debut. He is about 5ft 6″ and competes at 220lbs. He recently competed at the Amateur Arnold 2009. John was very impressed with Mike overall and said that he continued to harden up as the show went on. As the top 3 were already qualified, Mike earned an Olympia qualification in his pro debut – quite a impressive feat. John said his finals routine was “technically good, and he can’t take anything away from him, but that it didn’t stir emotion“.
5th Ivan Sadek [Australia]
A native son, Sydney resident Ivan Sadek earned his pro card in 2004 and this was his pro debut. A larger man, Sadek competed at a reported 115kg [253lbs].
John said he improved alot since he saw him, and the moment he came onstage John expressed exactly how impressed he was with him. He said Ivan had a very good back double bicep pose and actually looked better from the back. He said he had very impressive triceps with a decent “pair of abs” and “lots of beef” in the most muscular pose which was very impressive.
John said he held his own against the American pros, and the crowd response [that we could hear on phone] was tremendous; a homegrown bodybuilder making his pro debut and holding his own against some of the best in the world was a special treat for the heavily Aussie crowd.
His finals routine was done to classical and dramatic music, with movements to match. John said the amount of “beef” he carried, especially in the back lat spread and most muscular were very noticeable, and Ivan’s routine was well suited to his physique. John said the combo of the technically strong routine, physique and being the hometown favourite meant the routine stirred alot of emotion and he got amazing crowd response.
6th Oscar Tua Dexter [Tahiti]
This was Oscar Tua Dexter’s second time competing in Australia, having placed 10th at the 2008 Australia Grand Prix. The big Tahitian went pro in 2006 and is 6ft 2″ and gets up to 340lbs in the offseason.
John said his legs and backs were incredible and he looked better from the back then front with a very detailed upper back. He said Oscar was sweating and looked better as show progressed and had “incredible calves”. His finals routine was quite good, energetic and showed personality.
7th Rusty Jeffers [USA]
This was Rusty’s first time competing in Australia. Well known for his classical posing, he is his mid forties and earned his pro card in 2004 at the NPC Masters. His highest pro placing is 5th.
John Terilli said he looked significantly younger then his years and had a very pleasing physique with excellent presentation. John says he has seen him look better, and if you saw him by himself he was very impressive, but in the lineup his hams/glutes were a touch soft.
Coming as no surprise to anyone, Rusty’s routine was very well received by the Aussie audience. With a classic and dramatic routine, the audience was noticeably quiet during his routine, as the tempo seemed to dictate that. John said he was easily a crowd favorite.
8th Con Demetriou [Australia]
Another Aussie in the mix, Con Demetriou made his pro debut last year, and has achieved quite a lot of success offstage with modeling and magazine work.
John reported that Con Demetriou had a nice shape with a pleasing physique but needs to be dialed in more and said “one has to wonder if Con Demetriou could dial it in a little better he wonders how well he could do”. He also said he has brought his legs up and his arms look good. John said his heavy metal themed routine worked well and Con hit his shots well, although for this level some more posing practice might be ideal
9th Grant Pieterse [New Zealand]
One of the youngest bodybuilders in history to ever achieve IFBB pro status, young Grant Pieterse made his pro debut. Only in his early 20’s, Grant was the sole rep for New Zealand with Mo El Moussawi withdrawing at a late stage.
Our expert said he had a well shaped upper body, with a nice waistline but needs to be leaner and bring up legs. John said Grant is quite a good poser and performed a fluid and entertaining routine.
All photos above by Daniel Reynold of bigshotdan.com.
Scorecard:
Slideshow Photo Compilation of Results:
Brief Prejudging video:
Above from left to right:
Oscar Dexter [Tahiti] 7th
Grant Pierterse [New Zealand] 9th
Ivan Sadek [Australia] 5th
Silvio Samuel [Spain] 2nd
Kai Green [USA] 1st
Top 5 Comparisons:
Above from left to right:
Toney Freeman [USA] 3rd
Silvio Samuel [Spain] 2nd
Kai Green [USA] 1st
Mike Kefianalos [Australia/Greece] 4th
Ivan Sadek [Australia] 5th
We don’t have many clips as [done each year] the entire prejudging and night show, backstage, pros training and much more was filmed by GMV productions who will be putting out a DVD very soon covering the entire event, keep on eye on gmv.com.au for that!”