Ivan OrekhovSport correspondentAll materialsWe respect Jeff. Everyone should show such fights at the age of 51! Promoter Vladimir Khryunov continues to grow the REN TV Fight Club project. On Friday, October 5, he and his team for the first time under the auspices of the organization held an event according to the rules of MMA. Well-known bare-knuckle fighters were attracted to the tournament (in the main part of the evening, unexpectedly for the audience, Gadzhi «Avtomat» Navruzov and millionaire blogger Sasha Stone lost their fights), and the fight of veterans, 42-year-old Vyacheslav Datsik and 51-year-old an American with a Russian passport, Jeff Monson.
The poster of the duel between Vyacheslav Datsik and Jeff MonsonDatsik, of course, opened as a favorite. On his side, and the difference in age, and the advantage in weight (he was heavier by 23 kilograms: 127.1 kg versus 104.1 kg). Moreover, the aged Snowman could not be compared with Ginger Tarzan in percussion technique, which the scandalous Russian is really good at. What should the Ufa deputy stake on? Of course, for experience. And transfers to the stalls. The former UFC heavyweight title contender boasts a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; 36 out of 60 professional victories Jeff won by submissions. The parterre really helped Monson. The fighter on the sixth (!) top ten moved his opponent in the first round, went into the dominant position of «full mount» and held out on Datsik for all two minutes. True, in the future this tactic did not work, but it made the cozy hall of one of the capital's clubs nervous. Yes, yes, on Friday evening the audience “drowned” for the red-haired bearded man. The judges gave the second and third two-minute periods to Datsik (everyone counted 29-28). Slava was good on his feet and even brought Jeff to the ground himself. But I got the impression that Red Tarzan, who tumbled several times, either did not prepare enough for the fight, underestimating the American legend, or really did not want to inflict damage on Monson … As in the case of the February battle, our former fighter held out until the judges' decision. Bravo, Snowman! And age is just a number.
An episode of the fight between Vyacheslav Datsik and Jeff Monson And then there were hugs, words of respect addressed to each other and talk about the future. Jeff Monson refused to call the lost fight the last in his career — the seasoned warrior has the last chord ahead. As for Vyacheslav Datsik, he will return in a month: in September he will have a difficult meeting with Alexander Emelianenko in the boxing ring. And after such a «peaceful» fight against Jeff, the experts will think more than once before calling Red Tarzan the total favorite. On the other hand, do not forget about the heavyweight's mood. Who, with sincere hatred for the opponent, can appear as a completely different version of the fighter. That's why neither Emelianenko Jr. nor MMA fans should seriously analyze today's fight … Perhaps Datsik really took pity on the servant of the people and then «everything will be different»?
