2012 Olympic champion Yegor Mekhontsev commented on the early defeat of Alexander Emelianenko in a fight with compatriot Vyacheslav Datsik at the Hardcore Fighting tournament in Moscow.
“Emelianenko lost coordination and impaired brain function. You can prepare the body as much as you like, pull the barbell and do other exercises, but the most important thing is to prepare the brain. The brain of Alexander Emelianenko was in a completely disassembled state. He didn’t see the blow, he reacted badly, he mightn’t focus on it,” Mekhontsev said. MMA Metarating.
We add that “Red Tarzan” won at the 13th second of the first round following delivering an accurate and biting blow to the opponent’s face.
Thus, the 42-year-old athlete won the sixth victory in the professional ring. In his last fight, he lost by technical knockout in the second round to compatriot Islam Karimov at the Hardcore Fighting tournament in July this year.
As for Emelianenko, for him it was the third boxing match in his career. He previously defeated Khizir Pliev in 2009 and Mikhail Koklyaev in November 2019.
