In the mid-90s of the last century, mixed martial arts were still in their infancy in our country, but passions in the arenas were no longer joking. Little is known about the heroes of that era, which was even before the birth of the M-1 organization. Although they managed to leave their mark on the history of MMA.
Today we will talk about Vasily Kudin, a native of Vitebsk, who served in the Moscow police for many years. Being an active operational officer with the rank of major, at the age of 36 he decided to test himself in outlandish for the Russian audience Fights without rules. Not distinguished by heroic dimensions, Vasily performed at several tournaments, where he fought on equal terms and defeated larger and younger opponents. Behind Kudin, in addition to many years of service in the ranks of the police, there were also the titles of master of sports in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and he also won sambo and karate championships.
In May 1997, an international tournament was held in Moscow, which was attended by fighters from Brazil and the United States, as well as Igor Vovchanchin, who was rapidly gaining world fame. As rivals, Vasily got the largest of the overseas guests - a two-meter, 120-pound US karate champion Gerry Harris, who had experience even in the UFC and K-1. Particular interest in the upcoming meeting was fueled by the fact that, as it was then stated, Gerry worked in the police. And that means not anywhere in the cinema, but in a real battle, the viewer had to see the fight between a Russian policeman and an American cop.
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