On the night of June 29, the next Power Slap 8 tournament took place in Las Vegas as part of International Fight Week. Dana White’s Slap League has been around for a long time and regularly promotes it and selflessly defends it from any criticism. Furthermore, the head of the UFC is confident that this is the sport that is growing the most today. Yes, if the state athletic commissions approve such tournaments, then it is considered a sport.
The upcoming event promised to become a historic event and attracted fans from Russia because Vasily Kamotsky, nicknamed Pelmen, would debut at Power Slap. The Russian is one of the most famous figures in the world of slaps. His performances in Russia at similar shows encouraged Dana to organize her own league. And now they managed to drag a major star there by Power Slap standards.
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Kamotsky said he did not immediately accept the offer because he was not satisfied with the financial details. But as soon as this issue was resolved, Vasily put his signature on the contract. There was also a nuance in the rules, which Pelmen himself described: “In this version there is also a rule: the legs remain still, shoulder-width apart, the heel cannot be twisted. Work purely with the pelvis and body. Different organizations have different hand positions when they hit you. In Russia we stood firm at the table. And here we will hold the wand behind our backs. After the hit you have 30 seconds to recover, then you hit yourself. Of course, it is more convenient to hold on to the table. Even if they knock you out, you’ll come to your senses, chik-chik.
At the debut, Kamotsky had to fight with the Polish Kamil Marusash, nicknamed the Polar Bear. He had competed in Power Slap before and lost by decision. But it was not like that with the Russian. Vasily had the right to attack first and, as it turned out, last. From a powerful slap, Marusash fell unconscious and did not regain consciousness for several minutes, while Kamotsky celebrated and even earned a bonus for such a brilliant debut.
By the way, one of Vasily’s seconds was Alexander Volkov. Drago recently returned from Saudi Arabia and immediately began helping his compatriot. As Kamotsky himself said, Volkov helped him a lot: “How to work the pelvis and body correctly, we made a whole video about it, we did a training session with him, then the next day there was a recovery training, then another.” . And then it turns out that we worked out, warming up before the fight. Sanya even acted as a manual technique for me. My back hurt there, it radiated to my right arm, she massaged it and gave me a massage. Overall, a handsome guy.”
Volkov, by the way, came to the show with a small comb and tidied Kamotsky’s beard. Doesn’t it remind you of anything? And in the description of his social media page, Alexander proudly wrote “slap coach.”
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Photo: from the personal archive of Vasily Kamotsky.
Another star performed at the same Power Slap tournament: Paige Vanzant, who, apparently, set out to try everything in life that was remotely related to sports. She was not able to knock out her opponent as effectively as Pelmen. The fight involving Vanzant lasted three rounds and ended with the MMA sex symbol winning by unanimous decision of the judges.
Kamotsky, apparently, now has every chance of becoming a superstar of Dana White’s show, and in the future we will probably see him as a part of Power Slap. Or maybe Volkov. Pelmen has already said that Drago tried to practice slapping his legs and hits very hard. So, maybe there will be one more Russian on the show, but for now Kamotsky is determined to fill this niche. Now everyone is delighted with him.
