A clash of styles, a clash of schools - grappling versus striking, English MMA versus Russian, two young and ambitious fighters - this is enough for an exciting and promising fight On May 2, 2015, in Orenburg, at the international M-1 Challenge tournament, 57 spectators were treated to a fight between the Englishman Des Parker and the undefeated Russian Alexey Kunchenko. The English fighter specialized in ground fighting and became a prize-winner of prestigious international grappling tournaments. Having compiled a good record in amateur mixed martial arts - 9 wins with 1 loss and 1 draw, Dez Parker turned professional and won four victories in five fights, all four in the first round. His opponent was the Orenburg fighter Aleksey Kunchenko, already well known to Russian fans of mixed martial arts, who, being the champion of Russia in hand-to-hand combat and the silver medalist of the Russian championship in mixed martial arts, managed to win 8 victories in 8 professional fights, and