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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olexandr Khomenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is My Life. A fine choice. Olexandr Khomenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Helson Gracie's chin.
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182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olexandr Khomenko!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khomenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Khomenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Khomenko is keeping the position.
Khomenko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gracie has passed into side control.
Khomenko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khomenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gracie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Khomenko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Khomenko is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Khomenko flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Khomenko and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Khomenko chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Khomenko like an anaconda would it's prey. Khomenko fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Helson Gracie!
Helson Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Olexandr Khomenko had this to say: 'That loss bad. Losing bad. Opponent good.'.
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