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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Petrified (Gracie Remix). Otaktay has chosen ISIS - THE TOWER as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
22 - 5 - 1 |
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139 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Otaktay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Otaktay is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Otaktay circles away and we're back to standing.
Otaktay lands a jab.
Otaktay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Otaktay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Otaktay moves into the clinch successfully.
Otaktay breaks from the clinch.
Otaktay fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Otaktay takes one to the chin there.
Otaktay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otaktay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Otaktay.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Otaktay, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Otaktay against the cage but Otaktay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Otaktay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Otaktay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Otaktay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Otaktay.
Otaktay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Otaktay.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Otaktay tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Otaktay to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gracie tries to control but Otaktay wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Otaktay, under a barage of strikes from Gracie.
Otaktay is controlling Gracie's trapped leg to prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Otaktay doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Otaktay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Otaktay looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Otaktay keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Otaktay blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie is fighting to break Otaktay's control of his arms but Otaktay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahiga Otaktay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Otaktay sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Otaktay is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Otaktay wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Otaktay!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Otaktay to control.
Otaktay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Otaktay tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie controlling from mount.
Otaktay is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a head shot.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Otaktay is squirming around nicely.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Otaktay to control.
Otaktay is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Otaktay is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.
Otaktay wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Otaktay clinches with his opponent.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otaktay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Otaktay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Gracie dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Otaktay. Otaktay maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Otaktay.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie jumps guard but Otaktay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Otaktay lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Otaktay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Otaktay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otaktay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gracie.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Otaktay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Otaktay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Otaktay breaks from the clinch.
Gracie throws a body punch but Otaktay moves out of range.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Otaktay to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie tests Otaktay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ahiga Otaktay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Otaktay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Otaktay is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Otaktay circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otaktay scores with a leg kick.
Otaktay lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otaktay.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown but Otaktay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gracie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Otaktay sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otaktay throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Otaktay thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Otaktay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Otaktay is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Otaktay down to the mat. Otaktay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Otaktay.
Otaktay lands with a shot to the body.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Otaktay lands with a nice body punch.
Otaktay darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Otaktay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Otaktay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Otaktay scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Otaktay.
Otaktay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otaktay drops Gracie with a naaaaasty hook - Gracie is in real trouble here! Otaktay dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ahiga Otaktay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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