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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beau Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akis Karakantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brady comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beau Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akis Karakantes!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Brady.
Brady keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Beau Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady looks to land a combination but Karakantes avoids it well.
Karakantes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brady counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karakantes circles away quickly and effectively.
Karakantes tries to clinch but Brady is having none of it.
Karakantes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brady throws a series of punches but Karakantes avoids them all with ease.
Karakantes digs a good body shot into Brady's ribs.
Brady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karakantes closes the distance and clinches.
Brady goes for a takedown attempt but Karakantes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karakantes fails with the takedown.
Beau Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akis Karakantes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brady.
Karakantes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brady scores with the left hand. Karakantes knows he should have avoided that one.
Karakantes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brady throws a right and a left that Karakantes avoids nicely.
Brady misses with a series of wild punches.
Karakantes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes has managed to clinch.
Brady has Karakantes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Karakantes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Karakantes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karakantes prevents the takedown attempt.
Brady is working for takedown but Karakantes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brady is breathing heavily.
Karakantes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Brady is fighting off a takedown attempt but Karakantes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brady to the mat. Brady regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Karakantes wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
Brady on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brady tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karakantes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brady wants to stand and escape but Karakantes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady wants to get back to his feet but Karakantes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Akis Karakantes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Brady swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karakantes.
Brady misses with a head kick.
Brady lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karakantes is defended easily by Brady.
Karakantes shoots in for a takedown but Brady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brady stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brady wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brady.
Brady throws a one two combo.
Karakantes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brady lands with a kick to the temple. Karakantes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brady closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karakantes is trying to control Brady's posture but Brady avoids it.
Brady lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karakantes some visible discomfort.
Brady working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Brady dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karakantes shoots in looking for a takedown. Brady tries to sprawl out of it but Karakantes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Karakantes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brady is fending him off so far but Karakantes persists. Nope, Brady circles away and we're back to standing.
Karakantes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Beau Brady is winning the standup battle so far.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karakantes.
Brady throws a nice looking combination but Karakantes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karakantes misses with a wild combination.
Brady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brady lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brady.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brady throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karakantes dodges the punch combination from Brady.
Karakantes scores a takedown into full mount!
Brady tries to buck Karakantes off but Karakantes takes his back!
Brady looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Karakantes has good solid back control here.
Karakantes patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Brady is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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!
Karakantes tries to keep control of the position but Brady is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes wants to control but Brady manages to buck him off and is now in Karakantes's guard! Nice work there by Brady!
Brady scoring with some ground and pound.
Brady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karakantes is keeping the position for now.
Karakantes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brady working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brady knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karakantes on the ground.
Karakantes wants to stand but Brady is controlling the position.
Brady wants to control from the top but Karakantes keeps moving.
Brady is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady postures up in Karakantes's guard and throws a big left but Karakantes blocks it.
Brady is working Karakantes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brady looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Karakantes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karakantes is trying to control the position but Brady postures up.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Karakantes is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Brady dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brady decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karakantes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brady's back!
Brady has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Karakantes.
Brady controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
A lull in the action here.
Brady wants to get back to his feet.
Karakantes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karakantes looking to hold on to the position here but Brady rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karakantes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brady leaves Karakantes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brady fails to land with a series of punches.
Brady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brady lands a head kick!
Karakantes tries to clinch but Brady is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Brady. Those never looked like landing.
Brady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brady swinging wildly here.
Karakantes fails with a takedown attempt.
Karakantes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brady, pushing him back against the cage.
Brady goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karakantes prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Karakantes.
Karakantes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karakantes decides to pull guard.
Brady postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brady is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brady throwing strikes but missing.
Karakantes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brady postures up and lands a big shot to Karakantes's brow.
Brady looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karakantes trying to keep a closed guard but Brady is proving a slippery customer.
Brady with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brady lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karakantes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brady's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brady stands up over Karakantes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akis Karakantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beau Brady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brady scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beau Brady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brady, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beau Brady!
A less than humble Beau Brady misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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