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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Braton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Mint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braton comes to the cage accompanied by Midnight Run. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arnold Braton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Mint!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mint fails with a takedown attempt.
Braton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Braton misses with a body shot.
Mint darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Braton wants to get back to his feet.
Mint slows the pace down in half guard.
Mint wants to control but Braton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braton pushes Mint off looking to stand but Mint dives back in and keeps control.
Braton is staying active underneath Mint, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jared Mint wasn't active enough on the ground.
Braton tries to clinch but Mint moves out of range.
Mint shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Braton is trying to defend but Mint finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braton keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braton.
Braton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnold Braton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mint displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arnold Braton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braton misses with a double jab.
Braton is breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Braton enables Mint to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Braton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braton keeping moving, preventing Mint from controlling successfully.
Mint keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Braton's head.
Mint works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mint is trying to control. Braton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mint stops Braton from getting back to his feet.
Mint throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mint is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mint wants to pass the guard but Braton is defending well.
Mint takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mint thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Braton's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braton is refusing to be controlled, as Mint sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jared Mint hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mint shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mint was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poor strikes thrown by Mint there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mint cracks Braton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mint raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mint cracks Braton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mint looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Mint dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mint shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Braton pinned against the cage. Braton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Braton.
Mint blocks a jab.
Braton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braton.
Mint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Braton circles away.
Braton throws out a loose jab but Mint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braton misses with a straight left.
Braton throws a lazy uppercut
and Mint decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braton's guard.
Mint throws a strike but Braton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braton stands up and waves to Mint to follow him.
Mint instigates a clinch.
Braton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Braton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mint prevents Braton from breaking the clinch.
Braton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mint is trying to drag Braton to the mat but Braton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Arnold Braton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Mint.
Braton tries to break the clinch but Mint is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mint is working for takedown but Braton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Braton tries to break the clinch but Mint is controlling the position.
Mint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braton's efforts to push away.
Braton has had enough of the clinch but Mint keeps him there for the moment.
Mint breaks from the clinch.
Braton throws a looping overhand right but Mint ducks down to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mint.
Braton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Braton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mint dives in and grabs Braton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braton pushes down on Mint's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mint misses with a low kick.
Braton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Braton lands a slapping body shot.
Braton stuffs the takedown attempt from Mint. Mint gets slowly back to his feet.
Mint shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mint showed some decent athleticism there.
Mint not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jared Mint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mint lands with a punch from half guard.
Mint is keen to just control but Braton is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Braton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mint.
Mint throwing shots but Braton is blocking nicely.
Mint wants to control but Braton is keeping him busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braton tries to kick Mint off but Mint keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mint tries to pass the half guard into mount. Braton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braton tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mint manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jared Mint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Braton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mint shoots for a takedown but Braton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braton scores with a nice strike.
Mint manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Braton on his heels. He'll look to pass Braton's guard now, I'm sure.
Mint is stalling in the full guard.
Braton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mint wants to control from the top but Braton keeps moving.
Mint scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint wants to stand but Braton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mint looking to pass the guard.
Mint trying to control the position from guard on top but Braton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jared Mint wasn't active enough on the ground.
Braton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mint closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Braton smiles and moves away.
Arnold Braton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Mint.
Braton misses with a hook. Mint ducked under it nicely.
Mint blocks a jab.
Mint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Braton tries to close the distance and clinch but Mint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Braton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jared Mint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mint avoids the body shot from Braton.
Mint rushes Braton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mint is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Braton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Braton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mint has him pressed against the cage.
Mint has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Braton after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mint.
Mint can't get the takedown.
Braton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mint keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braton's efforts to push away.
Mint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mint on the side of the head.
Braton stalks Mint and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mint's face. Mint staggers backwards, shaken.
Mint scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braton keeps working.
Jared Mint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mint is pressing down on Braton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Braton is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braton is trying to stand back up but Mint is controlling him
Jared Mint has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Braton gets caught flat footed, as Mint shoots in with a quick takedown into 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!
Mint working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Braton's head.
Mint prevents Braton from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnold Braton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mint trying to control but Braton is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jared Mint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mint winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Mint!
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pop
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RATING
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