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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caine comes to the cage accompanied by All These Things. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Brinkley!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brinkley misses with a wild combination.
Brinkley moves into the clinch.
Brinkley wants to get back to striking at distance but Caine won't allow it.
Caine drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brinkley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brinkley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brinkley lunges at Caine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caine's hand.
Brinkley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Brinkley. No joy for Caine on that attempt.
Brinkley moves into the clinch.
Caine breaks the clinch.
Brinkley misses with a wild combination.
Jesse Brinkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brinkley gets a clinch.
Brinkley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brinkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brinkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Caine has double underhooks.
Caine prevents Brinkley from breaking the clinch.
Caine prevents Brinkley from breaking the clinch.
Brinkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caine has him pressed against the cage.
Brinkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Caine has double underhooks.
Brinkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brinkley pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brinkley.
Brinkley tries to clinch there but Caine circles away.
Brinkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brinkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brinkley misses with a two punch combination.
Brinkley tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Caine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caine.
A left and a right from Brinkley both land. Nice combination.
Brinkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caine.
Caine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Caine lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brinkley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Brinkley looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine working Brinkley over with strikes here.
Caine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Caine controlling the pace for now.
Caine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Caine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brinkley is looking to escape.
Brinkley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine with shots to the head and body - Brinkley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Caine working Brinkley over with strikes here.
Caine looking to finish Brinkley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brinkley!
Brinkley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Caine landing shots from mount.
Caine wants to control the pace but Brinkley is squirming around nicely.
Caine is going olschool here, as he tries to force Brinkley to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brinkley shrugs it off.
Caine won't let Brinkley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brinkley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Caine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brinkley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Caine working Brinkley over with strikes here.
Caine won't let Brinkley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Caine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caine fails with a takedown attempt.
Caine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brinkley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brinkley clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Brinkley as the two fighters clinch.
Caine managing to block the knees to the body from Brinkley.
Brinkley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caine is working for takedown but Brinkley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brinkley manages to break the clinch.
Caine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brinkley scores with a three punch combo!
Caine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brinkley.
Brinkley throws a combination. Caine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Caine is having none of it.
Brinkley stuns Caine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley digs a good hook to Caine's body.
Jesse Brinkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brinkley digs a good hook to Caine's body.
Brinkley is looking to clinch but Caine is avoiding it.
Brinkley tries to clinch there but Caine circles away.
Caine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brinkley lands with a nice combination. Caine backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Brinkley.
Brinkley throws a series of punches but Caine moves out of range.
Brinkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brinkley throws a series of punches but Caine moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Brinkley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brinkley.
Caine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caine keeps the fight on the outside.
Brinkley connects with a jab.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Caine is having none of it.
Chris Caine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brinkley as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brinkley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caine rather than just go for the knockout.
A cross from Brinkley lands.
Caine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Caine.
Caine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brinkley is looking to clinch but Caine is avoiding it.
Caine 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.
Caine wants to control from the top but Brinkley keeps moving.
Brinkley wants to stand and escape but Caine is having none of it.
Caine is looking to work some ground and pound but Brinkley has wrist control.
Caine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caine closes the distance and clinches up with Brinkley, looking for a takedown. Caine pushes Brinkley against the cage but Brinkley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Caine walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Brinkley finds it's target.
Brinkley lands a nice hook to Caine's body. Caine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brinkley throws a right and a left that Caine avoids nicely.
Brinkley stuffs the takedown attempt from Caine. Caine gets slowly back to his feet.
Brinkley has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brinkley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Caine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brinkley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brinkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Caine moves out of range.
Brinkley tries to clinch but Caine moves out of range.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Caine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caine fails to land the takedown.
Caine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brinkley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Caine circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Brinkley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Caine fails with a takedown attempt.
Brinkley is looking to clinch but Caine is avoiding it.
Brinkley connects with a body shot.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brinkley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brinkley tries to clinch up but Caine circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Brinkley.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brinkley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caine tries to clinch up but Brinkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Brinkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caine 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.
Brinkley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Caine is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brinkley pushes Caine off and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caine.
Caine needs to keep his hands up - Brinkley had a free shot at his head there.
Brinkley lands with a hook. Caine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caine takes a swing at Brinkley's ribcage but misses.
Brinkley scores with a one two! Caine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brinkley blocks a head kick by Caine.
A nice combination there by Brinkley.
Brinkley's corner calls for a 1-2. Brinkley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brinkley as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brinkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brinkley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brinkley misses with a double jab.
Caine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brinkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brinkley tries to clinch there but Caine circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Brinkley as Caine shoots in.
Brinkley throws a series of punches but Caine moves out of range.
Brinkley moves into the clinch successfully.
Brinkley stalling in the clinch but Caine improves position.
Caine tries to pull guard but Brinkley holds him up against the cage and eventually Caine drops back down to his feet.
Caine prevents Brinkley from breaking the clinch.
Brinkley has had enough of the clinch but Caine keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brinkley looking to stall.
Caine wants to get back to striking at distance but Brinkley won't allow it.
Brinkley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Caine.
Brinkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Caine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brinkley!
Brinkley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine with a couple of short strikes.
Brinkley is trying to stand.
Caine looking to control but Brinkley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Caine won't let Brinkley get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Caine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Caine.
I think Caine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Caine!
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