Lucian Bute Vs. Jesse Brinkley: Round by Round Breakdown

Montreal is the site for another performance by one of the city's favorite adopted sons, IBF super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute. He'll defend his title against veteran Jesse Brinkley in front of another big crowd at the Bell Centre.

The tale of the tape shows that Brinkley is three years older and has more experience. Interestingly, Bute is four inches taller, but Brinkley has a three-inch edge in reach.

Brinkley makes his way to the ring first. The former contestant on The Contender is getting the first title shot of his 13-year career. Jesse is 35-5 with 22 KOs, and he comes in tonight on a nine-bout winning streak.

Bute gets a flashy multimedia introduction in front of his home fans that includes a live band. He is 26-0 with 21 knockout wins, and tonight makes his sixth defense of the IBF belt.

The ring introductions are out of the way, and we are all set to go for a scheduled 12 rounds of boxing.

Round One

Bute's size advantage is immediately apparent. He patiently looks for an opening as Brinkley bounces around. Bute backs away from some punches and fires his left hand. Brinkley attempts a series of jabs. Bute uses his own jab to try to find the range. Nothing big landed at all in that frame.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Bute

Round Two

Brinkley tries a quick rush but Bute's defense is solid. Bute is stalking but not throwing much. He finally finds space to land a jab and a short left. Brinkley turns the champ around, though he's unable to land anything flush.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Bute

Round Three

The crowd is pretty subdued as it waits for some sustained action. Brinkley is still looking to land jabs. Bute throws a hard left to the body. He's able to corner Brinkley but only for a few seconds. Jesse comes in for the occasional right hand but has to be wary of counter uppercuts. A Bute uppercut is answered by a straight right from Brinkley.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Bute

Round Four

Announcer Kevin Connors says Bute has bit of a mouse under his right eye. Brinkley stand his ground as Bute comes forward. The champ lands to the body along the ropes. Brinkley stays active with an uppercut and a short left. Tough round to score with no big, damaging shots.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Bute

Round Five

Bute lands his best punch so far early on, a left upstairs. Brinkley keeps ducking and weaving, trying to find an opening. Both men score on the inside. Bute tries to unload with left uppercuts. A left to the body seems to hurt Brinkley, forcing him to retreat. Another left to the body crashes home, and Brinkley hits the canvas. Brinkley struggles to his feet and just barely beats the count.

Tylwalk: 10-8 Bute

Round Six

We'll see how Brinkley responds, because he just crumpled from that second body shot. He seems a bit more tentative as Bute closes in. Now Brinkley gamely tries to charge forward. Bute clocks him with a left as he backs away. The champ goes to the body with a right along the ropes. Both men swing away to the body. Brinkley sneaks in a left hook but has to cover up from more left hands.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Bute

Round Seven

Color man Sergio Mora has Bute winning every round. Brinkley gets high marks for heart as he comes forward with several right hands. Jesse is knocked off balance by a left hand in the center of the ring. Both fighters land combinations, and Bute connects with an extra left hand in the closing seconds.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Bute

Round Eight

The ref calls time in the first minute so Brinkley can have the tape repaired on his left glove. Bute opens up a cut on his foe with several left hands, and he tries to press forward. Brinkley fights him off with a right hand. Bute fires repeated left hands along the ropes, and the cut seems to be bothering Brinkley. A left uppercut scores for Bute, and Brinkley goes down again. He's back up before the ten count right before the bell.

Tylwalk: 10-8 Bute

Round Nine

Brinkley's corner did a great job with his cut between rounds. A right hook scores for Bute upstairs. Brinkley is still battling, but he's going to need some lightning in a bottle to win. Bute lands an uppercut and takes a right hand in return. Bute staggers his foe with a one-two to the head, and the follow-up uppercut plants Brinkley on his back. There's no getting up from that one.

The winner by KO at 2:48 of Round Nine... and still IBF super middleweight titleholder... Lucian Bute.

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