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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 511 p4p, 417 weight class) and Xylon Kofel (ranked 73 p4p, 51 weight class). Pinkman comes to the cage accompanied by DLZ by TV on the Radio. Xylon Kofel acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Pinkman saw that one coming.
Kofel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kofel. That's going to slow Pinkman down.
Kofel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pinkman throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman backing away here, and Kofel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kofel throws a hook but Pinkman blocks it.
Pinkman throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kofel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinkman.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
Pinkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kofel looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kofel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Pinkman misses
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Pinkman defending well as Kofel loads up on a big left hand.
Kofel slips a straight right by Pinkman.
Kofel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Kofel tries a quick counter leg kick but Pinkman is wise to it.
Kofel throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
Kofel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pinkman.
Pinkman rushes Kofel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Pinkman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pinkman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kofel walks away with a smile on his face. Pinkman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kofel slips under a jab from Pinkman.
Kofel tries a quick counter leg kick but Pinkman is wise to it.
Pinkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
Kofel throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinkman misses its target.
Kofel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Pinkman.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Pinkman with that takedown attempt.
Kofel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Kofel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kofel misses with a straight left.
Pinkman dives in and grabs Kofel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kofel pushes down on Pinkman's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on Kofel's shoulder, as Kofel tries to avoid the shot.
Pinkman backing away here, and Kofel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kofel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinkman on the side of the head.
Pinkman swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pinkman with a body shot.
Pinkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kofel.
Pinkman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel with a nice calf kick.
Kofel works Pinkman's body with a nice hook.
Pinkman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kofel staying out of range there.
Pinkman tries to clinch up but Kofel circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Pinkman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pinkman is looking to clinch.
Xylon Kofel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Kofel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Kofel.
Pinkman misses with a hook.
Kofel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinkman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Kofel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kofel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kofel slips a jab from Pinkman.
Kofel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kofel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kofel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pinkman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinkman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kofel thuds a left hand into Pinkman's body.
Kofel scores with a nice head shot.
Pinkman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body. Kofel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kofel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pinkman's head.
Pinkman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Kofel finds it's target.
Xylon Kofel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kofel on the side of the head.
Pinkman darts in looking for a takedown but Kofel gets double underhooks and turns Pinkman into the cage.
Kofel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pinkman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kofel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kofel backwards.
Kofel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kofel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinkman's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Kofel misses the target.
Kofel defending well as Pinkman loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Kofel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinkman throws a looping overhand right but Kofel ducks down to avoid it.
Pinkman loads up on a big right hand but Kofel slips the punch.
Pinkman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kofel counter with a right hand.
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!
Kofel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pinkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Xylon Kofel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kofel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pinkman is out of range.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Kofel.
A shot to the liver by Pinkman. Beautiful body shot.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Kofel tries a quick counter leg kick but Pinkman is wise to it.
Kofel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
Pinkman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Kofel against the cage.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kofel tries to circle away but Pinkman has him pinned against the cage.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman is trying to maintain a safe position but Kofel gets an underhook and turns Pinkman into the cage.
Pinkman prevents Kofel from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman jumps guard but Kofel stands there with Pinkman around his waist. Pinkman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kofel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kofel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kofel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kofel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Pinkman misses with a few strikes there.
Kofel misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
Pinkman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kofel.
Kofel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel throws a hook but Pinkman avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinkman misses its target.
Pinkman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kofel.
Pinkman misses with a takedown attempt
and Kofel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kofel swings for the body but Pinkman moves out of range.
Kofel scores with a hook to the body. Pinkman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kofel jabs Pinkman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinkman swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Pinkman moves forwards but Kofel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kofel looks to throw the jab but Pinkman is out of range.
Pinkman moves out of range of the leg kick from Kofel.
Good leg kick by Kofel.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kofel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kofel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pinkman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kofel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pinkman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Kofel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kofel connects with an inside leg kick.
Jesse Pinkman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kofel with a hook.
Kofel keeps the fight on the outside.
Kofel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman tries to counter with a takedown but Kofel is quick to defend against it.
Kofel throws a body shot but no joy.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kofel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Kofel.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Kofel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kofel! But no joy.
Kofel with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xylon Kofel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pinkman wants to clinch.
Kofel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kofel throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Kofel misses the jab.
Kofel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Pinkman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kofel is looking to score with low kicks.
Kofel misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Pinkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pinkman swings widly with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinkman.
Pinkman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kofel thuds a left hand into Pinkman's body.
Pinkman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Kofel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kofel.
Kofel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pinkman's head.
Pinkman lands with a nice body punch.
Pinkman tries to move into range but Kofel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinkman swings widly with a right hand
and Kofel counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinkman scores with a nice strike.
Kofel just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinkman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Pinkman misses its intended target.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Kofel.
Pinkman tries to counter by clinching up but Kofel breaks away and moves out of range.
Kofel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kofel slips under a jab from Pinkman.
The crowd cheers as Pinkman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kofel doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel thumps Pinkman with a low kick.
Kofel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinkman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kofel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
Kofel walks into a straight right hand from Pinkman.
Kofel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kofel slips a straight right by Pinkman.
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pinkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkman moves out of range as Kofel throws a body kick.
Kofel takes a swing at Pinkman's ribcage but misses.
Kofel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Kofel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Kofel lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a body shot.
A big left from Kofel misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
Kofel throws out a counter right but Pinkman avoids it with no problem.
Kofel lands a head shot.
Pinkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kofel.
Pinkman wants to clinch.
Xylon Kofel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kofel connects with a looping right hand.
Pinkman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
A low kick from Kofel is predictable there
and Kofel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with the combination.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kofel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinkman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinkman wants to clinch up but Kofel keeps it at a distance.
Kofel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kofel needs to keep his hands up - Pinkman had a free shot at his head there.
Kofel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kofel motions for Pinkman to come forward. Kofel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kofel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kofel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pinkman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xylon Kofel.
I've got Kofel 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xylon Kofel!
After winning the bout, Xylon Kofel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Jesse Pinkman stepped up to the mic, saying 'We tried something new, seems like that did not work that well... I will be back!'.
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