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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wesley Smith!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a left hand but Pinkman moved out of range nicely.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Smith takes a swing at Pinkman's ribcage but misses.
Pinkman thinks about countering with a head kick.
Smith has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pinkman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Pinkman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinkman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinkman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith moves out of range as Pinkman throws a body kick.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Pinkman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Pinkman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pinkman finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pinkman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Pinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinkman misses its target.
Pinkman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pinkman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Good standup being displayed there by Pinkman as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Nice body kick from Pinkman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Pinkman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pinkman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pinkman throws a lazy body kick
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Pinkman.
Pinkman moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinkman is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Pinkman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Pinkman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pinkman throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinkman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pinkman tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith jabs Pinkman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinkman takes one on the button.
Pinkman thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Pinkman wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Pinkman wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith swings for the body but Pinkman moves out of range.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Pinkman throws a body kick that misses.
Pinkman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Pinkman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Pinkman counters with a nice body shot.
Pinkman throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinkman moves away.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pinkman throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Pinkman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith punishes Pinkman's body with a nice straight punch.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Pinkman off the ropes and back into range.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinkman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a hook but Pinkman blocks it.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinkman.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Smith.
Pinkman is looking to land body kicks.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Pinkman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smith looks to land a combination but Pinkman avoids it well.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Pinkman moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman connects with the punch.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Pinkman lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wesley Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Jesse Pinkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinkman connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinkman.
Smith scores with the left hand. Pinkman knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinkman.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Pinkman.
Pinkman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinkman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman lands with a cross.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pinkman.
Pinkman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pinkman. That one must have hurt.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pinkman 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.
Pinkman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Pinkman settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pinkman lands with a shot to the body.
Pinkman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinkman scores with a leg kick.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Pinkman staying out of range there.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Pinkman misses with the body kick
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pinkman.
Pinkman feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a hook but Pinkman avoids it easily.
Pinkman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Pinkman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinkman misses the target.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinkman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinkman.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
Pinkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinkman lands a front kick.
Pinkman is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Pinkman saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinkman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
An out of breath Jesse Pinkman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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