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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 824 p4p, 1238 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 113 p4p, 161 weight class). Ngozi Chai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Horton's chin.
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185 cm 28 185 16 - 6 - 0 |
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187 cm 32 184 22 - 6 - 0 |
World class boxer Insanely flexible
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Excellent MT Powerful
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Horton! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horton. Horton misses with a straight left.
Horton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton. Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Horton tries to work over Chai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Horton misses with an elbow strike.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot in the inside from Horton. Horton lands a hook to the side of the head. Chai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Horton lands a body shot. Chai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Chai pushes Horton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Horton scores with a nice hook to the head. Chai connects with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Tim Horton has been cut. Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage. Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow. Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut. Horton tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage. Horton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Nice elbow from Horton.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chai tries to work over Horton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Chai lands a nice shot to the body. Chai scores with a knee to the head.
Horton tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Chai blocking some punches.
Chai presses Horton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai. Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hortons head. Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horton's elbow. Horton misses with a short punch on the inside. Chai blocks an uppercut.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Horton will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Tim Horton's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Horton checks a low kick from Chai. Horton tries a quick counter leg kick but Chai is wise to it. Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Horton clinches with his opponent.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Horton misses with an elbow over the top. A head punch blocked on the inside by Chai. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton. Tim Horton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Chai blocks a body shot from Horton. Chai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Horton tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage. Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chai's elbow. A hook to the body from Horton.
A short uppercut from Chai. A short body shot lands from Chai as the two fighters clinch.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Horton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chais head. Chai lands a knee to the head.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land. Chai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Chai avoids a wild elbow strike from Horton. Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horton. Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Chai. Chai missing with knees to the body.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage. Chai connects with a knee to the head.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horton takes a shot to the head. Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Chai lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chai scores with an uppercut up the middle. Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Chai.
Chai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horton misses with a body punch.
Chai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horton's face.
 Horton is rocked! Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside. Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him? Chai dodges an elbow strike from Horton.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Horton seems to have recovered his senses. Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Chai on the inside. Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai crunches a lovely knee into Horton's ribcage. Horton working aggressively here.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngozi Chai dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Tim Horton's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chai cracks Horton with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Horton is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Horton is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Horton could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ngozi Chai! A victorious Ngozi Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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