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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ngozi Chai (ranked 1014 p4p, 2312 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 134 p4p, 263 weight class). Smith has chosen IS THIS LOVE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kenny Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ngozi Chai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurstr�m and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Chai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chai swinging wildly here.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Chai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chai has time to react.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Chai.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Kenny Smith's cut even more.
Chai moves away from the strike by Smith.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Chai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smith misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Smith slips under a jab from Chai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ngozi Chai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chai's knee momentarily.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith 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.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai lands an overhand right.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai is looking to counter punch.
Ngozi Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Chai moves out of range easily.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Chai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chai misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chai takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheers as Chai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chai checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith avoids the body shot from Chai.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Chai misses.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Chai lands a jab.
The cut above Kenny Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Chai lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith moves out of range as Chai strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenny Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenny Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Chai misses with a wild body shot.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Chai.
Smith motions for Chai to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Smith
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Smith slips a straight right by Chai.
Smith works Chai's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Smith misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Chai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Chai staggers Smith with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Smith looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Kenny Smith's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith ducks into a a hook from Chai and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kenny Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ngozi Chai!
Ngozi Chai retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ngozi Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kenny Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'You bastard! You killed Kenny!'.
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