Kazane Nagai was the 2021 RISE Dead of Alive Super Flyweight Tournament winner and was a one-time RISE Super Flyweight title challenger.
34 Facts About Kazane Nagai
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face Kyosuke Nishida in a two-round semifinal bout.
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Kazane Nagai won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, finishing Sekimoto with punches after knocking him down with a knee strike.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to make his promotional debut with HOOST CUP against Koudai Hirayama at HOOST CUP KINGS OSAKA on October 2,2016.
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Kazane Nagai suffered his second professional loss by unanimous decision.
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Kazane Nagai won his next fight against Kyosuke at HOOST CUP KINGS Kyoto 3 on July 9,2017, by a third-round technical knockout, winning two consecutive fights for the first time since his professional debut.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face Koki Osaki at HOOST CUP KINGS NAGOYA 3 on September 30,2017.
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Kazane Nagai was knocked down twice in the fight, in the first and third rounds, both times with a right straight.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to fight a rematch with Kyosuke at HOOST CUP KINGS OSAKA 2 on November 26,2017.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face King Takeshi at HOOST CUP KINGS KYOTO 4 on February 25,2018.
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Kazane Nagai returned to DEEP KICK for his next fight, following a three-year absence from the promotion.
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Kazane Nagai scored the singular knockdown of the fight with a head kick in the first round.
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In March 2019, Kazane Nagai signed with RISE and moved to the Team Teppen gym.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to make his promotional debut against Yusei Murai at RISE 131 on March 23,2019.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face Hiroki Matsuoka at RISE EVOL.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face Reiya at RISE 134 on September 29,2019.
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Kazane Nagai won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, successfully knocking Reiya down three times in under two minutes.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face Kiri Matsutani at RISE 135 on November 4,2019.
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Kazane Nagai's five-fight winning streak was snapped by Kazuki Osaki at RISE 137 on February 23,2020.
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Kazane Nagai suffered an injury during this fight, which sidelined him for the rest of the year.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face Hiroyuki at RISE 146 on February 23,2021.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to fight the three-time Rajadamnern Stadium title challenger Mutsuki Ebata in the tournament quarterfinals, held on July 18,2021.
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Kazane Nagai was awarded the decision after an extra round was fought, with two judges giving him the nod.
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Kazane Nagai was scheduled to face Jin Mandokoro in the tournament semifinals, held on September 23,2021.
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Kazane Nagai faced the 2020 Rise Dead or Alive Super Bantamweight tournament winner Shiro in the finals.
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Kazane Nagai was awarded the unanimous decision after an extra round was fought.
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Kazane Nagai was booked to face the former two-weight RISE champion Tenshin Nasukawa at Rise El Dorado 2022 on April 2,2022, in what was Nasukawa's last fight with the promotion.
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Kazane Nagai faced the 2021 K-1 Japan Grand Prix winner Toma Kuroda at The Match 2022, the K-1 and RISE cross-promotional event, on June 19,2022.
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Kazane Nagai was awarded a unanimous decision victory after an extra fourth round was contested.
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Kazane Nagai challenged Kazuki Osaki for the RISE Super Flyweight Championship at RISE Word Series 2022 on October 15,2022.
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Kazane Nagai faced the RISE Flyweight champion Toki Tamaru at RISE EL DORADO 2023 on March 26,2023.
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The bout was a rematch of their September 23,2021, bout which Kazane Nagai won by majority decision.
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Kazane Nagai lost the fight by an extra-round split decision.
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Kazane Nagai announced his retirement from competition on October 25,2023.