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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rey Bargos (ranked 5467 p4p, 441 weight class) and Akio Nagashima (ranked 5388 p4p, 438 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Bargos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashima blocks a low kick nicely.
Nagashima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bargos avoids the head kick by Nagashima.
Bargos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bargos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nagashima takes a swing at Bargos's ribcage but misses.
Nagashima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nagashima lands with a kick to the temple. Bargos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bargos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima tries to keep at a distance but Bargos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bargos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.
Bargos throws a punch but it's blocked by Nagashima.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bargos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bargos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bargos avoids it.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Nagashima misses with an elbow strike.
Nagashima with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bargos has Nagashima pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nagashima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bargos's brow.
Bargos avoiding damage as Nagashima throws knees to the body.
Nagashima landing knees to the body.
Bargos managing to block the knees to the body from Nagashima.
Nagashima lands a nice knee to the body.
Bargos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nagashima up against the ropes.
Bargos is trying to maintain a safe position but Nagashima gets an underhook and turns Bargos into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima lands an elbow inside that Bargos shrugs off.
It looks like Rey Bargos has been cut.
Bargos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bargos wants to break free but Nagashima has control.
Bargos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bargos manages to break the clinch.
Bargos moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Bargos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nagashima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bargos stalling in the clinch but Nagashima improves position.
Bargos throws a head punch that misses.
Bargos stalling in the clinch but Nagashima improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey Bargos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bargos looks to throw a body kick
and Nagashima counters by clinching up.
Nagashima lands an elbow that stopped Bargos in his tracks for a moment.
Nagashima using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nagashima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nagashima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bargos's efforts to push away.
Bargos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nagashima throws a leg kick which misses Bargos's front leg but catches the back leg as Bargos tries to avoid it.
Bargos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nagashima blocks a head kick by Bargos.
Bargos tries a head kick but it misses.
Nagashima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bargos.
Nagashima is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima instigates a clinch.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bargos avoids it.
Bargos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nagashima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nagashima lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bargos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nagashima.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Bargos prevents a body shot from Nagashima.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Nagashima just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bargos's brow.
Bargos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagashima forces Bargos back against the ropes and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nagashima.
Nagashima working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Akio Nagashima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bargos avoids the elbow strike from Nagashima, against the ropes.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bargos is defending well for now.
Bargos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bargos working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Bargos trying to land knees to the body.
Nagashima tries to land a knee to the head but Bargos blocks with his arms.
Nagashima struggles to land a body shot inside as Bargos controls his hands.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but Bargos blocks it.
Nagashima tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bargos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nagashima as Bargos tries to tie him up.
Nagashima has Bargos pressed against the ropes, preventing Bargos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bargos slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Nagashima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Nagashima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rey Bargos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bargos lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagashima rushes Bargos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bargos is trying to force a seperation but Nagashima has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nagashima trying to land knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Nagashima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bargos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rey Bargos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nagashima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bargos throws out the jab.
Nagashima tries to land a body kick
and Bargos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Bargos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bargos instigates a clinch.
Nagashima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bargos.
Nagashima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bargos tries to land knees in the clinch but Nagashima avoids the damage to the body.
Bargos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nagashima has him pressed against the ropes.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bargos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bargos has managed to clinch.
Nagashima putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bargos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bargos breaks the clinch.
Nagashima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nagashima throws a push kick but Bargos slaps the foot to one side.
Bargos has Nagashima up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
Bargos tries to break free but Nagashima pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bargos is defending well for now.
Bargos misses with some punches.
Bargos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nagashima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bargos is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagashima has double underhooks.
Bargos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bargos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nagashima looking to throw knees to the head but Bargos is blocking nicely.
Nagashima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bargos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagashima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nagashima lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bargos blocks an elbow strike from Nagashima.
Nagashima missing with knees to the body.
Rey Bargos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akio Nagashima is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bargos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nagashima throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bargos blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akio Nagashima.
I've got Nagashima 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 Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Nagashima!
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energy
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RATING
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