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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobuhiro Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nakamura might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Breathe. Saballe has chosen In My City as his entrance music. Nobuhiro Nakamura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Salvador Saballe's chin.
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285 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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301 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nobuhiro Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saballe to the mat! Saballe manages to get full guard.
Nakamura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saballe trying to control the position here.
Nakamura pushing down on Saballe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saballe trying to hold on to Nakamura's head to control him but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Saballe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakamura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nakamura is trying to control. Saballe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nakamura prevents Saballe from improving his position.
Nakamura is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saballe misses the body punch
and Nakamura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nakamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saballe.
Saballe tries to land a body kick
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura throws a strike but Saballe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Saballe controlling him for the moment.
Saballe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saballe preventing the sweep.
Saballe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Salvador Saballe wasn't active enough on the ground.
Saballe dips to his left and cracks Nakamura with an uppercut!
It looks like Nobuhiro Nakamura has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saballe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakamura passes Saballe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Saballe wants to get back to full guard but Nakamura has passed into side control.
Nakamura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nakamura misses with a head shot.
Saballe tries to reverse the position but Nakamura maintains control.
Saballe doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Nakamura fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saballe is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saballe looks a forlorn figure.
Saballe is looking to improve his position but Nakamura isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakamura avoids the attempt from Saballe to control.
Nakamura lands with some strikes.
It looks like Salvador Saballe has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Saballe has worked his arm free - good work by Saballe!
Nakamura trying to control the action but Saballe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobuhiro Nakamura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saballe lands a two punch combo.
Salvador Saballe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saballe misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura lands a nice hook to Saballe's body. Saballe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakamura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saballe.
Saballe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saballe lands a big head kick that sends Nakamura tumbling to the mat! Saballe takes a step backwards and waves Nakamura back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Salvador Saballe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura defending well as Saballe loads up on a big left hand.
Saballe throws a combination that misses
and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control.
Saballe pushes Nakamura away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nakamura gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nakamura throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Saballe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saballe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Saballe is looking to control Nakamura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saballe avoid being mounted?
Nakamura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saballe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nakamura stops Saballe from getting back to his feet.
Nakamura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Saballe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saballe.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Saballe wants to stand up but Nakamura is controlling him.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura pushing down on Saballe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saballe tries to roll over but Nakamura keeps him under control.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nakamura is nestled in close to Saballe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakamura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura passes to full mount!
Saballe is trying to escape the mount.
Saballe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura is looking to stall here but Saballe recovers full guard.
Nakamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nakamura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saballe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saballe is controlling the pace.
Saballe wants to pass to mount but Nakamura is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Saballe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Saballe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakamura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nakamura misses with a body punch
and Saballe counters with a thumping low kick.
Saballe gets caught flat footed, as Nakamura shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nakamura has gone for a leg lock! Saballe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Saballe tries to stand but Nakamura is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saballe is stalling in the full guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nakamura here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nakamura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakamura is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nobuhiro Nakamura just wasn't active enough.
Nakamura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a body shot.
Nakamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakamura lunges at Saballe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saballe's hand.
Saballe misses with a hook to the body
and Saballe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saballe lands with a shot to the body.
Salvador Saballe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Saballe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakamura throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Saballe to counter with a crisp jab.
Saballe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saballe thows a body shot but no joy.
Saballe throws a head kick that Nakamura semi-blocks.
Nobuhiro Nakamura's cut is getting worse.
Saballe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is thwarting Saballe's attempts to control the position.
Nakamura tries to pass to full mount but Saballe defends it.
Nakamura wants to control but Saballe is keeping him busy.
Nakamura wants to pass to mount but Saballe is defending the position.
Saballe is trying to get back to full guard.
Saballe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saballe is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura trying to control but Saballe is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saballe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nakamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saballe swivels and escapes.
Nakamura is looking to wear down Saballe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nakamura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saballe counters with a head kick that drops Nakamura to the mat! Nakamura scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nakamura is rocked!
Saballe steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Nakamura is out on his feet! Saballe sets himself and nearly takes Nakamura's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salvador Saballe!
Salvador Saballe is the new super heavyweight champion!
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