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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Finau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finau comes to the cage accompanied by Ninja Gaiden. Saballe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In My City. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
300 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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225 cm
24
318 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Finau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finau lands with a straight right. Saballe didn't see that one coming.
Saballe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finau there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Sione Finau has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saballe ducks under a wild hook from Finau.
Saballe looks to land a combination but Finau avoids it well.
Saballe throws a lazy body kick
and Finau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Salvador Saballe has been cut.
Saballe throws a sloppy head kick and Finau moves out of range easily.
Saballe throws a front kick aimed at Finau's knee but Finau avoids it well.
Saballe throws a right and a left that Finau avoids nicely.
Finau defending well as Saballe loads up on a big left hand.
Finau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saballe sprawls well. Saballe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Finau gets slowly back to his feet.
Finau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saballe's calf.
Saballe looks gassed!
Finau lands with an uppercut that bounces Saballe off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saballe misses with a straight right.
Finau cracks Saballe with an uppercut from hell and Saballe crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Finau's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finau throwing strikes but missing.
Finau scoring with some ground and pound.
Saballe is rocked!
Saballe keeping moving, preventing Finau from controlling successfully.
Saballe wants to stand up but Finau is controlling him.
Finau cracks Saballe with a solid left hand.
Finau is looking to work some ground and pound but Saballe has wrist control.
Saballe is trying to control the position but Finau postures up.
Finau keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saballe's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saballe trying to keep a closed guard but Finau is proving a slippery customer.
Saballe keeping moving, preventing Finau from controlling successfully.
Finau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Finau tries to free his leg and advance position but Saballe is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Finau passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finau looks up at the clock and then as Saballe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Finau smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Finau in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finau sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Saballe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Finau moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Finau throws a strike aimed at the side of Saballe's head but Saballe avoids it well.
Saballe is not content to let Finau control the position.
Finau working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Finau in side control, throwing shots but Saballe defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saballe is not content to let Finau control the position.
Saballe tries to buck Finau off but Finau is having none of it.
Saballe being controlled for a moment.
Finau scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Saballe to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finau working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Finau throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Finau passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Saballe!
Finau unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Finau dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finau takes a swing at Saballe's ribcage but misses.
Saballe connects with a nice looking jab.
Saballe blocks a head kick by Finau.
Finau bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Saballe! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Saballe is still in real trouble! Can Finau finish him?
That has opened up Salvador Saballe's cut even more.
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!
Finau prevents Saballe from getting back to his feet.
Finau throws a big right hand that misses.
Saballe seems to have recovered his senses.
Finau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saballe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saballe keeping full guard, as Finau tries to pass.
Finau trying to control the position from guard on top but Saballe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saballe working a defensive guard here.
Finau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sione Finau just wasn't active enough.
Finau tries to clinch up but Saballe circles away and keeps his distance.
Finau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saballe is looking to land body kicks.
Saballe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Finau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saballe. Finau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finau circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Saballe drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Finau follows Saballe to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sione Finau!
Sione Finau really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Supersize Me logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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