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WWE NXT TakeOver: San Antonio 2017 results, LIVE Updates

NXT kick off Royal Rumble weekend with NXT TakeOver: San Antonio.
Updated: 29 January 2017 08:50 IST - Published: 29 January 2017 05:54 IST
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Roode now has Nakamura in a Half Boston Crab. He's crawling towards the ropes. Matt Bloom is also out now as Nakamura kicks Roode in the head and has him in a Triangle Hold. Nakamura's knee gives out as Roode hits another DDT.

Roode pins Nakamura! Roode pins Nakamura! Roode pins Nakamura! We have a new NXT Champion!

Bobby Roode def. Shinsuke Nakamura
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Nakamura craws back into the ring and Roode immediately pounces on him and hits him with a beautiful DDT. Nakamura kicks out!!!
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Roode is finally up as the medic checks on Nakamura's knee. Are we heading for a screwy finish?
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Nakamura hits a knee to the heart from the top rope and onto the apron as he crashes outside. Nakamura is favouring his knee as he rolls Roode back into the ring. Nakamura nails Roode with a Kinshasa but it looks like Nakamura's inured his knee. Roode looks out cold.
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Nakamura looks to lock in an armbar but Roode has his fingers locked. Nakamura turns it into a triangle lock instead but Roode lifts him up. Nakamura breaks free and hits a sliding knee for another nearfall. This match is reaching its crescendo. 
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Nakamura is now literally kicking the hell out of Roode. These are brutal.
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Nakamura then attempts a Kinshasa but Roode got his knees up. He then covers Nakamura by leveraging his feet against the ropes but the referee spots it.
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Roode hits a beautiful spinebuster. He then takes Nakamura to the top turnbuckle as he looks for a Superplex. Nakamura overpowers Roode and plants him face-first onto the mat. Nakamura then hit a jumping kick to Roode's chest.
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Roode was playing possum and he rolls Nakamura up for a 2-count. He then hits the backstabber for a nearfall.
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Roode dodges it and looks for a double axehandle. Nakamura dodges the axehandle and hits a knee to the gut. He then places Roode on the turnbuckle again and this time the knee connects. Nakamura then hits the Exploder Suplex and looks to setup the Kinshasa but Roode  won't get up.
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Nakamura is on the apron and as Roode looks to pick him up, Nakamura hits an enzeguiri. Nakamura follows it up with the running knee from ringside. He then gets Roode back into the ring and places him in the turnbuckle and goes for the knee.
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Roode now looks to stomp a mudhole in the corner. He hits his own version of the 'Good Vibrations' in the corner.
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Roode is in complete control now. He has Nakamura in a headlock in the centre on the ring. Nakamura looks to fight back but Rodde grabs his hair and plants him on the mat.
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Roode plants Nakamura on the top rope and literally just pushes him off the turnbuckle and onto the floor outside. That looked brutal. Roode then sends Nakamura crashing into the steel steps.
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Roode looks to taunt Nakamura again but Nakamura doesn't take kindly to this and takes Roode down with a series of strikes before hitting a jumping knee. Nakamura looks for the Good Vibrations in the corner but Roode caught hit foot and pushed him away and Nakamura hit back with an Enzeguiri.
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Roode elbows Nakamura in the Jaw before putting putting him in a low-angled hammerlock. Nakamura gets out of the hold acrobatically and looks to take Roode down but Roode still doesn't let go.
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Roode and Nakamura finally go at each other. A slow and tentative start to the match as Roode has Nakamura in a headlock. The two slow down again and taunt each other.
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Nakamura and Roode are still feeling each other out in the opening stages as the crowd now chant "This is glorious".
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The bell rings and here we go. Nakamura and Roode face off as the crowd start singing Nakamura's theme song.
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Duelling chants of "Nakamura" and  "Roode" start as they face off in the ring.
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