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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Albert Nuah (ranked 6468 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zac Brown (ranked 3837 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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170 cm
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Nuah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zac Brown!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuah throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Nuah sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown pushes Nuah up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nuah is looking for a takedown.
Brown tries to work over Nuah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nuah pulls guard effortlessly.
Nuah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuah drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Nuah off! Nuah jumps back into Brown's guard.
Nuah is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nuah has picked Brown up and slammed him! Brown can't keep hold of the triangle and Nuah manages to pass to side control!
Nuah looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Nuah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nuah trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Nuah advances nicely into full mount.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuah controlling from the full mount.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nuah.
Nuah looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nuah punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nuah tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nuah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nuah working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Nuah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nuah throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nuah throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuah wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nuah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nuah gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Nuah tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nuah tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Nuah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nuah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Nuah swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Nuah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Nuah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Nuah dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown moves into the clinch.
Nuah is trying to break free.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nuah backwards.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Nuah is having none of it.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Nuah drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nuah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuah blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
A short right from Brown.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Nuah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Nuah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Nuah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Nuah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown pushes Nuah up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Brown.
A short uppercut from Brown.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Brown.
Brown manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Nuah with a nice head shot there.
Nuah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuah's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nuah trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nuah is standing up over Brown. Brown looks to escape but Nuah dives into side control.
Nuah trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a sweep but Nuah has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nuah misses with a head shot.
Nuah landing shots from mount.
Nuah 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.
Nuah punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nuah throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nuah controlling the position easily from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuah jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brown manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brown misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Nuah decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brown to his feet.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zac Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nuah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zac Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Nuah counter with a right hand.
Brown drives through and clinches with Nuah against the cage.
Nuah pulls Brown into guard.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nuah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nuah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nuah looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nuah wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuah kicks Brown off and gets to his feet.
Nuah swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
An attempted straight right counter from Nuah misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Nuah back into the cage.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nuah, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nuah backwards.
Brown jumps into guard, dragging Nuah to the mat.
Nuah slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Brown.
Nuah works his way into full mount!
Nuah throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuah controlling the pace for now.
Nuah takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Albert Nuah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
What can Brown do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuah looking for the choke but no joy.
Nuah trying to control.
Nuah is riding his opponent, not letting Brown buck him off.
Nuah has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Nuah.
Brown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brown tries to escape the position.
Nuah looking to break Brown's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brown remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nuah will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nuah is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Brown is defending well though. Nuah let's go of the attempt for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Nuah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nuah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Nuah!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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