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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mckrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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165 cm
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150 lbs
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179 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Mckrie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, bj penn! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mckrie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mckrie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Nice sprawl there from Mckrie as penn shoots in.
Mckrie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mckrie stands up from half guard. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from penn. penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mckrie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in penn's guard now. Brian Mckrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj penn.
Mckrie stands and steps away. penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Mckrie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mckrie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. penn is trying to defend but Mckrie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. penn is trying to control but can't.
Mckrie trying to pass the guard but penn defending well. penn is holding on to half guard well. Mckrie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Mckrie working the head and body with strikes. Mckrie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Mckrie is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
penn tries to kick Mckrie off but Mckrie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Mckrie tries to stand and escape but penn is controlling the position. Mckrie is breathing heavily.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mckrie working over penn with some ground and pound. penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Mckrie wants to stand but penn has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Mckrie prevents penn from improving his position. penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Mckrie wants to stand but penn has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. penn tries to kick Mckrie off but Mckrie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mckrie stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. penn has his takedown stuffed
and Mckrie counters with a shoot takedown. penn fights it but they end up in guard.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Mckrie works over penn with some ground and pound from guard. Mckrie wants to stand and escape but instead penn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Mckrie wants to stand but penn is controlling the position. penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Mckrie keeping moving, preventing penn from controlling successfully.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mckrie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. penn wants to control from the top but Mckrie keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mckrie dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
penn is looking to slow Mckrie down with leg kicks. No luck for penn with that takedown attempt. penn has a takedown stuffed. penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mckrie pinned against the cage. Mckrie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Brian Mckrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj penn. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mckrie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has penn pinned against the cage. penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. penn throws a sloppy head kick and Mckrie moves out of range easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. penn misses with a takedown
and Mckrie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mckrie decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Brian Mckrie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mckrie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in penn's guard. Mckrie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brian Mckrie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckrie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. penn darts in trying to clinch
and Mckrie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mckrie. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mckrie gets to his feet. penn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Mckrie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in penn's guard now.
penn is looking for a triangle but Mckrie pushes his legs off easily.
Mckrie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Mckrie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Mckrie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Mckrie throws and elbow that misses. penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mckrie's guard. Nice move by penn! Mckrie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mckrie tries to get out of the position. penn stops Mckrie from standing up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. penn wants to control from the top but Mckrie keeps moving. penn slips nicely into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Mckrie dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
penn has his takedown stuffed and Mckrie counters with a left and a right that stings penn. A low kick from penn misses
and Mckrie counters with a shoot takedown. penn fights it but they end up in guard. Mckrie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Mckrie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Mckrie wants to stand and escape but instead penn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
penn stands up and waves to Mckrie to follow him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Mckrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Mckrie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
penn shoots in for a takedown but Mckrie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Mckrie scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Mckrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
penn tries for a takedown but Mckrie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Brian Mckrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bj penn. penn misses with a double jab
and Mckrie counters with a nice double leg into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Mckrie trying to stand up but can't free himself from penn's guard. Mckrie works over penn with some ground and pound from guard. penn is trying to control the position but Mckrie postures up.
Mckrie stands and steps away. penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mckrie counters with a shoot takedown. penn fights it but they end up in guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mckrie landing some decent shots from guard. Mckrie wants to control from the top but penn keeps moving.
penn is working an open guard so Mckrie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Mckrie misses with a jab, cross combination.
penn tries to clinch but fails miserably and Mckrie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. penn with a poor takedown
and Mckrie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in penn's guard now. Mckrie trying to control the position from guard on top but penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mckrie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed penn's guard. Mckrie prevents penn from improving his position. Mckrie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. penn is trying to stand.
Mckrie wants to stand up but penn is controlling the position.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. penn lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage. Mckrie thows a huge punch but penn dodges it nicely.
Mckrie wants to get back to his feet.
penn is trying to control but can't.
penn tries to get to full guard but Mckrie has control of the leg.
penn looking for submissions off his back. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight! Brian Mckrie showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mckrie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Mckrie!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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