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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mena Oeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dylan Conroy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Conroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mena Oeia!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy tries to clinch up.
Dylan Conroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oeia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conroy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oeia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conroy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oeia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Conroy takes a swing at Oeia's ribcage but misses.
Conroy looks to clinch
and Oeia counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conroy won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oeia working away.
Conroy manages to get back to half guard.
Conroy punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy is trying to maintain the position but Oeia is very close to passing his half guard.
Oeia prevents Conroy from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Conroy scores with a jab.
Oeia moves into the clinch.
Oeia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Conroy misses with a knee strike.
Conroy lands an elbow inside.
Oeia is fighting off a takedown attempt but Conroy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Oeia to the mat. Oeia regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Conroy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Conroy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy throws a leg kick
and Oeia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oeia tries to stand but Conroy is controlling from the bottom.
Conroy is pulling down on Oeia's head. It's preventing any offense from Oeia, at least for the moment.
Conroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conroy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Oeia is now in half guard.
Oeia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conroy keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy is looking to improve his position.
Conroy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Oeia tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Conroy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oeia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conroy darts in trying to clinch
and Oeia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conroy is looking to improve his position.
Conroy is working hard here to advance position.
Oeia trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oeia lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mena Oeia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conroy drives through and clinches with Oeia against the cage.
Oeia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Conroy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Conroy scores with a hook.
Conroy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conroy scores with a leg kick.
Oeia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oeia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conroy misses with a low kick.
Conroy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oeia circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oeia looks to land a body kick but Conroy moved away.
Oeia throws a head kick that misses
and Conroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oeia throws a sloppy head kick
and Conroy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oeia's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oeia is on top in guard.
Conroy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oeia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oeia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oeia forces Conroy back against the cage and clinches.
Oeia misses with an elbow strike.
Conroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oeia.
Conroy looking to throw knees to the head but Oeia is blocking nicely.
Oeia can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oeia wants to get back to striking at distance but Conroy won't allow it.
Oeia lands with a light punch inside.
Oeia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oeia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Conroy counters with a thumping low kick.
Dylan Conroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mena Oeia.
Conroy tries to clinch
and Oeia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Conroy closes the distance and clinches.
Oeia 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!
Conroy wants to control from the top but Oeia keeps moving.
Conroy wants to pass the guard but Oeia is keeping the position.
Conroy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oeia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Oeia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conroy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oeia keeping full guard, as Conroy tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oeia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oeia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conroy's guard.
Oeia postures up.
Oeia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oeia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oeia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oeia tries for a takedown but Conroy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Conroy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conroy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conroy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mena Oeia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Conroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oeia tries to clinch there but Conroy circles away.
Conroy misses with a few strikes there.
Conroy has Oeia up against the cage in a clinch.
Oeia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oeia's face.
Conroy tries to land a knee to the head but Oeia blocks with his arms.
Oeia landing knees to the head.
Oeia managing to block the knees to the body from Conroy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conroy throws an elbow but misses.
Oeia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Oeia lands a damaging elbow.
Oeia has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Conroy regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oeia's guard.
Conroy trying to control but Oeia is working from the bottom.
Oeia trying to keep a closed guard but Conroy is proving a slippery customer.
Conroy thows a big elbow that misses.
Oeia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conroy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oeia trying to control the position.
Conroy trying to control but Oeia is working from the bottom.
Conroy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oeia dives on top into guard.
Oeia is looking to work some ground and pound but Conroy has wrist control.
Conroy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Conroy wants to stand and escape but Oeia is having none of it.
Oeia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Conroy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oeia is pushing down on Conroy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conroy is fighting to maintain full guard but Oeia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mena Oeia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oeia controlling the action here.
Oeia stands up and beckons Conroy to join him on the feet.
That's four 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.
Oeia with a poor takedown
enabling Conroy to counter with a crisp jab.
Conroy tries to clinch there but Oeia circles away.
Conroy has his takedown stuffed
and Oeia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Conroy!
Conroy is trying to escape the mount.
Dylan Conroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oeia blocks Conroy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mena Oeia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oeia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mena Oeia!
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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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