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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Tretow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tretow comes to the cage accompanied by Days of Thunder. reid has chosen Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby Mcferrin as his entrance music. The key to victory for Dennis Tretow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Tretow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, matt reid!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tretow does no damage.
Tretow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by reid.
reid scores a takedown into full mount!
Tretow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
reid moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tretow has worked his arm free - good work by Tretow!
reid tries to score with some ground and pound. Tretow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
reid landing strikes.
reid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tretow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
reid connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tretow some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
reid decides to stand back up.
reid circles away from the clinch attempt.
reid looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tretow is fending him off so far but reid persists. Nope, Tretow circles away and we're back to standing.
reid fails with a takedown attempt.
Dennis Tretow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tretow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tretow looks to land a body kick but reid moved away.
reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tretow is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretow throws a front kick aimed at reid's knee but reid avoids it well.
reid scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tretow wants to get back to his feet but reid drags him back down.
reid lands an elbow.
reid looks gassed!
Tretow sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
reid prevents Tretow from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
reid is thwarting Tretow's attempts to control the position.
reid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tretow's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tretow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tretow trying to control the position.
reid decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
reid avoids the body shot from Tretow.
Tretow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
reid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tretow.
Tretow misses with a takedown attempt
and reid counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tretow tries to escape but reid is in control.
reid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tretow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
reid decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tretow to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tretow throws a shot from downtown. reid moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
matt reid dominated that round.
That's time! Tretow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
reid closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tretow to the mat! Tretow manages to get full guard.
reid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tretow's head.
Tretow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tretow striking off his back but it's not causing reid any problems.
Tretow tries to strike from the bottom.
reid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tretow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tretow looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretow content just to control the position here.
reid is in a horrible position here. Tretow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tretow tries to control but reid wriggling away.
Tretow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
reid is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Poor strikes thrown by Tretow there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
reid keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tretow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as reid is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretow misses with a head shot.
Tretow prevents reid from getting the reversal.
reid regains half guard.
Tretow wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
reid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tretow prevents reid from improving his position.
Tretow stands up and beckons reid to join him on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as reid blocks the leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
reid misses with a double jab.
reid has Tretow up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
matt reid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tretow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
reid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
reid avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tretow.
Tretow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on reid. That did some damage!
Tretow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tretow shoots and misses
and reid counters by clinching up.
Nice body punch from reid.
reid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tretow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
reid breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
reid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
reid shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than reid was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tretow is wriggling around trying to escape.
reid scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tretow?
reid breaks from Tretow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tretow tries to buck reid off but he can't manage it.
reid lands a big elbow.
Tretow is working to get back to half guard.
reid looking to secure an arm triangle but Tretow defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretow is working to get back to half guard.
reid working away from the top, dropping strikes.
reid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tretow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tretow is bucking up trying to escape but reid cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
matt reid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tretow is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
reid avoids the attempt from Tretow to control.
Dennis Tretow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretow taking shots to the head.
Tretow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
reid unloading with bombs!
reid raining down shots from the mount!
reid breaks from Tretow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tretow is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
reid scoring with strikes but Tretow is staying in there.
reid goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tretow turns into him and now he's in reid's guard.
reid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tretow manages to get himself to full guard.
Tretow is looking for a triangle but reid pushes his legs off easily.
Tretow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
matt reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got reid 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... matt reid!
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energy
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