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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gretel (ranked 616 p4p, 424 weight class) and Gage Mickey (ranked 53 p4p, 40 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Gretel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gage Mickey!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gretel throws a front kick aimed at Mickey's knee but Mickey avoids it well.
Gretel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gretel swings for the body but Mickey moves out of range.
Mickey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mickey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gretel throwing a counter right hand but Mickey manages to avoid it.
Mickey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mickey slips a straight right by Gretel.
Mickey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mickey takes a swing at Gretel's ribcage but misses.
Gretel ducks under a wild hook from Mickey.
Mickey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gretel.
Gretel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gretel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mickey.
Mickey wants to counter the offense by Gretel and move into the clinch position.
Gretel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gretel moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMickey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Gretel.
Gretel scores with a leg kick.
Gretel misses the shot to the body.
Gretel misses with a hook. Mickey ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Gretel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gretel takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mickey backs up against the cage.
Mickey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mickey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gretel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mickey.
Gretel throws a hook to the side of Mickey's head but Mickey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gretel connects with a nice looking jab.
Gretel moves out of range of the body kick.
Gretel misses the shot to the body.
Gretel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mickey.
Mickey misses with a wild body shot.
Mickey lands with a straight right. Gretel didn't see that one coming.
Gretel throws a big shot that misses.
Mickey checks the leg kick.
Gretel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mickey misses with an uppercut
and Gretel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mickey moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Mickey misses.
A cross from Mickey lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gretel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mickey counters by clinching up.
Gretel can't find room to land a body shot as Mickey controls the action.
Gretel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gretel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mickey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mickey lands a hook that snaps the head of Gretel backwards.
Mickey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gretel backwards.
Mickey blocks a body shot from Gretel.
Gretel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mickey backwards.
Gretel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mickey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mickey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gretel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mickey fails to land.
Mickey working aggressively here.
Mickey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gretel can't find room to land a body shot as Mickey controls the action.
Mickey misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Gretel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gretel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mickey's elbow.
Mickey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gretel stalling.
Gretel has a couple of punches blocked by Mickey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gretel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gretel struggles to land a body shot inside as Mickey controls his hands.
Mickey swings wildly with an uppercut but Gretel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gretel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gretel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mickey tries a body shot but Gretel blocks it.
Gretel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gretel.
Mickey slowing the pace effectively.
Mickey blocks an uppercut.
Mickey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mickey lands an uppercut.
Gretel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gretel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mickey on the inside.
Mickey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gretel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gretel lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gretel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mickey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gretel misses with the head strike.
Gretel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mickey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gretel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gretel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gretel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mickey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mickey fails to land.
Gretel tries to work over Mickey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mickey is stalling here.
Gretel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gretel scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gretel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gretel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mickey's elbow.
Gretel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mickey throws a head punch that misses.
Mickey misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gretel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mickey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gretel looks to throw the jab but Mickey is out of range.
Mickey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mickey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gretel.
Gretel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gretel scores with a head kick.
Mickey is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mickey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mickey avoids the head kick by Gretel.
Gretel sets himself, and Mickey steps forward looking for the clinch! Gretel avoids it this time.
Mickey is still on wobbly legs! Can Gretel finish him?
Gretel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mickey can do to turn this around?
Gretel slips a straight right by Mickey.
Mickey seems to have recovered his senses.
Gretel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gretel lands a nice shot to the body.
Mickey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gretel was well out of range. Poor timing from Mickey.
Mickey thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickey cracks Gretel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mickey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gretel throws a jab when Mickey was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gretel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mickey.
Mickey slips a jab from Gretel.
Gretel ducks under a wild hook from Mickey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretel is looking to score with low kicks.
Gretel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mickey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gretel scores with a punch to the head.
Gretel misses with a straight right.
Mickey steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gretel.
Peter Gretel is winning the standup battle so far.
Gretel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mickey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mickey moves out of range of the strikes.
Mickey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mickey throws a shot from downtown. Gretel moves away and avoids it.
Gretel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mickey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mickey with a nice cross.
A low kick from Gretel is predictable there
and Mickey moves into the clinch.
Gretel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mickey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mickey tries to work over Gretel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gretel gets through Mickey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gretel misses with some punches.
Mickey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mickey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gretel backwards.
Gretel can't find room to land a body shot as Mickey controls the action.
Gretel misses with a punch on the inside.
Mickey working aggressively here.
Mickey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gretel swings wildly with an uppercut but Mickey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gretel.
Mickey scores with a shot to the side of Gretel's head.
Mickey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gretel.
Mickey throws a punch but it's blocked by Gretel.
Gretel lands with a left to the head.
Mickey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mickey misses with a punch to the body.
Gretel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mickey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gretel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mickey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mickey is stalling here.
Gretel misses with a body punch.
Gretel lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Gretel.
Mickey lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Mickey.
Gretel misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Gretel.
Gretel lands with a light punch inside.
Gretel scores with a hook to the body.
Gage Mickey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Gretel.
Nice body punch from Gretel.
Mickey blocks a body shot from Gretel.
Gretel struggles to land a body shot inside as Mickey controls his hands.
Gretel throws a head punch that misses.
Mickey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gretel misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gretel throws a punch but it's blocked by Mickey.
Mickey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mickey tries to throw a body punch but Gretel avoids it by throwing Mickey back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gretel fails to land.
Gretel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gretel blocking some punches.
A short right from Mickey on the inside.
Mickey has a couple of punches blocked by Gretel.
Mickey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gretel can't find room to land a body shot as Mickey controls the action.
Gretel blocks a body shot from Mickey.
Gretel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mickey slows down the pace here.
Mickey throws a punch but it's blocked by Gretel.
Gretel struggles to land a body shot inside as Mickey controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gretel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Gretel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Gretel does it's job there.
Gretel swats away the attempt to clinch by Mickey.
Mickey moves away from the strike by Gretel.
Gretel misses with a kick to the body.
Mickey loads up on a big right hand but Gretel slips the punch.
Mickey moves out of range of the strikes.
Mickey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gretel counters with a stiff right hand.
Gretel slips under a jab from Mickey.
Mickey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mickey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mickey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gretel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gretel misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gretel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gretel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mickey misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretel looks to land a left hand but Mickey moved out of range nicely.
Gretel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gretel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mickey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mickey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gretel connects with a right hand. Mickey shakes it off.
Gretel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mickey doesn't seem bothered though.
Gretel defending well as Mickey loads up on a big left hand.
Gretel misses with a hook. Mickey ducked under it nicely.
Mickey wants to counter the offense by Gretel and move into the clinch position.
Mickey punishes Gretel's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gretel.
Gretel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mickey is looking to land body kicks.
Mickey moves out of range of the strikes.
Mickey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gretel moves in looking to clinch but Mickey pushes him off.
Mickey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gretel under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mickey misses the body punch
and Gretel counters with a one-two to the body.
Mickey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gretel.
Mickey misses with a straight right.
Mickey connects with a jab.
Gretel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gretel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice uppercut there from Gretel.
Mickey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gretel.
Mickey moves out of range of the strikes.
Gretel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peter Gretel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mickey.
Good work by Mickey as he checks the leg kick.
Gretel sets himself, and Mickey steps forward looking for the clinch! Gretel avoids it this time.
Gretel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mickey slips under a jab.
Gretel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickey misses with a looping left.
Mickey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mickey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gretel.
An attempted straight right counter from Gretel misses the target.
Mickey swings for the body but Gretel moves out of range.
Gretel throws a body punch but Mickey moves out of range.
Mickey misses with a straight right.
Gretel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gretel cracks Mickey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mickey swats away the attempt to clinch by Gretel.
Gretel slips a straight right by Mickey.
Mickey dodges the punch combination from Gretel.
Gretel tries to close the distance and clinch but Mickey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mickey moves out of range of the leg kick from Gretel.
Gretel wants to slow Mickey down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickey lands with an overhand left.
Gretel misses with an uppercut. Mickey saw that one coming.
Gretel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gretel digs a good body shot into Mickey's ribs.
Gretel lands a body shot.
Gretel throws an off balance right hand
and Mickey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickey gets a clinch.
Gretel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gretel lands a hook that snaps the head of Mickey backwards.
Gretel tries a body shot but Mickey blocks it.
Gretel scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gretel.
Gretel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage Mickey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gretel pushes Mickey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gretel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gretel 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Gretel!
Peter Gretel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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