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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Heinicke (ranked 2543 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Denzel Rosales (ranked 271 p4p, 291 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Heinicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denzel Rosales!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosales tests Heinicke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heinicke scores with a hook to the body. Rosales takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Heinicke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rosales looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heinicke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosales throws out the jab.
Heinicke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heinicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rosales misses with a double jab.
Rosales looks to throw the jab but Heinicke is out of range.
Rosales closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rosales throws the left hand but Heinicke avoids the punch easily.
Heinicke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosales.
Rosales throws an off balance right hand
and Heinicke counters with a good low kick that Rosales was not able to check.
Heinicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heinicke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heinicke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heinicke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rosales throws a hook to the side of Heinicke's head but Heinicke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denzel Rosales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinicke moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosales misses with a lunging right hand
and Heinicke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heinicke misses with a looping left.
Heinicke slips a straight right by Rosales.
Heinicke ducks under a wild hook from Rosales.
Rosales lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Rosales misses.
Heinicke scores with a nice right hand.
Heinicke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Rosales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heinicke throws a chopping leg kick but Rosales manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rosales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heinicke.
Rosales is looking to clinch.
Rosales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heinicke.
Heinicke misses with a head kick.
As Heinicke backs off Rosales throws a huge counter combo but Heinicke manages to avoid it all.
Rosales misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rosales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heinicke.
Rosales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heinicke lands a nice shot to the body.
Rosales looks to throw the jab but Heinicke is out of range.
Rosales might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Heinicke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rosales misses with a straight left.
It appears Heinicke was looking to counter with a kick there.
Heinicke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosales.
Heinicke throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rosales avoids it.
Rosales checks a low kick from Heinicke.
Rosales appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rosales looks to land a right hand but Heinicke moved out of range.
Heinicke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Heinicke misses its target.
Heinicke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rosales looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heinicke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heinicke loads up on a big right hand but Rosales slips the punch.
Heinicke takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke misses with a body kick.
Rosales connects with a looping right hand.
Heinicke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heinicke.
Rosales uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heinicke.
Rosales throws a hook but Heinicke avoids it easily.
Heinicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heinicke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heinicke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rosales's sensitive parts.
Heinicke staying out of range there.
Heinicke lands an overhand right.
Heinicke catches Rosales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heinicke tries a head kick but it misses.
Rosales is looking for the big counter here.
Heinicke dips to his left and cracks Rosales with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosales loads up on a big right hand but Heinicke slips the punch.
Rosales moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales throws out a loose jab but Heinicke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heinicke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rosales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heinicke.
Rosales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heinicke's hands.
Heinicke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rosales.
Heinicke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rosales throws a jab but it's blocked by Heinicke.
Heinicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Heinicke staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Rosales. Those never looked like landing.
Heinicke misses with a wild body shot.
Rosales throws a lazy right hand but Heinicke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Heinicke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heinicke connects with a body shot.
Heinicke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rosales moves away.
Heinicke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rosales throws a hook but Heinicke blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosales is looking to clinch but Heinicke is avoiding it.
Rosales shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heinicke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Heinicke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Heinicke throws a leg kick that misses.
Rosales scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosales tries to clinch up.
Heinicke moves out of range of the strikes.
Heinicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Rosales releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heinicke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosales is just out of range.
Heinicke misses with a leg kick.
Heinicke is looking to wear down Rosales with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Rosales.
Rosales looks to throw the jab but Heinicke is out of range.
Rosales misses with a looping left.
Rosales connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heinicke swats away the attempt to clinch by Rosales.
Rosales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heinicke moves away.
Heinicke misses with a hook.
Rosales throws a big shot that misses.
Heinicke misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Rosales misses.
Rosales closes the distance but Heinicke moves to the side
and Heinicke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rosales misses with a hook. Heinicke ducked under it nicely.
Heinicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosales.
Heinicke is looking to slow Rosales down with leg kicks.
Rosales slips a straight right by Heinicke.
Rosales throws a lazy uppercut
and Heinicke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rosales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rosales scores with a three punch combo!
A clash of legs there as Rosales blocks the low kick.
Rosales misses with a double jab.
Heinicke walks into a straight right hand from Rosales.
Heinicke looks to land a left hand but Rosales moved out of range nicely.
Rosales now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosales uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heinicke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heinicke misses with a double jab.
Rosales misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Rosales misses its intended target.
Rosales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosales misses with a wild body shot.
Heinicke throws a body shot but no joy.
Rosales slips a jab from Heinicke.
Rosales cracks Heinicke with a good jab.
Heinicke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rosales throws a lazy right hand but Heinicke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heinicke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Denzel Rosales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rosales connects with a body shot that sends Heinicke's belly button to the back.
Rosales misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Heinicke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heinicke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rosales misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales throws out a loose jab but Heinicke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heinicke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rosales digs a good body shot into Heinicke's ribs.
Heinicke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Heinicke misses.
Heinicke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rosales.
Heinicke throws a big shot that misses.
Rosales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heinicke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heinicke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rosales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heinicke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosales.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rosales misses with an uppercut
and Heinicke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rosales lands with a shot to the body.
Rosales throws a poor cross that misses
and Heinicke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosales is looking to clinch but Heinicke is avoiding it.
Heinicke motions for Rosales to come forward. Heinicke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heinicke misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heinicke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosales.
Nice shot by Rosales.
Heinicke misses with an uppercut. Rosales saw that one coming.
Heinicke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heinicke lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Heinicke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Heinicke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosales doesn't seem bothered though.
Heinicke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rosales has time to react.
Rosales misses with a right hand
and Heinicke counters with a right hand to the body.
Heinicke lands the left hand.
Rosales misses with a straight left.
Heinicke tried to counter with a leg kick but Rosales avoided it.
Heinicke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rosales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Heinicke misses.
Heinicke misses with a body shot.
Rosales looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosales looks to land a right hand but Heinicke moved out of range.
Rosales misses with a hook. Heinicke ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Denzel Rosales will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Heinicke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heinicke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heinicke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rosales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rosales jabs Heinicke right on the nose. Heinicke blinks but takes it well.
Heinicke misses with a looping right.
Heinicke throws the kick towards the body but Rosales avoids it.
Rosales cracks Heinicke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heinicke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rosales looks to throw the jab but Heinicke is out of range.
Rosales throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Heinicke, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heinicke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rosales scores with a sloppy right hand. Heinicke should have avoided that one.
Rosales throws a hook but Heinicke avoids it easily.
Rosales throws a hook but Heinicke avoids it easily.
Rosales lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales tries to clinch but Heinicke is having none of it.
Rosales looks to score with a jab to the body but Heinicke is just out of range.
Rosales misses with a body shot.
Rosales throws a one two combo.
Rosales darts in and clinches Heinicke up against the cage.
Heinicke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosales closes the distance and pushes Heinicke back into the cage.
Heinicke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Heinicke.
A short left from Heinicke.
Heinicke blocks an uppercut.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Heinicke lands a shoulder strike.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Heinicke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosales takes a shot to the head.
Heinicke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosales backwards.
Rosales working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heinicke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke lands an uppercut.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Heinicke.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Heinicke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heinicke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rosales momentarily.
Heinicke throws an overhand right that lands on Rosales's shoulder, as Rosales tries to avoid the shot.
Rosales walks into a left hand.
Heinicke misses with a body kick.
Rosales waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heinicke.
Heinicke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rosales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heinicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heinicke slips under a jab from Rosales.
Heinicke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosales.
Heinicke throws a push kick but Rosales slaps the foot to one side.
Rosales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rosales misses with a hook. Heinicke ducked under it nicely.
Heinicke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rosales throws a right hand that misses
and Heinicke counters with a straight right hand.
Heinicke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rosales doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke throws a hook but Rosales avoids it easily.
Rosales swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Rosales 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rosales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heinicke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heinicke defending well as Rosales loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Heinicke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rosales throws a combination that misses
and Heinicke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rosales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rosales tries to clinch but Heinicke moves out of range.
Heinicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosales misses the body punch
and Heinicke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rosales misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heinicke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rosales misses with a straight left.
Rosales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heinicke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosales.
Heinicke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rosales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heinicke.
Heinicke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heinicke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rosales.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heinicke blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heinicke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heinicke pushes Rosales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heinicke blocking some punches.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heinicke lands with a left to the head.
Heinicke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosales throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heinicke lands a jab to the nose.
Rosales misses with a hook.
Heinicke scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heinicke circles away quickly and effectively.
Heinicke staying out of range there.
Heinicke takes one on the button.
Rosales misses with a hook. Heinicke ducked under it nicely.
Heinicke looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Heinicke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heinicke 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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