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Event:
MMA Hype -24-
Date: Jan 11, 2025 |
#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R2#
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.
#T1#
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.#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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.
#T1#
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.
#CL2#
Rosales darts in and clinches Heinicke up against the cage.#BC#
Heinicke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
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. #T2#
Heinicke lands an uppercut.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Heinicke.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
#BC#
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. #T3#
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.
#T4##CL2#
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. #BC#
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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Event:
MMA Hype -17-
Date: Dec 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Baxter misses with a hook.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Rosales.
Rosales looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rosales checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rosales scores with a hook.
Denzel Rosales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter slips a straight right by Rosales.
Rosales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosales slips a jab from Baxter.
Rosales moves out of range as Baxter throws a body kick.
Baxter throws a right hand that misses
and Rosales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosales.
Rosales tests Baxter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baxter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rosales connects with a body shot.
Baxter loads up on a big right hand but Rosales slips the punch.
Rosales has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baxter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxter avoids the body shot from Rosales.
Baxter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T1#
Baxter thows a leg kick but Rosales checks it
letting Rosales counter with a right hand.
Rosales throws a lazy right hand but Baxter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosales misses the target.
Baxter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosales.
Baxter throws a jab but it's blocked by Rosales.
Rosales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rosales scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baxter in his tracks.
Baxter looks for the body kick but Rosales saw that one coming.
Baxter cracks Rosales with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baxter.
Rosales misses with a looping left.
A jab from Rosales misses.
Rosales cracks Baxter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rosales lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rosales looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rosales stuns Baxter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Rosales scores with a hook.
Rosales loads up on a big right hand but Baxter slips the punch.#T2#
Baxter lands a body shot.
Rosales throws a series of strikes that have Baxter backpedaling.
Rosales lands with a hook. Baxter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baxter slips under a jab from Rosales.
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.
A combination from Rosales does no damage.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rosales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
Baxter is looking to chop away at Rosales's legs.
Rosales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rosales checks a low kick from Baxter.
Rosales looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range.
Baxter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rosales misses the jab.#CL#
Baxter forces Rosales back against the cage and clinches.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T3#
Baxter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baxter blocking some punches.
Rosales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rosales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baxter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rosales slips a straight right by Baxter.
A big right from Baxter misses.
Rosales cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosales checks a leg kick. #T4#
Baxter thumps Rosales with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosales misses with a looping left.
Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosales slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baxter walks into a straight right hand from Rosales.
A jab from Rosales does it's job there.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baxter throws a head kick but Rosales moves out of range.
Rosales is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baxter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rosales throws a hook but Baxter avoids it easily.
Rosales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baxter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosales.
Rosales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rosales throws a shot from downtown. Baxter moves away and avoids it.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Rosales.
Rosales cracks Baxter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rosales dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A head kick misses from Baxter.
Denzel Rosales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baxter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rosales.
Baxter throws a quick counter head kick but Rosales was just out of range.
Rosales scores with a body shot.
Rosales swings widly with a right hand
and Baxter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosales looks to land a left hand but Baxter moved out of range nicely.
Baxter walks into a jab.
Rosales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baxter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosales.
Baxter throws out a loose jab but Rosales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Rosales misses.
Rosales misses with a wild body shot.
Baxter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rosales slips under a jab.
Rosales bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosales lands a nice hook to Baxter's body. Baxter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Baxter throws a leg kick
and Rosales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baxter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosales lands a head shot.#T1#
Baxter connects with a crisp jab. #CL#
Baxter rushes Rosales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Baxter scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Baxter on the inside.
Baxter tries to work over Rosales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rosales lands an uppercut.
Baxter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Baxter blocks a body shot from Rosales.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosales.
Baxter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baxter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rosales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Rosales.
Rosales throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Rosales lands a nice uppercut.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Rosales misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter is looking to control Rosales's arms but Rosales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baxter has his back to the cage.
Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosales's elbow.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baxter lands a left hand.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Rosales.
Baxter tries a body shot but Rosales blocks it.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Baxter blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
Rosales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosales lands a shoulder strike.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Rosales controls the action.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosales.
Rosales presses Baxter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rosales looking to slow down the pace here.
Rosales being controlled against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rosales.
Come on Rosales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosales continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Baxter slowing the pace effectively.#T4#
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Baxter leaning against his opponent.
Baxter working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Baxter - that landed with a thud.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Rosales avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.
Baxter lands a nice uppercut.
Teagan Baxter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rosales misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosales lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosales.
Baxter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosales is keeping busy.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rosales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baxter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Rosales misses with an uppercut.
Baxter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rosales bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baxter's head backwards.
Baxter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rosales lands a slapping body shot.
Rosales connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baxter momentarily.
Baxter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rosales under the eye.
Baxter throws a head kick but Rosales moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Rosales.
Rosales fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Rosales does no damage.
Baxter moves out of range as Rosales strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rosales darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baxter tries a low kick but Rosales avoids it.
Baxter looks for the body kick but Rosales saw that one coming.
Rosales checks a leg kick nicely.
Rosales looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baxter moves out of range as Rosales strikes.#T1#
Baxter feints and then cracks Rosales's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rosales down.
Baxter just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter misses with a body shot
letting Rosales counter with a right hand.
Rosales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rosales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rosales jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rosales throws a hook to the side of Baxter's head but Baxter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rosales slips a jab from Baxter.
Baxter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baxter throws a lazy right hand but Rosales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rosales doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rosales moves away from the strike by Baxter.
Nice uppercut there from Rosales.
Baxter throws out a leg kick but Rosales moves out of range and Baxter only half commits.
Baxter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosales.
Rosales misses with a hook. Baxter ducked under it nicely.
Baxter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Baxter.
Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosales.
Baxter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baxter misses with a body shot.
Rosales steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baxter. That one must have hurt.
Rosales moves out of range of the body kick from Baxter.
Rosales lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosales checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Rosales misses its intended target.
Baxter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter moves out of range as Rosales strikes.
Rosales takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rosales let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosales misses the target.
Baxter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rosales misses with an uppercut.
Rosales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baxter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter throws a big counter combination but Rosales scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Baxter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baxter slips a jab from Rosales.
Baxter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rosales throws out the jab.
Rosales lands a jab to Baxter's midsection.
Rosales connects with a looping right hand.
Baxter throws a series of punches but Rosales avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Baxter.
Baxter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rosales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away.
Baxter wants to land a leg kick but Rosales is out of range.
Rosales now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baxter drops his hands momentarily and Rosales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rosales moves out of range of the leg kick from Baxter.
Rosales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baxter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rosales has time to react.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Rosales misses.
Rosales takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rosales moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosales lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rosales lands with a nice body punch.
Rosales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baxter. #CL2#
Rosales has managed to clinch.
Rosales misses with some punches.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosales working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosales.
Rosales throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Teagan Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denzel Rosales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rosales has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Rosales!
During a confident post fight interview, Denzel Rosales thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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MMA Hype -12-
Date: Nov 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Rosales throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Dawson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Dawson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rosales sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Dawson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rosales defends it well.
Dawson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rosales's head.
Dawson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson controlling the pace.
Rosales really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##SUB#
Dawson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dawson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Dawson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rosales doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dawson. #SUB#
Rosales is defending against the submission attempts here by Dawson.
Rosales wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dawson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rosales's head.
Dawson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dawson throwing shots but Rosales is blocking nicely.
Dawson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Dawson is trying for a kimura here. Rosales looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dawson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isiah Dawson! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -3-
Date: Oct 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Rebar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rosales defends well and Rebar ends up having to push Rosales into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rebar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Rosales. Those never looked like landing.
Rebar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosales's waist but Rosales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rebar off to one side.
Rosales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rebar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rebar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Denzel Rosales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rebar.
Rebar looks winded!
Rosales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rebar drops his hands momentarily and Rosales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Rosales scores with a four punch combination!
Rosales throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Rosales there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rosales tests Rebar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rosales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rosales with a hook.#ROC#Rebar is rocked!
Rosales scores with a hook.
Rebar is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosales finish him?
Rosales cracks Rebar with a hook to the temple - Rebar is on wobbly legs here! Rosales swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rebar falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rosales wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Denzel Rosales! |
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