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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Marx told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
Marx staying out of range there.
Marx slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Walters connects with the punch.
Walters moves out of range of the body kick.
Marx tries to move into range but Walters moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walters throws a jab but it's blocked by Marx.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marx slips a straight right by Walters.
Walters missing with a left hand there. Marx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marx walks into a jab.
Marx misses with a head kick.
Walters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walters takes a swing at Marx's ribcage but misses.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid body kick from Marx.
Marx throws a nice head kick!
Marx staying out of range there.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
Marx moves away from the strike by Walters.
Walters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx is looking to clinch.
Marx moves out of range as Walters strikes.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walters's sensitive parts.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walters is breathing heavily.
Marx blocks a jab.
Walters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walters's sensitive parts.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Marx plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kevin Walters has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx is looking to slow Walters down with leg kicks.
Walters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marx throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walters.
Walters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marx scores with a sloppy right hand. Walters should have avoided that one.
Walters steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marx. That one must have hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Marx finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marx's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walters under the eye.
Marx throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
Walters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx is looking to clinch but Walters is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
Marx wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.
Walters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marx lands a head kick. Walters smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marx thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Walters if he has to take too many more of those.
Marx lands a head kick. Walters smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Walters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marx scores with a head kick.
Marx connects with a high kick.
Carl Marx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marx feints and then cracks Walters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walters down.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marx is looking to clinch.
Marx thumps Walters with a low kick.
Marx thumps Walters with a low kick.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marx thumps Walters with a low kick.
Marx scores with a spinning back kick!
Marx scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marx is looking to slow Walters down with leg kicks.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
Marx lands a leg kick that knocks Walters off balance momentarily.
Walters is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marx lands a head kick. Walters smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marx!
Marx connects with a high kick.
Marx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marx tries to clinch up.
Marx thuds his shin into the meat of Walters's side.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Walters down.
Walters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marx doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walters misses with a body shot.
Marx lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walters will feel that in the morning.
Marx connects with a solid leg kick.
Marx throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Walters misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marx connects with a solid leg kick.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Marx dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Walters's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marx circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Walters scores with a four punch combination!
Kevin Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walters moves out of range of the body kick from Marx.
The crowd cheers as Walters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marx doesn't seem phased though.
Marx connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walters will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Marx moves away from the strike by Walters.
Walters throws a right and a left that Marx avoids nicely.
Marx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walters throws an overhand right that lands on Marx's shoulder, as Marx tries to avoid the shot.
Walters misses with a few strikes there.
Walters misses with a hook. Marx ducked under it nicely.
Walters misses with a straight right.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marx lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walters will feel that in the morning.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walters 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.
Walters takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
Walters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx tries to clinch up.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Walters might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Walters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx is looking to slow Walters down with leg kicks.
Marx connects with a leg kick. Walters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marx pushes Walters away with a front kick.
Marx feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walters's calf.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
Walters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marx tries to clinch but Walters is having none of it.
Marx tries to clinch but Walters is having none of it.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Marx tenderised Walters's leg. Walters is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marx.
Marx throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walters's sensitive parts.
Marx connects with an inside leg kick.
Marx tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Marx tenderised Walters's leg. Walters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carl Marx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
Marx is looking to slow Walters down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Marx.
Walters on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marx is looking to clinch.
Marx chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marx thumps Walters with a low kick.
Marx bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walters throws a series of punches but Marx moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marx.
Walters walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marx.
Marx plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marx dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walters. That did some damage!
Walters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Walters sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Marx there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marx. Marx obviously looking to wear him down.
Walters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marx. Walters shrugs it off though.
Marx lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walters's sensitive parts.
Marx feints and then cracks Walters's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walters down.
Marx throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Marx.
An inside leg kick lands from Marx.
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!
A head kick from Marx lands but Walters takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Walters down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marx lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marx wants to clinch.
Walters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walters throws a series of strikes that have Marx backpedaling.
The crowd cheers as Walters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marx doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Walters misses.
Marx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marx feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walters's calf.
Marx scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marx slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marx.
Marx tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marx slips a straight right by Walters.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
Marx lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walters will feel that in the morning.
Marx fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Marx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Walters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marx.
Both fighters circling a little - Marx finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Marx defending well as Walters loads up on a big left hand.
Marx lands a front kick.
Marx throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walters.
A good leg kick by Marx.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
Marx tries to clinch but Walters moves out of range.
Marx lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
Walters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marx. Marx obviously looking to wear him down.
Marx tries to clinch but Walters moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walters's head.
Marx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walters on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walters takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marx throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marx lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Marx lands a head kick!
Marx scoring well with a low kick there.
Marx lands a leg kick that knocks Walters off balance momentarily.
Marx avoids the body shot from Walters.
Marx fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
Marx cracks the inside of Walters's front leg.
Marx connects with a leg kick. Walters looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marx cracks the inside of Walters's front leg.
Marx lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marx. That's going to slow Walters down.
Nice body kick there by Marx.
That kick from Marx tenderised Walters's leg. Walters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carl Marx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a wild combination.
Marx moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Walters circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walters counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marx takes one to the chin there.
Marx with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walters misses with an uppercut. Marx saw that one coming.
Walters stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marx.
Walters's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Walters duly obliges.
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!
Nice body kick from Marx.
Walters missing with a left hand there. Marx was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marx scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Walters's front leg but catches the back leg as Walters tries to avoid it.
Marx slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Walters throws a hook to the side of Marx's head but Marx sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walters takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marx fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Walters misses the shot to the body.
Walters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marx lands a nice looking body kick.
Walters chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marx can pounce on him.
Marx scores with a head kick. Walters tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marx gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walters.
Walters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marx.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
A head kick from Marx lands but Walters takes it in his stride.
Marx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walters.
Walters takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marx staying out of range there.
Marx lands a leg kick that knocks Walters off balance momentarily.
Walters bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marx's head.
Marx lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marx.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
Marx throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marx slips under a jab from Walters.
Walters keeps the fight on the outside.
Kevin Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters throws an overhand right that lands on Marx's shoulder, as Marx tries to avoid the shot.
Marx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walters's head.
Marx throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marx slips under a jab from Walters.
Walters misses with a looping right.
Marx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marx. Marx obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Walters misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marx.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Walters finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx pushes Walters away with a front kick.
Walters misses with a looping left.
Walters throws a lazy right hand but Marx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marx, right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Marx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marx 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Marx!
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