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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes into the arena with Cmon Feel The Noise blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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217 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Carlton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark lands a head kick. Carlton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carlton misses with a looping right.
Carlton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carlton looks gassed!
Stark lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Stark.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carltons head.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stark.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stark presses Carlton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Carlton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stark smiles and moves away.
Stark throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stark closes the distance and pushes Carlton back into the cage.
Stark is leaning against Carlton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Carlton blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a right hand.
Carlton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Carlton blocks with his arms.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Carlton is trying to break free.
Carlton fails to pull guard.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Carlton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Stark prevents the takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stark.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Carlton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands an elbow just above Carlton 's eye.
Stark landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark keeps control of Carlton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside that Carlton shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Carlton tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlton drops back down to his feet.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stark blocks a jab.
Stark is looking to slow Carlton down with leg kicks.
Carlton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stark but Stark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carlton misses with a hook.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlton can do to turn this around?
Carlton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stark throws a leg kick which misses Carlton's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlton tries to avoid it.
Stark clinches up with Carlton and pushes him back against the cage.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Carlton is breathing heavily.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Ronnie Carlton has been cut.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Carlton goes down! Stark pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Carlton is rocked!
Stark sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carlton is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carlton is looking for a sweep.
Stark in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stark will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stark advances to mount.
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.
Stark throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stark controlling from mount.
Carlton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlton tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carlton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stark is thwarting Carlton's attempts to control the position.
Stark is taking a breather. Carlton says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carlton wants to control but Stark passes into side.
Carlton is looking for a sweep.
Stark moves into full mount!
Carlton is trying desperately to improve position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlton tries to hold on but Stark postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlton is trying to escape the mount.
Stark lands a big shot there that rocks Carlton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stark throwing strikes here but Carlton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Stark controlling from the full mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carlton is trying desperately to improve position.
Stark lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carlton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stark controlling from mount.
Stark landing punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carlton regains half guard.
Carlton is trying to control but can't.
Stark throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlton actively working from the bottom here.
Stark escapes and gets back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to clinch.
Ronnie Carlton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark tries to clinch there but Carlton circles away.
Stark scores with a spinning back kick!
Stark clinches up against the cage.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark is leaning against Carlton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas Stark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Carlton takes a shot to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carlton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stark smiles and moves away.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Carlton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Carlton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlton circles away.
Carlton fails with the takedown.
Stark clinches.
Carlton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark lands a body shot.
Carlton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Stark.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Stark.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Stark.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a right hand.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlton or not.
A short uppercut from Stark.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Carlton can't break the clinch.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark misses with some punches.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands with a light punch inside.
Carlton tries to pull guard but Stark won't allow it.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Carlton tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlton drops back down to his feet.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark with a knee to the head.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
A right hand to the body from Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carlton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stark walks away with a smile on his face. Carlton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow Carlton down.
Stark scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlton keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlton tries for a takedown but Stark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlton moves forwards but Stark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark connects with the punch.
Stark cracks the inside of Carlton's front leg.
Stark thumps Carlton with a low kick.
Stark throws a head kick that half lands.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Stark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stark throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Stark.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Carlton seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Carlton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Stark - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Carlton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stark.
Carlton takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stark tries to clinch up but Carlton circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlton swats away the attempt to clinch by Stark.
Stark throws a front kick that sends Carlton stumbling back into the cage.
Stark lands a head kick!
Stark tries to clinch but Carlton is having none of it.
Carlton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stark jabs Carlton right on the nose. Carlton blinks but takes it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stark - that will leave a mark!
Stark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Carlton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stark.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands with a right to the head.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Carlton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark prevents the takedown attempt.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Stark.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with a shot to the side of Carlton's head.
Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark digs a right hand underneath Carlton's ribcage. Carlton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
A short right from Stark on the inside.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carlton fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Stark.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Carlton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Stark with a knee to the head.
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!
Stark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Carlton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark is working Carlton over against the cage.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the body.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands an elbow just above Carlton 's eye.
Stark digs a right hand into Carlton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlton's gas tank.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Carlton takes an elbow to the temple.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carlton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark tries a knee to the head but Carlton blocks it.
Stark misses with a knee strike.
Stark stops a takedown attempt from Carlton.
Carlton wants a takedown.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stark.
Stark cracks Carlton with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Stark as the two fighters clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a left hand.
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands a nice knee to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark gets through Carlton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Carlton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark lands a damaging elbow.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Stark - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark had his way with Ronnie Carlton in that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Carlton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stark lands a head kick!
Stark scores with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stark.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stark.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stark lands with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stark, right into the meat.
Stark gets a clinch.
Carlton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stark.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlton or not.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Stark.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
Stark crunches a lovely knee into Carlton's ribcage.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a left hand.
Stark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Stark.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carlton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlton's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Stark.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Stark scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Stark is leaning against Carlton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Carlton blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Stark.
Stark lands with a left to the head.
Stark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark with a knee to the head.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark connects with a knee to the head.
Carlton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stark misses with some punches.
Stark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carlton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stark trying to land knees to the body.
Stark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlton.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carlton backwards.
Carlton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thomas Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Carlton.
Stark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carlton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlton's face.
A short uppercut from Stark.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark pushes Carlton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Stark.
Stark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Carlton takes a shot to the head.
Carlton is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stark landing knees to the body.
Carlton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark presses Carlton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stark lands a shot to the body.
Carlton jumps guard but Stark stands there with Carlton around his waist. Carlton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stark scores a nice knee to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carlton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Stark.
Stark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped Carlton in his tracks for a moment.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark looking to throw knees to the head but Carlton is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
Carlton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark works on Carlton's body with a couple of short punches.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ronnie Carlton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stark lands a body punch.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carlton wants to break free but Stark has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark scores with a knee to the head.
Stark landing knees to the body.
Stark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stark landing knees to the head.
Carlton working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Thomas Stark!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Thomas Stark!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!
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