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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Allen (ranked 7583 p4p, 623 weight class) and Jo Asce (ranked 24239 p4p, 722 weight class). Jo Asce is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bartholomew Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jo Asce!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Allen.
Allen staying out of range there.
Allen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Asce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Allen is looking to slow Asce down with leg kicks.
Jo Asce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Asce's front leg but catches the back leg as Asce tries to avoid it.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Allen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asce misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen throws the kick towards the body but Asce avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Asce's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Asce tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asce is out of range and Allen settles back down.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen throws a head kick but Asce moves out of range.
Asce wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Asce checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Asce's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Asce's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Asce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Asce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asce's calf.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Asce moves out of range easily.
Asce fails to land with a series of punches.
Asce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asce connects with a body shot.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Asce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A low kick from Allen misses
letting Asce counter with a right hand.
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!
Asce fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Asce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen avoids the body shot from Asce.
Asce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Allen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Asce moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Asce moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Asce misses with an uppercut.
And Allen counters with a quick kick to the body but Asce blocks it.
Allen scores with a head kick. Asce tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Asce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Asce.
Allen is looking to chop away at Asce's legs.
Asce throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Asce counters with a straight right hand.
Allen keeps Asce at a distance using the push kick.
Allen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Allen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asce is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Asce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Asce swinging wildly here.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Asce moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Asce.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Asce. Those never looked like landing.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Asce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen looks to land a body kick but Asce moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asce looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
It appears Allen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Asce lands a right hook to the body.
Asce throws a series of punches but Allen avoids them all with ease.
Asce checks the leg kick nicely there.
Asce is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Asce checks a low kick from Allen.
Allen thows a body kick. Asce tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Allen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Asce takes a step back to recover.
Asce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Allen.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Asce moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Asce.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Asce!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asce tries a head kick but it misses.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asce lands a nice hook to Allen's body. Allen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asce misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice shot by Asce.
Asce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Allen. That one must have hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allen. That's going to slow Asce down.
Asce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allen.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Asce lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Asce misses with the combination.
Asce has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Asce throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
Allen lands a front kick.
Asce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Asce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Allen.
Allen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allen scoring well with a low kick there.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Asce scores with a one two! Allen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Asce is breathing heavily.
Allen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allen fakes the leg kick and cracks Asce in the body.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asce throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Allen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asce can do to turn this around?
Allen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asce 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.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Asce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Allen.
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asce avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Asce throws a fast counter high kick but Allen manages to duck under it in time.
Allen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Asce checks the leg kick.
Asce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Allen.
Asce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a three punch combo that has Asce backing up. Asce nods at Allen to acknowledge the strikes.
Allen throws a low kick but Asce moves out of range easily.
Allen throws a head kick but Asce moves out of range.
Asce is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Allen rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Asce off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Allen.
Allen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Asce.
Allen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Asce checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Allen.
Asce is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asce. That did some damage!
Asce avoids the head kick by Allen.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Allen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asce connects with a jab.
Asce checks a leg kick.
Asce pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Allen back to the cage. Asce follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Asce might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Allen has got the better of the exchanges.
Allen feints and then cracks Asce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asce down.
Bartholomew Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Asce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Allen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Asce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Allen is wriggling around but Asce manages to pass to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen wants to get back to full guard but Asce has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to control Asce's posture but Asce avoids it.
Asce working the ground and pound.
Asce connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Allen some visible discomfort.
Allen is looking to regain half guard here but Asce keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asce scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Allen to see if he's OK.
Asce working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomew Allen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Allen throws a head kick that misses.
You can see that Asce has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Asce works over Allen's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Asce.
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Asce checks it.
Asce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asce checks a leg kick.
Allen avoids the head kick by Asce.
Allen lands a leg kick that knocks Asce off balance momentarily.
Allen throws a low kick but Asce avoids it.
Asce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Allen. Allen obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Asce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen thumps Asce with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a lazy head kick
and Asce counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Asce scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Asce tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen throws a quick counter head kick but Asce was just out of range.
Asce scores with a one two! Allen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asce stalks Allen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Allen's face. Allen staggers backwards, shaken.
Asce checks a leg kick.
Allen throws a head kick that half lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Allen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Asce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Asce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Asce takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jo Asce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Allen - that will leave a mark!
Asce misses with a series of wild punches.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asce misses the shot to the body.
Allen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Asce just manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Allen counters with a two punch combo.
Asce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Asce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Asce.
Allen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asce's sensitive parts.
Allen misses with a low kick as Asce jumps back.
Allen lands with a nice body kick.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Asce's calf.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Asce tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Asce's front leg but catches the back leg as Asce tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Allen thows a leg kick but Asce checks it
and Asce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Allen feints and then cracks Asce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asce down.
Allen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick and Asce moves out of range easily.
Allen throws a front kick aimed at Asce's knee but Asce avoids it well.
Asce 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.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Asce is out of range and Allen settles back down.
Asce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Asce pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Asce connects with a body shot that sends Allen's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Allen misses.
Asce unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bartholomew Allen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Allen. Asce shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Asce does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Asce. Those never looked like landing.
Asce is looking to land body kicks.
Asce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Allen can pounce on him.
Asce takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Allen cracks the inside of Asce's front leg.
Asce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Allen feints and then cracks Asce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asce down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Allen.
Allen throws a push kick but Asce slaps the foot to one side.
Jo Asce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asce throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomew Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomew Allen!
An out of breath Bartholomew Allen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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