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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Watched (ranked 25464 p4p, 25820 weight class) and Adolf Roser (ranked 532 p4p, 504 weight class). Watched comes to the cage accompanied by Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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174 cm 26 170 4 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm 18 180 1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt Counter fighter Granite 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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Watched! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adolf Roser! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watched. Roser tries to counter by closing the distance.
Watched gets caught flat footed, as Roser shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Watched tries to land a sweep but no joy. Watched avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Roser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Watched keeping full guard, as Roser tries to pass. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Roser trying to control the position from guard on top but Watched is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Roser passes into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watched keeps working. Roser is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Roser has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Roser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Roser with good strikes from the mount here! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roser has hold of Watched's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Watched manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Roser jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Watched manages to avoid the submission attempt. Roser throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Watched can't do much from the bottom here. Roser is looking to take a break and control but Watched is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Watched is holding Roser down, trying to stall. Watched avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Roser. Watched tries to get back to half guard but can't. Roser misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roser tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roser has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! You can see the frustration on Watched's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Roser wants to control but Watched is keeping him busy.
Roser wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watched, who protects the arm well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Roser has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Watched! Roser can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watched is looking to escape. Roser throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Watched because Roser loaded up on that one. Watched keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roser looking to finish with strikes here!
Watched on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watched tries to get out of the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Watched wants to control but Roser is having none of it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adolf Roser dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roser decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Roser is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Watched is not content to let Roser control the position. Adolf Roser has got the better of the ground game so far. Roser thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watched's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Roser wants to take a breather but Watched is having none of it. Roser might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Watched haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Watched might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Watched won't allow Roser to pass to mount.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Watched is staying active underneath Roser, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Roser is controlling the pace.
Watched is looking to control Roser's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watched avoid being mounted?
Roser is trying to work for a kimura but Watched is defending well.
Roser frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Watched is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roser unloads with some shots from mount but Watched bucks and avoids them well.
Roser is trying to take his opponent's back.
Watched is looking to get to half guard. Roser looking to control but Watched is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Watched tries to hold on but Roser pushes him away.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Roser misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Roser is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Watched to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Watched shrugs it off.
Roser has control of Watched's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Watched regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Roser tries to control but Watched wriggling away. Roser throwing strikes here but Watched is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Poor strikes thrown by Roser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roser has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Roser misses with a head shot. Roser has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watched's face.
Roser tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Roser postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watched looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roser jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Watched manages to avoid the submission attempt. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Roser sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Watched is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adolf Roser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. This is the final round!
Roser shoots in but no luck this time. Gerry Watched has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Roser avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A chopping leg kick lands by Watched. Roser drops his hands momentarily and Watched takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Watched lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roser takes a step back to recover. A low kick from Watched is predictable there
and Roser counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roser.
Roser drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watched dives on top into guard.
Watched controlling from the top position. Watched trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Roser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Roser working a defensive guard here.
Roser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watched. Roser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watched controls the pace. Watched with a flurry of punches that miss.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Watched distracts Roser with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Watched sitting in guard, not really doing much. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Roser wants to sweep here but Watched controlling him for the moment.
Roser is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watched is aware though and is defending well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Watched is looking to work some ground and pound but Roser has wrist control.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Roser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watched circles away. Watched catches Roser with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Watched fakes the leg kick and cracks Roser in the body. Watched throws out a powerful jab. Good leg kick by Watched. Watched smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Roser fails with a takedown attempt. Gerry Watched has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Roser.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Roser takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gerry Watched is winning the standup battle so far. Watched throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Watched throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Gerry Watched is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Watched misses with a body kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Roser tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Watched jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Roser walks into a jab. A punch combination from Watched misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Gerry Watched showed his dominance in that final round. I think Roser has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Adolf Roser! Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Adolf Roser! Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Adolf Roser!
Adolf Roser wins by unanimous decision! Adolf Roser thanked the fans post fight for their support. Gerry Watched spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry, Jimmy Ray Watcher's wife will help me get over this minor setback.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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