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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lex Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deschain has chosen nightrain as his entrance music. Lex Titan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lex Titan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titan scores with a shot to the body.
Deschain misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Titan. That's going to slow Deschain down.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titan moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Titan.
Deschain throws out a loose jab but Titan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titan moves out of range as Deschain strikes.
Titan throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Titan throws a hook but Deschain blocks it.
Deschain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Titan circles away quickly and effectively.
Deschain throws a hook but Titan avoids it easily.
Deschain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Titan cracks Deschain with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Titan.
Deschain stalks Titan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Titan's face. Titan staggers backwards, shaken.
Titan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Titan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deschain misses with a head kick.
Deschain misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan misses the shot to the body.
Titan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deschain moves out of range as Titan throws a body kick.
Deschain swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Titan to counter with a crisp jab.
Titan moves out of range as Deschain strikes.
Titan throws a right hand that Deschain ducks under and follows up with a left that Deschain also avoids with ease.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Titan is just out of range.
Deschain misses with a wild body shot.
Titan lands a jab to Deschain's midsection.
Titan blocks a jab.
Titan misses with a series of wild punches.
Titan looks to score with a jab to the body but Deschain is just out of range.
Deschain throws a sloppy head kick and Titan moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan gets a takedown into half guard.
Titan is looking for a kimura here.
Titan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Deschain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Titan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titan wants to work for an arm triangle but Deschain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Titan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain trying to control from the bottom.
Titan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deschain sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Titan avoids a kick to the body.
Titan walks into a stiff left hand from Deschain.
Deschain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Titan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Titan walks into a left hand.
Deschain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Titan misses with the body kick
and Deschain counters with a straight right hand.
Titan throws a nice looking combination but Deschain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Titan misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deschain just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Titan does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titan throws a low kick, looking for Deschain's leg but Deschain calmly moves out of range.
Deschain throws the left hand but Titan avoids the punch easily.
Titan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Deschain throws a head kick but Titan moves out of range.
Titan swings for the body but Deschain moves out of range.
Titan is looking to wear down Deschain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Deschain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Titan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Deschain is trying to improve his position.
Titan working away.
Deschain is trying to improve his position.
Deschain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Titan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lex Titan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Deschain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deschain takes one to the side of the head.
Titan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Titan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Titan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Deschain.
A shot to de liver by Deschain. Beautiful body shot.
Deschain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Titan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Titan throws a sloppy body shot
and Deschain counters with a left and a right that stings Titan.
Deschain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Titan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deschain misses with a jab to the body
and Titan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Titan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Titan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deschain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deschain misses the jab.
Deschain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Titan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Deschain controlling Titan's posture.
Titan wants to control from the top but Deschain keeps moving.
Titan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Deschain wants to get back to full guard.
Titan not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan prevents Deschain from improving his position.
Titan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Deschain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Deschain is holding on to half guard well.
Titan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Deschain trying to control here.
Titan stops Deschain from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Titan tries to move into range but Deschain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Titan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Titan slips a straight right by Deschain.
Deschain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roland Deschain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deschain connects with a crisp jab.
Deschain cracks Titan with an open hand slap.
Titan moves away from the strike by Deschain.
Titan throws a jab but it's blocked by Deschain.
Titan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deschain throws out the jab.
Deschain throws the left hand but Titan avoids the punch easily.
Deschain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Titan.
Titan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain throws a leg kick but Titan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deschain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Titan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Deschain has his hands on Titan's head, controlling the position.
Titan trying to control but Deschain is working from the bottom.
Titan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Deschain manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Deschain trying to control the position from guard on top but Titan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Deschain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deschain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deschain misses with a wild body shot.
Deschain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deschain throws the kick towards the body but Titan avoids it.
Deschain throws a body punch but Titan moves out of range.
Titan thows a body shot but no joy.
Deschain avoids the head kick by Titan.
Deschain just misses with a punch to the body.
Titan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deschain.
Titan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschain missing with a left hand there. Titan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Deschain misses.
Deschain cracks Titan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Titan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Deschain scores with a hook to the body. Titan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Titan avoids the head kick by Deschain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roland Deschain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deschain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Titan.
Some wild striking there from Titan.
Titan lunges at Deschain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Deschain's hand.
Titan throws a sloppy head kick
and Deschain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Titan shoots in for a double leg but Deschain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Titan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Titan throws a leg kick that misses.
Titan scores with a kick to the body.
Deschain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deschain swinging wildly here.
Titan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Titan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Titan moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Titan, right into the meat.
Titan defending well as Deschain loads up on a big left hand.
Titan tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.
Deschain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titan at a distance.
Titan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deschain.
Titan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Titan slips under a jab from Deschain.
Titan misses with a two punch combination.
Titan avoids the head kick by Deschain.
Deschain tries to land a front kick but Titan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deschain moves out of range as Titan throws a body kick.
Deschain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Titan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Deschain.
Deschain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titan at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan throws a sloppy head kick and Deschain moves out of range easily.
Deschain throws a body punch but Titan moves out of range.
Deschain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Titan in his tracks.
Good work by Deschain as he checks the leg kick.
Titan fails with the takedown
and Deschain counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Deschain.
Deschain moves out of range of the leg kick from Titan.
Deschain scores with a jab to the body.
Titan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deschain throws out a loose jab but Titan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Deschain catches Titan right on the button with a cross.
Deschain misses the jab.
Deschain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain thuds his right hand into Titan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick from Deschain lands but Titan takes it in his stride.
Titan lands with a nice body punch.
Deschain slips under a jab from Titan.
A low kick from Deschain is predictable there
letting Titan counter with a right hand.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titan manages to avoid it.
Deschain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Titan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Deschain looking for a sweep. Not yet Deschain, not yet.
Titan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Titan wants to pass the guard but Deschain is keeping the position.
Deschain wants to get back to his feet but Titan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Deschain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Titan defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Deschain really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Titan gets a takedown into half guard.
Deschain is defending against the submission attempts here by Titan.
Titan seems to be looking for submissions.
Titan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Titan wants to pass to mount but Deschain is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain wants to get back to full guard.
Deschain is trying to maintain the position but Titan is very close to passing his half guard.
Titan works his way into side control.
Deschain sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Deschain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Titan is working away from the top position though.
Deschain tries to get to full guard but Titan has control of the leg.
Deschain is doing well to control the position and prevent Titan from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Titan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Deschain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Titan.
Titan wants to pass to mount but Deschain is defending the position.
Deschain wants to get back to his feet.
Titan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Deschain is looking to control Titan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deschain avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Titan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deschain.
Deschain connects with a jab.
Deschain works Titan's body with a nice hook.
Deschain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Titan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Deschain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Deschain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deschain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titan.
Deschain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Titan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deschain was well out of range. Poor timing from Titan.
Titan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deschain.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.
Titan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Deschain lands with a hook. Titan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Titan avoids the body shot from Deschain.
Deschain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deschain throws a head kick but Titan moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Titan.
You can see the frustration on Deschain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Deschain wants to get back to his feet but Titan drags him back down.
Titan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Deschain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Deschain is looking to regain half guard here but Titan keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roland Deschain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Titan avoids the body shot from Deschain.
Deschain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Titan manages to avoid it.
Titan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Deschain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deschain looks to land a combination but Titan avoids it well.
Deschain throws a right and a left that Titan avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Deschain misses its intended target.
Titan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deschain was well out of range. Poor timing from Titan.
Titan swings for the body but Deschain moves out of range.
Titan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Titan is just out of range.
Deschain lands with a nice body punch.
Titan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deschain lands with a kick to the temple. Titan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Deschain misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Titan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Deschain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to de liver by Titan. Beautiful body shot.
Titan avoids the body shot from Deschain.
A big left from Titan misses.
Titan misses with a combination
and Deschain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deschain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deschain connects with a jab.
Deschain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Titan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Titan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Deschain misses the target.
A head kick by Deschain misses
and Titan counters with a straight right hand.
Deschain lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Titan is just out of range.
Deschain lands a with a good body shot.
Deschain looks to land a combination. Titan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Titan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deschain.
Deschain throws a series of punches but Titan avoids them all with ease.
Deschain cracks Titan with a good jab.
Deschain swings for the body but Titan moves out of range.
Deschain throws out a powerful jab.
Deschain lands with a nice body punch.
Titan slips under a jab from Deschain.
Titan throws a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a one-two to the body.
Titan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deschain is out of range and Titan settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Deschain.
Titan throws a sloppy head kick and Deschain moves out of range easily.
Lex Titan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deschain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain takes a swing at Titan's ribcage but misses.
Titan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deschain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titan moves away.
Titan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deschain was well out of range. Poor timing from Titan.
Titan throws a wild body kick that Deschain sees coming a mile off.
Titan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Deschain's sensitive parts.
Titan cracks a nice hook into Deschain's ribs.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Titan thows a body shot but no joy.
Titan tried to score with a low kick but Deschain checks it.
Deschain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Titan can pounce on him.
Titan ducks under a wild hook from Deschain.
Titan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Titan shoots for a takedown but Deschain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Titan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deschain looks to score with a jab to the body but Titan is just out of range.
Titan is looking to score with low kicks.
Titan throws a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to de liver by Titan. Beautiful body shot.
Deschain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Titan.
Deschain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Deschain as he checks the leg kick.
Deschain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Titan moves away.
Titan tries a head kick but it misses.
Roland Deschain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deschain sizes up Titan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Deschain misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to de liver by Titan. Beautiful body shot.
Deschain scores with a hook to the body. Titan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Deschain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deschain 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Deschain!
Roland Deschain is the new lightweight champion!
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