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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mendez Papillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the cage accompanied by Must Be The Money. Mendez Papillion has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Fisher's chin.
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287 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mendez Papillion!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher throws a right hand that Papillion ducks under and follows up with a left that Papillion also avoids with ease.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papillion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Papillion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papillion throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
Fisher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Papillion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Steve Fisher has been cut.
Papillion misses with an uppercut.
Fisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papillion.
Fisher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mendez Papillion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papillion lands an overhand right.
Fisher is rocked!
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh Fisher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Papillion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fisher seems to have got his legs back now.
Papillion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fisher tries to clinch there but Papillion circles away.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillion throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Papillion throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez Papillion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fisher doesn't manage to clinch there - Papillion circles away.
Papillion missing with a left hand there. Fisher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fisher blocks a head kick by Papillion.
Fisher tries to clinch but Papillion is having none of it.
Fisher moves into the clinch successfully.
Papillion misses with a punch to the body.
Papillion is trying to push Fisher away but Fisher has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fisher scores with a shoulder strike.
Papillion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Papillion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fisher tries a body shot but Papillion blocks it.
Fisher stops a takedown attempt from Papillion.
Fisher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papillions head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papillion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fisher tries to throw a body punch but Papillion avoids it by throwing Fisher back against the cage.
Fisher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fisher crunches a lovely knee into Papillion's ribcage.
Papillion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papillion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fisher obliges.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Papillion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher tries for a takedown. No joy.
Papillion is working Fisher over against the cage.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
Papillion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fisher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papillion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fisher prevents the takedown attempt.
Steve Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mendez Papillion.
Fisher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Fisher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillion breaks from the clinch.
Papillion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papillion tries a head kick but it misses.
Fisher tries to work over Papillion's front leg with a kick but Papillion checks it.
Fisher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Papillion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fisher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papillion loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Nice shot by Papillion.
No joy there for Papillion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papillion throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fisher rushes Papillion and presses him up against the cage.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fisher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papillion's elbow.
Papillion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Papillion avoids it.
Fisher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papillion tries to pull guard but Fisher won't allow it.
Papillion blocks an elbow strike from Fisher.
Nice body punch from Fisher - that landed with a thud.
Papillion has a couple of punches blocked by Fisher.
Fisher tightens his grip and picks Papillion up, before dumping him to the ground. Papillion manages to land in guard.
Fisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Papillion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fisher has gone for a leg lock! Papillion slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fisher's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mendez Papillion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fisher dives in and grabs Papillion's left leg, looking for a takedown. Papillion pushes down on Fisher's head and hops out.
Fisher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez Papillion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papillion lands a nice looking body shot.
Papillion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Papillion.
A left hand lands to the body for Papillion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher prevents a body shot from Papillion.
Papillion is pressed up against the cage. Fisher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Papillion down to the mat. Papillion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Papillion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Papillion lands a left and a right that sends Fisher crashing to the canvas! Papillion dives into mount looking to finish!
Poor strikes thrown by Papillion there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papillion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillion 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.
Papillion throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fisher because Papillion loaded up on that one.
Papillion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Papillion looking to ground and pound but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Papillion sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Papillion unloads with some shots from mount but Fisher bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillion throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fisher because Papillion loaded up on that one.
Fisher is squirming around, avoiding Papillion's attempts to control the action.
Papillion is landing with some decent strikes but Fisher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Papillion is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fisher holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Papillion tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Papillion trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papillion content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Papillion.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Papillion. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Papillion tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Papillion looking to control but Fisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Papillion thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Papillion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fisher is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papillion throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mendez Papillion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Papillion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Papillion coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as Fisher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Papillion throws a lazy right hand but Fisher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Papillion misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steve Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papillion lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Papillion does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papillion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fisher on the side of the head.
Papillion misses with a straight right.
Fisher slips a jab from Papillion.
Papillion checks a low kick from Fisher.
Papillion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fisher, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Fisher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fisher misses with an elbow strike.
Papillion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fisher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Papillion misses with a punch to the body.
Papillion is looking to control Fisher's arms but Fisher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Papillion has his back to the cage.
Papillion misses with a body punch.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Fisher throws a head punch that misses.
Papillion tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fisher.
Fisher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papillion backwards.
Papillion looking to stall.
Fisher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papillion.
Papillion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Papillion avoids the damage to the body.
Fisher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fisher tries to work over Papillion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries a knee to the head but Papillion blocks it.
Fisher misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher blocking some punches.
Papillion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papillion is trying to drag Fisher to the mat but Fisher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Steve Fisher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mendez Papillion.
Papillion fails to pull guard.
Papillion tries to stall but Fisher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fisher prevents a body shot from Papillion.
Fisher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Papillion blocks it with crossed arms.
Fisher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Papillion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fisher pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Papillion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Papillion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papillion can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillion drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fisher pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fisher moves forwards but Papillion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Papillion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Papillion.
Papillion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Papillion keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisher closes the distance and clinches.
Fisher has Papillion pressed against the cage, preventing Papillion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fisher blocks a body shot from Papillion.
A short right from Fisher.
Papillion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fisher is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fisher works on Papillion's body with a couple of short punches.
Fisher is leaning against Papillion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fisher lands a good knee to the midsection. Papillion won't want to take too many of those.
Fisher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Papillion wants a takedown but no success here.
Fisher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Papillion or not.
Fisher digs a right hand underneath Papillion's ribcage. Papillion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Papillion blocks a body shot from Fisher.
Fisher digs a right hand underneath Papillion's ribcage. Papillion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fisher tries to work over Papillion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher lands a nice shot to the body.
Fisher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Papillion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fisher scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Steve Fisher did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fisher has Papillion up against the cage in a clinch.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Papillion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Papillion on the inside.
Fisher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fisher lands an uppercut.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fisher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papillion's elbow.
Papillion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fisher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Papillion is rocked!
Fisher lands a body punch.
Papillion is still on wobbly legs! Can Fisher finish him?
Papillion misses with some punches.
Fisher connects with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fisher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papillion is pressed against the cage. Fisher pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Papillion! Two more big strikes from Fisher and Papillion crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve Fisher!
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