Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Syn 633 Boagrius vs Slice
Date: Jun 01, 2019

#R1#
Mendez works the jab nicely.
Garibaldi slips under a jab.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Garibaldi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garibaldi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garibaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
A big right from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Garibaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garibaldi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
Garibaldi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Garibaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garibaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez looks to land a left hand but Garibaldi moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Mendez.#T1#
Mendez misses with a hook #KD#
and Garibaldi counters with a nice right hand that sends Mendez toppling to the canvas! Mendez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Garibaldi finish him?!#ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Garibaldi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Garibaldi finish him?#CL#
Garibaldi clinches up against the cage.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Garibaldi has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Garibaldi is controlling him.
Garibaldi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Garibaldi.
Mendez looks winded!
A hook to the body from Garibaldi.
A short right from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a body punch.
Garibaldi pushes Mendez against the cage. Garibaldi is working some dirty boxing. Garibaldi pushes off with a quick right hook! Mendez goes down! Mendez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Garibaldi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Garibaldi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Syn 630 Keenan vs San Pedro II
Date: May 11, 2019

#R1#
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Vermeulen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez lands with a hook. Vermeulen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vermeulen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez misses with a hook. Vermeulen ducked under it nicely.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vermeulen lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Vermeulen coming out on top.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendez as he connects with a hook.
Vermeulen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a jab to the head.
Vermeulen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mendez eats them both and turns towards Vermeulen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Vermeulen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vermeulen circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Vermeulen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#KD2#
Mendez drops Vermeulen with a beautiful combination! Vermeulen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mendez is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Vermeulen is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Hendrik Vermeulen has been cut.
Vermeulen glances at the clock... BAM! Mendez nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Vermeulen crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Vermeulen is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Syn 624 Jones vs Obuhov
Date: Mar 23, 2019

#R1#
Knox's corner calls for a 1-2. Knox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knox scores with a nice head shot.
Archibald Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT#
It looks like Archibald Knox has been cut.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Mendez throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Knox off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knox slips a jab from Mendez.
Knox misses with an uppercut.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendez.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Knox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Mendez has knocked Knox down with a huge combo! Mendez steps away and waves a wobbly Knox back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mendez slips under a jab from Knox.#T1#
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
Knox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Knox.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Knox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily. #KD2#
Knox lands a big head kick that sends Mendez tumbling to the mat! Knox takes a step backwards and waves Mendez back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Mendez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Mendez out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Archibald Knox!
Post fight, Archibald Knox took to the microphone: 'Slurped on his own blood, mother fucker!'.

Event: Syn 619 LoL Finals
Date: Feb 23, 2019

#R1#
Declan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Declan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez slips a straight right by Declan.
Declan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Declan tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Aedan Declan has been cut.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Mendez throws the left hand but Declan avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mendez there.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Declan slips under a jab from Mendez.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Declan counters with a left to the body.
Declan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Declan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
We've been told by Declan's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Declan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mendez scores with a one two! Declan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Declan throws a right hand that misses
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.
Declan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Declan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Declan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez cracks Declan's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Declan slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Mendez can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Syn 615 Diggs vs Sanada II
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
Dog lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Junkyard Dog has been cut.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dog lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Dog tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dog.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Dog lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendez off the cage and back into range.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Dog fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Mendez backs away, Dog returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mendez throws a good cross that connects.
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Dog feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL#
Dog rushes Mendez and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Dog lands an uppercut.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dog won't allow it. #BC2#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Mendez as he checks the leg kick.
Dog lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dog.
Mendez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dog, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Dog.
Dog looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendez circles away.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog slips under a jab.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Dog slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dog lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Dog has closed the distance and engaged Mendez in a clinch.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendez tries to circle away but Dog has him pinned against the cage.
Dog throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendez blocking some punches. #BC2#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Dog with a hook.
A big right from Mendez misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dog.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dog slips under a jab from Mendez.
Dog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dog blocks a jab.
Mendez throws a right hand that Dog ducks under and follows up with a left that Dog also avoids with ease.
Dog scores with a jab. Mendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mendez throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Dog scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Mendez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Nice shot by Dog.#CL#
Dog closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Dog.
Dog working aggressively here.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dog has double underhooks.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Dog scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Mendez is out of range.
Mendez throws a counter combo.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junkyard Dog dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junkyard Dog's cut.
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.
#R2#
Dog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #TD#
Dog drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dog working the ground and pound.
Mendez gets back to half guard.
Dog slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Dog slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Dog prevents Mendez from standing back up.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez controlling the position for now.
Mendez wants to stand back up but Dog manages to pass into side control. #T1#
Dog lands a nice forearm strike.
Mendez tries to buck Dog off but Dog is having none of it.
Mendez wants to control but Dog postures up.
Mendez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dog haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Dog tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dog has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mendez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dog working the ground and pound.
Mendez wants to control but Dog postures up.
Dog grinds an elbow into Mendez's temple. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Dog is putting a hurting on Mendez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Dog finish him?
Dog lands a strong strike to the head of Mendez. That's dazed him! Dog looking to finish here. Mendez is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dog lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
During a confident post fight interview, Junkyard Dog thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Syn 613 Jones vs Mahmoud II
Date: Jan 12, 2019

#R1#
Robbins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Robbins.
Mendez takes a swing at Robbins's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robbins slips a straight right by Mendez.
Robbins walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
Robbins on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Marty Robbins has been cut.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Robbins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Robbins moved out of range.
Robbins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Robbins misses with a straight left.
Robbins scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Robbins. Robbins maintains the clinch.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Robbins throws an elbow but misses.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robbins pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T1#
Mendez avoids the elbow strike from Robbins, against the cage.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robbins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robbins lands an elbow just above Mendez 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Angelo Mendez has been cut.
Robbins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendez's brow.
Mendez blocks the elbow strike.
Mendez dodges an elbow strike from Robbins. #BC2#
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robbins.
Robbins blocks a jab.
Robbins throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Robbins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Robbins throws a push kick but Mendez slaps the foot to one side.
Robbins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robbins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Robbins tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbins is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice jab there from Mendez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Mendez.
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Robbins misses.
Mendez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Robbins slips under a jab from Mendez.
Decent striking displayed by Robbins there.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC2#
Robbins is rocked!
Mendez takes a swing at Robbins's ribcage but misses.
Oh Robbins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Robbins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Robbins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendez throws an uppercut from hell that sends Robbins clean off his feet! He's out cold! Mendez stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Syn 608
Date: Dec 08, 2018

#R1#
Declan misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mendez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Declan. Declan obviously looking to wear him down.
Declan dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
Declan lands with a shot to the body. #TD#
Declan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mendez is staying active underneath Declan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Declan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mendez is looking to control Declan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendez avoid being mounted?
Declan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Declan connects with a nice short shot to Mendez's temple.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Declan prevents Mendez from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Declan throwing shots but Mendez is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Declan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Declan prevents Mendez from improving his position.
Declan is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Declan working the head and body with strikes.
Declan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #ES2#
Mendez pushes Declan off and gets back to his feet.
Mendez throws a looping overhand right but Declan ducks down to avoid it.
Declan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mendez just manages to avoid it.
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Declan.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#
It looks like Aedan Declan has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendez blocks the leg kick.
Declan throws a head kick that misses
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aedan Declan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Declan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Declan.
Declan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Declan throws a leg kick but Mendez checks it.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Mendez moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Declan! Mendez continues to tee off on Declan, landing with a left and a right! Mendez connects with a right hand that leaves Declan sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Mendez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Syn 602
Date: Nov 02, 2018

#R1#
Mendez scores with the left hand. Davidyan knows he should have avoided that one.
Davidyan lands a jab to the head.
Davidyan lands with a good body shot.
Davidyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidyan scores with a spinning back kick!
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidyan.
Davidyan works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
Davidyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davidyan. That one must have hurt.
Davidyan lands with a hook. Mendez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davidyan connects with a high kick.
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!
Davidyan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davidyan misses with a looping right.
Davidyan sets himself, and Mendez steps forward looking for the clinch! Davidyan avoids it this time.
Davidyan slips a jab from Mendez.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez cracks Davidyan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Davidyan blocks a jab.
Davidyan lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Mendez throws a jab when Davidyan was well out of range.
Davidyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davidyan is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davidyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Davidyan.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Davidyan had a free shot at his head there.
Davidyan misses with a few strikes there.
Davidyan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And Mendez tries to counter it with a takedown but Davidyan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez defending well as Davidyan loads up on a big left hand.
Davidyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davidyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
A jab lands there for Davidyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Davidyan moved out of range.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Davidyan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davidyan is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks. #T2#
Davidyan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendez's head.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Davidyan throws a front kick that sends Mendez stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick from Davidyan.
Mendez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
It looks like Davidyan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Davidyan lands with a good body shot.
Davidyan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davidyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davidyan lands a head kick. Mendez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davidyan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mendez's hands.
Davidyan wants to land a leg kick but Mendez is out of range.
Davidyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Davidyan needs to keep his hands up - Mendez had a free shot at his head there.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Davidyan cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davidyan manages to avoid it.
Davidyan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendez at a distance.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.#T3#
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davidyan works over Mendez's head and body with a nice combination.
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Davidyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Davidyan avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davidyan.
Mendez moves forwards but Davidyan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
Davidyan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davidyan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Davidyan avoids nicely.
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!
Davidyan moves out of range of the strikes.
Davidyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davidyan to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
Davidyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davidyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davidyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davidyan connects with a single shot there.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
Davidyan cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Davidyan jabs Mendez right on the nose. Mendez blinks but takes it well.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Davidyan had a free shot at his head there.
Davidyan throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davidyan.
Davidyan connects with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Davidyan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davidyan lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan 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.
#R2#
Davidyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davidyan connects with a body shot.
Davidyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Davidyan dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davidyan.
Davidyan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Davidyan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mendez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davidyan has got the better of the exchanges.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidyan moves away.
Davidyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mendez on the side of the head.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davidyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davidyan with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Davidyan slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Davidyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davidyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davidyan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Davidyan throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Gurgen Davidyan is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Davidyan tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Davidyan moves away from the strike by Mendez.
Davidyan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Davidyan avoids them all with ease.
Davidyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davidyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davidyan slips under a jab.
Mendez misses with a hook
and Davidyan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez misses the jab.
Davidyan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davidyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Davidyan.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Davidyan counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez throws a body punch but Davidyan moves out of range. #T2#
Davidyan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davidyan.
Davidyan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mendez throws the left hand but Davidyan avoids the punch easily.
Davidyan thumps Mendez with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davidyan.
Davidyan misses with a kick to the body
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Davidyan backing up. Davidyan nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Davidyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
Davidyan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davidyan scores with a hook.
Davidyan punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Davidyan.
Mendez throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Davidyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Davidyan.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Davidyan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Davidyan.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Davidyan's head but Davidyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davidyan lands a body shot.
Davidyan cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Davidyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Davidyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidyan throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
Davidyan throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez throws a jab when Davidyan was well out of range.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davidyan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mendez thinking.
Davidyan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Davidyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davidyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Davidyan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davidyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendez's head.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Davidyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davidyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davidyan.
Davidyan scores with a jab to the head.
Davidyan lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidyan feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Davidyan lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Davidyan scores with a jab.
Mendez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gurgen Davidyan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Davidyan cracks Mendez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davidyan, right into the meat.
Davidyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Davidyan moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Davidyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davidyan scores with a push kick.
Davidyan throws a good cross that connects.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidyan.
An attempted straight right counter from Davidyan misses the target.
Davidyan scores with a push kick.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davidyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Davidyan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan lunges at Mendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendez's hand.
Davidyan cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Mendez gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Davidyan throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
A big left from Davidyan misses.
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook but Davidyan avoids it easily.
Davidyan catches Mendez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davidyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Decent striking displayed by Davidyan there.
Davidyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
A punch lands to the side of Davidyan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davidyan dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidyan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Davidyan throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Davidyan.
Davidyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Davidyan.
Gurgen Davidyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Davidyan lands with a cross.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Davidyan saw that one coming.
Davidyan scoring well with a low kick there.
Davidyan works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
Davidyan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davidyan swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davidyan. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidyan lands a nice shot that snaps Mendez's head back.
Davidyan lunges at Mendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendez's hand.
Davidyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Davidyan moves away and avoids it.
Davidyan keeps Mendez at a distance using the push kick.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Davidyan avoids it well.
Davidyan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davidyan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Davidyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Davidyan lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidyan.
Mendez unleashes a big counter combination but Davidyan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mendez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mendez 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.
Davidyan lands with a straight right. Mendez didn't see that one coming.
Mendez misses with a straight right.
Davidyan throws a wild body kick that Mendez sees coming a mile off.
Davidyan punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Mendez throws a right hand that Davidyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Davidyan also avoids with ease.
Davidyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
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!
Davidyan stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Davidyan ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Davidyan pushes Mendez away with a front kick.
Davidyan connects with a jab.
A jab from Davidyan does it's job there.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davidyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angelo Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davidyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidyan scores with a kick to the body.
Davidyan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davidyan lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendez off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Davidyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidyan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davidyan connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gurgen Davidyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidyan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gurgen Davidyan!
After the big win, Gurgen Davidyan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Syn 596
Date: Sep 22, 2018

#R1#
Rumlow lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Rumlow lands with a straight right. Mendez didn't see that one coming.
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Brock Rumlow has been cut.
Rumlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendez's sensitive parts.
Mendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rumlow.
Rumlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Rumlow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rumlow lands a right hook to the body.
Mendez tries to move into range but Rumlow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rumlow tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Rumlow avoids it well.
Rumlow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rumlow fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez tries to bum rush Rumlow with a series of wild strikes but Rumlow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rumlow misses with a body shot.
Mendez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Mendez throws a hook but Rumlow blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rumlow.
Rumlow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Rumlow throws out a leg kick but Mendez moves out of range and Rumlow only half commits.
Mendez looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
An inside leg kick from Rumlow misses.
Mendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Mendez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rumlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumlow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rumlow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Rumlow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rumlow is looking to score with low kicks.
Rumlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rumlow slips a jab from Mendez.
Rumlow tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendez avoided it.
Rumlow throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy left from Mendez finds it's target.
Rumlow slips a jab from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Rumlow's head but Rumlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rumlow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendez takes a step back to recover. #T2#
Rumlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rumlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Rumlow wants to slow Mendez down by chopping away at his legs.
Rumlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rumlow scores with a body shot.
A lazy body kick from Rumlow #CL2#
and Mendez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rumlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Rumlow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
Rumlow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
Rumlow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendez or not.
Mendez is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Rumlow. #BC2#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Rumlow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mendez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T3#
Rumlow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Rumlow backs off Mendez throws a huge counter combo but Rumlow manages to avoid it all.
Rumlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rumlow.
A head kick by Rumlow misses
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumlow scores with a jab. Mendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rumlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Rumlow connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Rumlow finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rumlow feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
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!
Mendez looks to throw the jab but Rumlow is out of range.
Rumlow throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Mendez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rumlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumlow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mendez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rumlow throws out a powerful jab.
Brock Rumlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Rumlow lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Rumlow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rumlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rumlow lands with a slapping head kick.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rumlow moves away.
Rumlow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Rumlow.
Rumlow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Rumlow misses
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Rumlow backing up. Rumlow nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Rumlow lands with a good body shot.
Mendez ducks right into an uppercut from Rumlow.
Rumlow lands with a good body shot.
Rumlow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rumlow connects with a jab.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #KD2#
Mendez lands a big uppercut and Rumlow crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rumlow looks OK. Mendez waves Rumlow back to his feet!#ROC2#
Rumlow is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Rumlow'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.
#R2#
Rumlow lands a slapping body shot.
Mendez swings for the body but Rumlow moves out of range.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rumlow feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Brock Rumlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez misses with a hook. Rumlow ducked under it nicely.
Rumlow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rumlow moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Rumlow throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Rumlow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rumlow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rumlow slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendez at a distance.
Rumlow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rumlow slips under a jab.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a nice shot that snaps Mendez's head back.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Rumlow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rumlow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rumlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumlow connects with a nice looking jab.
Rumlow slips a jab from Mendez.
A counter left hand to the body from Rumlow misses its target.
Rumlow looks for the body kick but Mendez saw that one coming.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rumlow. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Rumlow wants to land a leg kick but Mendez is out of range.
Rumlow thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rumlow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rumlow cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Rumlow sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow cracks Mendez with a good jab.
Mendez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Rumlow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rumlow scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendez should have avoided that one.
Rumlow sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumlow misses with a kick to the body.
Rumlow misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rumlow moves forwards but Mendez connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#
Brock Rumlow's cut is getting worse.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rumlow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumlow.
Decent striking displayed by Mendez there.
A jab from Rumlow misses.
Rumlow throws an off balance right hand
and Rumlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Rumlow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a leg kick that misses.
Rumlow scores with a one two! Mendez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T3#
Rumlow connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumlow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Rumlow dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
Rumlow throws a front kick aimed at Mendez's knee but Mendez avoids it well.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Rumlow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mendez just manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rumlow.
Rumlow throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Rumlow's head but Rumlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez throws a hook but Rumlow avoids it easily.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumlow scores with a punch to the head.
Rumlow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rumlow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rumlow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mendez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumlow misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Mendez.#T4#
Rumlow works the jab nicely.
Rumlow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Donk. Rumlow catches Mendez right on the button with a cross.
That kick from Rumlow tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rumlow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rumlow throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Rumlow misses with a looping left.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rumlow defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
Rumlow scores with a jab to the body.
Rumlow throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rumlow.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rumlow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rumlow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Rumlow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Rumlow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Crunch! Rumlow slams his shin into Mendez's torso.
Rumlow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. Mendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Rumlow coming out on top.
Mendez connects with a looping right hand.
Rumlow is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
Rumlow staying out of range there.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rumlow lands a head kick!
Rumlow scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez clobbers Rumlow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rumlow throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Rumlow throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Rumlow throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Rumlow moved out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rumlow.
Rumlow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rumlow throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Rumlow - just one landing.
Rumlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rumlow connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.
Rumlow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Rumlow cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Rumlow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rumlow pushes Mendez away with a front kick.
Rumlow thumps Mendez with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez lands with a hook. Rumlow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Nice jab there from Mendez.
Mendez lands the left hand.#CUT2#
Brock Rumlow's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mendez blocks a leg kick.
Mendez walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumlow. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rumlow tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Rumlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Mendez.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Rumlow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rumlow misses with a low kick.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Rumlow's shoulder, as Rumlow tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rumlow.
Rumlow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rumlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3#
Rumlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez throws a hook but Rumlow blocks it.
Rumlow connects with an inside leg kick.
Rumlow scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rumlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Rumlow scoring well with a low kick there.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Rumlow.
Mendez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rumlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rumlow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendez's head.
Rumlow misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumlow. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rumlow tries to clinch there but Mendez circles away.
Rumlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Rumlow.
Rumlow jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T4#
Rumlow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Mendez throws a looping overhand right but Rumlow ducks down to avoid it.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rumlow slips a straight right by Mendez.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumlow throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mendez avoids it.
Rumlow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rumlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rumlow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mendez. That did some damage!
Rumlow fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Angelo Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Rumlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rumlow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendez takes a step back to recover.
Rumlow staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Rumlow half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rumlow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mendez tries to move into range but Rumlow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rumlow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Rumlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rumlow 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Rumlow!
Brock Rumlow thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Syn 593
Date: Sep 01, 2018

#R1#
Mendez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sklemin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Sklemin takes one to the chin there.#ROC2#
Sklemin is rocked!
Sklemin cracks Mendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Sklemin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez drops Sklemin with a naaaaasty hook - Sklemin is in real trouble here! Mendez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Mendez waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: Syn 587
Date: Jul 21, 2018

#R1#
Suf misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
Suf tries to clinch up.
Suf wants to land a leg kick but Mendez is out of range. #CL#
Suf takes the fight into the clinch.
Suf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suf keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suf throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
Suf gets through Mendez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Mendez is trying to break free.
Suf tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Suf misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suf swinging wildly here.
Mendez is looking for the big counter here.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Suf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendez has time to react.
Mendez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suf under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Suf.
Suf wants to clinch.
Suf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Suf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suf finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendez's head.
Nice body kick from Suf.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez swings for the body but Suf moves out of range.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez throws a right hand that Suf ducks under and follows up with a left that Suf also avoids with ease.#T2#
Suf connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
Suf lands a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Suf throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Suf. Mendez shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Suf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendez doesn't seem phased though.
Suf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suf.
Suf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Suf had a free shot at his head there.#T3#
Suf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Suf staying out of range there.
Suf cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Suf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Suf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Suf lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mendez will feel that in the morning.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suf moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Suf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suf lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suf cracks Mendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Suf throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
Suf lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Suf staying out of range there.#T4#
Mendez misses with a right hand
and Suf counters with a leg kick.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Mendez loads up on a big right hand but Suf slips the punch.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Suf's head but Suf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Suf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suf counters with a nice kick to the body.
Suf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suf lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Suf is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Suf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Suf scores with a leg kick.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suf.
Suf slips under a jab.
Suf throws a push kick but Mendez slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez loads up on a big right hand but Suf slips the punch.
Suf appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suf tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suf lands a jab to the head.
Suf scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Suf dominated that round.
That's time! Suf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Suf scores with a nice strike.
Mendez scores with a one two! Suf had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suf moves away.
Suf looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Suf misses with a body kick.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suf.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Suf staying out of range there.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Suf's head but Suf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez slips a jab from Suf.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Suf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Suf feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Suf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Suf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Suf. #T1#
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
letting Suf counter with a right hand.
Suf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suf has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mendez avoids the body shot from Suf.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Mendez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendez jabs Suf right on the nose. Suf blinks but takes it well.
Suf thuds his shin into the meat of Mendez's side.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suf scores with a head kick. Mendez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Suf throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from Suf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendez's sensitive parts.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendez walks into a jab.
Bob Suf is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Suf swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suf misses with a head kick.
Mendez throws a right hand that Suf ducks under and follows up with a left that Suf also avoids with ease.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Suf throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Mendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suf.
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crunch! Suf slams his shin into Mendez's torso.
Mendez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Suf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Suf as he connects with a hook.
Suf throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Suf counters with a left to the body.
Suf moves out of range of the strikes.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez walks into a left hand.
Suf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Suf.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Suf moves away and avoids it.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suf.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Suf.#CL#
Suf moves into the clinch successfully.
Suf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?#T4#
Suf has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suf has him pressed against the cage.
Suf struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Suf.
Suf tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it. #BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suf connects with a high kick.
Suf stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Suf.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Suf.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendez checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suf. Suf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Suf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mendez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Suf.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Suf dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Suf scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suf.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Suf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Suf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Suf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left lands for Suf.
Suf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suf is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendez.
Suf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.#T1#
Suf slips under a jab from Mendez.
Suf is looking to counter punch.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendez! But no joy.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Suf moved out of range.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Suf appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Suf avoids them all with ease.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Suf counters with a stiff right hand.
Suf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suf ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a sloppy right hand. Suf should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Suf finds it's target.
Suf lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Suf lands with a straight right. Mendez didn't see that one coming.
Mendez cracks Suf with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Suf finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Suf connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.#T2#
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Suf avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Suf. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Suf with a hook.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Suf finish him?
Mendez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Suf gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mendez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Suf!
Bob Suf thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 180
Date: May 30, 2018

#R1#
Mazzini lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Mazzini. That snapped Mendez's head back.
Mendez scores with a punch to the head.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Mazzini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Mazzini moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Mazzini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mazzini missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mazzini takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mazzini counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazzini throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez looks to throw the jab but Mazzini is out of range.
Nice shot by Mazzini.#KD#
Mazzini lands a head kick that stumbles Mendez and the fighters go to the mat. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Mazzini wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Mazzini finish him?
Mazzini passes Mendez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mazzini performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Mazzini is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendez defends it well. #T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mazzini in particular looking to stall.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mazzini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mazzini is looking for a kimura but Mendez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mazzini to get the leverage.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendez is trying to stand back up but Mazzini is controlling him
Mendez is positioning himself well to prevent Mazzini advancing to mount.
Mendez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendez.
Mendez is controlling Mazzini's posture.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Mendez has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mazzini has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mendez missing with knees to the body.
Mazzini works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
Mazzini prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Mendez tries to break free but Mazzini pushes him back against the cage.
Mazzini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez is trying to push Mazzini away but Mazzini has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mazzini throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez. #BC#
Mazzini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mazzini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mazzini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mazzini throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzini shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendez sprawls well. He's pushed Mazzini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mazzini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mazzini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mazzini misses with a body kick.#KD2#
Mendez sends Mazzini crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mendez is motioning to the referee to let Mazzini up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Mazzini is rocked!
Mendez weaves into range and cracks Mazzini right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Mazzini goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mendez is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
After the big win, Angelo Mendez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 179
Date: May 19, 2018

#R1#
Mendez misses with a hook
and Pate counters with an outside leg kick.
Mendez misses with a hook.
Pate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pate thumps Mendez with a low kick.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate works Mendez's body with a nice hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pate.
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pate connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Pate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez throws a hook but Pate blocks it.
Pate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendez in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mendez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pate lands a front kick.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendez misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Pate counters by moving into the clinch.
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Pate has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pate lands an uppercut.#T1#
Pate lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Mendez manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Pate moves into the clinch successfully.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pate backwards.
Pate tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Pate back against the cage.
Pate lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Pate.
Pate misses with the head strike.
Pate tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Pate has the dominant position.#BC2#
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pate walks into a jab.
Mendez takes a swing at Pate's ribcage but misses.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses #CL#
and Pate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez wants to break free but Pate has control.
Pate lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez. #T2#
Pate struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pate.
Mendez lands a body punch. #BC2#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mendez thuds a left hand into Pate's body.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Pate takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Pate is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pate scores with a push kick.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Pate avoids it well.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick from Pate.
Pate slips under a jab.
Mendez lands an overhand right.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Pate. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pate. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mendez.
Pate scores with a spinning back kick!
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Pate staying out of range there.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pate lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pate.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pate looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Pate throws a front kick aimed at Mendez's knee but Mendez avoids it well.
Pate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mendez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pate scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Pate. #T4#
Pate cracks Mendez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mendez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pate pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mendez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murha Pate!
Our winner, Murha Pate, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 176
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Morueco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Morueco lands with an overhand left.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Morueco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morueco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez throws a body punch but Morueco moves out of range.
Morueco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Mendez tries to get set, Morueco tries to push him back and clinch up but Mendez manages to avoid the attempt.
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Morueco back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Morueco closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mendez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Morueco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morueco lands a nice knee to the body.
Morueco struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Morueco tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Morueco back against the cage. #T1#
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch.
Morueco takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#KD2#
Mendez cracks Morueco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mendez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Morueco to stand back up!#ROC2#
Morueco is rocked!
Angelo Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez weaves into range and cracks Morueco right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Morueco goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Mendez is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Mendez waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 171
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1#
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Mazzini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mazzini walks into a jab.
Mendez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Mazzini misses with a body shot.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
letting Mazzini counter with a right hand.
Mendez cracks Mazzini's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Mazzini slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Mendez can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
After the big win, Angelo Mendez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 168
Date: Feb 24, 2018

#R1#
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendez throws out a counter right but Hedman Karlsson avoids it with no problem.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez throws a right hand that Hedman Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hedman Karlsson also avoids with ease.
It looked like Hedman Karlsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mendez scores with a jab.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big counter combination but Mendez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#KD2#
Mendez cracks Hedman Karlsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hedman Karlsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mendez finish him?
Hedman Karlsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Mendez checks a low kick from Hedman Karlsson.#TD#
Hedman Karlsson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mendez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hedman Karlsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Hedman Karlsson won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
Mendez is still trying to improve position.
Hedman Karlsson chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Hedman Karlsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mendez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Mendez controls Hedman Karlsson momentarily but Hedman Karlsson frees himself. #ES2#
Mendez pushes Hedman Karlsson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hedman Karlsson pushes Mendez away with a front kick.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hedman Karlsson throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez takes a swing at Hedman Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Hedman Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Hedman Karlsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Mendez.
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!
Mendez scores with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hedman Karlsson under the eye.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Mendez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch combination from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hedman Karlsson.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Hedman Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson misses. #T3#
Mendez throws a series of punches but Hedman Karlsson avoids them all with ease.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Mendez with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson slips a straight right by Mendez.#CL#
Hedman Karlsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hedman Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hedman Karlsson has double underhooks.
Hedman Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Hedman Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hedman Karlsson walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
Hedman Karlsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hedman Karlsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mendez defends well and Hedman Karlsson ends up having to push Mendez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Hedman Karlsson does it's job there.#T4#
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Hedman Karlsson.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a left to the body.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Mendez backs away, Hedman Karlsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hedman Karlsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Mendez.
Angelo Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Angelo Mendez will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Hedman Karlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Hedman Karlsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Hedman Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez defending well as Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Angelo Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson moves away.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendez moves forwards but Hedman Karlsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez scores with a one two! Hedman Karlsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Mendez misses. #T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Hedman Karlsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hedman Karlsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hedman Karlsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hedman Karlsson working the head and body with strikes.
Hedman Karlsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mendez is trying to control but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mendez manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T2#
Hedman Karlsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez is trying to keep Hedman Karlsson in close.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hedman Karlsson is controlling him.
Hedman Karlsson preventing the sweep.
Hedman Karlsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hedman Karlsson working some strikes from top position.
Hedman Karlsson is working Mendez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hedman Karlsson with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendez holds on and takes a little breather. #ES2#
Mendez kicks Hedman Karlsson off and gets to his feet. #T3#
Hedman Karlsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch #CL2#
and Mendez moves into the clinch.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead. #BC#
Hedman Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Hedman Karlsson as he connects with a hook.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Hedman Karlsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hedman Karlsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hedman Karlsson thuds his right hand into Mendez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!#CL#
Hedman Karlsson gets a clinch.
Hedman Karlsson pushes Mendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez tries to circle away but Hedman Karlsson has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez avoiding damage as Hedman Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lands a right hand. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!#T4#
Hedman Karlsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hedman Karlsson finish him?
Hedman Karlsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hedman Karlsson has Mendez pressed against the cage. He pushes Mendez back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Hedman Karlsson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Mendez crashing to the floor! Hedman Karlsson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Mendez is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 164
Date: Jan 24, 2018

#R1#
Mendez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Hunt punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
Hunt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD#
Hunt drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hunt is controlling him.
Mendez looking to control.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Hunt stands and throws Mendez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunt staying calm.
Hunt is putting a hurting on Mendez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Hunt advances to full mount.
You get the feeling that Mendez really doesn't like being in this position too much. #SUB#
Hunt has control of Mendez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mendez regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hunt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendez's face.
Mendez can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Hunt.
Mendez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mendez is trying to stand back up.
Mendez is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hunt off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hunt wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy.#T2##SUB#
Hunt working for the choke. #SUB#
Hunt working for the choke.
Hunt is riding his opponent, not letting Mendez buck him off.
Mendez wants to escape the position.
Hunt is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
I would not like to be Mendez right now.
Hunt trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hunt lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hunt.
Hunt trying to control momentarily.
Mendez is trying to get back to his feet but Hunt has full control of the position and if anything, Mendez has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T3##SUB#
Hunt is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mendez is defending well though. Hunt let's go of the attempt for now.#ES2#
Mendez manages to stand up with Hunt still on his back. Eventually Hunt drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Angelo Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Hunt slips under a jab from Mendez.#TD#
Hunt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hunt is in Mendez's guard.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Hunt drops back looking for a leg! Mendez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendez manages to kick Hunt off! Hunt jumps back into Mendez's guard.
Hunt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hunt lands a front kick.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendez duly obliges. #CL#
Hunt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendez, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mendez prevents it.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Hunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt. #TD#
Hunt pulls Mendez into guard.
Mendez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Mendez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hunt to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mendez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hunt pulls down on the head and he's put Mendez to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Hunt!
Paul Hunt really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 161
Date: Jan 06, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Khaan moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Khaan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khaan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
A head punch on the inside from Khaan fails to land.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Khaan.
A short left from Khaan.
Khaan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khaan lands with a right to the head.
Khaan misses with some punches.
Mendez tries to throw a body punch but Khaan avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khaan.
Khaan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Khaan has the dominant position.#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Khaan forces Mendez back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khaan slips a straight right by Mendez.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Khaan is looking to clinch. #T1##CL2#
Khaan has managed to clinch. #BC#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khaan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khaan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mendez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mendez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khaan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Khaan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khaan.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khaan sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Khaan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khaan has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Mendez avoiding damage.
Khaan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khaan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez. #BC#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Khaan. Khaan maintains the clinch. #BC#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Khaan misses its intended target. #CL2#
Khaan clinches with his opponent. #T2##BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez looks to land a left hand but Khaan moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Khaan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khaan lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Mendez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khaan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Khaan moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
Khaan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khaan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khaan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Mendez manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Khaan rushes Mendez and presses him up against the cage.
Mendez blocking some punches.
A short right from Khaan.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khaan throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendez. #T3#
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Khaan has Mendez pressed against the cage, preventing Mendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chinggis Khaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez walks into a straight right hand from Khaan.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Khaan. #CL2#
Khaan clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Khaan moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Khaan clinches with his opponent.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Khaan lands an uppercut.
Mendez works on Khaan's body with a couple of short punches.
Khaan misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Khaan has closed the distance and engaged Mendez in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khaan fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Khaan throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khaan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Jab from Mendez.
Nice body punch from Khaan. #CL2#
Khaan rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Khaan tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Khaan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Khaan tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Khaan.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Khaan moved out of range.
Khaan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez throws a big counter combination but Khaan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khaan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Khaan closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chinggis Khaan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Mendez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mendez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khaan. Khaan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khaan lands a head shot.
Khaan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khaan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khaan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Mendez shuts the power down on Khaan. Lights out, game over! Mendez is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 157
Date: Dec 09, 2017

#R1#
Doom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
An inside leg kick from Doom misses.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doom scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Mendez.
Mendez staying out of range there.#CL#
Doom has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doom working aggressively here.
Doom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.#BC2#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doom slips a jab from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook but Doom avoids it easily.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Doom lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Doom wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendez! But no joy.#T1#
Doom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doom throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Doom scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Doom moves into the clinch.
Doom keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez pushes Doom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doom misses with an uppercut.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Doom coming out on top.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Doom closes the distance and pushes Mendez back into the cage.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Doom throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
Doom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Doom's head coaches at Gangsterdamage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Doom misses with a straight right.
Mendez walks into a straight right hand from Doom.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Good standup being displayed there by Doom as he connects with a hook.
Doom scores with a hook.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doom changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez misses the jab.
Doom wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doom lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendez takes a step back to recover.
Doom misses with a body kick.#T3#
Doom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Doom cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Doom ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Doom moves away and avoids it.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Doom misses with a straight right.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Doom's shoulder, as Doom tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez throws a hook but Doom avoids it easily.
Doom throws a leg kick but Mendez moved away.#CL#
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Doom. Doom maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doom cracks Mendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Doom seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mendez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doom.
Doom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doom delivers a nice body kick.#T4#
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Doom connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.
Doom throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Doom closes the distance and clinches.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Doom misses with the head strike.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Doom is controlling the position.
Doom lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doom.
Doom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doom tried to counter with a leg kick but Mendez avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom 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.
#R2#
Mendez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez walks into a left hand.
Doom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Mendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Doom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Doom misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doom. Doom obviously looking to wear him down.
Doom scores with a kick to the body.
Doom misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
Doom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doom slips a jab from Mendez.
Doom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Doom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doom, as that shot connected.
Doom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doom dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Doom misses with a left hand
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Doom backing up. Doom nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doom. Mendez shrugs it off though.
Doom misses with a wild combination.
Doom lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom takes one to the chin there.
Nice jab there from Doom.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Doom moved out of range.#T2#
Mendez throws a right hand that Doom ducks under and follows up with a left that Doom also avoids with ease.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Doom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Doom lands with a nice combination. Mendez backs away looking to recover.#ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Doom saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Doom.
Mendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doom slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Doom with a jab.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Doom finish him?
Doom cracks Mendez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Mendez falls backwards against the cage. Doom follows up with more strikes that drop Mendez to his knees. Doom keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Mendez! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project Doom!
Project Doom thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 153
Date: Nov 12, 2017

#R1#
Shoe throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shoe slips under a jab.
Shoe throws a sloppy body shot
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Shoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez sizes up Shoe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shoe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shoe.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Shoe counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Shoe misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoe misses with a hook
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shoe scores with a body shot.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Mendez misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Mendez throws a series of punches but Shoe moves out of range.
Shoe misses with a body shot.
Shoe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shoe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mendez has time to react.#ROC2#
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shoe unleashes a big counter combination but Mendez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Shoe lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mendez. Mendez tries to recover but Shoe is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mendez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gum Shoe!
Gum Shoe made sure to mention his sponsor, ON TAP 160Q Nutrition in his post fight interview.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 148
Date: Oct 11, 2017

#R1#
Mendez scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Smiff darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.
Smiff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smiff is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smiff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mendez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Smiff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mendez stops a takedown attempt from Smiff.
I was talking to Mendez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Angelo Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.
Mendez has Smiff pressed against the cage, preventing Smiff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendez prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff is trying to drag Mendez to the mat but Mendez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Mendez scores with a sloppy right hand. Smiff should have avoided that one.
Smiff falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Mendez counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiff blocks a jab.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Smiff off the cage and back into range.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Smiff avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Mendez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smiff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Smiff moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.#BC#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Smiff lands with a thumping leg kick. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Smiff shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Smiff in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mendez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Smiff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quinoa Smiff!
Quinoa Smiff really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 144
Date: Sep 23, 2017

#R1#
Marvin misses with a kick to the body
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marvin pushes Mendez away with a front kick.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Marvin avoids it well.
Marvin throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Marvin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Marvin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a body shot
and Marvin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
Marvin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendez misses with a hook. Marvin ducked under it nicely.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marvins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marvin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
Marvin connects with a high kick.
Marvin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mendez connects with a body shot.#T1#
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
Mendez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marvin. That one must have hurt.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Marvin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mendez blocks it well.
Marvin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mendez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marvins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marvin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marvin throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Marvin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendez.
Mendez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mendez avoids a kick to the body.
Marvin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marvin thows a body kick. Mendez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marvin throws a nice head kick! #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendez connects with the punch.
Marvin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendez finds it's way round the side to connect with Marvin's head.
Marvin throws a head kick that misses
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Marvin is rocked!
Marvin looks for the body kick but Mendez saw that one coming.
Marvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Marvin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Marvin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendez to the ground. Mendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #KD#
Mendez lands a big uppercut and Marvin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marvin looks OK. Mendez waves Marvin back to his feet!
Marvin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marvin manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Mendez checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendez throwing a counter right hand but Marvin manages to avoid it.
Marvin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Marvin - that will leave a mark! #T3#
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Marvin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Marvin ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Marvin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marvin throws a lazy head kick
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez tries to bum rush Marvin with a series of wild strikes but Marvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Marvin.
Mendez scores with a one two! Marvin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marvin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mendez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mendez throws a body punch but Marvin moves out of range.
Marvin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mendez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#KD#
Mendez cracks Marvin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mendez has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Marvin to stand back up!
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!
Marvin lands a head kick. Mendez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marvin slips under a jab.
Marvin thinks about the counter body kick.#KD#
Mendez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marvin sprawling to the canvas! Marvin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mendez finish him?!
Mendez ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Marvin out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: MMAHelsinki - 140
Date: Aug 25, 2017

#R1#
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Mendez swings widly with a right hand
and Harding counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mendez checks a low kick from Harding.
Harding missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harding throws a low kick but Mendez avoids it.
Harding lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendez at a distance.
Harding with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Harding fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harding.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harding looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez throws a lazy uppercut
and Harding counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
Harding uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Mendez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harding lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harding slips a jab from Mendez.
Harding throws out a counter right but Mendez avoids it with no problem.
Harding scores with a jab. Mendez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Mendez there.
A punch lands to the side of Mendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A clash of legs there as Mendez blocks the low kick.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Harding with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mendez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harding lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harding connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harding chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendez staying out of range there.#T2#
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harding moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Harding's ribs.
Harding lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #KD#
Mendez sends Harding crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mendez is motioning to the referee to let Harding up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Harding is rocked!
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Harding is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Harding is holding his hands too far apart here. Mendez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Harding is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
After the big win, Angelo Mendez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: The Final Battle
Date: Jul 16, 2017

#R1#
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Mendez defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mendez misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.#CUT#
It looks like Mat Diaz has been cut.
Mendez throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diaz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#
Mendez is rocked!#KD#
Mendez lands a big uppercut and Diaz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diaz looks OK. Mendez waves Diaz back to his feet!#ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez throws a monster overhand right that drops Diaz! Mendez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez retains his welterweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Mendez waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: OMEGA 35
Date: May 27, 2017

#R1#
Mendez's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Mendez tries to keep at a distance but Howson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Howson.
Howson lands a right hand.
Howson has Mendez pressed against the cage, preventing Mendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendez.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Howson connects with a solid leg kick.
Howson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Howson punishes Mendez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mendez throws a body punch but Howson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Howson.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Howson.
Mendez wants to counter the offense by Howson and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Howson tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Howson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mendez takes a step back to recover.
Mendez misses with a combination #CL#
and Howson counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T1#
Howson tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Howson back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Howson tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Howson is controlling him.#BC2#
Mendez breaks the clinch.
Howson blocks a jab.
Howson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Howson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howson counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Howson. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Howson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howson connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
We've been informed that Mendez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T2#
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howson momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howson is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it.
Mendez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mendez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howson thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Howson tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Howson cracks Mendez with an open hand slap.
Howson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez tries to bum rush Howson with a series of wild strikes but Howson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Howson misses with a body kick.
Mendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Howson throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Howson.
Howson lands with a good body shot.
Howson wants to clinch.
Howson looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendez wants to land a leg kick but Howson is out of range.
Howson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Howson is looking to score with low kicks.#KD2#
Mendez lands a big right hand that sends Howson crashing to the mat! Mendez stays standing though and waves Howson back to his feet!#ROC2#
Howson is rocked!
Mendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Angelo Mendez thanked Urban Fighter for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Dan Howson spoke after the fight, saying 'Where do I pick up my check? I still have to pay for my Greyhound ticket home.'.

Event: NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS 4
Date: Apr 16, 2017

#R1#
Harding takes one to the side of the head.
Mendez connects with a crisp jab.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Harding lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Harding was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding throws a counter high kick but Mendez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a shot to the body
and Harding counters with a straight right hand.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Harding takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Harding seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Harding moves away and avoids it.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Harding was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mendez.#T1#
Mendez with a nice cross.
Mendez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Harding.
An attempted straight right counter from Harding misses the target.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Harding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harding throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mendez cracks Harding with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Harding makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Harding was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harding counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Harding to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harding connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Harding swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendez lands a two punch combo.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
enabling Harding to counter with a crisp jab.
Harding bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Harding misses the target.
Harding dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Harding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T3#
Mendez throws a right hand that Harding ducks under and follows up with a left that Harding also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harding counters with a left to the body.
Mendez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mendez throws a jab when Harding was well out of range.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harding counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harding blocks a jab.
Harding throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.#T4#
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harding swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendez cracks Harding with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Mendez.#ROC2#
Harding is rocked!
Harding gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Mendez gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Omega Fight Night 28
Date: Feb 19, 2017

#R1#
Freitag lands a jab.#TD#
Freitag closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Freitag lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Freitag throwing strikes but missing.
Mendez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Mendez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mendez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Vicious Striking. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mendez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freitag defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Freitag is defending well.
Freitag trying to control here.
Mendez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Mendez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendez wants to stand up but Freitag has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mendez controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendez misses with a combination
and Freitag counters with a three punch combo that has Mendez backing up. Mendez nods at Freitag to acknowledge the strikes.#T3#
Freitag lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freitag momentarily.
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Freitag.
Freitag tries for a takedown but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Mendez.
A shot to the liver by Freitag. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#
It looks like Mike Freitag has been cut.
Mendez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Freitag cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freitag throws a right and a left that both miss.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Mendez. #ROC2#
Freitag is rocked!
Freitag looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OH! Freitag has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Mendez smells blood and charges in for the finish! Mendez unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Freitag sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.

Event: OMEGA FN 24
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Rasmussen saw that one coming.
Mendez throws out a leg kick but Rasmussen moves out of range and Mendez only half commits. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Mendez has knocked Rasmussen down with a huge combo! Mendez steps away and waves a wobbly Rasmussen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Rasmussen is rocked!
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.
Rasmussen is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
We've been told by Mendez's head coaches at Vicious Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mendez defending well as Rasmussen loads up on a big left hand.
Rasmussen ducks into an uppercut from Mendez and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Christian Rasmussen was interviewed post fight and said 'The manager wont be happy,i mite be getting the sack.'.

Event: OMEGAGEDDON
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Howson.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Howson moved out of range.
Howson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Howson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Howson lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Howson. That's going to slow Mendez down.
Mendez scores with a hook.
Howson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Howson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howson moves out of range of the strikes.
Howson throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Howson throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Howson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Howson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez misses with an uppercut
and Howson counters with a good low kick that Mendez was not able to check. #T1#
Howson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendez swings for the body but Howson moves out of range.
Howson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
Howson throws a fast counter high kick but Mendez manages to duck under it in time.
Howson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Howson cracks the inside of Mendez's front leg.
Howson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Howson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Howson tries to clinch up.
Howson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Howson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez throws a jab when Howson was well out of range.
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Howson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Howson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Howson moves out of range.
Howson is looking for the big counter here.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mendez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Howson - the referee stops the clock and Mendez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Howson. Mendez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T2#
Mendez throws a hook but Howson blocks it.
Howson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howson staying out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Howson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Howson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Howson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendez rather than just go for the knockout.
Howson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howson throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Howson.
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Howson.
Mendez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHowson.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Howson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mendez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howson misses with an attempted mid kick. #T3#
Howson lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Howson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Howson is controlling the position.
Howson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendez.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Howson keeps him there for the moment.
Howson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Howson.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Howson.
Howson prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Howson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Howson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Howson. #BC2#
Howson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez tried to score with a low kick but Howson checks it.#T4#
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Howson.
Mendez slips a jab from Howson.
Howson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Howson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Howson.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Howson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mendez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Mendez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Howson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Howson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Dan Howson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Howson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Howson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mendez throws a front kick aimed at Howson's knee but Howson avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Howson.
Howson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howson looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Howson had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Howson cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Howson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Howson tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howson.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Howson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Howson counters with an inside leg kick.
Howson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howson fakes the leg kick and cracks Mendez in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howson connects with a body shot that sends Mendez's belly button to the back.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Howson moves out of range.
Mendez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Howson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez.
Howson lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Howson lands a nice looking body kick.
Mendez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Howson.#T2#
Howson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howson.
Howson lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Howson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howson stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Howson had a free shot at his head there.
Howson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howson ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Howson can pounce on him.
Mendez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Howson misses with a looping left.
Howson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Howson works the jab nicely.
Howson scores with a hook to the body. Mendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Howson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3#
Mendez 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.
Howson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #ROC2#
Mendez is rocked!
Howson throws a quick head kick that knocks Mendez silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Howson is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Howson!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Howson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: OMEGA NO SURRENDER
Date: Sep 25, 2016

#R1#
Vaughn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vaughn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vaughn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vaughn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vaughn slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Vaughn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Vaughn has Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Vaughn has the dominant position.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaughn scores with a shot to the side of Mendez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Vaughn.
Vaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vaughn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vaughn misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaughn tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vaughn has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Vaughn controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
Vaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Vaughn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendez or not.
Vaughn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vaughn.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Vaughn is blocking nicely. #BC#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Vaughn. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vaughn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Vaughn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Vaughn's head but Vaughn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Vaughn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vaughn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vaughn, right into the meat. #T2#
Vaughn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Vaughn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT#
It looks like Lonnie Vaughn has been cut.
A nice combination there by Vaughn.
Mendez blocks a jab.
Vaughn throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez tries to counter with a takedown but Vaughn is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaughn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaughn tries to clinch up.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Vaughn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Vaughn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Vaughn is controlling him.
I was talking to Mendez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Vaughn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaughn misses with the head strike.
Vaughn goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3##BC#
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez. #CL2#
Vaughn pushes Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vaughn lands a nice uppercut.
Vaughn throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Mendez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Vaughn.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vaughn looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vaughn counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it. #CL2#
Vaughn gets a clinch.
Vaughn keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
Vaughn can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action. #T4#
Mendez is trying to push Vaughn away but Vaughn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vaughn trying to control the position but instead, Mendez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vaughn into the cage.
Vaughn lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez tries to circle away but Vaughn has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vaughn has double underhooks.
Vaughn lands a left hand.
Vaughn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Vaughn. #BC#
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vaughn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendez rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez lands a jab.
A slow jab from Vaughn misses its intended target.
Mendez feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lonnie Vaughn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lonnie Vaughn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mendez lands a lovely overhand right.
Vaughn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vaughn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendez's sensitive parts.
Vaughn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Mendez ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vaughn.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaughn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaughn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaughn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Mendez misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughn slips under a jab from Mendez.#CL2#
Vaughn clinches up against the cage.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Vaughn keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1##CL2#
Vaughn moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
Vaughn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Vaughn misses with some punches. #BC#
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Vaughn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendez blocks the leg kick.
Vaughn moves forwards but Mendez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Vaughn's head but Vaughn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Lonnie Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaughn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vaughn wants to land a leg kick but Mendez is out of range. #T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendez.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Vaughn avoids nicely.
Vaughn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Vaughn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vaughn's head backwards.
Angelo Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaughn defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Vaughn.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaughn misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
Vaughn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez misses with a right hand
and Vaughn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vaughn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vaughn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.#T3#
Vaughn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vaughn scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mendez.
Vaughn throws a solid leg kick but Mendez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaughn.
Mendez is looking to score with low kicks.
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
Vaughn throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez jabs at Vaughn's body.
Vaughn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendez throws a hook but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Vaughn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#
Vaughn is rocked!
Mendez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vaughn right on the button. Vaughn goes down! Mendez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mendez gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez gave a mention to My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Lonnie Vaughn stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got me man. Rough night, but i'll be back stronger. We'll do this again down the line.'.

Event: RISE TO GLORY
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osterman.
Mendez slips under a jab from Osterman.
Osterman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Mendez misses with a combination
and Osterman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osterman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez goes for a double leg but Osterman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Osterman continues to drive forward.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
We've been told by Osterman's head coaches at LOD - Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osterman.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osterman.
Osterman moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK. #TD2#
Mendez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Osterman did well to prevent Mendez getting side control.#ES#
Osterman kicks Mendez off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Osterman tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez wants to counter with a clinch but Osterman pushes him away.
Osterman lands a nice shot to the body.
Osterman tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osterman takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Mendez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Osterman's hands.
Osterman misses with a body shot.
Osterman lands a two punch combo.
Osterman scores with a nice right hand.
Osterman lands a nice shot that snaps Mendez's head back.
Mendez scores with a three punch combo!
Mendez misses with the combination.
Osterman throws a shot from downtown. Mendez moves away and avoids it.
Osterman throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osterman.
Mendez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Osterman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Osterman stuffs the takedown.
Osterman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osterman.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Osterman counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!#T2#
Some wild striking there from Osterman.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Osterman finish him?
Osterman defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Osterman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osterman.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Osterman lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Osterman!
Kevin Osterman retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Kevin Osterman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SUMMER HEAT
Date: Jul 15, 2016

#R1#
Blue with a jab.
Mendez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendez lands a jab.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blue throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Blue is looking to land body kicks.
Mendez connects with a body shot that sends Blue's belly button to the back.
Mendez lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez lands with a shot to the body.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue looks winded!
Blue throws a series of punches but Mendez avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Mendez finds it's way through Blue's defenses.
A jab lands there for Mendez.
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blue's head backwards.
Mendez scores with a hook.
Pripps Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Blue's ribs.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blue counters with a left and a right that stings Mendez.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez fails with the takedown.#T2#
Mendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Blue.
Blue misses with a combination
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendez.
Blue throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blue throws out a leg kick but Mendez moves out of range and Blue only half commits.
Mendez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mendez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mendez throws a leg kick
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Mendez connects with a right hand. Blue shakes it off.
Mendez scores with a one two! Blue had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Mendez.
Mendez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blue takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendez scores with a shot to the body.
Mendez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blue pinned against the cage. Blue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blue throws a right hand that Mendez ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendez also avoids with ease.
Mendez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Blue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez 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!
Mendez works Blue's body with a nice hook.#T4#
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blue momentarily.
Blue throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
Mendez jabs at Blue's body.
Mendez shoots in for a double leg but Blue sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez throws a leg kick but Blue sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've been informed that Blue has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendez lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Blue as Mendez shoots in.
Blue is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mendez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blue defends well and Mendez ends up having to push Blue into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mendez wants to slow Blue down by chopping away at his legs.
Blue looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Mendez dominated that round.
That's time! Mendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Blue moved out of range.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Blue looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mendez throws a looping overhand right but Blue ducks down to avoid it.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blue takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blue needs to keep his hands up - Mendez had a free shot at his head there.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Mendez connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez connects with a single shot there.
Blue misses with an uppercut. Mendez saw that one coming.#T1#
Mendez throws a series of punches but Blue avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Mendez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blue doesn't seem phased though.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Blue tries to sprawl out of it but Mendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blue manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Mendez is predictable there
and Blue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Blue, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Mendez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendez cracks Blue with a good jab.
Blue takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Blue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez cracks Blue with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendez.
Mendez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blue sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mendez somewhat.
Blue throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Blue
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Mendez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendez.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Blue off the cage and back into range.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Mendez misses with the combination. #T3#
Mendez lands with a hook. Blue tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blue backs up against the cage.
Mendez connects with the punch.
Mendez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mendez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blue.
Mendez lands a two punch combo.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Blue.
Mendez connects with a right hand. Blue shakes it off.
Mendez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez throws a front kick aimed at Blue's knee but Blue avoids it well. #T4#
Danga de danga de dang - Mendez scores with a four punch combination!#ROC#
Blue is rocked!
Decent striking displayed by Mendez there.
Blue is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendez duly obliges.
Mendez is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Blue like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Blue from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
After the big win, Angelo Mendez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: HIGH VOLTAGE
Date: Jun 03, 2016

#R1#
Svensson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Svensson counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Mendez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mendez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svensson.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Svensson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Svensson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendez circles away.
Mendez is looking to counter punch.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendez.
Svensson checks a low kick from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Svensson counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez leaves Svensson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendez.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svensson circles away quickly and effectively.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Mendez connects with a right hand. Svensson shakes it off.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez dives in and grabs Svensson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelo Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez moves out of range as Svensson throws a body kick.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Svensson tries to sprawl out of it but Mendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Svensson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Svensson shoots in.#T2#
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Svensson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Svensson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendez swivels and escapes.
Mendez lands with a nice combination. Svensson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Svensson circles away quickly and effectively.
Svensson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Svensson tries to work over Mendez's front leg with a kick but Mendez checks it.
Svensson misses with the combination.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses.
Svensson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson slips a jab from Mendez.
Svensson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Svensson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendez to the ground. Mendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Svensson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T3#
Mendez looks to land a combination. Svensson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svensson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Svensson tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Svensson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svensson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Svensson looks to move away, Mendez throws a big counter combo but Svensson just gets out of the way.
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez shoots in and drives through. Svensson sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendez. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
Svensson misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Svensson.#T4#
Mendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Svensson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Svensson avoids it really well and circles away.
Svensson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Svensson counters with a left to the body.
Mendez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svensson is fending him off so far but Mendez persists. Nope, Svensson circles away and we're back to standing.
Svensson feints the counter takedown.
Svensson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svensson.
Mendez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Svensson looks for a takedown but Mendez sprawls well.
Svensson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl out of it but Svensson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Svensson misses with a double jab.
Mendez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Svensson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez slips under a jab from Svensson.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Svensson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mendez with a body shot.#T1#
Svensson looks to throw the jab but Mendez is out of range.
Mendez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mendez dodges the punch combination from Svensson.
It looked like Mendez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Svensson missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svensson misses with a wild combination.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Svensson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Svensson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez misses with a two punch combination.
Svensson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mendez with a body shot.
Svensson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendez.
Mendez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Angelo Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Svensson goes for a double leg but Mendez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mendez continues to drive forward.
Angelo Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ole Svensson.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Mendez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendez as he avoids it easily.
Mendez thows a leg kick but Svensson checks it
and Svensson counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Mendez.
Svensson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendez motions for Svensson to come forward. Mendez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Svensson misses with a left hand
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Mendez tries to bum rush Svensson with a series of wild strikes but Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez cracks Svensson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mendez with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Svensson misses.
Mendez dives in and grabs Svensson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svensson pushes down on Mendez's head and hops out.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svensson.
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Svensson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mendez connects with a right hand. Svensson shakes it off.
Mendez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Svensson is out of range and Mendez settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Svensson blocks the leg kick. #T4#
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Svensson tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Svensson misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Mendez tries to bum rush Svensson with a series of wild strikes but Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Svensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Svensson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Mendez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Mendez avoids them all with ease.
Svensson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson checks a leg kick.
Mendez misses with a takedown
and Svensson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mendez as he avoids it easily.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Svensson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez throws a series of punches but Svensson avoids them all with ease.
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svensson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Svensson back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendez throws an off balance right hand
and Svensson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svensson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendez backs up against the cage. #ROC2#
Mendez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Svensson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez scores with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Ole Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
Mendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Svensson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Mendez avoids it well.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Svensson! But no joy.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendez circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mendez enables Svensson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mendez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Svensson wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving. #SU2#
Svensson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mendez throws a solid leg kick but Svensson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mendez.
Svensson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Svensson avoids it well.
Svensson unleashes a big counter combination but Mendez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T3#
Mendez throws a front kick aimed at Svensson's knee but Svensson avoids it well.
Svensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Svensson.
Svensson dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
A combination from Svensson does no damage.
A combination from Mendez does no damage.
Svensson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Svensson sizes up Mendez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Svensson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Mendez misses.
Svensson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Angelo Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ole Svensson.#T4#
Mendez shoots in for a takedown but Svensson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Svensson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Mendez fails with the takedown.
Mendez tries to bum rush Svensson with a series of wild strikes but Svensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Svensson feints a counter leg kick.#TD#
Mendez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Svensson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mendez is in Svensson's guard.
Svensson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mendez.
Mendez is pushing down on Svensson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Svensson is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svensson can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet. #ES2#
Svensson pushes Mendez off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ole Svensson.
I think Mendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Mendez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Angelo Mendez made sure he mentioned My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Generation X treme
Date: May 08, 2016

#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Dyrdek. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez misses the jab.
Dyrdek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dyrdek avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Dyrdek slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDyrdek.
Mendez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyrdek throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Angelo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek throws a head kick that misses.
Dyrdek takes one to the side of the head. #T1#
Dyrdek slips under a jab.
Dyrdek throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Mendez.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Dyrdek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez throws a shot from downtown. Dyrdek moves away and avoids it.
Dyrdek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Dyrdek wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dyrdek fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Dyrdek.#TD2#
Mendez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES#
Dyrdek pushes Mendez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dyrdek seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T2#
Mendez swings for the body but Dyrdek moves out of range.
Dyrdek is looking to counter the offense by Mendez and move into the clinch.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Dyrdek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dyrdek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendez lands a head shot.
Dyrdek misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dyrdek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Dyrdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez tried to score with a low kick but Dyrdek checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Dyrdek misses its target.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyrdek circles away quickly and effectively.
Dyrdek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dyrdek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendez swivels and escapes.
Mendez looks to land a left hand but Dyrdek moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Mendez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Dyrdek sneaks out the side door and pushes Mendez away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T3##CL#
Dyrdek moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Dyrdek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez tries to work over Dyrdek's front leg with a kick but Dyrdek checks it.
Dyrdek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Dyrdek moves into the clinch.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Dyrdek has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
Dyrdek prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Dyrdek pulls guard effortlessly.
Dyrdek trying to control the position here. #ES#
Dyrdek wriggles free and stands up. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyrdek gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Dyrdek. Dyrdek maintains the clinch. #BC#
Dyrdek breaks the clinch.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Dyrdek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dyrdek somewhat.
Dyrdek shoots in looking for a takedown but Mendez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dyrdek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Dyrdek avoids nicely.
Dyrdek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mendez sprawls and moves away.#CL#
Dyrdek closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dyrdek won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Angelo Mendez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dyrdek takes one to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dyrdek.
Dyrdek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Dyrdek avoids them all with ease.
Rob Dyrdek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Mendez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Dyrdek avoids it well.
Dyrdek lands a jab-cross combination. #T1#
Mendez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dyrdek dodges the punch combination from Mendez. #TD2#
Mendez gets a double leg takedown into Dyrdek's guard.#SUB#
Dyrdek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyrdek trying to control the position here.
Mendez throwing strikes but missing.
Mendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Dyrdek thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dyrdek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dyrdek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dyrdek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dyrdek trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mendez postures up and lands a big shot to Dyrdek's brow.
Dyrdek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dyrdek seems keen to control Mendez's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dyrdek is on top in guard. #REVR##T3#
Mendez wants to stand and escape but Dyrdek is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendez can do anything to dispel that myth.#SU#
Dyrdek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD2#
Mendez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dyrdek sprawls well initially but Mendez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dyrdek is pressing down on Mendez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dyrdek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dyrdek is on top in guard. #REVR#
Dyrdek preventing the sweep. #T4##ES2#
Mendez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dyrdek presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Dyrdek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Dyrdek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A punch combination from Mendez misses.
Dyrdek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendez is fending him off so far but Dyrdek persists. Nope, Mendez circles away and we're back to standing.
Dyrdek shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendez sprawls well. He's pushed Dyrdek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mendez! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Dyrdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyrdek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendez avoids it really well and circles away.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelo Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dyrdek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dyrdek counters with a good, hard body kick but Mendez shrugs it off.
Dyrdek throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Dyrdek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendez defends it nicely.
Dyrdek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dyrdek misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mendez throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Dyrdek counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dyrdek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez wants to break free but Dyrdek has control.
Dyrdek wants to take the fight to the mat but Mendez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Dyrdek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Dyrdek. #T1#
Dyrdek prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Mendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Dyrdek is controlling the position.
Dyrdek keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendez throws an elbow but it misses. #BC2#
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angelo Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dyrdek has a takedown stuffed.
Dyrdek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dyrdek backs up against the cage.
Dyrdek ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
A counter left hand to the body from Dyrdek misses its target.
Mendez misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Dyrdek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendez pinned against the cage. Mendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dyrdek scores with a one two! Mendez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mendez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendez wants it to stay on the feet.
Mendez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mendez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dyrdek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez lands a head shot.
Mendez slaps away a takedown attempt from Dyrdek, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Nice takedown defense from Dyrdek. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Mendez sizes up Dyrdek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dyrdek shoots for a takedown but Mendez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dyrdek.#CL#
Dyrdek rushes Mendez and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Dyrdek pulls guard effortlessly.
Dyrdek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dyrdek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #ES#
Dyrdek has his feet on Mendez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dyrdek enables Mendez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dyrdek manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Dyrdek has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mendez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Dyrdek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dyrdek leaves Mendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendez works Dyrdek's body with a nice hook.
Dyrdek throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
Dyrdek moves forwards but Mendez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dyrdek slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
No luck for Dyrdek with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Mendez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Angelo Mendez waved his t-shirt featuring My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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