Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Madness Fright Night 28
Date: Mar 04, 2020

#R1#
A big left from Mendez misses. #CL2#
Mendez gets a clinch.
Vaiduoklis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vaiduoklis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vaiduoklis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Mendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaiduoklis's elbow.
Mendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Vaiduoklis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Mendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez tries to work over Vaiduoklis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Vaiduoklis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shot to the side of Mendez's head.
Vaiduoklis blocks an uppercut.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vaiduoklis blocks an uppercut.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vaiduoklis blocking some punches.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Mendez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Vaiduoklis lands an uppercut.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Vaiduoklis misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Mendez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Vaiduoklis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis stalling against the cage. #T2#
Mendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mendez fails to land.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Mendez presses Vaiduoklis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vaiduoklis looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Vaiduoklis lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis lands a body shot.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendez or not.
Mendez misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaiduoklis.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Vaiduoklis. #T3#
Vaiduoklis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vaiduoklis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vaiduoklis tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Vaiduoklis back against the cage.
Vaiduoklis lands with a light punch inside.
Mendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaiduoklis's elbow.
Vaiduoklis lands with a left to the head.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Mendez.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body punch.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Mendez tries a body shot but Vaiduoklis blocks it.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis - that landed with a thud.
Mendez looks winded!
Vaiduoklis blocks an uppercut.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Vaiduoklis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vaiduoklis. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis blocks an uppercut.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shoulder strike.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Vaiduoklis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Mendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Vaiduoklis controls his hands.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis pushes Mendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vaiduoklis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mendez.
Vaiduoklis is leaning against Mendez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands a left hand.
Vaiduoklis pushes Mendez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vaiduoklis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vaiduoklis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juodasis Vaiduoklis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Vaiduoklis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Vaiduoklis finish him?#CL#
Vaiduoklis closes the distance and pushes Mendez back into the cage.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Vaiduoklis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand into Mendez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendez's gas tank.
Mendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vaiduoklis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vaiduoklis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Vaiduoklis. #KD#
Vaiduoklis drops Mendez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mendez is propped up by the cage and works his way 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 misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Mendez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mendez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mendez misses with some punches.
Mendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vaiduoklis wants to stall.
Vaiduoklis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Vaiduoklis as the two fighters clinch.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vaiduoklis can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Vaiduoklis lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Mendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vaiduoklis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Vaiduoklis - that landed with a thud.
Vaiduoklis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vaiduoklis lands a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis scores with a shot to the side of Mendez's head.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand underneath Mendez's ribcage. Mendez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vaiduoklis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vaiduoklis lands with a left to the head.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vaiduoklis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Vaiduoklis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Vaiduoklis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vaiduoklis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Mendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Vaiduoklis pushes Mendez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vaiduoklis digs a right hand into Mendez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mendez's gas tank.
Vaiduoklis is looking to control Mendez's arms but Mendez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vaiduoklis has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vaiduoklis lands a shoulder strike.
Vaiduoklis dips a shoulder and cracks Mendez with a mighty uppercut! Mendez falls back against the cage and Vaiduoklis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Mendez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vaiduoklis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Juodasis Vaiduoklis thanked Iron Wolf Discount Supplements (Q159/$200, Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 26, 2020

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Mendez's head back. #CUT#
That has opened up Carlos Mendez's cut even more.
The fighters circling - Mendez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Davis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendez.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Mendez tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendez throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Mendez's head back. #ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez 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 is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Davis back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendez.
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Mendez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Mendez wants to clinch.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Davis.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Mendez wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target. #T2#
Mendez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
Mendez wants to counter with a clinch but Davis pushes him away.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Davis darts in and clinches Mendez up against the cage.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Davis working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Davis walks into a jab.
Mendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
The cut above Carlos Mendez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T3#
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mendez in his tracks.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Mendez closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mendez is looking to clinch.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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.
Davis avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendez slips under a jab.
Mendez throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Mendez misses with a double jab.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis swings for the body but Mendez moves out of range. #T4#
Mendez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mendez misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mendez lands a head shot.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Davis avoids the body shot from Mendez.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendez tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis throws a hook but Mendez blocks it.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez tries to clinch but Davis moves away
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mendez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Mendez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.
An attempted straight right counter from Davis misses the target.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Mendez slips the punch.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mendez slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis jabs Mendez right on the nose. Mendez blinks but takes it well.
Davis throws an overhand right that has Mendez reeling! Davis follows up with more punches and Mendez is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Davis!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Davis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 19, 2020

#R1#
Escobar tries to score with a low kick but Mendez moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Escobar rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Mendez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Mendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Escobar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Escobar throwing a counter right hand but Mendez manages to avoid it.
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar misses with a kick to the body.
Mendez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Escobar is looking to score with low kicks.
Mendez connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez. #T1#
Escobar lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mendez lands a body shot.
Escobar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mendez is able to avoid easily.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mendez checks it well.
Escobar is looking to wear down Mendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Mendez wants to counter the offense by Escobar and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Mendez.
Mendez cracks Escobar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Escobar misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Mendez moves into the clinch.
Escobar lands an elbow just above Mendez 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Carlos Mendez has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Mendez blocks the elbow strike. #T2#
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
Mendez scores with a shoulder strike.
Escobar lands an elbow inside that Mendez shrugs off.
Mendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mendez.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Mendez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escobar.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with some punches.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Escobar lands an elbow inside.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Mendez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T4#
Mendez tries to clinch up.
Escobar motions for Mendez to come forward. Escobar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Escobar clinches up against the cage.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Escobar tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Mendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Escobar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Mendez.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilmar Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mendez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Escobar tenderised Mendez's leg. Mendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez wants to clinch.#CL#
Escobar instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Escobar lands an elbow that stopped Mendez in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar. #BC#
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar throws a body kick that misses.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendez. #T1#
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendez connects with a jab.#CL2#
Mendez rushes Escobar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gilmar Escobar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
That has opened up Carlos Mendez's cut even more.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Escobar lands an elbow that stopped Mendez in his tracks for a moment.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez pushes Escobar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez misses with some punches.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Escobar misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Mendez fails to land. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mendez fails to land.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez lands a left hand.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar lands a damaging elbow.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Mendez takes a shot to the head.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendez avoids a wild elbow strike from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with an elbow strike.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mendez - that landed with a thud.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Mendez is leaning against Escobar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mendez fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Mendez blocks an elbow strike from Escobar.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Mendez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Nice elbow from Escobar. #CUT#
The cut above Carlos Mendez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Escobar tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Mendez takes an elbow to the temple.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez. #T4#
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Mendez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez avoids a wild elbow strike from Escobar.
Mendez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mendez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendez blocking some punches. #BC#
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mendez takes one on the button.
A combination from Mendez does no damage. #CL2#
Mendez gets a clinch.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Mendez working aggressively here.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
Carlos Mendez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez misses with some punches.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
A short right from Mendez.
Escobar blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilmar Escobar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mendez's cut.
That's time! Escobar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gilmar Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
A big right from Mendez misses.
An inside leg kick from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar misses with a leg kick.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Escobar.
Mendez stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T1#
Mendez cracks Escobar with a good jab.
Mendez scores with a jab.
Mendez throws the left hand but Escobar avoids the punch easily.
Escobar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Escobar moves forwards but Mendez connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Escobar moves into the clinch.
Escobar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Escobar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendez misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escobar throws an elbow but misses.
Escobar tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Escobar misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Mendez lands a body punch.
Escobar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Carlos Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##BC#
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Escobar thumps Mendez with a low kick.
Mendez is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mendez.
Mendez tries to clinch up.#CL#
Escobar clinches up with Mendez and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez misses with the head strike.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
Escobar throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mendez - that landed with a thud.
Mendez scores with a shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Escobar pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendez.
Mendez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Mendez working aggressively here.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mendez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar lands an elbow that stopped Mendez in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Mendez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gilmar Escobar!
Gilmar Escobar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 12, 2020

#R1#
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendez.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
A countering left hand to the body from Mendez misses.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendez's head backwards.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Mendez is out of range.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Anderson 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.
Anderson lands a jab to Mendez's midsection.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez slips under a jab from Anderson.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendez.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez lands with a good body shot.
Mendez is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Mendez loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson digs a good body shot into Mendez's ribs.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Mendez ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Mendez moves away and avoids it.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T2#
Mendez catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendez's head.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendez throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Mendez throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendez misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Mendez closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Mendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land. #T3#
Anderson is working Mendez over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Mendez has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Mendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mendez backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Mendez presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
Mendez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Anderson catches Mendez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendez misses with a body shot.
Mendez misses with a looping right.
Mendez misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson throws the left hand but Mendez avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Mendez misses the jab.
Mendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Mendez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Carlos Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Mendez finds it's target.
Mendez is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Mendez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendez lands a lovely overhand right.
Anderson lands a jab.
Mendez wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson 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 blocks a jab.
Mendez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendez slips a jab from Anderson.
Nice cross by Anderson.#ROC#
Mendez is rocked!
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Mendez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson slips a jab from Mendez.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendez moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendez. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
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!
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendez staying out of range there.
Mendez walks into a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Carlos Mendez has been cut.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Mendez's legs. #T1#
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendez.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Mendez is looking to clinch.
Anderson throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
Mendez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Mendez tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Mendez moved out of range nicely.
Mendez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Anderson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Anderson takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
Mendez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mendez tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Mendez lands the left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Mendez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendez.#CL2#
Mendez gets a clinch.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Mendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson pushes Mendez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards. #T3#
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mendez fails to land.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Mendez tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the cage.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Mendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Mendez tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez working aggressively here.
Mendez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson. #BC#
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendez moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Mendez misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendez.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson throws a front kick aimed at Mendez's knee but Mendez avoids it well.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
A nice side step and Mendez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A shot to the liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anderson slips a jab from Mendez.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Mendez seems unphased.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mendez momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Mendez walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anderson with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Mendez'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez drops his hands momentarily. Anderson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Mendez staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Mendez doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 07, 2020

#R1#
Aarnio throws a leg kick but Mendez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendez.
The crowd cheers as Mendez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aarnio doesn't seem phased though.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aarnio.
Aarnio tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aarnio has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarnio thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aarnio tries to clinch up.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Aarnio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mendez.
Aarnio has been working on his balance at Island Hammers Fight Camp, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mendez.
A low kick from Aarnio misses
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aarnio needs to keep his hands up - Mendez had a free shot at his head there.
Aarnio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jari Aarnio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Mendez misses its intended target.
Aarnio half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T2#
Mendez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aarnio's hands.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aarnio dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Aarnio is looking to slow Mendez down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aarnio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aarnio darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Aarnio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aarnio slips under a jab.
Aarnio misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez cracks Aarnio with a good jab.
Mendez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aarnio tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez throws an overhand right that lands on Aarnio's shoulder, as Aarnio tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aarnio.
Carlos Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez looks to land a right hand but Aarnio moved out of range.#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendez, as that shot connected.
Aarnio doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away. #TD#
Aarnio shoots in and bounces Mendez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aarnio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aarnio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendez wants to stand but Aarnio is controlling the position. #SUB#
Aarnio drops back looking for a leg! Mendez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendez manages to kick Aarnio off! Aarnio jumps back into Mendez's guard.
Aarnio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that round.
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#
Mendez lands a jab to Aarnio's midsection.#TD#
Mendez tries to sprawl but Aarnio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mendez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mendez is trying to keep Aarnio in close.
Aarnio tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard.
Mendez is adopting a defensive guard.
Aarnio tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez controls Aarnio momentarily but Aarnio frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mendez holds on and takes a little breather.
Aarnio forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Mendez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Aarnio wants to pass to mount but Mendez is defending the position. #SUB#
Aarnio is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Aarnio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aarnio wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.
Aarnio with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Mendez is trying to control Aarnio's posture. Aarnio takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Mendez! Aarnio is rotating here... this could be the end... Mendez is out! Aarnio has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jari Aarnio!
A less than humble Jari Aarnio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2019

#R1#
Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Supreme.
Supreme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendez throws out the jab.
Supreme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Supreme thuds his right hand into Mendez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Supreme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mendez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Supreme slips a jab from Mendez.
Supreme tries to work over Mendez's front leg with a kick but Mendez checks it.
Supreme throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Supreme.
Mendez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendez slips a jab and a cross from Supreme.
Mendez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Supreme cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Supreme throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Supreme throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Supreme. That snapped Mendez's head back.
Mendez throws out a powerful jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendez as he connects with a hook.
Supreme connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
Supreme connects with a jab.
Supreme throws the left hand but Mendez avoids the punch easily.
Mendez connects with a body shot that sends Supreme's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by Mendez - just one landing.
Mendez misses the jab.
Supreme looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Supreme misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Supreme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Supreme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Supreme.
Supreme 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 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Supreme. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mendez defending well as Supreme loads up on a big left hand.
Supreme walks into a straight right hand from Mendez.
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Mendez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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.
Supreme slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Supreme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Supreme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mendez's head.#T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendez.
Mendez lands an overhand right.
Mendez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Supreme misses with a low kick.
Mendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Supreme on the side of the head.
Mendez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendez misses the target.
Supreme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Supreme misses with a right hand
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez lands with a cross. #CL#
Mendez drives through and clinches with Supreme against the cage.
Mendez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Supreme tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez pushes Supreme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supreme blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Supreme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendez lands with a right to the head.
Supreme tries to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Supreme blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendez tries to work over Supreme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike.
Mendez tries to work over Supreme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supreme prevents a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body.
Mendez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez lands with a left to the head.
Mendez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Supreme.
Mendez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Supreme tries to circle away but Mendez has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez tries to work over Supreme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supreme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Supreme blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Supreme has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Mendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supreme blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Supreme pushes off an throws an elbow but Mendez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Supreme swings wildly with an uppercut but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Mendez.
Mendez misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendez.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Supreme.
Supreme can't break the clinch.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mendez blocks a body shot from Supreme.
Supreme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supreme is trying to push Mendez away but Mendez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Mendez.
Mendez lands an uppercut.
Mendez struggles to land a body shot inside as Supreme controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
Mendez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Mendez.
Mendez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Supreme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Supreme will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Mendez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Supreme.
Mendez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendez pushes Supreme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendez lands an uppercut.
Mendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supreme's elbow.
A hook to the body from Mendez.
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Supreme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Supreme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mendez lands a shot to the body.
Supreme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supreme struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Mendez lands with a left to the head.
Mendez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mendez - that landed with a thud.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Supreme can do to turn this around?
Mendez blocking some punches.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Supreme controls the action. #T1#
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendez keeps control of Supreme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Supreme misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mendez on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendez.
Supreme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mendez tries to work over Supreme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez lands with a left to the head.
Supreme prevents a body shot from Mendez.
Mendez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Supreme or not.
Supreme can't break the clinch.
Mendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supreme misses with a punch to the body.
Supreme blocking some punches.
Mendez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Supreme can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Supreme 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.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Mendez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez cracks Supreme with a nice body shot.
Supreme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mendez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendez.
Mendez is working Supreme over against the cage.
Mendez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Supreme is trying to break free.
Mendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Supremes head.
Supreme tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendez.
Supreme is trying to break the clinch but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Supreme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Mendez.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
Supreme misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Supreme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike.
Mendez lands with a light punch inside.
Mendez lands with a light punch inside.
Supreme can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Mendez tries to throw a body punch but Supreme avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the cage.
Supreme blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Supreme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendez has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez lands a nice uppercut.
Supreme looking to slow down the pace here.
Mendez scores with a shoulder strike.
Mendez scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mendez.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Supreme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supreme working aggressively here.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
Mendez lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendez.
Mendez prevents a body shot from Supreme.
Supreme takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Supreme is trying to break free.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body.
Supreme wants to break free but Mendez has control.
Supreme working hard to break the clinch.
Supreme struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Mendez has Supreme pressed against the cage, preventing Supreme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Supreme.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Supreme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Supreme or not.
Supreme misses with some punches.
Mendez lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Supreme misses with a looping left.#CL#
Mendez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Supreme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Supreme wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Mendez.
Mendez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carlos Mendez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Supreme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Supreme misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendez lands a nice uppercut.
Mendez lands a left hand.
Mendez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Supreme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Supreme misses with a body punch.
Supreme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Supreme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
Supreme tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it. #T1#
A short right from Mendez on the inside.
Mendez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Supreme fails to land.
Supreme misses with a punch on the inside.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Supreme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendez.
Mendez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mendez throws a head punch that misses.
Mendez lands a shot to the body.
Mendez lands a hook that snaps the head of Supreme backwards.
Supreme is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendez has double underhooks.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Supreme controls the action.
Supreme tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez tries to throw a body punch but Supreme avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the cage.
A short left from Mendez.
Mendez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Supremes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carlos Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Supreme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike.
Mendez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supreme working hard to break the clinch.
Supreme misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Supreme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Supreme working aggressively here.
Supreme misses with a body punch.
Mendez gets through Supreme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Supreme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mendez has Supreme pressed against the cage, preventing Supreme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendez can't find room to land a body shot as Supreme controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendez.
Mendez scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendez as Supreme tries to tie him up.
Mendez scores with a shot to the side of Supreme's head.
Supreme tries to break free but Mendez pushes him back against the cage.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Supreme. #T3#
Supreme struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Mendez avoiding damage as Supreme throws knees to the body.
Mendez lands a nice uppercut.
Supreme tries to throw a body punch but Mendez avoids it by throwing Supreme back against the cage.
Mendez is leaning against Supreme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Supreme struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Mendez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mendez has Supreme pressed against the cage, preventing Supreme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mendez lands with a left to the head.
Supreme tries to work over Mendez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mendez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mendez gets through Supreme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendez digs a right hand into Supreme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supreme's gas tank.
Good body shot from Mendez.
Mendez gets through Supreme's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendez lands with a right to the head.
Supreme can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
Supreme tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it. #T4#
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 tries to throw a body punch but Supreme avoids it by throwing Mendez back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendez.
A short right from Mendez on the inside.
Supreme tries to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling the position.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike.
Supreme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendez misses with a punch to the body.
Mendez digs a right hand underneath Supreme's ribcage. Supreme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mendez.
Supreme has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
Mendez avoiding damage as Supreme throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mendez - that landed with a thud.
Mendez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supreme blocks a body shot from Mendez.
Supreme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Mendez.
Burrito Supreme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez pushes Supreme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendez as Supreme tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendez 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Mendez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 23, 2019

#R1#
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
Maia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendez works Maia's body with a nice hook.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Maia misses with a left hand
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Maia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jonathan Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Maia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendez duly obliges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendez.
Mendez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maia rather than just go for the knockout.
Maia closes the distance but Mendez moves to the side
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
Mendez lands a right hook to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maia tries to clinch
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Maia wants to clinch
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia closes the distance but Mendez moves to the side
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Mendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mendez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez cracks Maia with a good jab.
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Maia misses with an uppercut
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Mendez thuds a left hand into Maia's body.
Mendez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maia wants to clinch
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia misses with a hook
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maia backs up against the cage.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Mendez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maia misses with a hook
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendez throws a series of strikes that have Maia backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that round.
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#
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maia back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good standup being displayed there by Mendez as he connects with a hook.
Mendez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maia backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Maia tries to clinch up but Mendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendez cracks Maia with a good jab.
Carlos Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Good exchange - Mendez coming out on top.
Maia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez stalks Maia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maia's face. Maia staggers backwards, shaken.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maia moves to clinch but Mendez breaks away
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Maia closes the distance but Mendez moves to the side
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Mendez.
Maia darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Maia tries to clinch
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Maia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maia closes the distance but Mendez moves to the side
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia misses with a left hand
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Maia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mendez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mendez.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Maia wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Maia wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez works the jab nicely.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendez stuns Maia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Mendez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendez.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Maia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carlos Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez lands a head shot.#T4#
Mendez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Maia misses with a hook
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mendez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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.
Carlos Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez digs a good hook to Maia's body.
Mendez lands a jab to Maia's midsection.
Maia throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez connects with a body shot that sends Maia's belly button to the back.
Maia misses with a takedown
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendez.
Nice jab there from Mendez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendez lands a jab.
Maia thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Maia closes the distance but Mendez moves to the side
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendez!
Maia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia drops his hands momentarily and Mendez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maia wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maia gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlos Mendez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Maia takes one to the chin there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendez!
Mendez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maia doesn't seem bothered though.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mendez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maia backs up against the cage.
Mendez thuds his right hand into Maia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez thuds his right hand into Maia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maia ducks right into an uppercut from Mendez.
Maia throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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.
Maia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maia there as he acknowledges the shot.#T4#
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez catches Maia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mendez lands with a nice combination. Maia backs away looking to recover.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Maia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendez.
Maia misses with a hook
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Maia misses the body punch
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia misses with a right hand
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Maia darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mendez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Mendez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 21, 2019

#R1#
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Aarnio counters with a low kick, right behind Mendez 's knee.
Aarnio's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Aarnio's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mendez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aarnio has time to react.
Mendez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aarnio thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendez.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Aarnio avoids them all with ease.
A shot to the liver by Mendez. Beautiful body shot.
Aarnio tries to clinch but Mendez is having none of it.
Aarnio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez looks to throw the jab but Aarnio is out of range.
Mendez connects with a body shot that sends Aarnio's belly button to the back.#T1#
Aarnio shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Aarnio is predictable there
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aarnio throws a leg kick
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Mendez lands.
A head kick by Aarnio misses
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Aarnio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mendez throwing a counter right hand but Aarnio manages to avoid it.
Mendez slaps away a takedown attempt from Aarnio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aarnio fails with the takedown
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carlos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Aarnio.
Aarnio thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aarnio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aarnio backs up against the cage.
Aarnio shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez lands with a good body shot.
Aarnio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Aarnio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez misses the shot to the body.
Mendez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
An inside leg kick from Aarnio misses.
Aarnio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendez pinned against the cage. Mendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Good shot there by Mendez.
Aarnio is looking to clinch.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aarnio throws a leg kick that misses.
Aarnio throws a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Mendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Aarnio feints the counter takedown.
Mendez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aarnio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aarnio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T4#
Aarnio thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Aarnio moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aarnio moves in looking to clinch but Mendez pushes him off.
Aarnio with a poor takedown
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Aarnio tries to land a leg kick but Mendez saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Mendez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aarnio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aarnio is defended easily by Mendez.
A low kick from Aarnio misses
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that round.
That's time! Mendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Aarnio misses with a leg kick
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aarnio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aarnio tries to clinch
and Aarnio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aarnio throws a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlos Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Aarnio.
Aarnio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aarnio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Aarnio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carlos Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Aarnio throws a head kick that misses
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aarnio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aarnio connects with a solid leg kick.
Aarnio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aarnio.
Aarnio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aarnio under the eye.
Mendez scores with a hook.
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aarnio. Aarnio obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
Aarnio throws a lazy head kick
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aarnio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mendez scores with a one two! Aarnio had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Aarnio misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Mendez swings for the body but Aarnio moves out of range.
Aarnio misses with a kick to the body
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aarnio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendez blocks the leg kick.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
Mendez lands a jab to Aarnio's midsection.
Aarnio tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Aarnio.#T3#
Aarnio has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aarnio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Mendez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendez lunges at Aarnio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aarnio's hand.
Aarnio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aarnio back to the cage. Mendez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Aarnio drops his hands momentarily and Mendez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendez throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Aarnio is predictable there
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Aarnio throws a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez blocks a low kick nicely.#T4#
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aarnio manages to avoid it.
Mendez swings for the body but Aarnio moves out of range.
Mendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aarnio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendez connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Aarnio is predictable there
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Aarnio off the cage and back into range.
Aarnio throws a lazy head kick
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aarnio tries a low kick but Mendez avoids it.
It looked like Mendez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aarnio.
Mendez throws a series of strikes that have Aarnio backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez checks a low kick from Aarnio.
Aarnio throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Aarnio fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarnio misses with a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Aarnio throws a leg kick
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aarnio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aarnio is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mendez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Aarnio.#T1#
Aarnio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aarnio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aarnio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mendez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aarnio fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez backing away here, and Aarnio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Mendez checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mendez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Mendez finds it's way through Aarnio's defenses.
Aarnio throws a leg kick but Mendez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aarnio thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aarnio tried to score with a low kick but Mendez checks it.
Mendez is looking for a counter combo.
Aarnio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mendez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Aarnio.
Aarnio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aarnio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aarnio can do to turn this around?
Aarnio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aarnio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
Aarnio connects with an inside leg kick.
Aarnio looks to throw a body kick
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez lands a lovely overhand right.
Mendez scores with a jab. Aarnio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aarnio dodges the punch combination from Mendez.
Aarnio with the counter takedown but Mendez avoids it easily.
Jari Aarnio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bone on bone clash there as Mendez blocks the leg kick.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Aarnio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mendez has got the better of the exchanges.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Aarnio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T4#
Mendez throws a right and a left that Aarnio avoids nicely.
Aarnio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Mendez blocks the leg kick.
Jari Aarnio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aarnio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mendez scores with a jab. Aarnio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aarnio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Aarnio is predictable there
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendez 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Mendez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 18, 2019

#R1#
Mendez feints a jab promting Maia to slip. Mendez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Maia misses
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mendez lands a jab to Maia's midsection.
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!
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Mendez.
Mendez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Maia throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez stalks Maia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maia's face. Maia staggers backwards, shaken.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Mendez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendez is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Mendez circles away and we're back to standing.
Mendez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maia with a poor takedown
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez lands a jab.
Mendez lands with a nice body punch.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez throws out a powerful jab.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl out of it but Maia 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. #T3#
Mendez thuds his right hand into Maia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendez.
Maia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mendez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T4#
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia moves forwards but Mendez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maia drops his hands momentarily and Mendez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mendez lands a nice shot that snaps Maia's head back.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carlos Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez stuffs the takedown.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maia.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Mendez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Mendez.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez, which made it look bad.
Maia misses with an uppercut.
Mendez cracks Maia with an open hand slap.
Maia tries to clinch up
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendez pinned against the cage. Mendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maia throws a body kick that misses
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez scores with the left hand. Maia knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia throws an off balance right hand
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Maia throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonathan Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez jabs Maia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mendez cracks Maia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mendez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia misses with a left hand
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Maia misses with a left hand
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia misses with a body shot
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Carlos Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendez scores with a three punch combo!
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Mendez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mendez cracks a nice hook into Maia's ribs.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendez avoids it really well and circles away.#T3#
Mendez lands a jab.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maia misses with a hook
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia needs to keep his hands up - Mendez had a free shot at his head there.
Maia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Mendez lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Maia misses
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Maia thows a leg kick but Mendez checks it
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.
Mendez scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez lands a nice looking body shot.
Maia throws an off balance right hand
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Maia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maia takes one to the side of the head.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD#
Mendez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet but Maia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Mendez is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.
Mendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendez is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Mendez blocks nicely.
Maia won't allow Mendez to sweep him here. #T1#
Maia pushing down on Mendez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maia wants to free his trapped foot but Mendez is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Maia is working for a kimura but Mendez is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia throwing shots but Mendez is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mendez tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia is thwarting Mendez's attempts to control the position.
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Maia is very close to passing his half guard.
Carlos Mendez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2##SUB#
Maia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mendez is positioning himself well to prevent Maia advancing to mount. #SUB#
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Mendez defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Maia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendez defends it well.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jonathan Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendez is concentrating on defense, preventing Maia from advancing position. #SUB#
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Maia is working for a kimura but Mendez is defending it quite comfortably.
Mendez is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendez avoid being mounted?#T3#
Mendez tries to roll over but Maia keeps him under control.#SUB#
Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mendez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mendez wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Maia seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mendez is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mendez wants to improve his position but Maia is controlling well.
Maia throwing shots but Mendez is blocking nicely. #T4##SUB#
Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Mendez is defending well. #SUB#
Maia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendez defends it well.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mendez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mendez tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez wants to control but Maia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maia.
Mendez is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendez avoid being mounted?
Jonathan Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maia wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mendez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 26:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Mendez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 13, 2019

#R1#
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez lands with a hook. Maia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jonathan Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Carlos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Maia.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Mendez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Mendez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Maia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez digs a good hook to Maia's body.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlos Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendez, which made it look bad.
Mendez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
letting Mendez counter with a right hand. #T2#
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendez's waist but Mendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Mendez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mendez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good shot there by Mendez.
Mendez catches Maia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a left and a right that stings Maia.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mendez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt. #T3#
Mendez lands an overhand right.
Mendez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia looks winded!
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Mendez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maia. Maia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia fails with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Maia with a poor takedown
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Mendez.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Mendez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maia backs up against the cage.
Mendez throws a one two combo.
Mendez lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Mendez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Maia closes the distance and clinches up with Mendez, looking for a takedown. Maia pushes Mendez against the cage but Mendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maia with a poor takedown
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking.
Carlos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Maia.
Mendez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia misses with a takedown
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Maia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mendez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mendez.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez scores with a body shot.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
Carlos Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Maia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mendez defends well and Maia ends up having to push Mendez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Maia shoots in.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maia misses with a takedown
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez lands an overhand right.
Mendez cracks Maia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Mendez tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mendez cracks Maia with an open hand slap.
Mendez cracks Maia with a good jab.
Mendez lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a three punch combo that has Maia backing up. Maia nods at Mendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mendez connects with a single shot there.
Mendez scores with a one two! Maia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Maia walks into a stiff left hand from Mendez.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mendez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Maia.
Mendez works the jab nicely.#T4#
Mendez 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.
Maia misses with a takedown
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Maia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maia fails with the takedown
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Donk. Mendez catches Maia right on the button with a cross.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a nice uppercut.
Mendez lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Mendez finds it's way through Maia's defenses.
Mendez tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Mendez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendez's waist but Mendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Mendez scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez lands with a straight right. Maia didn't see that one coming.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carlos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Maia.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maia misses with a takedown
and Mendez counters with a series of strikes. Maia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mendez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Maia shoots and misses
and Mendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maia scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez thuds a left hand into Maia's body.
Maia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendez.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez scores with a decent looking hook.
Mendez lands a nice hook to Maia's body. Maia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia has his takedown stuffed
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Maia tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
Carlos Mendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Mendez 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 scores with a jab.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maia can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into Mendez's guard.
Mendez is pulling down on Maia's head. It's preventing any offense from Maia, at least for the moment.
Mendez keeping full guard, as Maia tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Mendez has control of Maia's left arm, preventing Maia from doing any 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.
Mendez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mendez tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez pulls Maia in to control the position.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mendez counter with a right hand.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendez stalks Maia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maia's face. Maia staggers backwards, shaken.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Mendez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Mendez.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Mendez scores with a jab. Maia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jonathan Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Mendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Mendez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mendez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Mendez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2019

#R1#
Vegas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Vegas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vegas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vegas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mendez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vegas shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Carlos Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Subby Vegas.
Vegas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Subby Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas fails with the takedown
and Mendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vegas.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T1#
Mendez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Mendez finds it's way through Vegas's defenses.
Vegas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab by Mendez.
Vegas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vegas dives in and grabs Mendez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendez pushes down on Vegas's head and hops out.
Mendez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mendez throws a shot to the body.
Vegas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mendez's waist but Mendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vegas off to one side.
Vegas with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Mendez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mendez.
Mendez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mendez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mendez as Vegas tries to tie him up.
Mendez lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vegas is keeping busy.
Vegas avoiding damage.
Mendez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegas's elbow.
Mendez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mendez lands a right hand.
Vegas trying to control the position but instead, Mendez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vegas into the cage.
Mendez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vegas up against the cage.
Vegas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mendez pulls his leg out and moves away. #T3#
Vegas has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2#
Vegas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mendez is trying to defend but Vegas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vegas on the ground.
Mendez is trying to maintain the position but Vegas is very close to passing his half guard.
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
Mendez is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendez is looking to get back to is feet but Vegas passes into side control.
Vegas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mendez!#T4##SUB2#
Vegas working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mendez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Vegas! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Subby Vegas!
Subby Vegas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 15, 2019

#R1#
Yoshioka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mendez is out of range. #CL2#
Mendez rushes Yoshioka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yoshiokas head.
Yoshioka has Mendez pushed against the cage.
Yoshioka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mendez is keeping busy.
Mendez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshioka. #TD#
Yoshioka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yoshioka keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Yoshioka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendez defends well.
Yoshioka has his hands on Mendez's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Mendez wanted to stand there but Yoshioka had control of the position.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yoshioka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yoshioka is trying to control the position but Mendez postures up. #SUB#
Yoshioka is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Yoshioka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Yoshioka is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mendez rolls with it to try and escape but Yoshioka cranks on the arm and Mendez is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Satoru Yoshioka!
Satoru Yoshioka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Home

What is MMA Tycoon?

Forgot Details

MMA Affiliate Program