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Event:
Team Fightmaster vol 3
Date: May 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Melkonyan throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Poffo counters by moving into the clinch.
Poffo has a couple of punches blocked by Melkonyan.
Melkonyan blocking some punches.
Melkonyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Poffo on the inside.
Poffo tries to work over Melkonyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poffo throws a head punch that misses.
Poffo tries to throw a body punch but Melkonyan avoids it by throwing Poffo back against the cage.
Melkonyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melkonyan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poffo just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Poffo - that landed with a thud.
Melkonyan fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Poffo. #T1#
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melkonyan's elbow.
Melkonyan blocking some punches.
Melkonyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poffo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poffo has a couple of punches blocked by Melkonyan.
Poffo lands with a left to the head.
Poffo throws a punch but it's blocked by Melkonyan.
Poffo throws a head punch that misses.
Melkonyan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduard Melkonyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poffo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melkonyan prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Poffo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Poffo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poffo.
Melkonyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poffo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melkonyan's elbow.
Poffo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poffo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Poffo - that landed with a thud.
Poffo misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poffo scores with a shot to the side of Melkonyan's head.
Poffo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poffo throws a punch but it's blocked by Melkonyan. #T3#
Melkonyan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poffo walks away with a smile on his face. Melkonyan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Poffo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poffo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melkonyan manages to avoid it.
Melkonyan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poffo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melkonyan manages to avoid it.
Poffo misses the jab.
As Poffo looks to move away, Melkonyan throws a big counter combo but Poffo just gets out of the way.
Poffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Melkonyan misses #CL2#
and Poffo counters by clinching up.
Poffo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poffo tries to work over Melkonyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Melkonyan drags the fight down to the ground.
Poffo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Melkonyan's head.#T4#
Melkonyan trying to control the position.
Melkonyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poffo is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Melkonyan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poffo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Melkonyan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poffo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poffo scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Poffo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Melkonyan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poffo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Melkonyan is out of range.
Poffo dodges the punch combination from Melkonyan.
Poffo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Melkonyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melkonyan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poffo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melkonyan moves away.
Melkonyan misses with a head kick.
Melkonyan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Melkonyan blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo throws out a leg kick but Melkonyan moves out of range and Poffo only half commits.
Melkonyan throws a series of punches but Poffo avoids them all with ease.
Melkonyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Poffo misses with a body shot.
Melkonyan looks to land a right hand but Poffo moved out of range.#T1#
Poffo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poffo looks to land a combination but Melkonyan avoids it well.
Poffo looks to throw a body kick
and Melkonyan counters with a good, hard body kick but Poffo shrugs it off.
Eduard Melkonyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melkonyan lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Melkonyan misses.
Poffo thinks about the counter body kick.
Melkonyan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poffo throws out the jab.
Poffo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Melkonyan rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Poffo. #CL2#
Poffo pushes Melkonyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Poffo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melkonyan's elbow.
Good body shot from Poffo.
Poffo digs a right hand underneath Melkonyan's ribcage. Melkonyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Melkonyan jumps guard but Poffo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Melkonyan tries to pull guard but Poffo won't allow it.
Poffo struggles to land a body shot inside as Melkonyan controls his hands.
#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Poffo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melkonyan.
A hook to the body from Poffo.
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!
Poffo lands a body punch.
Poffo misses with a body punch.
Melkonyan blocks an uppercut.
Melkonyan tries to pull guard but Poffo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduard Melkonyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poffo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melkonyan tries to pull guard but Poffo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Melkonyan prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Poffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Melkonyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Poffo smiles and moves away.
Melkonyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Melkonyan feints and then cracks Poffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poffo down.
Poffo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poffo.
Poffo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melkonyan.
#CL2#
Poffo takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Poffo. #T4#
Melkonyan prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Melkonyan tries to pull guard but Poffo holds him up against the cage and eventually Melkonyan drops back down to his feet.
Poffo misses with the head strike.
Poffo tries to throw a body punch but Melkonyan avoids it by throwing Poffo back against the cage.
Poffo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poffo throws a head punch that misses.
Poffo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melkonyan jumps guard but Poffo stands there with Melkonyan around his waist. Melkonyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Poffo tries to throw a body punch but Melkonyan avoids it by throwing Poffo back against the cage.
Poffo cracks Melkonyan with a nice body shot.
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!
Poffo lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Poffo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Poffo tries to clinch but Melkonyan is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Melkonyan.
Poffo throws a hook but Melkonyan blocks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Melkonyan - that will leave a mark!
Melkonyan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melkonyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Melkonyan throws a push kick but Poffo slaps the foot to one side.
Melkonyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poffo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Melkonyan is able to avoid easily.
Melkonyan slips a straight right by Poffo.
Poffo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Melkonyan counter with a right hand.
Poffo throws a lazy right hand but Melkonyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Melkonyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Poffo thuds a left hand into Melkonyan's body.
Poffo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poffo motions for Melkonyan to come forward. Poffo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poffo looks to throw the jab but Melkonyan is out of range.
Eduard Melkonyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Poffo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Melkonyan lands the left hand.
Melkonyan misses the shot to the body.
Poffo moves out of range of the body kick.
Poffo moves away from the strike by Melkonyan.
Melkonyan throws a series of punches but Poffo avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Poffo.
Poffo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Melkonyan throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Poffo moves into the clinch.
Poffo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poffo misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Poffo misses with some punches.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poffo gets through Melkonyan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melkonyan backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melkonyan backwards.
Poffo tries to throw a body punch but Melkonyan avoids it by throwing Poffo back against the cage.
Poffo tries to work over Melkonyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Melkonyan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poffo misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poffo.
Poffo working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Poffo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poffo working aggressively here.
Poffo misses with the head strike.
Randy Poffo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poffo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poffo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melkonyan backwards.
Good body shot from Poffo.
Poffo working aggressively here.
Poffo lands a shot to the body.
Poffo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poffo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Melkonyan backwards.
Poffo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melkonyan prevents a body shot from Poffo. #T4#
Melkonyan prevents a body shot from Poffo.
Poffo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poffo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melkonyan is trying to pull guard but Poffo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Poffo misses with a body punch.
Poffo tries a body shot but Melkonyan blocks it.
Poffo lands a nice uppercut.
Poffo has a couple of punches blocked by Melkonyan.
Poffo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Poffo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poffo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melkonyan is trying to pull guard but Poffo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Poffo really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Poffo misses with a looping left.#TD2#
Poffo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Melkonyan!
Melkonyan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Poffo easily slips into full mount!
Poffo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Melkonyan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poffo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Melkonyan in real trouble here! The ref calls for Melkonyan to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Poffo!
Randy Poffo is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Poffo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Eduard Melkonyan was interviewed post fight and said 'Eduard Melkonyan Jr. '.
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