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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Topps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
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194 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Topps!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Topps fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Topps lands a lovely overhand right.
Joe scores with a head kick. Topps tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Topps manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Topps drops Joe with a left and a right! Oh, Joe is hurt - Topps dives into side control looking to finish!
Joe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Joe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Oh Joe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Topps tries for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
Topps lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Joe down.
Topps throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Joe tries to escape but Topps is in control.
Topps works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Topps in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Topps wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joe, who protects the arm well.
Joe tries to escape but Topps is in control.
Topps tries for a kimura but Joe is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topps throws a strike aimed at the side of Joe's head but Joe avoids it well.
Topps lands a few punches from side control.
Joe wants to get back to his feet.
Topps working the head with strikes.
Joe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Topps has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Topps wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joe, who protects the arm well.
Joe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Joe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Topps has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Topps lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Joe down.
Topps throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topps is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Topps is controlling him well.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Topps lands a nice forearm strike.
Topps in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Topps working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Topps tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Joe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Topps is chipping away with strikes.
Topps prevents Joe from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topps cracks Joe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Topps working the body and head with strikes.
Samoa Joe's cut is getting worse.
Joe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Topps asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Topps lands some shots froms side control.
Joe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Topps cracks Joe with a big right hand but Joe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Topps cracks Joe with a big right hand but Joe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Topps connects with a decent elbow.
Topps wants to control but Joe is keeping him busy.
Topps is putting a hurting on Joe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Topps connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Joe some visible discomfort.
Joe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Topps is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topps is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Joe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Topps lands a nice forearm strike.
Topps grinds an elbow into Joe's temple.
Topps trying to control the position but Joe is working away.
Joe defending against the ground and pound.
Topps is working Joe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Joe is not content to let Topps control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Topps has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Topps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samoa Joe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Topps instigates a clinch.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Joe breaks from the clinch.
Topps drops his hands momentarily and Joe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Topps jabs at Joe's body.
Topps slips a jab from Joe.
Ian Topps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Topps bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Topps lands an elbow.
Topps wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Topps is working Joe over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe being controlled for a moment.
Topps lands an elbow.
Joe is pushing Topps's head away, looking to escape. Topps manages to hold on to the position though.
Topps is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Joe is pushing Topps's head away, looking to escape. Topps manages to hold on to the position though.
Joe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Topps asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Topps landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topps looks up at the clock and then as Joe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Topps smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Topps working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Topps is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe wants to get back to his feet but Topps drags him back down.
Ian Topps has got the better of the ground game so far.
Topps trying to control the action but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe tries to escape but Topps is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Topps lands some shots froms side control.
Topps thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Topps asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topps lands an elbow.
Topps looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Topps cracks Joe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Joe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Topps looks up at the clock and then as Joe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Topps smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Joe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Topps has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Topps is looking to take a break and control but Joe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Joe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Samoa Joe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topps scores with punches from side control.
Joe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Topps has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Joe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Samoa Joe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samoa Joe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ian Topps!
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energy
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hype
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