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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by James Thompson entrance. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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269 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Helms!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson dives in for a single leg takedown but Helms sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Helms tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Helms throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Helms keeps him there for the moment.
Helms throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Helms looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Helms using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helms trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helms tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helms has him pressed against the cage.
Helms keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Helms throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helms misses with a knee to the head.
Helms is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Helms obliges.
Helms prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Helms misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Helms missing with knees to the body.
Helms putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thompson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Helms is controlling him.
Thompson avoiding damage as Helms throws knees to the body.
Helms tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helms throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helms tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Helms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helms as Thompson tries to tie him up.
Helms landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thompson can't break the clinch.
Helms missing with knees to the body.
Helms with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Helms tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Helms.
Helms misses with a knee strike.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helms has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Helms unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helms has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helms crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Helms tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Helms won't allow it.
Helms missing with knees to the body.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helms prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
Helms lands a knee to the body.
Helms using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helms lands a knee to the head.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helms has him pressed against the cage.
Helms misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Helms has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Helms has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helms with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson pulls guard successfully.
Thompson 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.
Thompson can't keep his opponent in guard - Helms advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Helms slows the pace down in half guard.
Thompson trying to control but Helms postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Helms dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Helms tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helms wants to clinch.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Helms counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Helms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Helms has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Helms counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helms has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helms scores a nice knee to the body.
Helms misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Helms using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Helms landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Helms crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Helms using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Helms.
Helms tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Helms lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Helms.
Thompson avoiding damage as Helms throws knees to the body.
Helms tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helms using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helms with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helms lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Helms obliges.
Helms landing knees to the head.
Helms with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Helms scores with a knee to the head.
Helms lands a knee to the head.
Helms with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Helms landing knees to the body.
Helms crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Helms lands a knee to the body.
Helms missing with knees to the body.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Helms is controlling the position.
Helms has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helms unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Helms tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson trying to stall but Helms improves his position.
Helms keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Helms with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helms with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
Helms misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Helms keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson trying to stall but Helms improves his position.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Helms has him pressed against the cage.
Helms throws a knee to the head but misses.
Helms looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Helms tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helms misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Helms connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Helms tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helms scores with a knee to the head.
Helms scores with a knee to the head.
Helms lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Helms 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! This is the final round!
Thompson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Helms.
Helms lands a high kick!
Thompson is rocked!
Helms leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helms fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Helms using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helms looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Helms is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Helms.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Helms 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.
Helms tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helms lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Helms landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Helms tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helms using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helms tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helms crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Helms unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Helms connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Helms landing knees to the head.
Helms working the clinch nicely. Thompson is working for position but Helms cracks him with a big knee to the head! Thompson crumples up against the cage and Helms lands two more shots before the ref can save Thompson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Maurice Helms!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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