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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between August Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vuyisile Bofando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, August Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vuyisile Bofando!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bofando throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maxwell forces Bofando back against the cage and clinches.
Bofando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maxwell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bofando obliges.
Bofando tries to land a knee to the head but Maxwell blocks with his arms.
Bofando taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Maxwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maxwell is trying to break the clinch but Bofando has him pressed against the cage.
Maxwell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bofando stops Maxwell from standing up.
Bofando throws a big right hand that misses.
Maxwell seems keen to control Bofando's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bofando is controlling him.
Maxwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bofando throwing strikes from guard but Maxwell blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bofando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bofando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maxwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maxwell is on top in guard.
Maxwell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bofando is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maxwell is controlling him.
Maxwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bofando is looking to stand back up but Maxwell counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bofando.
Maxwell escapes and gets back to his feet.
Maxwell wants to clinch up but Bofando keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bofando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bofando sprawls well. Bofando wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maxwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Maxwell wants to clinch
and Bofando counters with a series of strikes. Maxwell will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell moves into the clinch.
Maxwell successfully pulls guard.
Bofando wants to get up but he can't break Maxwell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Maxwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maxwell wants to stand and escape but Bofando is having none of it.
Bofando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maxwell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bofando off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bofando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bofando defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maxwell.
Bofando stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bofando wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for August Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Bofando drives through and clinches with Maxwell against the cage.
Maxwell looking to throw knees to the head but Bofando is blocking nicely.
Maxwell trying to land knees to the body.
Maxwell stalling in the clinch.
Bofando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maxwell tries to clinch but Bofando moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bofando clinches with his opponent.
Bofando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Bofando forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bofando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maxwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Bofando.
Maxwell tries to clinch up
and Bofando counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vuyisile Bofando will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bofando throws a leg kick which misses Maxwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Maxwell tries to avoid it.
Bofando clinches.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Bofando holds him up against the cage and eventually Maxwell drops back down to his feet.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Bofando blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Maxwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maxwell stalling in the clinch but Bofando improves position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bofando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maxwell is looking to break free of the clinch but Bofando has double underhooks.
Bofando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bofando goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bofando moves into range and clinches up with Maxwell.
Bofando manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell closes the distance but Bofando moves to the side
and Bofando counters with a two punch combo.
Maxwell tries to keep at a distance but Bofando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bofando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell tries to clinch there but Bofando circles away.
Maxwell tries to clinch up but Bofando circles away and keeps his distance.
Maxwell tries to keep at a distance but Bofando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bofando.
Bofando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maxwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maxwell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bofando.
Bofando throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bofando avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bofando connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxwell tries to keep at a distance but Bofando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bofando prevents Maxwell from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bofando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bofando lands a right hand.
Maxwell avoiding damage.
Bofando working Maxwell over with knees to the body.
Maxwell wants to stall.
Maxwell is trying to push Bofando away but Bofando has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maxwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bofando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bofando circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bofando counters with a three punch combo that has Maxwell backing up. Maxwell nods at Bofando to acknowledge the strikes.
Maxwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bofando counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bofando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maxwell, pushing him back against the cage.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Bofando won't allow it.
Bofando dodges an elbow strike from Maxwell.
Bofando breaks the clinch.
Maxwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Bofando circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bofando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bofando lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bofando.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vuyisile Bofando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bofando closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bofando clinches.
Bofando scores with a knee to the head.
Maxwell is rocked!
It looks like August Maxwell has been cut.
Bofando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bofando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bofando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bofando throws a head kick that misses.
Bofando has managed to clinch.
Maxwell tries to pull guard but Bofando won't allow it.
Bofando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell is looking to clinch but Bofando is avoiding it.
Maxwell moves into range and clinches up with Bofando.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bofando looking to throw knees to the head but Maxwell is blocking nicely.
Maxwell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bofando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maxwell clinches with his opponent.
Maxwell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bofando prevents it.
Bofando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maxwell has Bofando up against the cage in a clinch.
Maxwell has picked Bofando up - he's going for a ride! Maxwell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Maxwell controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bofando wants to get back to his feet.
Bofando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref stands the fighters back up. August Maxwell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bofando avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vuyisile Bofando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bofando cracks the inside of Maxwell's front leg.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Bofando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bofando lands with a kick to the temple. Maxwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bofando throws a head kick that misses.
Bofando misses with a low kick as Maxwell jumps back.
Maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bofando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vuyisile Bofando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bofando keeps the fight on the outside.
Bofando moves into range and clinches up with Maxwell.
Maxwell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maxwell manages to end up in side control.
Bofando is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maxwell is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Maxwell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bofando tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxwell controlling from mount.
Bofando is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
August Maxwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vuyisile Bofando is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Maxwell.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to August Maxwell.
I think Bofando 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vuyisile Bofando!
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