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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoko Gushiken has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Gushiken avoids it easily.
Gushiken misses with a looping right.
Gushiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Gushiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Gushiken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a push kick but Gushiken slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gushiken blocks a leg kick.
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams slips a jab from Gushiken.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gushiken's waist but Gushiken gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Gushiken slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Gushiken moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams looks for a takedown but Gushiken sprawls well.
Gushiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Gushiken moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
A jab from Williams misses.
Gushiken tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams motions for Gushiken to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Gushiken moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gushiken. That did some damage!
Williams with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gushiken misses with an uppercut.
Gushiken misses with a wild body shot.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Gushiken steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gushiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a low kick but Gushiken moves out of range easily.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Gushiken blocks the leg kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
Yoko Gushiken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gushiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gushiken misses with a looping left.
Gushiken has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Gushiken's head.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gushiken under the eye.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gushiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gushiken blocks the body kick.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Gushiken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gushiken.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
A combination from Gushiken does no damage.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Gushiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams lunges at Gushiken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gushiken's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab when Gushiken was well out of range.
Gushiken misses with a looping right.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Gushiken's ribs.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gushiken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Gushiken thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams 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.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Gushiken manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gushiken had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Gushiken moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gushiken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams darts in looking for a takedown but Gushiken gets double underhooks and turns Williams into the cage.
Yoko Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Gushiken fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gushiken slips under a jab.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams takes one on the button.
Gushiken thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Gushiken lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gushiken.
Williams misses with a low kick as Gushiken jumps back.
Gushiken lands a jab to the head.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gushiken swinging wildly here.
Gushiken tries to clinch up
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gushiken thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Gushiken moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gushiken regains guard.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Gushiken blocks nicely.
Williams wants to control from the top but Gushiken keeps moving.
Williams won't allow Gushiken to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gushiken works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
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!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gushiken tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Gushiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams motions for Gushiken to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gushiken.
Gushiken slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Gushiken counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams throws a hook but Gushiken blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Gushiken's torso.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Gushiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams lands a jab.
Gushiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gushiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A big right from Williams misses.
Gushiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Gushiken slips under a jab from Williams.
Gushiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Gushiken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gushiken.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Gushiken on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gushiken throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushiken takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gushiken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gushiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gushiken's head backwards.
Gushiken clinches with his opponent.
Gushiken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gushiken blocking some punches.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gushiken.
Gushiken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gushiken scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gushiken's brow.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body.
Gushiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Gushiken lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gushiken clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Gushiken.
Williams blocks a body shot from Gushiken.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gushiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams tries a body shot but Gushiken blocks it.
Gushiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gushiken blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Yoko Gushiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Gushiken misses with the head strike.
Gushiken misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Williams.
Gushiken prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yoko Gushiken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Williams.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gushiken is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gushiken lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Gushiken controls the action.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gushiken throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Gushiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams tries to break free but Gushiken pushes him back against the cage.
Gushiken tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Gushiken back against the cage.
Gushiken tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams prevents a body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Yoko Gushiken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gushiken has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gushiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Gushiken avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Gushiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Gushiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gushiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gushiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams pushes Gushiken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gushiken lands with a left to the head.
Gushiken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Gushiken walks into a jab.
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 Yoko Gushiken.
I think Williams 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
Austin Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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