PBC on FS1: Austin Dwayne Trout vs. Terrell Maurice Gausha & Chordale Booker vs. Wale Omotoso RBR

Round 6

Gausha is patiently walking forward, left jab floating around Trout's face and converted in a hurry to a headlock when Trout ducks inside on him, with the right hand cocked and ready to fly when Trout seesaws the opposite way, leaving his head at an outward/sideways diagonal. Gausha finding the target wherever it goes and walking through all of Trout's desperation right-jab-in-multiples blasts or right hooks on the body. Trout is trying to whip an arm around Gausha's neck to grab & stall, but Gausha is sloping his lead shoulder, working the long jab & right hand carefully from outside, and evading his clutches.

10-9 Gausha

59-55 Gausha

 

Yeah, both of these guys tonight are showing they're on the division's fringes now; either gets picked apart by an Erickson Lubin, never mind a Lara/Harrison/J-Rock..

 

Round 7

Gausha is cracking the 1-2 against Trout's guard, knocking him on his heels, but Trout immediately answers back with a right jab downstairs to nudge Gausha back a step. Wild telegraphed hip-swiveling left uppercuts by Trout, missing by a mile as Gausha sees them coming and sidesteps with time to spare. Gausha is dancing around Trout, sticking long left jabs in his face from afar. Trout is the man coming forward but unable to worm his way inside, getting countered as he squats and peers up between his thumbs at Gausha.

10-9 Gausha

69-64 Gausha

 

Come on Austin, retire on a come from behind KO..

 

Round 8

Gausha is getting pressed backward, Trout snapping an elastic band jab and finding a piece of Gausha's flanks with the scything left uppercut now. Trout having an excellent minute+ to start this eighth, and not letting Gausha set himself and get the left jab going. Trout staying in Gausha's chest, swimming in, well the same fashion as his namesake fish, lots of fluid lane-changing side to side while coming forward. BIG right from Gausha momentarily shakes up Trout but he doesn't even take one backward step, just clearing the cobwebs in transit while continuing to peck and claw at Gausha with the right jab & hook and left uppercut.

10-9 Trout

78-74 Gausha

 

Trout needs to sweep the last two for a draw on your card, at least one knockdown to win. On mine he needs the KD even to salvage the draw.. Judges are going to have 100-90 x3 for Gausha..

 

74-65 is the statistical advantage for Gausha through eight, as recorded by FS1.

 

Round 9

Gausha is shuffling forward inch by inch, Trout meeting him in the middle of the ring with quick right up-jabs using his own hip like a runway before liftoff. Trout is using body-feints and stutter-steps to keep Gausha honest at medium-long range, keeping that right toe just inside Gausha's left foot. Gausha not throwing much as he backs up, Trout edging closer behind a right inclining jab from the waist.

10-9 Trout, close and uneventful in terms of connects

87-84 Gausha

 

Round 10

Gausha is throwing hammering rights from outside and sweeping left hooks against the guard. Trout is defending well, staying in the pocket, waiting his turn and then double- or triple-tapping him on the kisser with a paddle-ball right jab. Gausha is loading up on single right hands and missing over the clavicle as Trout lets himself go slack and boneless on that side in an instant. Really clever defensive instincts by Trout considering how late this is, and him being the older man. Nice boxing from Trout - but with a little over a minute left Gausha finally catches him with a right in the midst of his jittery bunny-hop in and out. First one landed in almost two minutes but it rocked Trout. Wild shots by Gausha, deflected off the arms with Trout jumping in to clinch. Rough stuff in the final half-minute. Gausha backs off Trout with an uppercut. Chopping right by Gausha. Jab by Gausha. BIG right hooks up top and left uppercuts on the body from Trout. Nice ending.

10-9 Trout, close

96-94 Gausha