Daniel Young vs Steve Finley

Fight info: Miami Jai Alai Fronton, Miami FL, United States, 2005-11-01, announcer is Larry Rosof, referee is Eddie Cotton, the bout will be scored by three judges: Paul Herman (United States), Louis Moret (United States) and Rocky Young (United States), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Daniel Young - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Prime' - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Eddie Inabagsky - Cut Man: Sam Gasher
In the blue corner: Steve Finley - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Prime' - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Eddie Inabagsky - Cut Man: Sam Gasher

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 That's the bell, summoning the two fighters to begin trading punches here in the first. 0:0
0:12 The action slows for the moment. 0:0
0:16 Young is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 0:0
0:24 Finley fires and misses. 0:0
0:36 Young is either lucky or has radar. Finley's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 0:0
0:38 Young scores with a punch that's part uppercut, part hook! 2:0
0:47 Finley tries to push Young back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 2:0
0:58 Steve Finley lands a strong hook! 2:4
0:58 Young is staggered… 2:4
01:11 Young's shot snaps Finley's head back and appears to have hurt him! 6:4
01:11 Finley was stunned by that blow! 6:4
01:21 Finley has Young pinned! 6:4
01:25 Finley throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 6:4
01:32 Young dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Finley back on his heels! 10:4
01:32 Finley looks like he was hurt by that punch! 10:4
01:41 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 10:4
01:48 Finley slides into a neutral corner... 10:4
01:52 Young tries to drop the right hand over the top but Finley ducks under it. 10:4
02:04 Young wraps his arms around Finley. 10:4
02:16 Referee Cotton has to separate the two... 10:4
02:20 The cross scores for Young. He needs to throw that punch more often. 12:4
02:29 Finley is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! 12:4
02:40 Daniel Young brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center. 12:4
02:44 Both fighters keep straying from ring center. Now they're back in the middle of the square. 12:4
02:49 Young feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to be trapped there. 12:4
02:56 Young is trapped in Finley's corner... 12:4
03:00 Finley drops the right hand flush on Young's chin! 12:8
03:00 OH! Finley landed it square and Young felt it! 12:8
03:00 There's the bell. Round 1 comes to an end. 14:8

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 2 is about to begin... There's the bell! 0:0
0:07 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. 0:0
0:10 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 0:0
0:14 There's a lead right hand that finds its mark. That can be a dangerous punch. Finley better be careful when he throws that one. 0:2
0:30 Finley landed a sharp combination that rocked Young back on his heels! 0:6
0:30 That's the shot Finley hoped to land! Young looks bad after that series of blows. 0:6
0:44 Finley lands a strong hook! 0:10
0:44 Daniel Young looks hurt... He's stumbling backward! 0:10
0:53 Finley backs into a neutral corner. 0:10
0:53 Young goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 2:10
01:07 Finley clinches... Young gets an arm free! He should be punching with it! 2:10
01:12 Steve Finley shoves Young away. 2:10
01:21 Finley works free! He backs to ring center, with Young following. 2:10
01:26 Young lands a combination. Finley seems confused and is just standing there and Young whacks him again! 5:10
01:35 Young blasts two wicked shots to the ribs of Finley and you could see him wince in pain. 8:10
01:49 Young is holding... 8:10
01:54 Cotton has to break the clinch. 8:10
02:03 Young just comes up short with that shot. 8:10
02:05 Both fighters are flatfooted now. Finley blasts home a short hook to the body. 8:13
02:19 Young's punch actually goes behind Finley as the latter moved inside just as Young threw a looping shot. 8:13
02:26 Finley moves into a neutral corner. 8:13
02:26 A right cross from Young gets through Finley's guard. 10:13
02:42 Seems like both fighters are landing a lot of punches, but it is tough to tell just how much effect they are having. 10:13
02:49 Young misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. 10:13
02:56 Both fighters are trying but neither fighter is having much success cutting off the ring this round. 10:13
03:00 The crowd shows their appreciation for the efforts of both fighters as the two warriors make their way to their respective corners. 10:13

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The seconds hurry out of Young's corner as the bell sounds for Round 3. 0:0
0:12 Young doesn't connect with the cross. 0:0
0:14 Finley scores with a piston-like jab. 0:3
0:29 Young gives a nice head feint and then lands a hook to the head of Finley which made him blink. 2:3
0:42 Young throws a crushing right to Finley's jaw! 7:3
0:42 Finley was stopped cold by that punch! 7:3
0:56 Young can't score with short uppercut inside. Finley got his gloves in front of the punch. 7:3
01:03 Young has Finley cornered! 7:3
01:07 Young lands a smashing uppercut! 11:3
01:07 Finley appears to have been staggered by that punch… 11:3
01:16 He moves into the far left corner. 11:3
01:21 Young works his way in and leans on Finley... 11:3
01:36 The Referee breaks it up... 11:3
01:45 Young tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. 11:3
01:52 Finley lands a right cross but Young turned with it, diluting some of its power. 11:5
02:06 Young tries to work his way inside, but can't do it. 11:5
02:10 Young has Finley trapped! 11:5
02:15 Young doubled up on the hook. Did you see the water fly off Finley's head? 15:5
02:15 That was a beautiful hook! Finley's eyes actually rolled back in his head! It's amazing that he's still standing. 15:5
02:29 There's a straight right by Finley! 15:9
02:29 Young is trying to regain his senses after that punch... 15:9
02:38 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 15:9
02:46 Finley misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. 15:9
02:53 Young lands a crushing uppercut! 20:9
02:53 Steve Finley was staggered by that punch! 20:9
03:00 Young pins Finley's arms! The fighters are tied up... 20:9
03:00 Cotton separates the two fighters. 20:9
03:00 What a great round of boxing as both fighters traded heavy leather. And the crowd is letting the combatants know that they like what they're seeing! 20:9

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Shouts of encouragement for both fighters can be heard as the bell rings for Round 4. 0:0
0:15 Finley smothers Young's attack as Young tries to get off some shots inside. 0:0
0:17 Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. 0:0
0:22 Eddie Inabagsky seemed to pump up Young between rounds. 0:0
0:22 Young lands two quick, hard uppercuts that make Finley take a half step backwards. 3:0
0:45 There's a combination of punches from Finley that score big. 3:3
01:00 Finley lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Young. 3:3
01:02 Young rips off two quick jabs and one finds the mark. 5:3
01:16 Young backs into his own corner... 5:3
01:21 Finley is clinching... Daniel Young is trying to free his gloves... They are under Finley's arms... 5:3
01:36 Cotton breaks them up... 5:3
01:42 Neither fighter seems to be anxious to mix it up. They've been a little overly cautious so far this round. 5:3
01:49 Young lands a crushing hook! 9:3
01:49 Finley is hurt! 9:3
02:07 Finley darts in and out, making himself a tough target. 9:3
02:17 Young lands a solid uppercut! 13:3
02:17 Young just delivered some big time hurt with that uppercut! Even the fans at ringside felt that one! 13:3
02:34 "Clayman" Finley misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 13:3
02:46 Finley catches Young coming in with a sweet uppercut! 13:7
02:46 Young suddenly has a vacant look in his eyes. That's a bad sign. 13:7
02:58 Young retreats into the far corner. 13:7
02:58 Finley throws a nice, short uppercut that scores to the jaw of Young 13:9
03:00 There's a nice round of applause from the crowd as the round comes to an end. 13:10

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Amy 'The Smile' Longlegs exits the ring to wild cheering. We await the bell, signaling the start of Round 5. There it is! 0:0
0:08 Finley's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:0
0:13 There's a hard shot off the top of Daniel Young's head! 0:4
0:13 Young seems to be regrouping after that blow... 0:4
0:18 Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. 0:4
0:30 Young lands a hard cross! 4:4
0:30 Finley appears shaken by this punch! 4:4
0:43 Young has Steve Finley trapped in the right neutral corner... 4:4
0:47 Look out! That was a straight right by Young! 8:4
0:47 Finley is staggered… 8:4
01:02 Young misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 8:4
01:08 Young's fans are here in force tonight, cheering everything he does. 8:4
01:12 The cross scores for Finley. He needs to throw that punch more often. 8:6
01:21 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 8:6
01:28 It's a sweet uppercut by Finley! He snapped Young's head straight back with that punch! 8:10
01:28 That blow connected solidly to the head of Young. 8:10
01:37 Finley scores with a piston-like jab. 8:13
01:50 Young seems to be protecting his body which is leaving his head vulnerable. He doesn't like body shots but I don't know anyone that does. 8:13
02:15 Finley lands with a short, quick uppercut in close. 8:15
02:33 Young fires a left hand that Finley takes high on the shoulder. 8:15
02:44 Finley just misses with a huge shot as Young chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. 8:15
02:57 Finley backs into the lower right corner. 8:15
02:57 Both fighters are throwing but Young is scoring more than Finley. 11:17
03:00 Both fighters have their supporters and each man is receiving a well-deserved round of applause from a pumped up crowd! 11:18

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Young and Finley square off as the bell sounds to start the action for Round 6. 0:0
0:06 Eddie Inabagsky seemed agitated with Young, who stared at his shoes almost the entire minute. 0:0
0:11 Finley is clinching... 0:0
0:15 Referee Cotton steps in to break it up. 0:0
0:15 Young is really laboring now, but he's still fighting. 0:0
0:20 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 0:0
0:24 "KC" Young is getting the better of it on the inside. There's that crunching uppercut again! 3:0
0:37 Daniel Young lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Finley. 3:0
0:44 Finley drops his shoulder as if to throw a right, then quickly rips a quick left hook to the body that makes Young wince! 3:4
0:44 Young appears shaken by those punches! 3:4
0:53 The two fighters lean on one another, neither willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart and tells them to get on with the action. 3:4
01:00 That's a pretty long clinch! Do these guys want to hug or fight? 3:4
01:09 Cotton steps in and breaks it up. 3:4
01:19 Young lands a devastating uppercut! 7:4
01:19 Finley's knee almost touched the canvas… 7:4
01:33 There's a clinch. Neither fighter seems to want to break. 7:4
01:42 Young works his way free! 7:4
01:50 Young leaps at Finley and lands a cross that made Finley's legs buckle ever so slightly. Now Young misses with a winging shot! 10:4
01:59 * Young is told to watch holding and hitting by Cotton 14:4
02:12 Finley is losing his legs... 14:4
02:20 Finley pins Young in the corner! 14:4
02:24 Finley is just missing by a hair with his punches. 14:4
02:34 Young scores with a hard jab but he misses with the right hand, coming behind it. 17:4
02:44 Young's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 17:4
02:47 As high as Finley is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Young takes advantage of it. 17:4
02:50 The fighters are at ring center... 17:4
02:55 Young grabs Steve Finley again. If this were football, there'd be a penalty flag for holding. 17:4
03:00 Cotton separates them. 17:4
03:00 There's the bell, finishing Round 6. 17:3

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look ready to go as Round 7 begins. 0:0
0:07 Finley is trapped in the corner... 0:0
0:11 That right hook by Young brings Finley up short! 4:0
0:11 Finley seems to have been hurt by that punch! 4:0
0:21 Finley is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 4:0
0:24 Daniel Young pumps the jab into the face of Steve Finley. 7:0
0:33 Young fires the jab. It finds its target. 9:0
0:45 Finley slides into the corner... 9:0
0:45 Young lands a nice jab. He tries to follow it up with a cross but it misses. 11:0
0:55 Finley is telegraphing his punches making it pretty easy for Young to avoid them. He is going to have to disguise his attempts a little. 11:0
0:59 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 11:0
01:12 Cotton yells at the fighters to separate but Finley and Young are a tangle of arms. 11:0
01:22 Now they break clean. 11:0
01:35 Young is bouncing on his toes, avoiding Finley attempts to move inside on him. 11:0
01:48 Finley grabs Young's head, pulls it down, into his chest. Cotton has to force Finley to let go. 11:0
01:52 Cotton pries them apart. 11:0
01:57 These guys are giving head feints, faking jabs, doing everything but throwing punches at the moment. 11:0
02:01 Finley catches Young with a short, powerful hook to the head as Daniel Young tried to move inside. That punch stopped Young in his tracks! 11:3
02:21 Daniel Young misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. 11:3
02:33 Finley misses wildly with the hook. 11:3
02:41 Finley throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. 11:5
02:55 Daniel Young fires a volley of punches but Finley was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Young started punching. 11:5
03:00 Young swings...and misses. 11:5
03:00 And there's the bell ending Round 7. 13:4

Round 8
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell starts the action as Young and Finley leave their corners. 0:0
0:11 Both fighters take a half-step back. 0:0
0:19 Young throws a flurry of punches but Finley either blocks or slips them. 0:0
0:21 Finley lands two solid jabs that snap back the head of Young. 0:3
0:39 Finley dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Young back on his heels! 0:7
0:39 Young looks shaken! 0:7
0:52 Finley has Young blocked in! 0:7
0:52 Finley rams the jab into the chest of Young. He's making very effective use of that punch. 0:10
01:06 Daniel Young wraps up Finley. 0:10
01:15 Finley tries to get free... Here comes Cotton to break them up... 0:10
01:20 They're coming back to the center of the ring now... 0:10
01:20 Young cuts loose with both hands and lands some big shots. 3:10
01:34 Oh!!! Young unleashed a crippling right hand to the head! 7:10
01:34 Finley is trying to reach for the ropes! His legs have turned to jelly! 7:10
01:44 Finley lands a stinging jab. 7:12
01:53 Young doubles up on the jab and each one scored cleanly. 10:12
02:02 Young gets his head on the chest of Finley. He tries to outmuscle him on the inside. Young scores with a nice short hook to the head. 12:12
02:07 Neither fighter has much left... 12:12
02:16 Considering the clinch Young has on Finley it looks like he wants to dance with him, not fight him. Finley pushes him away. 12:12
02:20 Young pushes Finley away. 12:12
02:29 Young scores with an uppercut that appeared to catch Finley in the throat. That has to be painful. 15:12
02:38 Daniel Young sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands cleanly. 17:12
02:52 Cotton warns Finley for holding and hitting, although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting. 17:12
03:00 * The referee is cautioning Young about using his shoulders a bit too enthusiastically when he gets inside. 17:12
03:00 It looks like Young has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. 17:12
03:00 Loud applause accompanies the end of this round. 17:11

Round 9
Time Commentary Points
0:00 As we enter the last two rounds of action, it's obvious that Finley is going to need a knockout or at least a knockdown to win this fight. 0:0
0:14 Finley is trying to free his gloves from under Young's gloves. 0:0
0:32 * Cotton is telling Young to watch the head butting. 0:0
0:41 Finley looks dazed and his knees momentarily buckled from the effects of what certainly appeared to be an intentional head butt on the part of Young! 0:0
01:05 There's a hard shot off the top of Young's head! 0:5
01:05 That's the shot Finley hoped to land! Young looks bad after that blow! 0:5
01:18 Finley misses wildly with the hook. 0:5
01:34 * That punch caught Young clean. He brings his arms up in a defensive posture. Now he pitches forward! Young goes down after a delayed reaction to the uppercut by Finley! 0:5
01:37 Cotton stands over Daniel Young and begins the count... 0:14
01:37 1... 0:14
01:38 2... 0:14
01:39 3... 0:14
01:40 4... 0:14
01:41 5... 0:14
01:42 6... 0:14
01:43 7... 0:14
01:44 Young is making a gallant try to get off the canvas as the count reaches 8. 0:14
01:44 * Somehow Young has made it back up after taking a vicious shot. He looks like he's out of it. 0:14
01:44 Cotton is allowing the fight to continue. Young looks real shaken to us, however. 0:14
01:44 Finley stunned Young with that last ripping shot and Finley's killer instinct has kicked in. This might be his best chance at ending the fight. 0:14
01:58 Young retreats into a neutral corner. 0:14
02:02 Finley drives that short hook into Young's midsection! 0:18
02:02 Young was stunned by that blow! 0:18
02:11 Both boxers are in the middle of the squared circle. 0:18
02:15 Finley just comes up short with that shot. 0:18
02:26 Finley traps Young in the corner! 0:18
02:30 Finley pins Young in the corner! 0:18
02:39 * Finley lands a violent shot under Young's ribcage and Young instantly drops down on both knees. 0:18
02:42 The count starts... 0:26
02:42 1... 0:26
02:43 2... 0:26
02:44 3... 0:26
02:45 4... 0:26
02:46 5... 0:26
02:47 6... 0:26
02:48 7... 0:26
02:48 * Young is up and leaning on the ropes. Now he comes off them and looks toward Steve Finley. 0:26
02:48 This fight is going to be allowed to continue. However, one has to just wonder how much more punishment Young can take. 0:26
02:48 I don't think there's time for Finley to finish Young this round. 0:26
02:53 * Daniel Young is exhausted. Cotton wraps his arms around Young... He's saving him from further punishment. It's a TKO win for Finley! 0:26

Fight Result

Here's Larry Rosof with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by technical knockout at the 02:54 mark in Round 9 is…

Steve Finley!


Score Cards

Paul Herman Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 78
Steve Finley 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 9 74

Louis Moret Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 78
Steve Finley 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 9 74

Rocky Young Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 78
Steve Finley 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 9 74

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 30 27 30 30 27 30 30 30 234
Steve Finley 27 30 27 27 30 27 27 27 222


Statistics
Categories Daniel Young Steve Finley
Knockdowns scored 0 2
Jabs / Round 3.89 3.89
Hooks / Round 5.44 3.56
Crosses / Round 4.67 3.78
Combinations / Round 4.33 4.22
Uppercuts / Round 4.67 3.56
Punches Landed / Round 23.00 19.00
Punches Missed / Round 46.56 33.89
Punching Accuracy 33.1% 35.9%
Total Number of Fouls 3 0
Holding Head and Hitting 1
Head Butting 1
Using Shoulder 1

Foul Penalties:
Caution 3

Suffered Intentional Head Butt 1
No cuts occured

Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 1 / 1 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 0 / 0 4 / 3
Fight Outside (Defensive) 7 / 2 0 / 0
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 2 / 1
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 0 / 0 1 / 1


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