Daniel Young vs Don Koss

Fight info: The Arena, Atlanta, GA, United States, 2005-11-05, announcer is Ronnie Duncan, referee is Mike Ortega, the bout will be scored by three judges: Joe Garcia (United States), Nobuaki Uratani (Japan) and Jerry Roth (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: 1-2-1 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Eddie Inabagsky - Cut Man: Sam Gasher
In the blue corner: Don Koss - Record: 2-2-0 (1) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Doi Dollings - Cut Man: Sam Gasher

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell signaling the start of the fight sounds here at this popular venue. 0:0
0:14 Young catches Koss coming in with a sweet uppercut! 4:0
0:14 Koss is hurt! 4:0
0:24 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 4:0
0:44 The action slows for the moment. 4:0
0:52 The fighters are tied up. Young tries to extract himself. He gets his arms free. 4:0
01:01 Don Koss works his way free! 4:0
01:06 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 4:0
01:17 Koss clamps Young's arms to his side and holds on until Ortega breaks the hold. 4:0
01:22 Ortega breaks them up... 4:0
01:42 The two fighters have chosen to work on the inside and it's Koss who scores with a short hook to the chest. 4:2
01:58 Koss can't win this fight if he just throws one punch at a time. Now he just unloaded a flurry of punches and several scored cleanly. 4:4
02:27 Young dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Koss back on his heels! 8:4
02:27 Koss looks hurt... He's stumbling backward! 8:4
02:39 Young tries to push Don Koss back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 8:4
02:47 Koss is gliding around the ring like it's his own personal dance floor. 8:4
02:56 Koss is trying to free his gloves from under Young's gloves. 8:4
03:00 Koss tries to get free... Here comes Ortega to break them up... 8:4
03:00 There's the bell ending Round 1. 7:5

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Koss is getting his full rest as he remains on his stool as the Round 2 bell sounds. Now he's up and his corner scrambles to exit the ring. 0:0
0:07 Young lets go with a hook but Don Koss blocks it and then he scores with a hook of his own! 0:2
0:21 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 0:2
0:24 Young's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 0:2
0:28 Koss has Young cornered! 0:2
0:28 The uppercut just landed by Koss is a nice weapon on the inside. 0:4
0:28 Young reels backward from what appears to be a head butt! 0:4
0:48 Koss cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 0:4
01:06 Both boxers are in the middle of the squared circle. 0:4
01:06 Koss lands the lead right. 0:6
01:15 Koss doesn't have to look for Young this round. He is right there in front of him. 0:6
01:25 Koss bounces off the ropes, challenging Young to come get him. 0:6
01:37 Koss scores with a punch that's part uppercut, part hook! 0:8
01:51 Koss throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 0:8
02:03 Don Koss lands a solid cross! 0:12
02:03 Young is hurt! 0:12
02:16 Koss is showing some fancy footwork tonight as he moves around Young. 0:12
02:27 Koss misses with that punch. 0:12
02:35 Both fighters are flailing away but Koss is definitely landing the better punches. 2:15
02:47 Koss steals a quick glance at his corner. 2:15
02:55 Young lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Koss. 2:15
03:00 And that ends Round number 2. 2:17

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look ready to go as Round 3 begins. 0:0
0:17 Young lands a devastating uppercut! 4:0
0:17 Koss seems to be regrouping after that blow... 4:0
0:27 Don Koss rips a hook to the head. 4:2
0:36 There seems to be more moving and clinching than we anticipated from these two. We didn't expect this bout to turn into a chess match. 4:2
0:44 Koss can't find the range with that punch. 4:2
0:47 Young shoots the jab. He doubles up on it and the second one carried some power with it. 7:2
0:47 * Oh! That last shot has opened a cut on Koss because there's blood flowing from somewhere. 8:2
0:47 The blood if flowing freely and it's evident that the cut is located outside his right eyebrow and slightly below it. 8:2
0:57 Young has Don Koss pinned! 8:2
01:01 That was a straight right by Young! 12:2
01:01 Don Koss is suddenly in trouble! 12:2
01:15 Koss throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 12:2
01:18 The cross scores for Young. He needs to throw that punch more often. 14:2
01:34 Daniel Young retreats into his own corner... 14:2
01:39 Ortega has to pull the fighters away from each other as Koss locks up Young's arms. 14:2
01:43 Referee Ortega has to separate the two... 14:2
01:52 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 14:2
01:57 Koss's corner is shouting at him to be more aggressive. He seems to hear but it remains to be seen if he'll follow the advice. 14:2
02:11 Koss tries to drop the right hand over the top but Young ducks under it. 14:2
02:26 Koss fires and misses. 14:2
02:33 It's a knowledgeable crowd tonight. They are letting the fighters know they want to see some action and when it slows down they are quick with their show of displeasure. 14:2
02:41 Young scores with a hook to the body but he misses when he tries to double up with it. 16:2
02:45 There's the beginning of a mouse under the left eye of Koss. 16:2
02:55 Young clinches... Koss gets an arm free! He should be punching with it! 16:2
03:00 Ortega steps in and breaks it up. 16:2
03:00 That's another round in the books as Round 3 comes to an end. 16:1

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Daniel Young is off his stool and waiting for the bell to begin Round 4. 0:0
0:07 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 0:0
0:15 Koss fires a volley of punches but Young was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Koss started punching. 0:0
0:27 Daniel Young misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 0:0
0:29 Koss lands a quick jab. He'd like to keep Young on the end of that punch. 0:2
0:39 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 0:2
01:07 Koss telegraphed that shot and Young ducks under it easily. 0:2
01:14 Young lands a smashing uppercut! 4:2
01:14 Koss was stopped cold by that punch! 4:2
01:35 There's a clinch. Neither fighter seems to want to break. 4:2
01:39 The fighters separate from clinching themselves. 4:2
01:44 Young backs into the upper corner. 4:2
01:44 The cross scores for Koss. He needs to throw that punch more often. 4:4
02:05 Koss ties up Young. 4:4
02:09 Ortega separates the two... 4:4
02:14 The two men are posturing and neither fighter is making a move to fight. The fans are quick to voice their displeasure. 4:4
02:25 Koss misses wildly with the hook. 4:4
02:34 Young scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Koss. 6:4
02:44 Young snakes the jab through Koss's gloves. He had some snap on that one. 8:4
02:53 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 8:4
03:00 Young wings a big left hand at Koss but the latter sidesteps the punch. 8:4
03:00 Round 4 finishes with the sound of the bell. 9:3

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
0:07 Koss received a pep talk from Doi Dollings before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. 0:0
0:07 Koss backs into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:12 Young circles around the ring. 0:0
0:24 Young's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight. 0:0
0:31 Koss throws a nice, short uppercut that scores to the jaw of Young 0:2
0:45 Ortega warns Koss for holding and hitting, although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting. 0:2
0:54 Ortega moves in to break the clinch. 0:2
01:07 Young lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Koss. 0:2
01:13 The weigh-ins were more exciting than what we have seen so far this round. 0:2
01:16 Koss shoots the jab into the chest of Young. 0:4
01:31 Young is challenging Koss to fight him and quit clinching. 0:4
01:35 Ortega is shouting at Koss to break! 0:4
01:48 Young swings...and misses. 0:4
01:55 Not much happening at the moment. 0:4
02:03 Koss works himself free. Now the fighters move back to ring center. 0:4
02:08 Young moves into a neutral corner. 0:4
02:08 Koss lands a nice jab. He tries to follow it up with a cross but it misses. 0:6
02:17 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 0:6
02:22 Young slides into his own corner... 0:6
02:22 Koss lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 0:8
02:31 Koss is keeping away from the ropes. 0:8
02:35 Koss has his arms wrapped around Young... Now they separate. 0:8
02:46 * Ortega is telling Koss to quit using the shoulder. 0:8
03:00 The bell sounds - more boxing to come in a moment. 1:8

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 6 is about to begin... There's the bell! 0:0
0:08 Young's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. 0:0
0:09 Koss lands a jab. He's using it as both an offensive and defensive weapon on occasions. 0:2
0:09 * And now it appears as if Young has been cut the last punch that landed. 0:3
0:09 * There's a good bit of blood coming from under Daniel Young's right eye; it may be worse than it looks from here. 0:3
0:22 Koss ties up Young. Why would he want to clinch now? 0:3
0:40 Ortega has to separate the two... 0:3
0:45 Both fighters are trying but neither fighter is having much success cutting off the ring this round. 0:3
0:53 Koss pins Young's arms. Now they move apart. 0:3
0:57 Ortega has to break the clinch. 0:3
01:05 Koss bobs and weaves his way inside and lets his hands go, scoring with a hook. 0:5
01:14 Koss pins Young in the corner! 0:5
01:19 Young comes in low. Koss puts a headlock on him. Ortega knocks Koss's arm off Daniel Young's head. 0:5
01:34 Koss and Young each take a step back. 0:5
01:38 Neither fighter seems to be anxious to mix it up. They've been a little overly cautious so far this round. 0:5
01:42 Koss traps Young in the corner! 0:5
01:46 Maybe they ought to nickname Don Koss "Octopus" if he's going to keep clinching every round. 0:5
02:04 Koss shoves Young away. 0:5
02:10 Young slides into the corner... 0:5
02:10 Koss likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Young's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! 0:7
02:19 The action is back at ring center. 0:7
02:23 Koss grabs and holds Daniel Young... 0:7
02:34 Ortega separates the two... 0:7
02:45 Koss has Young trapped! 0:7
02:45 Both fighters want to work inside for the moment. Koss has his head on Young's chest and blasts home a hook. 0:9
02:54 Both fighters move to ring center. 0:9
02:58 Koss is clinching. Ortega better watch because some fighters aren't above doing some nasty head work when they're in close like this. 0:9
03:00 Ortega separates them. 0:9
03:00 Koss appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. 0:9
03:00 The seconds jump into action in Young's corner as the bell sounds ending Round 6. 0:9

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Young looks a bit disgusted as Round 7 gets underway. 0:0
0:06 Doi Dollings seemed to pump up Koss between rounds. 0:0
0:06 As round 7 begins, blood is still visible on the face of Young; obviously, his corner did its best but it wasn't good enough to completely close the cut under the right eye. 0:0
0:08 Young goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. 2:0
0:08 That last shot has reopened a cut on Don Koss because the blood is flowing again. 2:0
0:08 Koss has emerged bloodied, as the cut outside his right eyebrow has, apparently, reopened. 2:0
0:18 Koss has Young blocked in! 2:0
0:22 Koss throws a straight right that glances off the shoulder of Young but it's enough to keep him off-balance. 2:0
0:32 A flurry of punches are exchanged between the two fighters. It appears as if Koss has gotten the better of the exchange. 4:3
0:41 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 4:3
0:51 Koss retreats into a neutral corner. 4:3
0:55 Young wings a big left hand at Koss but the latter sidesteps the punch. 4:3
0:58 Koss fires the jab. It finds its target. 4:5
01:12 Young misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. 4:5
01:27 Young will tie a guy up if he has to. 4:5
01:31 The Referee breaks it up... 4:5
01:35 Young is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 4:5
01:44 Young picks off the jab thrown by Koss. 4:5
01:51 Young just delivered a wake-up call!!! He hurt Koss with a sharp combination! 8:5
01:51 Koss seems to be back on an even keel after those blows... 8:5
02:05 Young is circling his opponent. 8:5
02:14 Young's punch actually goes behind Koss as the latter moved inside just as Young threw a looping shot. 8:5
02:16 Koss bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 8:7
02:30 Young leaves the jab just short. 8:7
02:37 Both fighters are working the angles, looking to get the upper hand in this contest. 8:7
02:41 "Bear" Koss is blocked in his own corner... 8:7
02:45 Koss smothers Young's attack as Young tries to get off some shots inside. 8:7
02:52 The crowd wants more action but I don't know if they are ever satisfied with what is going on in the ring. 8:7
03:00 Young lands a hard hook! 12:7
03:00 Koss looks shaken! 12:7
03:00 Look for Young to start to target Koss's left eye in an attempt to close it because Koss's swelling is worsening rapidly. 12:7
03:00 Koss breathes heavily as he walks slowly back to his corner as Round 7 ends. 13:7

Round 8
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 8 begins as the bell sounds. 0:0
0:05 Young's corner gave his cut under the right eye priority during the minute off and they've done an excellent job of closing the wounds. 0:0
0:05 Koss's cutman worked on Koss's wounds between rounds; however, all of the bleeding wasn't stopped, as evident by the blood still flowing down Koss's face from outside the right eyebrow. 0:0
0:06 Young moves into the near right corner. 0:0
0:11 Koss just comes up short with that shot. 0:0
0:13 Young scores with a quick hook to the head of Koss after Koss missed with a wild shot of his own. 2:0
0:18 The swelling at Koss's left eye is worsening. 2:0
0:22 Doi Dollings was really animated in Koss's corner and Koss was nodding in agreement. 2:0
0:27 Young works free! The fighters move to ring center. 2:0
0:43 Koss tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. 2:0
0:50 Don Koss tries to double up on the hook to the body and at least one gets through. 2:2
01:04 Daniel Young misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 2:2
01:16 Koss fires and misses. 2:2
01:22 It's a sweet uppercut by Young! He snapped Koss's head straight back with that punch! 6:2
01:22 That punch may have stunned Koss momentarily. 6:2
01:39 Young is either lucky or has radar. Koss's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 6:2
01:46 Daniel Young lands a strong cross! 10:2
01:46 That was a beautiful cross! Koss's eyes actually rolled back in his head! It's amazing that he's still standing. 10:2
01:46 That last punch has widened the cut and worsened the bleeding on Koss's face. 10:2
01:46 Koss's cut outside his right eyebrow has worsened here in Round 8. The blood is once more flowing freely. 10:2
01:46 * Koss's pawing at his eye and there may be some blood trickling into that eye from the cut above it. The referee must have noticed because we have a stop in the action as Ortega motions toward the ringside physician. They're going to take a close look at the cut. 10:2
01:46 * Well, after talking a long look at Koss's face, the ringside physician has indicated to the referee that the bout can continue. The third man in the ring is going to position both fighters where he wants them and get the action started again here in Round 8. 10:2
02:03 Koss grabs Young. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. 10:2
02:07 Koss finally lets go of Young. 10:2
02:20 Young lands a hard uppercut! 14:2
02:20 Koss was stopped cold by that blow! 14:2
02:24 The swelling under Koss's left eye is increasing, making it tougher and tougher for him to see punches coming. 14:2
02:33 Young smothers Koss's attack with a clinch! 14:2
02:42 Referee Ortega steps in to break it up. 14:2
02:53 Young has Koss trapped in the near neutral corner... 14:2
02:58 Young has been watching too much wrestling. He's clinching. 14:2
03:00 Ortega has to break them apart. 14:2
03:00 It looks like Young has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. 14:2
03:00 Round 8 ends with the sound of the bell. 14:1

Round 9
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 9 gets underway as the fighters move to the middle of the ring. 0:0
0:08 Koss is ready to go. The cut outside the right eyebrow he suffered won't be a factor at the beginning of the round because his corner man has the bleeding stopped. 0:0
0:08 The swelling on the face of Koss is almost as pronounced as it was before his corner worked on it, in spite of their efforts. 0:0
0:13 Koss lands a crushing uppercut! 0:4
0:13 Koss made Young blink with that shot! 0:4
0:30 Don Koss doesn't connect with the cross. 0:4
0:37 It looks like both fighters would benefit if they could catch a second wind. 0:4
0:41 Young slides into a neutral corner... 0:4
0:41 Each fighter is measuring the other. Now Koss lets his hands go and scores several quick punches to the head of Young. 0:6
0:50 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 0:6
0:53 Koss gives a nice head feint and then lands a hook to the head of Young which made him blink. 0:8
0:57 Young is breathing heavily... 0:8
01:03 Young scores with a nice right cross. 2:8
01:03 It looks like Daniel Young has reopened Koss's previous wound because Koss is now bleeding once again. 2:8
01:03 Now the bleeding from the gash outside Koss's right eye has begun to flow again. 2:8
01:03 * Koss seems to be having some difficulty seeing. It's not that he's bleeding all that badly but the location of the cut – over the eye – makes it a bit more serious. And talk about timing, the referee has stepped in and momentarily stopped the fight. He's looking at the cut above Koss's eye and is now leading him toward the ringside physician. 2:8
01:07 * The Referee has stopped this fight. * That's it folks. The gash over Koss's eye is too bad for him to continue. This fight is over. Young is the winner via TKO! 2:8

Fight Result

Here's Ronnie Duncan with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by technical knockout at the 01:08 mark in Round 9 is…

Daniel Young!


Score Cards

Joe Garcia Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 77
Don Koss 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 75

Nobuaki Uratani Round Total
Japan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 10 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 77
Don Koss 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 75

Jerry Roth Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 9 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 76
Don Koss 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 76

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Daniel Young 29 27 30 30 27 27 30 30 230
Don Koss 28 30 27 27 30 30 27 27 226


Statistics
Categories Daniel Young Don Koss
Knockdowns scored 0 0
Jabs / Round 2.89 2.44
Hooks / Round 2.56 3.22
Crosses / Round 2.56 4.00
Combinations / Round 2.00 3.67
Uppercuts / Round 3.11 3.78
Punches Landed / Round 13.11 17.11
Punches Missed / Round 32.78 49.78
Punching Accuracy 28.6% 25.6%
Total Number of Fouls 0 1
Using Shoulder 1
Foul Penalties:
Caution 1
Suffered Accidental Head Butt 1
Bouts with eye swelling resulting from punches 1
Cuts totals (opened/reopened/worsened) 1 / 0 / 0 3 / 2 / 3
Cuts after head butts (opened/reopened/worsened) 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 0 / 0
Cut locations breakdown:
Cut outside right eyebrow 3 / 2 / 3
Cut under right eye 1 / 0 / 0

Bouts halted to check cut(s) 0 2
Corner work on closing cuts (trials/success):
Trickle 0 / 0 0 / 0
Minor 0 / 0 1 / 1
Bleeding 0 / 0 1 / 0
Bad 2 / 1 1 / 1
Heavy 0 / 0 0 / 0
Gushing 0 / 0 0 / 0
Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 2 / 1 1 / 1
Fight Outside (Defensive) 2 / 1 2 / 2
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 1 / 1
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 2 / 1 2 / 1


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