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16/02/2039
EOD Running: Rankings
Michael Finnin vs Sulaiman Apea

Boxing Daily Report from the Leprechaun Promotions promoted show at Leon Brogan Gym, Belfast,  taking place on 21/09/2038:

The venue is mostly sold out with the fans eager to turn out for tonights fights.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a semi final eliminator for the Commonwealth Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Eurosport UK, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are The Escape Plan Michael Finnin (57(31) - 7(7)) who hails from Belfast, UK and Sulaiman Apea(14(5) - 6(6)) from Durban, South Africa.  Both Finnin and Apea weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Ian Casey, and the three ringside judges are Cillian Dolan, Paul Sheridan and David Hastie.  

Round 1: 

Apea lands a jab.  
Apea manages to force Finnin into a neutral corner.  Apea lands a cross to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  
Apea tries to keep the action at long range.  Finnin lands with a stinging jab.  
Apea lands a sharp cross.  Apea attempts to land a cross, but Finnin parries the shot and counters with a stinging right hook to Apea's ribs.  
Apea feints a left hook, and then is on target with a left hook to Finnin's ribs.  
Apea lands a solid cross.  Apea tries to land a left hook, but Finnin parries the shot and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Apea steps to the outside and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Apea lands a cross.  
Apea is on target with a stinging cross.  
Apea walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Apea pivots to the left of his opponent.  Finnin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Apea quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Apea finds the target with a jab.  
Apea manouvers Finnin into a neutral corner.  Finnin tries to land a cross, but Apea sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Finnin is looking to keep his distance and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Apea drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Apea tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Finnin is looking to close the distance.  Apea pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a left hook.  
Finnin is on target with a left hook.  
Finnin gets on the inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Apea blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to his opponents body.  
Finnin tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Finnin's trainer is advising how he could be more accurate.  Finnin's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Finnin's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Finnin: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 28                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Apea: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 2: 

Finnin throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a sharp right hook.  
Finnin is on target with a jab.  
Finnin is looking to keep his distance.  Apea feints a left, and then finds the target with a jab.  
Finnin lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Finnin is on target with a left hook.  Finnin attempts to land a left hook, but Apea blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Finnin is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Apea lands a jab to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  
Apea switches the action to the outside.  Finnin hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Finnin lands a sharp cross.  
Finnin connects with a cross.  
Apea forces Finnin to retreat onto the ropes.  Finnin digs in a left uppercut to Apea's body.  
Finnin steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Finnin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  Finnin attempts to land a jab, but Apea parries the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Finnin attempts to land a jab, but Apea slips the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Finnin pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Finnin lands with a ramrod jab.  
Finnin connects with a left hook.  Finnin tries to land a jab, but Apea slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Apea lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Finnin switches the action to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Finnin stalks forward with a low guard, trying to draw a lead from his opponent.  Apea finds the target with a jab.  
Finnin lands a right uppercut to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Finnin finds the target with a jab.  
Apea tries to land a left hook, but Finnin slips the shot and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Finnin lands a solid cross.  
Finnin lands a stinging jab.  Finnin tries to land a jab, but Apea slips the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  
Apea hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
Apea lands a cross.  
Finnin steps to the outside.  Apea attempts to land a cross, but Finnin dodges the shot and counters with a stinging right uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Finnin: 
Jabs Thrown: 23                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 50                            
Head Shots Landed: 27                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Apea: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 3: 

Apea throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Apea strikes his opponents body with a cross.  
Finnin gets on the inside.  Apea throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Finnin switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  He follows up the attack and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Apea is on target with a jab to Finnin's body.  
Finnin hits home with a cross.  
Finnin attempts to land a jab, but Apea dodges the shot and counters with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Finnin gets on the inside.  Apea digs in a left uppercut to Finnin's liver.  Apea attempts to land a left hook, but Finnin blocks the shot and counters with a firm right hook.  
Apea walks Finnin down, trapping him on the ropes.  Finnin lands a right hook to the body followed by a left hook to the head.  
Finnin lands a right hook followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Finnin drives a firm left hook into Apea's body.  
Finnin is on target with a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Finnin steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Apea attempts to land a cross, but Finnin blocks the shot and counters with a powerful left uppercut.  APEA IS HURT!  
Apea cuts off the ring, trapping Finnin on the ropes.  Finnin senses a stoppage victory - he just needs the right shot.  Finnin connects with a hurtful left uppercut.  APEA IS DOWN!  He is on his feet as the count reaches 4.  Apea now seems to have got his legs back.  
Finnin is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Finnin lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Finnin switches the action to the outside and lands a cross.  
Finnin lands a spiteful jab.  
Finnin attempts to land an overhand right, but Apea sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Apea lands with a solid jab.  


Round 3 Statistics
Finnin: 
Jabs Thrown: 20                            
Jabs Landed: 11                            
Power Shots Thrown: 29                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 43                            
Head Shots Landed: 23                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Apea: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 27                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Round 4: 

Apea connects with a solid cross.  
Finnin feints a right hook, but Apea ignores the feint and is on target with a right hook.  
Finnin tries to land a jab, but Apea sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Apea lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Apea walks Finnin down, trapping him on the ropes.  Finnin lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Finnin is on target with a sharp cross.  
Apea attempts to land a jab, but Finnin sidesteps and counters with a stinging right uppercut to his opponents ribs.  
Finnin is on target with a solid left uppercut to Apea's ribs.  Finnin tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Apea tries to keep the action at long range.  Finnin lands a cross.  
Finnin tries to land a left hook, but Apea sidesteps and counters with a sharp left uppercut.  
Apea steps to the outside.  Finnin lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Finnin lands a firm cross.  
Apea walks his opponent down, trapping him in a neutral corner.  Finnin connects with a solid left hook.  
Apea lands a jab to Finnin's body.  
Finnin steps away from his opponent and tries to land a jab, but Apea blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Finnin lands a stinging cross.  
Finnin connects with a cross.  
Finnin lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Finnin finds the target with a sharp jab.  
Finnin is on target with a cross.  
Finnin closes the distance and digs in a left uppercut to Apea's ribs.  
Finnin steps away from his opponent and connects with a stinging overhand right.  
Finnin is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Finnin tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a solid overhand left.  
Apea is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 4, lets listen in on the corners...Apea's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 4 Statistics
Finnin: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 35                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Apea: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Finnin is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Apea sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a ramrod jab.  
Apea is on target with a jab.  
Apea walks his opponent into a neutral corner.  Finnin hits home with a left hook.  
Apea is on target with a sharp cross.  
Apea tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a nasty cross.  APEA IS HURT!  
Finnin tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a jab followed by a overhand left to his opponents head.  Apea now seems to have got his legs back.  
Finnin pivots to the left of his opponent.  Finnin attempts to land a left hook, but Apea sidesteps and counters with a solid right hook.  
Apea tries to keep the action at long range.  Finnin hits home with a solid overhand right.  
Finnin advances into close range.  Apea digs in a left hook to Finnin's body.  Apea attempts to land a left uppercut, but Finnin blocks the shot and counters with a HUGE right hook.  APEA IS SENT SPRAWLING TO THE CANVAS!  HE UNSTEADILY TRIES TO GET UP BUT IS UNABLE TO BEAT THE 10 COUNT!  The winner by KO is Finnin!  


Round 5 Statistics
Finnin: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Apea: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 10                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 11                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 8  10 - 8  10 - 8
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Finnin: 
Total Punches Thrown: 209                           
Total Punches Landed: 93                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 183                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 81                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 26                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 12                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 136                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 62                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 73                            
Total Jabs Landed: 31                            

Apea: 
Total Punches Thrown: 182                           
Total Punches Landed: 55                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 133                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 42                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 49                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 13                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 111                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 41                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 71                            
Total Jabs Landed: 14