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25/06/2031
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Hajime Kanai vs Ville Soisalo

Boxing Daily Report from the Ninja Warriors promoted show at Differ Ariake, Tokyo,  taking place on 13/11/2027:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up we have one of the supporting contests of this show.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance, the two fighters competing in this 8 round matchup are Hajime Kanai (6 - 0) who hails from Kobe, Japan and Ville Soisalo(14 - 10 - 2) from Helsinki, Finland.  Both Kanai and Soisalo weighed in at 168 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Keiichi Iida, and the three ringside judges are Hideki Ishibashi, Ichiro Kaya and Kyo Tsutsumi.  

Round 1: 

Soisalo lands a stiff jab.  
Soisalo sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Kanai is on target with a solid cross.  
Soisalo closes the distance and walks his opponent into the corner.  Soisalo lands a right hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Soisalo throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a solid left uppercut.  
Kanai switches the action to the outside and hits home with a cross.  
Kanai steps to the outside.  Soisalo hits home with a cross.  
Soisalo gets on the inside and is on target with a left hook.  
Soisalo tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Soisalo connects with a right hook.  
Soisalo connects with a right hook.  
Kanai is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a cross.  
Soisalo cuts off the ring, trapping Kanai on the ropes.  Soisalo lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Soisalo advances into close range.  Kanai is on target with a left hook.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kanai's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Kanai's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Kanai's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 34                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Kanai finds the target with a jab.  
Kanai tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Soisalo pivots from in front of his opponent.  Soisalo tries to land a jab, but Kanai blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kanai steps away from his opponent.  Soisalo is on target with a cross.  
Soisalo walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Kanai is on target with a cross.  
Soisalo connects with a right uppercut.  
Kanai sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai lands with a ramrod jab.  
Soisalo walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Soisalo lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Soisalo is on target with a jab.  
Kanai hits home with a sharp left hook.  
Kanai is looking to keep his distance.  Kanai quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai switches the action to the outside and finds the target with a jab.  
Soisalo hits home with a stinging jab.  
Soisalo advances into close range.  Kanai is on target with a left hook.  
Kanai tries to step out of his opponents range and is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Soisalo's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 13                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 3                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 18                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Kanai lands with a sharp jab.  
Soisalo lands a cross.  
Kanai steps to the outside and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Kanai is looking to keep his distance and finds the target with a jab.  
Soisalo hits home with a cross.  Soisalo attempts to land a cross, but Kanai sidesteps and counters with a sharp left hook.  
Kanai tries to land a cross, but Soisalo sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kanai steps to the outside and is on target with a cross.  
Soisalo manages to force Kanai onto the ropes.  Kanai lands a sharp cross.  
Kanai connects with a stinging cross.  
Soisalo tries to land a right hook, but Kanai slips the shot and counters with a right hook to Soisalo's ribcage.  
Kanai steps to the outside and lands a solid jab.  
Kanai tries to keep the action at long range and lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Soisalo closes the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Kanai blocks the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Soisalo lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Soisalo steps inside.  As Kanai tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.  Soisalo has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt.  That has caused minor swelling  around the right eye.  
Kanai steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Soisalo is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Kanai is on target with a jab.  
Kanai tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 29                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Kanai is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Kanai hits home with a stinging jab.  
Kanai connects with a cross.  
Kanai lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Soisalo throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kanai feints a cross, and then connects with a firm left hook.  
Kanai is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kanai sidesteps to the right of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Kanai lands a spiteful jab.  
Soisalo connects with a right hook.  
Soisalo is looking to close the distance.  Kanai connects with a right hook.  
Kanai tries to step out of his opponents range and attempts to land a jab, but Soisalo sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Soisalo pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kanai lands a firm cross.  
Kanai hits home with a cross.  
Kanai is on target with a jab.  
Soisalo manages to force Kanai into a corner.  Kanai lands with a stinging jab.  
Soisalo lands a cross.  


Round 4 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 9                             
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 22                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 17                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 20                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Kanai finds the target with a jab.  
Kanai quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a hard jab.  
Kanai lands a solid cross to Soisalo's body.  
Kanai lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Soisalo pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Soisalo pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a right hook.  
Kanai is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Kanai lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kanai tries to keep the action at long range and hits home with a sharp jab.  
Kanai tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai drives a cross into Soisalo's body.  
Soisalo gets on the inside and attempts to land a right hook, but Kanai sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Kanai is on target with a cross to his opponents body.  
Soisalo lands a right hook.  


Round 5 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 2                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 14                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Soisalo finds the target with a jab.  
Soisalo manouvers Kanai onto the ropes.  Soisalo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and drives a left uppercut into his opponents body.  
Soisalo throws a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Kanai lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Soisalo lands a right hook.  
Soisalo closes the distance and manouvers Kanai into a corner.  Soisalo drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Soisalo closes the distance and lands two consecutive right uppercuts to his opponents head.  
Kanai lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai switches the action to the outside and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and hits home with an overhand right.  
Kanai attempts to land a jab, but Soisalo slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Soisalo manouvers his opponent into a neutral corner.  Soisalo connects with a right hook.  


Round 6 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 8                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 14                            
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 7: 

Kanai lands a jab.  
Soisalo lands a cross.  
Soisalo cuts off the ring, trapping Kanai in the corner.  Soisalo drives a right uppercut into his opponents body.  
Kanai finds the target with a jab.  
Soisalo pivots to the side of his opponent and is on target with a cross.  
Soisalo steps inside.  Soisalo pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kanai hits home with a left hook.  
Kanai lands a jab to Soisalo's body.  
Soisalo gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Kanai's body.  
Soisalo sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Soisalo closes the distance and manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Soisalo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kanai hits home with a firm left hook.  
Kanai steps away from his opponent and lands two consecutive overhand rights to his opponents head.  
Kanai feints a cross, and then lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kanai steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand right followed by a cross to his opponents head.  
Soisalo sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Kanai is on target with a jab.  Kanai tries to land a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Kanai is on target with a sharp overhand right.  
Kanai is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a stiff jab.  
Soisalo lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Kanai is looking to keep his distance.  Soisalo lands a cross.  
Soisalo is on target with a right hook.  


Round 7 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 16                            
Jabs Landed: 9                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 15                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 9                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 8: 

Kanai is looking to keep his distance and is on target with a jab.  
Soisalo walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Soisalo contemptuously drops his hands, trying to provoke his opponent.  Kanai lands a cross, left hook and a jab to his opponents head.  
Soisalo connects with a right hook.  
Soisalo quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Kanai lands with a ramrod jab.  
Kanai sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Soisalo hits home with a cross.  
Soisalo manouvers Kanai into a neutral corner.  Kanai lands a stinging cross.  Kanai throws a cross, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Soisalo walks Kanai down, trapping him on the ropes.  Soisalo pivots to the right of his opponent and is on target with a left uppercut.  
Kanai steps to the outside and lands a stinging cross.  
Kanai lands a cross.  
Kanai lands a jab followed by  two straights to his opponents head.  


Round 8 Statistics
Kanai: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 6                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 24                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Soisalo: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 4                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10
Round 2 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 3 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 4 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 5 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 7 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 8 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Final Scorecards: 79 - 73  79 - 73  79 - 73

The winner, by Unanimous Decision, from Kobe, Japan.... Hajime Kanai

Fight Statistics
Kanai: 
Total Punches Thrown: 235                           
Total Punches Landed: 111                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 213                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 103                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 22                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 136                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 59                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 99                            
Total Jabs Landed: 52                            

Soisalo: 
Total Punches Thrown: 207                           
Total Punches Landed: 52                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 168                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 45                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 39                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 7                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 165                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 44                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 42                            
Total Jabs Landed: 8