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20/02/2033
EOD Running: ProTraining
Manu Eskola vs Yrjana Rajala

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Finland-Northern Ostrobothnia promoted show at Oulu Kapanan, Oulu,  taking place on 19/04/2029:

The venue is completely packed out with the fans turning out in force to watch the fights on offer tonight.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a final eliminator for the Finland Super Welterweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Nelonen, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Manu Eskola (27(11) - 4(4)) who hails from Oulu, Finland and Yrjana Rajala(15 - 1(1)) from Oulu, Finland.  Eskola weighed in at 153 pounds and 13 ounces, while Rajala weighed in at 153 pounds and 4 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Osmo Mannisenmaki, and the three ringside judges are August Lehvaslaiho, Herman Kauppinen and Usko Peltosaari.  

Round 1: 

Eskola lands with a ramrod jab.  
Eskola tries to step out of his opponents range and connects with a cross.  
Eskola lands a jab, overhand right and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rajala walks Eskola onto the ropes.  Rajala sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Rajala attempts to land a left hook, but Eskola blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rajala closes the distance and throws a left hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a cross.  
Eskola lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Eskola steps to the outside and lands with a stinging jab.  
Eskola lands a right hook.  
Eskola lands a cross.  
Eskola is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a firm cross.  
Rajala walks his opponent down, trapping him in the blue corner.  Rajala sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Eskola lands a double right hook to his opponents head.  
Eskola switches the action to the outside and connects with a cross.  
Eskola lands a jab.  
Rajala manages to force Eskola onto the ropes.  Rajala connects with a left hook.  
Eskola tries to keep the action at long range and attempts to land a cross, but Rajala slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Eskola lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Eskola pivots to the left of his opponent.  Rajala drives a left hook into Eskola's body.  
Eskola steps away from his opponent.  Eskola sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a hard jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Rajala's trainer is suggesting ways of getting through to his opponent.  Rajala's trainer is telling his fighter he needs to be more active or he's going to get outworked.  Rajala's trainer is telling his fighter to tighten his defence.  

Round 1 Statistics
Eskola: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 13                            
Head Shots Thrown: 34                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Rajala: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 19                            
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 2: 

Eskola snaps his opponents head back with a sharp jab.  
Eskola feints a cross, and then lands an overhand left, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Eskola steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging overhand left.  Eskola throws a jab, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Eskola hits home with a solid overhand left.  
Eskola lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rajala is on target with a cross.  
Eskola steps to the outside and lands a cross followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Rajala forces Eskola to retreat onto the ropes.  Rajala connects with a cross.  Rajala attempts to land a cross, but Eskola blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rajala gets on the inside.  Eskola lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Eskola switches the action to the outside.  Eskola sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Eskola lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Rajala advances into close range and tries to land a left hook, but Eskola dodges the shot and counters with a solid right uppercut.  
Eskola lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Eskola steps to the outside and lands a jab, cross and an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rajala is looking to close the distance.  Eskola is on target with a solid left hook.  
Rajala gets on the inside.  Eskola connects with a sharp right uppercut.  
Eskola is looking to keep the action on the outside and lands a spiteful jab.  
Rajala forces Eskola to back into the ropes.  Rajala lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Eskola lands a cross.  
Rajala closes the distance.  Eskola lands a right uppercut to the head, a right hook to the head and a left uppercut to the body.  
Rajala digs in a right uppercut to Eskola's ribs.  
Eskola tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a sharp jab.  
Rajala manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Rajala lands a left uppercut.  


Round 2 Statistics
Eskola: 
Jabs Thrown: 25                            
Jabs Landed: 16                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 47                            
Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Body Shots Thrown: 4                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rajala: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Eskola is looking to keep his distance.  Rajala hits home with a cross.  Rajala attempts to land a cross, but Eskola sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Eskola lands an overhand left followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Eskola hits home with a solid cross.  
Eskola steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging jab.  
Eskola lands a ramrod jab.  
Rajala lands a cross.  
Eskola tries to step out of his opponents range and lands a cross to the body, and then to the head.  
Rajala is looking to close the distance.  Eskola pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a right hook into his opponents body.  
Rajala manouvers his opponent onto the ropes.  Rajala sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Rajala tries to land a left hook, but Eskola blocks the shot and counters with a stinging cross.  
Eskola lands a hard jab.  
Eskola lands a cross.  
Rajala tries to land a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Eskola lands a jab followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Eskola connects with a sharp cross.  
Eskola lands two straights followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rajala forces Eskola to back into the ropes.  Rajala digs in a left hook to Eskola's body.  
Eskola steps to the outside.  Eskola sidesteps to the left of his opponent and lands with a spiteful jab.  
Rajala connects with a left hook.  
Eskola lands with a spiteful jab.  
Rajala advances into close range.  Eskola lands a right hook, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Eskola attempts to land a cross, but Rajala sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Eskola switches the action to the outside and lands a cross followed by  two jabs to his opponents head.  
Rajala advances into close range.  Eskola lands a solid left hook.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Eskola's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  

Round 3 Statistics
Eskola: 
Jabs Thrown: 19                            
Jabs Landed: 12                            
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 20                            
Head Shots Thrown: 40                            
Head Shots Landed: 30                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rajala: 
Jabs Thrown: 6                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 20                            
Power Shots Landed: 5                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 5                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 4: 

Eskola lands a straight 1 - 2.  Eskola attempts to land an overhand right, but Rajala sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Rajala is looking to close the distance.  Eskola lands a right hook followed by a right uppercut to his opponents head.  
Rajala forces Eskola to retreat onto the ropes.  Eskola lands a cross followed by a right hook to his opponents head.  
Eskola is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Eskola steps away from his opponent and lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  Eskola tries to land an overhand right, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Rajala walks Eskola onto the ropes.  Rajala lands a left hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Rajala tries to land a right hook, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Rajala digs in a right uppercut to Eskola's ribs.  
Eskola switches the action to the outside and lands with a stiff jab.  
Eskola is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rajala hits home with a cross.  
Rajala sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Eskola is on target with a cross.  
Eskola lands a right hook.  
Eskola is looking to keep his distance and lands a cross.  
Rajala walks Eskola down, trapping him on the ropes.  You can sense Rajala is getting frustrated in there.   He turns Eskola and throws an uppercut into his opponents groin area!  The ref signals for the action to continue.  He either hasnt noticed the blatant foul or doesnt care! 
Eskola steps away from his opponent and hits home with a stinging overhand right.  
Eskola lands an overhand left followed by a jab to his opponents head.  
Eskola lands a solid cross to Rajala's body.  
Rajala is on target with a stiff jab.  
Eskola is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Rajala tries to land a jab, but Eskola sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Eskola is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Eskola switches the action to the outside.  Rajala tries to land a jab, but his opponent dodges the shot and counters with a left hook to Rajala's body.  
Eskola hits the target with a hard jab.  


Round 4 Statistics
Eskola: 
Jabs Thrown: 14                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 18                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 26                            
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rajala: 
Jabs Thrown: 13                            
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 27                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 5: 

Eskola lands a cross, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Eskola hits home with a cross.  
Eskola steps away from his opponent and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Rajala lands a jab.  
Eskola lands a solid cross.  
Rajala sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Eskola lands two jabs followed by a left hook to his opponents head.  
Rajala hits home with a left uppercut.  Rajala tries to land a left hook, but Eskola sidesteps and counters with a firm right hook.  
Eskola tries to step out of his opponents range.  Eskola sidesteps to the right of his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Eskola throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Eskola connects with a forceful cross.  RAJALA WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  Rajala almost instantly gets his legs back. 
Eskola steps away from his opponent and lands two jabs followed by an overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rajala walks his opponent onto the ropes.  Eskola connects with a stinging left hook.  Eskola throws a left hook, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Eskola steps away from his opponent.  Rajala quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Eskola lands a jab, overhand left and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rajala connects with a left hook.  
Eskola switches the action to the outside and lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Rajala hits home with a stinging jab.  
Eskola lands a cross followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  He continues the combination and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Eskola lands a jab followed by a overhand right to his opponents head.  
Rajala lands a cross to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Eskola steps away from his opponent and lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  


Round 5 Statistics
Eskola: 
Jabs Thrown: 24                            
Jabs Landed: 17                            
Power Shots Thrown: 23                            
Power Shots Landed: 17                            
Head Shots Thrown: 44                            
Head Shots Landed: 32                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Rajala: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 17                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 9                             
Body Shots Thrown: 2                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 6: 

Rajala connects with a left hook.  
Eskola switches the action to the outside.  Rajala throws a cross, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Rajala pivots to the right of his opponent.  Eskola hits home with a hard jab.  
Rajala walks Eskola down, trapping him on the ropes.  Eskola lands a cross followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head, AND DROPS RAJALA TO THE CANVAS!  He makes it to one knee, but is unable to rise any further as the ref counts 10!  The winner by KO is Eskola!  


Round 6 Statistics
Eskola: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 5                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Rajala: 
Jabs Thrown: 1                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 3                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 4                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 0                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
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


Fight Statistics
Eskola: 
Total Punches Thrown: 221                           
Total Punches Landed: 153                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 203                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 145                           
Total Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 8                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 123                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 90                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 98                            
Total Jabs Landed: 63                            

Rajala: 
Total Punches Thrown: 135                           
Total Punches Landed: 39                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 118                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 33                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 17                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 101                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 34                            
Total Jabs Landed: 11