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22/01/2041
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Sakari Heikkinen vs Pirkka Merikanto

Boxing Daily Report from the Tatli Promotion promoted show at Espoo Taina, Espoo,  taking place on 14/05/2040:

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 semi final eliminator for the Finland 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 Sakari Heikkinen (34(1) - 13(11)) who hails from Helsinki, Finland and Pirkka Merikanto(15 - 7(5) - 2) from Vantaa, Finland.  Heikkinen weighed in at 147 pounds, while Merikanto weighed in at 146 pounds And 6 ounces.  
The referee tonight is Oliver Laukkinen, and the three ringside judges are Pietari Erkko, Rauni Salminen and Sampsa Asikainen.  

Round 1: 

Heikkinen is looking to close the distance.  Heikkinen pivots to the side of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by  two left hooks to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen lands three consecutive right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Heikkinen steps away from his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance.  Heikkinen sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Heikkinen lands a cross.  
Heikkinen steps inside.  Heikkinen lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Merikanto is looking to keep the action on the outside and tries to land an overhand left, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Heikkinen lands a right uppercut, left hook and a right hook to his opponents head.  
Heikkinen lands a straight 1 - 2.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance.  Heikkinen pivots to the left of his opponent and drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Heikkinen gets on the inside and lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen manouvers Merikanto into a corner.  Heikkinen sidesteps to the right of his opponent and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Heikkinen drives a right uppercut into his opponents ribcage.  
Merikanto is looking to keep his distance.  Heikkinen quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent and lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Heikkinen retreats back to the ropes, and waits for his opponent to attack.  Merikanto is whaling away with hooks, but Heikkinen keeps his defence tight.  Merikanto is on target with a cross.  
Merikanto hits home with a left uppercut.  
Heikkinen lands a cross.  
Merikanto throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Heikkinen hits home with a cross.  
Heikkinen gets on the inside and lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a right hook to the head.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Merikanto's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  Merikanto's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 1 Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 47                            
Power Shots Landed: 34                            
Head Shots Thrown: 25                            
Head Shots Landed: 18                            
Body Shots Thrown: 33                            
Body Shots Landed: 20                            

Merikanto: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Merikanto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body followed by a cross to the head.  
Heikkinen closes the distance and is on target with a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Heikkinen lands a cross.  
Heikkinen steps away from his opponent and is on target with an overhand left.  
Heikkinen lands a jab to the head followed by a right uppercut to the body.  
Heikkinen closes the distance and lands a left hook to the head, a right hook to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Merikanto attempts to land a cross, but Heikkinen sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Heikkinen lands a left uppercut to the body followed by a jab to the head.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook, right hook and a left hook to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen lands a cross.  
Merikanto sidesteps to the left of his opponent.  Heikkinen finds the target with a jab.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and is on target with a left hook to Merikanto's liver.  
Heikkinen hits home with a cross.  


Round 2 Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Jabs Thrown: 12                            
Jabs Landed: 4                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 19                            
Head Shots Thrown: 22                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 18                            
Body Shots Landed: 11                            

Merikanto: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 3: 

Heikkinen closes the distance and lands a left hook.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook to the head followed by a left uppercut to the body.  
Merikanto lowers his guard, attempting to draw a lead.  Heikkinen lands a left uppercut followed by a cross to his opponents head.  Heikkinen attempts to land a jab, but Merikanto sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen lands two left hooks to the body, and one to the head.  
Heikkinen steps inside and is on target with a left hook to Merikanto's ribs.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and lands a right hook, left hook and a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook.  
Heikkinen is on target with a right uppercut.  
Merikanto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Heikkinen connects with a cross.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook followed by a right hook to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen steps inside.  Merikanto throws a left uppercut, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook.  
Heikkinen digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Heikkinen is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Heikkinen lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and drives a right hook into his opponents ribs.  
At the end of Round 3, lets listen in on the corners...Merikanto's trainer is advising how he could stop so many clean shots getting through.  

Round 3 Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 25                            
Head Shots Thrown: 21                            
Head Shots Landed: 12                            
Body Shots Thrown: 20                            
Body Shots Landed: 15                            

Merikanto: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 15                            
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 19                            
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 4: 

Heikkinen gets on the inside.  Merikanto attempts to land a left hook, but Heikkinen sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Heikkinen finds the target with a jab.  Heikkinen tries to land a cross, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left uppercut.  
Heikkinen is on target with a right hook to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen closes the distance and lands a double left hook to his opponents head.  
Heikkinen closes the distance and lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen closes the distance and hits home with a left hook.  
Merikanto connects with an overhand right.  
Heikkinen steps inside and connects with a left hook.  


Round 4 Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 12                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 4                             

Merikanto: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 2                             
Head Shots Thrown: 37                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 5: 

Heikkinen finds the target with a jab.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Merikanto tries to land a jab, but Heikkinen slips the shot and counters with a right hook.  
Heikkinen advances into close range and is on target with a left hook to Merikanto's body.  
Heikkinen lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and is on target with a right hook.  
Heikkinen lands with a ramrod jab.  
Heikkinen is on target with a right hook to Merikanto's ribcage.  


Round 5 Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 5                             
Power Shots Thrown: 14                            
Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Head Shots Thrown: 13                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 8                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Merikanto: 
Jabs Thrown: 11                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 16                            
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 26                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 6: 

Heikkinen closes the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen is looking to keep his distance and lands a jab.  
Heikkinen lands a left hook to the head, a left hook to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Heikkinen tries to step out of his opponents range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Heikkinen lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  He follows up the attack and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Merikanto sidesteps to the right of his opponent.  Merikanto tries to land a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a right uppercut.  
Heikkinen steps inside and lands a left hook to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right hook to the body.  
Heikkinen closes the distance and is on target with a left hook to Merikanto's ribs.  
Heikkinen lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and lands a right uppercut to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a left hook to the body.  
Merikanto pivots to the side of his opponent.  Heikkinen lands a cross, jab and a cross to his opponents head.  
Heikkinen is on target with a stiff jab.  
Heikkinen is looking to close the distance and digs in a left hook to his opponents ribs.  
Heikkinen steps inside.  Merikanto quickly sidesteps from in front of his opponent.  Heikkinen lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Heikkinen switches the action to the outside and lands a jab to the body, and then to the head.  
Heikkinen closes the distance.  Heikkinen lands a left hook to the body, and then to the head.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Heikkinen dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Heikkinen digs in a right hook to his opponents ribs.  
Heikkinen digs in a left hook to Merikanto's body.  
Heikkinen gets on the inside and lands three consecutive left hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Merikanto throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a left uppercut.  
Heikkinen steps inside and drives a left hook into Merikanto's body.  


Round 6 Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Jabs Thrown: 18                            
Jabs Landed: 10                            
Power Shots Thrown: 44                            
Power Shots Landed: 32                            
Head Shots Thrown: 32                            
Head Shots Landed: 20                            
Body Shots Thrown: 30                            
Body Shots Landed: 22                            

Merikanto: 
Jabs Thrown: 10                            
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 9                             
Power Shots Landed: 0                             
Head Shots Thrown: 16                            
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 7: 

Heikkinen steps away from his opponent and hits home with a cross.  
Heikkinen connects with a cross.  Heikkinen throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a cross.  
Heikkinen gets on the inside and digs in a right hook to Merikanto's ribs.  
Heikkinen is on target with a jab.  
Heikkinen gets on the inside and lands two left hooks to his opponents ribs, AND DROPS MERIKANTO!  He beats the count, getting up at 7.  
Heikkinen knows it could take just a few clean shots to force the stoppage.  Heikkinen lands a cross to the head, a left uppercut to the body and a right uppercut to the body, KNOCKING MERIKANTO DOWN!  He is unable to get up before the count reaches 10!  The winner by KO is Heikkinen!  


Round 7 Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 13                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 9                             
Head Shots Landed: 4                             
Body Shots Thrown: 9                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Merikanto: 
Jabs Thrown: 3                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 4                             
Power Shots Landed: 1                             
Head Shots Thrown: 6                             
Head Shots Landed: 1                             
Body Shots Thrown: 1                             
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
Round 6 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9


Fight Statistics
Heikkinen: 
Total Punches Thrown: 261                           
Total Punches Landed: 160                           
Total Head Shots Thrown: 134                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 78                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 127                           
Total Body Shots Landed: 82                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 197                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 132                           
Total Jabs Thrown: 64                            
Total Jabs Landed: 28                            

Merikanto: 
Total Punches Thrown: 153                           
Total Punches Landed: 6                             
Total Head Shots Thrown: 142                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Body Shots Thrown: 11                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 0                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 107                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 6                             
Total Jabs Thrown: 46                            
Total Jabs Landed: 0