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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zalachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zalachenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Torture Chamber. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Zalachenko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalachenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Alexander Zalachenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zalachenko misses with a kick to the body.
Zalachenko digs a good hook to Daniels's body.
Zalachenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zalachenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Zalachenko tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zalachenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Zalachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zalachenko's brow.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalachenko won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalachenko avoids it.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like John Daniels has been cut.
Zalachenko tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zalachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zalachenko.
Daniels utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Zalachenko's ribcage.
Zalachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zalachenko tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Zalachenko back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zalachenko's brow.
Zalachenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zalachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Zalachenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Zalachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Zalachenko tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zalachenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Zalachenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zalachenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zalachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Zalachenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalachenko won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Daniels.
Zalachenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zalachenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zalachenko is defending well for now.
Zalachenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zalachenko.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko just leaning against Daniels, taking a breather.
Zalachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Zalachenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Zalachenko misses with a body punch.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Zalachenko back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Zalachenko blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daniels as Zalachenko tries to tie him up.
Zalachenko tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Zalachenko lands a knee to the body.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zalachenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zalachenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zalachenko looks winded!
Good body shot from Zalachenko.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Daniels's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zalachenko's calf.
Daniels is looking to slow Zalachenko down with leg kicks.
Zalachenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daniels counters with a good low kick that Zalachenko was not able to check.
Daniels misses with a leg kick
and Zalachenko counters with a nice body shot.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid body kick from Daniels.
Zalachenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Zalachenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Zalachenko saw that one coming.
A big right from Zalachenko misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Daniels here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Daniels is looking to slow Zalachenko down with leg kicks.
Zalachenko misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels is looking to score with low kicks.
Daniels thuds his shin into the meat of Zalachenko's side.
Zalachenko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zalachenko slowing the pace effectively.
Zalachenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zalachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zalachenko.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
Zalachenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels avoiding damage as Zalachenko throws knees to the body.
Zalachenko tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Zalachenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Zalachenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zalachenko wants to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zalachenko's brow.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John Daniels has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Zalachenko tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalachenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zalachenko managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zalachenko misses with some punches.
Zalachenko managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zalachenko fails to land.
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Zalachenko avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Daniels misses with a knee strike.
Daniels avoiding damage as Zalachenko throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
It looks like Alexander Zalachenko has been cut.
Zalachenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Zalachenko tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Zalachenko back against the cage.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Zalachenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Zalachenko tries to throw a body punch but Daniels avoids it by throwing Zalachenko back against the cage.
Zalachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Zalachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Zalachenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalachenko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalachenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zalachenko.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zalachenko avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Zalachenko avoids the elbow strike from Daniels, against the cage.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zalachenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko misses with some punches.
Daniels blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daniels throws an elbow but misses.
Zalachenko throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Daniels dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zalachenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zalachenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zalachenko catches Daniels with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zalachenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
A punch combination from Zalachenko misses.
Daniels scores with a head kick. Zalachenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circling - Zalachenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zalachenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daniels can pounce on him.
Zalachenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
John Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daniels thumps Zalachenko with a low kick.
Zalachenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Zalachenko 's eye.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalachenko blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko missing with knees to the body.
Zalachenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Zalachenko's ribcage.
Daniels avoiding damage as Zalachenko throws knees to the body.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Zalachenko misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Zalachenko's ribcage.
Daniels lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalachenko won't want to take too many of those.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Zalachenko 's eye.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but Zalachenko blocks with his arms.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Zalachenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Zalachenko 's eye.
Zalachenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Zalachenko 's eye.
Daniels throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zalachenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Zalachenko is blocking nicely.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Zalachenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Zalachenko shrugs off.
Zalachenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zalachenko's face.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Zalachenko's ribcage.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Zalachenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daniels.
Zalachenko trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zalachenko's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zalachenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zalachenko scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but Zalachenko blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Daniels clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zalachenko throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zalachenko checks a leg kick.
Daniels throws a head kick but Zalachenko moves out of range.
Daniels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zalachenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zalachenko is defending well for now.
Daniels missing with knees to the body.
Zalachenko misses with a knee to the head.
Zalachenko blocks an elbow strike.
Zalachenko working aggressively here.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zalachenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zalachenko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zalachenko.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zalachenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zalachenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zalachenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels avoiding damage as Zalachenko throws knees to the body.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Zalachenko shrugs off.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zalachenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daniels is defending well for now.
Zalachenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Zalachenko shrugs off.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Zalachenko missing with knees to the body.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalachenko can do to turn this around?
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels landing knees to the head.
Daniels working Zalachenko over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalachenko avoids it.
Zalachenko blocks the elbow strike.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Zalachenko.
Zalachenko can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Zalachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zalachenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daniels avoids it.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Zalachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels working Zalachenko over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Zalachenko in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zalachenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Zalachenko shrugs off.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Zalachenko's ribcage.
Daniels lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zalachenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalachenko's defenses.
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Daniels had his way with Alexander Zalachenko in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
Zalachenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zalachenko.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Zalachenko checks it.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Zalachenko in the body.
Daniels blocks a leg kick.
Daniels feints and then cracks Zalachenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zalachenko down.
Zalachenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daniels throws a leg kick but Zalachenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zalachenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Daniels throws a leg kick which misses Zalachenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Zalachenko tries to avoid it.
Zalachenko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalachenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zalachenko is defending well for now.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalachenko avoids it.
Daniels lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Daniels.
Zalachenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Zalachenko in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalachenko's defenses.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Zalachenko 's eye.
That has opened up Alexander Zalachenko's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Daniels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Zalachenko in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Zalachenko in his tracks for a moment.
Zalachenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Zalachenko's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
Zalachenko is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zalachenko has his back to the cage.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zalachenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daniels is keeping busy.
Daniels misses with an elbow over the top.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zalachenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working Zalachenko over with knees to the body.
Zalachenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Zalachenko 's eye.
Zalachenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zalachenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Zalachenko 's eye.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daniels obliges.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalachenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daniels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Daniels landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalachenko's defenses.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.
Daniels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zalachenko's defenses.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zalachenko avoids it.
Daniels connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zalachenko's face.
The cut above Alexander Zalachenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Zalachenko is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zalachenko tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zalachenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels prevents a body shot from Zalachenko.
Alexander Zalachenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zalachenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Zalachenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:44
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:44
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Daniels!
John Daniels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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A | B |
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