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David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 10:43pm On Jul 02, 2011
Follow round-by-round commentary from the world heavyweight unification title fight between David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg.

ROUND ONE
Haye and Klitschko circle each other, feeling each other out. Half a minute passes with barely a touch of gloves. Come on, lads, is this a contact sport or what? Haye doing a lot more of the moving, a lot more of the weaving. A minute passes. Suddenly Haye moves in, and he's down! But it was a slip! Referee Rodriguez crosses his arms to indicate no KO. Haye moves in again, half-landing a left cross. And now a decent left straight from Haye. Klitschko works a left jab that might just have connected. It's the Ukrainian, as expected, who's the more compact of the two at the moment. Haye's being refreshingly aggressive here, trying to throw flying left hooks and then ducking for cover, but as the bell rings, he's not really landed anything telling. Not much in that first round, but I'd just about give it to Klitschko.


ROUND TWO
Another left jab from Klitschko, and then a good straight right. Ferocious noise. Haye moves forward, leading with the right this time, but Klitschko spots that and backpedals out of range. Halfway through the round and we hit a bit of a stalemate. Klitschko lands with another right hand. Haye's not really managed to get much purchase so far, and he's tending to overbalance slightly when he comes forward. But he lands there with a left hand, his first really telling blow of the contest. But Haye's dancing all over the place, and not exactly in a controllled fashion either. Klitschko with another left jab, but Haye takes it well. As the bell rings Klitschko takes two steps forward, landing another combination just below Haye's left ear, and that round's definitely Klitschko's.


ROUND THREE
If Haye didn't know he was in the toughest fight of his career, he knows now. Klitschko may not have Haye's speed, but he's still no slouch, and manages to sneak another left jab through Haye's defences. But Haye lands with a right hand! Roars from the British contingent! That's really settled Haye down, and he's moving a lot more confidently now. Haye throws another left and misses. Klitschko responds with another metronomic left jab. A minute left in the round. Is Klitschko's nose swelling up? Haye smacks Klitschko with a ferocious combination? That took Klitschko full on the side of the face, and Haye's really getting into this now! But Klitschko responds well, pinning Haye up against the ropes with a barrage. Haye steadies himself, smiles, taunts Klitschko. Another slip, and Haye's down again, to boos from the crowd. The bell goes, and this is spicing up brilliantly. Haye's round, I reckon.

ROUND FOUR
Big right hand from Klitschko! Haye's head recoils slightly, but by and large he's taking these pretty well. Again, Klitschko edges Haye towards the ropes, and Haye does brilliantly to squirm away from a career-ending combination and nestle his head in Klitschko's armpit. Two more good jabs from Klitschko. Haye's still taunting his man, and there is absolutely no way of predicting what's going to happen next in this one. Forty-five seconds left in the round, and there's not much to choose between the two of them this round. Haye again ducks out of the way of a big left hook, and then counters, throwing a left cross and forcing Klitschko to retreat! Haye lands another right hand right on the bell, and will that have swayed the judges at the last minute? Stats: Haye's thrown more punches than Klitschko, but landed fewer.


ROUND FIVE
Haye really bounded back to his corner at the end of that round. He's so, so up for this. But Klitschko's sticking to his gameplan, by and large. The pace so far has been absolutely furious. But Klitschko's now on the hunt. He's definitely going after Haye a bit more in this round. Both miss with right hands, and they end up in a clinch. If anything, Haye looks a little fresher at this stage, with a minute left in the round. But Klitschko absolutely creams a right hand straight into the mouth of Haye, and Haye could so easily have been finished there! That was the biggest punch of the fight so far, but Haye's nose is bleeding! That's the bell, and that's Klitschko's round. Haye did so well to stay on his feet there, but he really was cut open. His corner will now have a bit of work to do.
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 10:50pm On Jul 02, 2011
ROUND SIX
This is the round in which Haye predicted he'd knock Klitschko out. But not much sign of it from the early seconds, as Klitschko's now moving in and forcing Haye to back off him. Haye's going to have to impose himself on the fight again, as the last couple of minutes have been all Klitschko. Haye does well to duck under a fierce left hook, but he's going to have to keep ducking, as he's having trouble getting past those huge, telescopic arms and within hitting range. Again Haye tumbles. More boos. Klitschko's left cheek is looking a bit scuzzy, while Haye's nose is now swelling up quite a bit. Half a minute left, no telling blows this round yet,  Haye dodges a left hand, throws a right hook, misses. That's the bell. Probably just about Klitschko's round again. We're at the halfway point, and a few occasional flourishes aside, Haye's struggled to make a consistent impact. Does he now adjust the gameplan? Or does he try and hang in there and keep looking for the opening?
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 10:56pm On Jul 02, 2011
ROUND SEVEN
Jim Watt on Sky has given every round to Klitschko so far. You could argue that Haye's deserved one or two, but certainly no more than that. Klitschko lands another, and the crowd roars and then boos as Haye is wrenched over again. And the referee's dropped Klitschko a point! imagine that's for consistently throwing Haye off, but it doesn't look to have affected his focus, as he throws another good left jab. Haye's just not getting close enough. Klitschko's defence has been watertight so far. The pair trade right hands as the bell goes, and that round was a good deal harder to call with that point deduction. It's all just getting a bit messy now.
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 11:01pm On Jul 02, 2011
ROUND EIGHT
We're now getting to the stage where Haye really has to do something to shift the momentum of this fight. Klitschko's going to be quite content to keep his shape, keep Haye at arm's length, keeping jabbing at the front door. But better from Haye, a good right cross keeping Klitschko honest. A left jab to the body, and then another. Both fighters puffing now, as Haye slips over again. Klitschko throws his gloves up as if to say "Moi?" Referee Rodrigues just waves at them to continue Haye moves in again, but again he can't lay a glove on Klitschko as the Ukrainian gets his head well out of the way and scampers out of range. The rounds are slipping away for Haye now, and a damning stat: Haye has landed just 27 punches to Klitschko's 61. We're moving into knock-down territory for Haye. He is not going to get a decision, surely.
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 11:05pm On Jul 02, 2011
ROUND NINE
He's got to be the aggressor, Haye. He's got to come forward. But Klitschko's so good at waiting for the advance and then picking it off with the jab. That's a big one from Haye, though! Klitschko smiles, but he was gotten fair and square there. Klitschko responds with a big straight right. It didn't catch Haye cleanly, though. More left jabs from Klitschko. A minute left in the round. Again Haye drops to his knees and this time Rodriguez has a word with Haye, gesturing to him to stay on his feet. Klitschko with a wicked right cross that Haye just evades. And now Haye counters with a big right hand! Don't think it caught Klitschko more than a glancing blow there, and Haye's still lacking that big defining punch that can change the momentum of a fight. Klitschko comes over the top as the round ends, but Haye just about keeps him at bay. Three rounds remain. Haye's nose is looking flatter than a pancake, but he still manages to muster a smile as he retreats to his corner.
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 11:10pm On Jul 02, 2011
ROUND TEN
Apparently the commentators on HBO have been suggesting that Haye took a dive in round seven to try and get Klitschko deducted a point. We might hear a little more about that later. Haye's really looking tired now, still ducking, still dancing, but looking less and less likely. If he manages to pull this one out of the bag, it would be a stunning, stunning comeback, but he just can't find the gap at the moment. Half the round gone and Haye's barely made an attack. Is he saving up all his energy, throwing all his eggs, into one big, big punch? Klitschko with a right jab that flicks Haye on the chin. He's been very, very good indeed on that jab, and Haye really hasn't found a way of countering it. Again the pair lock arms. Klitschko again lands with a right hand! Haye takes it and immediately tries to counter with a right of his own, but misses! More superb work from Klitschko as the bell goes!
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 11:16pm On Jul 02, 2011
ROUND ELEVEN
Right, it's now or never. The roar in Hamburg has graduated to a pregnant screech. The Germans are absolutely loving this from Klitschko. It hasn't been boring, it's been inspired. Haye just hasn't been able to counter it. He slips over again,  but referee Rodriguez is giving him a count! Ridiculous. Final round to come, and Haye needs the knockout. He absolutely needs a knockout!
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by Nobody: 11:17pm On Jul 02, 2011
Am enjoying ur commentary dude,brillant, what station is showing it on dstv? Am giving it to d prof.
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 11:27pm On Jul 02, 2011
ROUND TWELVE
Haye moves forward. He's got to. He's simply got to. And he catches Klitschko with a huge right hand! His best punch of the night, and Klitschko is rocking! The Ukrainian's holding on now as Haye tries to follow up, and Klitschko buys himself valuable seconds there. Eventually Haye frees himself, and Klitschko's definitely still feeling that. What can Haye do? He comes forward again, throws a jab, tries to throw another right hook, but Klitschko's leaning back, protecting himself. Seconds left in the round! Can Haye land another telling punch? Klitschko's trying to hold again, and as the bell goes, you have to conclude that Klitschko's done enough. Both fighters throw their arms in the air, but only Klitschko with any conviction
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 11:32pm On Jul 02, 2011
Wladimir Klitschko beat British fighter David Haye on points to win their world title decider in Hamburg.

The Ukrainian dominated the bout and was given a unanimous decision by the judges.

Haye, the WBA title-holder, was worn down by the IBF and WBO champion in the unification contest.

Judges scored the fight 117-109, 118-108 and 116-110 in Klitschko's favour, while Haye said he broke his toe in training three weeks ago.
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by Seun(m): 11:35pm On Jul 02, 2011
Cut and paste job or your own thoughts?
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by yommyuk: 11:37pm On Jul 02, 2011
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by medjai(m): 1:38am On Jul 03, 2011
Nice one, Dr. Steelhammer
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by honeric01(m): 4:02am On Jul 03, 2011
Nice one.
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by semid4lyfe(m): 5:01am On Jul 03, 2011
Very Good & expected outcome. Glad Haye lost cos if he had won, the British press for don hype am die and we nor go hear word again.

The English suck in virtually everything- from soccer (3 Lions) to tennis (Andy Murray) to boxing (Prince Naseem, Ricky Hatton, David Haye) etc

Even their Naija born triple jumper, Phillip Idowu against all expectations did not win grin
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by mikuz(m): 5:16am On Jul 03, 2011
I knew it! After what he did to peters!
Re: David Haye V Wladimir Klitschko: Live Commentary by medjai(m): 1:59pm On Jul 03, 2011
Wladimir now has:
IBF
IBO
WBO
and the WBA title he collected from Haye last night.
Vitaliy has the WBC title. . . Let's see if the Klitschko brothers will face off in a unification fight.

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