Wladimir Klitschko vs. David Haye & undercard RBR

Round 7

Haye circles in, dangerously close. BIG LEFT HOOK BY KLITSCHKO! Haye tries to grab and is pushed down to the canvas again. Rodrigeuz takes a point from Klitschko. Haye seems less eager to stay inside now, pot shotting and circling with his right hand up to catch jabs. Klitschko keeps advancing, left shoulder turned up in front of his chin. Haye reaches with a long left hook from the outside before circling away. Klitschko feints with his own left hook, mock-reaching with it before straightening back out into his jabbing motion. Another sloppy overhand right by Haye hits nothing but arm.

9-9 Klitschko

68-64 Klitschko

 

Round 8

Klitschko is chasing and jabbing. Haye is being completely negative. Valuev part II. Very little going on now. Haye slips on the canvas, doing a split and looking to the ref pleadingly. Rodriguez tells him to **** off. Klitschko is the only one throwing, and is only throwing jabs. He isn't landing many due to Haye's spoiling but is winning the round as all Haye is offering is badly missed body shots.

10-9 Klitschko

78-73 Klitschko

 

Round 9

Klitschko counters an overhand right attempt with a stiff jab. Haye partially lands a big right but then cowers away as the crowd roars. Klitschko continues to chisel away with his left jab and throws the right only when Haye wanders into its path. Haye ducks and swoops trying to come in low, but stumbles and falls to the canvas. He has been down half a dozen times without a real KD! Klitschko lands a left hook. Haye is lunging in with overand rights now, and Klitschko is leaning away from them before draping himself over Haye's back and pushing him down. Hard right by Klitschko. They come together in a messy melee, with Haye pitting the top of his head against Klitschko's chest. Both throw hard shots but get muffled by their mutual closeness.

10-9 Klitschko

88-82 Klitschko

 

Round 10

Klitschko lands a nice right hand. Haye circles away, looking tired. Klitschko pecks with his jab. Haye swipes with long left hooks from outside, barely putting any effort into it. Klitschko is smacking him in the mouth with his sharp left jab while pursuing with quick crab gallops. Haye throws his arms out wide, around Klitschko's neck and holds on as they freefall into the ropes and bounce off of them. BIG RIGHT BY KLITSCHKO! Haye grabs and throws a rabbit punch. Lots of spoiling and fouling by Haye.

10-9 Klitschko

98-91 Klitschko

 

Round 11

Haye comes darting in trying to grab. Klitschko lands a grazing right hand as Haye starts to envelop his waist, and Haye does a bellyflop into the canvas trying to get Klitschko in trouble for shoving (although Klitschko clearly didn't touch him this time). Rodriguez punishes Haye by treating it like a knockdown and applying a ten count!! Haye is incredulous. Klitschko keeps landing jabs, with a trickle of hard right hands as Haye lolls his head around on the outside trying to be cute. Haye throws nothing but a few odd lunges, always missing or getting blocked. Left hook by Klitschko. Haye comes windmilling in and spills down to the ropes as Klitschko just sidesteps.

10-9 Klitschko

108-100 Klitschko

 

Round 12

Klitschko holds his left hand low, thumb turned up to the ceiling as he tries to invite Haye in to lead and be countered. Klitschko looks like he's itching to throw a big left hook counter as Steward has been calling for. Haye isn't taking chances. Now he does!! Windmilling flurry by Haye! He catches Klitschko! Wladimir holds!! Haye is muscled down to his knees in the clinch. They exchange, and Klitschko lands a big RIGHT HAND! Power combos by Klitschko!!! Haye holds!! Klitschko gets him in a headlock. Klitschko hops on his toes, rolling his upper body around and looking a lot like his brother Vitali as he imitates that awkward style and looks to throw power punches out of a relaxed gorilla stance. Haye is backhanding his jab and throwing wild overhand rights, but getting blocked as Klitschko has him cased out and timed. Klitschko puts his jab out like a stick to hold off Haye's rushes and hops backward with his arms out to keep balance. Klitschko is looking for one more big shot. Haye is just watching him. One big exchange!! Both land rights!

10-9 Klitschko

118-109 Klitschko