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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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248 lbs
30 - 20 - 0 |
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280 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samson Wade!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Klitschko with a nice cross.
Klitschko throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wade showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klitschko - that will leave a mark!
Wade throws a right hand that Klitschko ducks under and follows up with a left that Klitschko also avoids with ease.
Klitschko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wade avoids it.
Wade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wade has his takedown stuffed
enabling Klitschko to counter with a crisp jab.
Wade throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Klitschko's waist but Klitschko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wade off to one side.
Wade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wade misses with a hook. Klitschko ducked under it nicely.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Samson Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade throws a head kick that misses
and Klitschko counters with a three punch combo that has Wade backing up. Wade nods at Klitschko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a series of wild punches.
And Wade tries to counter it with a takedown but Klitschko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wade throws a right and a left that Klitschko avoids nicely.
Klitschko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade swings for the body but Klitschko moves out of range.
A big left from Wade misses.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Wade steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Klitschko. That one must have hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Klitschko scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klitschko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klitschko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wade manages to avoid it.
Wade drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Klitschko defends it well.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Wade goes down! Can Klitschko finish him!?
Wade is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wade is still in real trouble! Can Klitschko finish him?
Klitschko postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Wade covers up, he's hurt! Klitschko keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Klitschko and the ref steps in to end the fight! Klitschko can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yegor Klitschko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Samson Wade was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats to the man, he fought a great fight, this is a bad loss.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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