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ICON Fight NIGHT 5 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cavendish scores with a shot to the body.
Shango lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cavendish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shango throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cavendish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Cavendish scores with a four punch combination!
Shango motions for Cavendish to come forward. Shango throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cavendish lands a really nice looking cross but Shango seems unphased.
Cavendish closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cavendish connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cavendish lands a jab to the nose.
Shango walks into a stiff left hand from Cavendish.
Shango cracks Cavendish with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shango has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cavendish to stand back up!
Cavendish is rocked!
It looks like Marcel Cavendish has been cut.
Cavendish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cavendish is still on wobbly legs! Can Shango finish him?
Shango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Shango misses.
Cavendish seems to have recovered his senses.
Cavendish keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Cavendish coming out on top.
Shango misses with a right hand
and Cavendish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cavendish wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cavendish takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cavendish scores with a hook.
Cavendish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cavendish has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cavendish misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Shango misses.
Cavendish connects with a looping right hand.
Cavendish misses with a body shot.
It looked like Shango was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cavendish.
Cavendish connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shango is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Cavendish scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango throws a series of punches but Cavendish moves out of range.
Cavendish throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Shango. Those never looked like landing.
Cavendish appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marcel Cavendish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shango takes a swing at Cavendish's ribcage but misses.
Cavendish works the jab nicely.
Cavendish misses with a kick to the body.
Cavendish lands a jab to the head.
Cavendish scores with a spinning back kick!
Shango will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cavendish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shango has time to react.
Cavendish ducks under a wild hook from Shango.
Shango chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cavendish can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cavendish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shango throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cavendish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cavendish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shango throws a leg kick
enabling Cavendish to counter with a crisp jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Shango! Cavendish is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa Shango!
Papa Shango bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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