ABS-CBN Sports + Action: Samuel Gamutan Salva vs. Pedro General Taduran, Jr. RBR

Forget about BoxNation and their garbage unreliable coverage, hop on the Philippines' Games & Amusement Board Facebook stream, it's beautifully clear (and stable!) and devoid of lame-brain analysts.

(the angle is a bit awkward, though, at times with the ropes blocking the view of the action, but hey..)

 

Round 3

Taduran is flying at Salva purposefully now, winging in hard right hooks in high-velocity repetitions. Salva hunkers down and tries staving Taduran off with a heavy, water-dragging uppercut, but Taduran is all over him like capers on a chicken piccata. Just a nonstop display of swarming pressure from Heneral.

10-9 Taduran

29-27 Salva

 

Round 4

Taduran is on the hunt, batting down Salva's left jab with his right glove. Taduran absolutely drilling the left hand into Salva's flanks in a corkscrew motion while pursuing him into the ropes. Salva is ROCKED by a power flurry while attempting to cover up and slip free. Taduran keeps hammering at him with right hooks & overhand lefts. Salva is chased into another corner. Salva turns his back and flees, hands down, and is popped with a couple of lunging right jabs that push his jaw open, lips now puffy with bruising. The ref comes sprinting over and gives a ten-count as Salva once again tries turning his back on Taduran in the corner. Salva trying a shoulder roll, exhausted and hurt, countering here and there with some jabs and one leaping superman right in desperation. Barely survives the round.

10-8 Taduran

37-37

 

I was sure the ref was running over to just wave it off.

 

Can we take a moment and say bless the GAB?