ESPN5: David Andreo Pumar Peñalosa vs. Twalib Shabani Tuwa RBR

David Andreo Pumar Peñalosa vs. Twalib Shabani Tuwa, 12 rounds @ featherweight

 

The national anthem of Tanzania...is a dial tone?

edit: never mind, the DJ was obviously having some technical difficulties.

 

Shanne Dandan performs the Lupang Hinirang.

I am now a big fanfan of Dandan.

 

Round 1

Peñalosa is doubling his jab and shoots a left hand over the shoulder as Tuwa bends forward to meet him, and they collide against the ropes. Break ordered by Tapdasan. Peñalosa is walking Tuwa down, right hooking the hip, drilling a left in the center mass and then bringing another right up top. Tuwa is creeping away, dropping his shoulders to either side, maneuvering his gloves to protect either half of his skull. Nice hard right hand by Peñalosa, but Tuwa rolls with it twisting against the ropes and then circling away. Left uppercut on the body from Peñalosa swooping beneath a lazy Tuwa 1-2 and countering drops Tuwa (actually knocks him scrambling to catch his balance and brushing a glove on the canvas) but he manages to ride it out. Saved by the bell.

10-8 Peñalosa

 

Round 2

Tuwa is starting to hang in with Peñalosa and land some right hands. Peñalosa is moving his head now in adjustment, and is starting to guide Tuwa in a lateral waltz using right hooks and left hands, willingly getting into a trench war for a moment. Things settle down and Peñalosa starts crowding Tuwa into the ropes. Tuwa fires a right hand and Peñalosa ducks under it, and plugs a HARD underhanded left into Tuwa's side. He's down, and making no effort to get up.

KO2!!!