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Columbia - JFW Division
With 7 fighters in this weight class top seeded Ricardo Cardona will recieve the bye.
Round 1:
Daniel Blanco vs Ivan Alvarez - This was shaping up to be a close fight but Alvarez was cut badly and the fight was ended in the 5th for the TKO.
Jorge Monsalvo vs Jose Cervantes - Monsalvo was dominant in this one pounding Cervantes throughout the 2nd round until the referee ended the carnage for the 2 TKO.
Ruben Palacios vs Ruben Valdez - Palacios came in a 3-2 favorite and left battered and cuz as Valdez earns the 6 TKO on cuts.
Semi-Finals:
Ricardo Cardona vs Ruben Valdez - Both men went down in this brutal fight ended by an accidental head butt that opened a cut in the 6th, then reopened on Valdez's head in the 8th. Cardona was leading 4-3, 5-2, 5-2 at the time to earn the 8 Technical unanimous decision.
Daniel Blanco vs Jorge Monsalvo - Monsalvo went down 5 times in the 4th round with the final one being a 10 count!
Final:
Ricardo Cardona vs Daniel Blanco - Cardona was dominating this fight, despite splitting a pair of knockdowns. Unfortunately for him a gash on the bone of the right brow split open in the 12th to hand Blanco the berth in the World Tournament by 12 TKO on cuts!
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