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Philippines - Lightweights - Semi-Finals & Final
Semi-Finals:
Bert Somodio vs Battling Bulahan - Bulahan fought the fight of his life in the Quarter-Finals only to come out and be a punching bag for Somodio, going down 6 times before the 7th one for the count in the 11th round.
Isagani Pumar vs Amado Cabato - Pumar out foxed Cabato through most of this fight despite a 2nd round that saw him on his backside. He continued to use the jab to good effect, opening bad cuts over both eyes that eventually ended things in the 7th round for the TKO.
Final:
Bert Somodio vs Isagani Pumar - Somodio was a whirlwind of action, smothering Pumar with punches at times. He scored the lone knockdown in the 11th and carried on to win the 9-5, 5-7(????), 11-2 split decision. Somodio improved to 3-0-0 (2) heading into the World Tournament.
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