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Philippines - Jr. Lightweights - Round 1
There are 16 fighters in the Jr. Lightweight Division.
Round 1:
Gabriel Elorde vs Rod Alcantera - Dominant performance saw Elorde pitching a shutout while picking Alcantera apart. In the 10th round he tore open a cut that ended things for the TKO.
Ben Villaflor vs Benjie Duran - Villaflor wasted little time, scoring 3 knockdowns in the 1st round, and even though Duran beat the count after the 3rd with 1 second left, the referee waved it off for the TKO.
Mike Ballerino vs Edgar Apatan - A brutal bout that sas both men cut and Apatan with a near shut left eye went the distance. Despite the 2 cuts recieved by Ballerino, he clearly dominated, scoring the lone knockdown and landing 570 punches to only 282 for Apatan. The judges scored it 12-3, 13-2 and 12-3 for Ballerino.
Rolando Navarrete vs Rudy Cabiles - It took 9 rounds and 3 knockdowns to score the KO win against the hapless Cabiles.
Johnny Sato vs Eddy Camero - An all out brawl that saw Sato get the best of it throughout the night despite no knockdowns. iIt went the distance with the judges scoring it 9-4, 10-3 and 9-4 for Sato.
Tiger Ari vs Ian Fajardo - Ari came in the favorite, but wasn't able to separate himself from Fajardo. It was Fajardo that found his second wind in the championship rounds to seemingly put the win away. It went to the judges who agreed with the announcers and the crowd, scoring it 9-6 on 2 cards and 10-5 on the 3rd for Fajardo.
Rene Barrientos vs Rod Sequenan - This started out a decent fight, but rapidly denegrated into a dancing match. Barrientos barely did enough to win most of the rounds as the judges saw it 9-6, 11-4 & 10-5 for Barrientos.
Randy Suico vs Bobby Pacquiao - Decent action bout that saw Suico win the lion's share of the rounds in the eyes of both myself and Jim Trunzo, but the judges saw it closer, 8-6, 7-7 and 8-6 for Suico.
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