The 60th Manizales Bullfighting Season began in Colombia with a mixed bullfight where the fans filled three quarters of the bullring despite the intermittent rain and with a great atmosphere.
The Mondoñedo bulls inaugurated the fair with a varied game but with the characteristic fierceness and dangerousness that distinguishes them.
Manuel Libardo was the maximum winner when he pardoned the first bull of his lot, “Greñudo” number 248 of 480 kilos. The bull gave good play on the right side with the hand at medium height, on the left side rebrincando and with a batch of long natural that were worth for the public to ask the judge a pardon that was quickly granted.
With the second bull of his lot, he was not able to round off the faena due to failures with the sword and heard two warnings.
The Venezuelan rejoneador Jose Luis Rodriguez out of place and with a null transmission passed his presentation in this Monumental plaza where the first of his lot that ended boring in the fight could not show his qualities, heard three warnings and gave him death the outstanding, left the ring between roar and whistles of the audience. With the second of his lot he left in silence.
The novillero Luis Miguel Ramirez could not cope with the fierceness of the first of his lot, which was early and did not allow failures, and he was abbreviated and left in silence due to failures with the sword. With the seventh he was able to round off the faena with nuances and technique, verticality, the somewhat defective but effective thrust, which did not need a lace, earned him an ear.
Anderson Sanchez showed desire but little room with his lot, with the first was varied in the crutch but heard three warnings. With the last one, which was given a turn around the ring, he was able to stick batches on both sides with variety to a young bull that came to more and had transmission and bravery, after the thrust he received an ear.
The atmosphere of this fair is expected to increase with the arrival of the international figures that are already in Colombian territory and that augurs for another year, the success of this season.
