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‘Boom’ wins after foe gets DQ
Roman “Boom” Alvarez kept his unbeaten record after Filipino bet Ernie Braca was disqualified following an illegal kick in the undercard bout in the Pacific X-treme Combat 48 last Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines.
Alvarez improved to an immaculate 8-0 record and 3-0 inside the PXC cage, while Iloilo Combat Sports fighter Braca dropped his second straight match after winning his mixed martial arts debut by technical knockout against compatriot Rendel Camensi in the Universal Reality Combat Championship Bacolod Brawl in 2011.
Roman “Boom” Alvarez earned his eighth straight win after Filipino bet Ernie Braca got disqualified following an illegal kick in their undercard bout in last Saturday’s Pacific X-treme Combat 48 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines. (Contributed Photo)
“I won via disqualification. He kicked me on my head while I was on the ground. Although, I didn’t win the fight like how I wanted, a win is still a win. I didn’t ask my opponent to kick my head,” said Alvarez, who arrived on Saipan early Monday morning.
Braca landed that illegal kick to Alvarez’s head with still 2:44 left in the first round.
“I was ready to go all the rounds against him if I had to, but things like that happen. My opponent was tough, strong, and ‘spazzy.’ But I didn’t expect him to be unprofessional like that,” Alvarez said.
“I thought I was in control of the fight up until the time when he managed to flip me over. I’m still okay in fighting in that situation, fighting off my back, because of my jiujitsu skills,” he added.
Alvarez said he would be back to training since there’s a possibility that he would be fighting again in July.
“PXC put me in the next card and I’ll be back 10 times stronger. Thank you to my family and friends for the love and support they continue to give me,” said Alvarez.
Roman’s cousins Shane “Pikaboo” Alvarez and “Shiska” Bob Alvarez, and Ken “Kamakazi” Tanzawa were at his corner during fight night.
Before topping Braca, Alvarez was coming off a first-round knockout win over Guam’s Rob “The Real Deal” Wusstig, needing only 26 seconds to dispatch his opponent and clinch the featherweight belt in last year’s Trench Tech 18: Rock & Rumble.
