The elements turned against Joel Álvarez and the 28-year-old Spaniard had to experience the bitter face of sport. The Asturian arrived with a great streak (4 wins in a row by completion), but he was stopped by Arman Tsarukyan, who defeated him by TKO in the second round. It was a shame, because an unfortunate action changed the course of the fight and thanks to a cut, the Armenian put the lawsuit very face to face. A shame, but Joel will be back. He has been showing for a long time that he has the level to be among the best in lightweight.
The two fighters measured each other cautiously at the start. In the second crossing of blows, after a clash of kicks from both, Joel stumbled and the fight changed. Tsarukyan is a good wrestler and he got on top. Enrique ‘Wasabi’ Marín was telegraphing what he had to do to get out of that compromised situation. While, Joel landed good elbows. THe had a great rival and the round was very even. Everything changed with 30 seconds to go. With a brutal elbow, the Armenian managed to cut Álvarez. Joel suffered two nosebleeds. There was a lot of blood flowing from both of them. The situation was very annoying. the Asturian resisted as best he could until the end and even with 5 seconds to go he had to wipe the blood from his eyes.
The cutman went straight in and tried to stop the cut, but he couldn’t rest or get encouragement from his corner. It was not the best way to start the second act. Álvarez is a warrior and went to battle, but he was upset and could not see well, which weighed him down. Tsarukyan seized his moment and went for the takedown. He clearly dominated, took many shots and the referee, seeing the annoyance and problems of the Spaniard, asked him if he wanted to continue. The ‘Phenomenon’ continued, but the referee stopped the actions moments later. A shame, but Joel Álvarez has already shown that he can fall down and get up very quickly. He will do it. No doubt.
Makhachev took out the roller in the star
In the stellar combat of the night, Islam Makhachev prevailed with great superiority to Bobby Green. The Russian, who has grown up with Khabib and is considered his ‘younger brother’, gave no choice to his opponent, who had agreed to the fight on a week’s notice. Makhachev was aware that the American could complicate him in striking. Therefore, as soon as he could he took the fight to the ground. His wrestling is tremendous and when his rival found out, he had him on his back. There, the prospect picked up the pace and landed a lot of punches, prompting the referee to stop the fight with just over a minute and a half to go in the first round. Another exhibit.