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00:01Gentlemen, we've been over the Bulls in the back.
00:03I want you to obey my commands at all times.
00:05But most of all, protect yourself at all times.
00:07Touch them up now.
00:08Good luck to both of you.
00:09Come out of the belt.
00:11Four rounds!
00:12Featherweight division!
00:14Here we go.
00:15Featherweight action coming up here on Swerve Combat.
00:17Michael Parenti and Super Ray Oliveira bringing you all the action.
00:23Josh Alvarado taking on Kevin Rodriguez.
00:26Two fighters who have not been in the ring in more than a year.
00:29Both looking to get back on track tonight.
00:33And Ray, again as we mentioned, the layoff has really been longer than a year if you think about it.
00:37Alvarado had that one fight in 2024.
00:40Hadn't had one since 2021 prior to that.
00:43You're talking now really one fight in four years.
00:46And the same for Alvarado.
00:47One fight really in three years.
00:49Rather, Rodriguez.
00:50So it's been some time off.
00:52Can ring rust be a factor?
00:53We always talk about that.
00:54But if you're in the gym, does it really matter?
00:57Yeah.
00:58Yeah.
00:59It does.
01:00Some people think I'm wrong with it.
01:01Like I said, it's my opinion.
01:02Because a fight and training are two different things.
01:06I told something before.
01:07In the gym, you're there just for you.
01:10You're working on defense mostly.
01:12Things you want to work in a fight.
01:13In a fight, it's a crowd now.
01:16You're working for money and you're working to get a W.
01:21So ring rust is a big thing.
01:23I see Rodriguez coming out strong the first round.
01:26And Alvarado has his box.
01:28Stay calm and box.
01:30This is Rodriguez's area around here.
01:32He's going to come out strong.
01:33Let him blow his load.
01:35Rodriguez from nearby Lawrence, Massachusetts.
01:3727 years of age.
01:38Again, coming in at four and two.
01:40Two of those wins by knockout.
01:42Alvarado from New Bedford.
01:44So we've got an all Massachusetts bout.
01:47All an important part of keeping local boxing alive in these venues.
01:51These rivalries that develop between local fighters taking on one another.
01:54Like you said, Ray, this could be the first of a couple of fights between these two.
01:57Who knows?
01:58You could look down the line and maybe see a trilogy at some point.
02:03Look at Chavez.
02:05He fought the same fight of five times.
02:07Right.
02:08I looked at his record.
02:10This is why I don't think Alvarado wants to do his trade punches with Rodriguez.
02:14I think he wants to just box him.
02:17But my opinion.
02:19See, Rodriguez is throwing two punches, one punch.
02:32Alvarado is picking it up.
02:35He's throwing three, four punch combinations.
02:37But Rodriguez, you know, he's leaning over in right.
02:50But Alvarado's coming back with that left hook right on top.
02:55This is a war of four rounds.
02:58Let's see if he can throw more punches in four rounds.
03:01And that's certainly a factor, Ray.
03:03When you only have four rounds to work with, you don't really have the luxury of that feeling out round.
03:06You got to come out and really get going early.
03:08You want to start on top.
03:10You don't want to stop with losing the first round.
03:13You want to start on top and let them know you're in a fight.
03:24Josh Alvarado in the blue trunks taking on Kevin Rodriguez in the red.
03:27Good opening round, Ray.
03:28Very close round.
03:29Both guys had their moments at some point.
03:31How did you have it?
03:32They both had them.
03:33You see right here.
03:34You know, they both not feeling out each other at all.
03:37No.
03:38They're both there throwing bombs.
03:39I gave the first round to Rodriguez because, yes, Alvarado looked good.
03:43But Rodriguez was laying the big bangs.
03:45Not the amateurs.
03:46The pros right now is who lands the big bangs.
03:50It did seem like for the better part of that round that Rodriguez was the aggressor.
03:54Getting that overhand right.
03:55And here's the southpaw.
03:56So he's coming in.
03:57He's throwing those right hands early, which perhaps may be switching up Alvarado a bit.
04:01But Alvarado is going to have to make those adjustments in between the rounds.
04:04Dave Keefe in his corner among some of the notables.
04:07Both corners are well known throughout New England.
04:12Both corners, you know, had great fighters.
04:15And they know what's going on here.
04:16Both fighters got to listen to the corner and follow directions.
04:22With a GPS.
04:23Follow the directions.
04:24That's right.
04:25And as round two gets underway here in this featherweight bout.
04:28Again, a lot of credit to both guys for stepping in here and taking this fight.
04:31Considering the layoff they've had.
04:33But as we mentioned, the 126 division is very tough to find opponents.
04:37It's hard to be selective and really gain any momentum in your career.
04:40You've got to go in there and get these fights.
04:41And who knows?
04:42This could lead to a rematch down the road.
04:44Maybe six, maybe eight rounds at some point.
04:46If you see enough in four rounds, I think you and I after four rounds,
04:49if it goes that far, we're going to want to see more of this.
04:51Yes.
04:52With the way these two have come out so far.
04:53So I'd love to see it again.
04:54And who knows?
04:55At some point down the road, the stakes are a little higher.
04:57Maybe there's a belt on the line.
04:58So, big fight for both guys.
05:00Yeah.
05:01Rodriguez is being very aggressive.
05:05A little bit too aggressive.
05:07Like Alvarado.
05:08He's using that jab.
05:09He's bouncing on his toes.
05:11And he's digging that right hand down to the body.
05:17That's where Alvarado don't want to be.
05:19He's in that clinch.
05:20Alvarado's only pro loss was to Dan Cormier.
05:23Dan Cormier.
05:24We talked about MMA fighters making the transition to boxing.
05:27Cormier pulled off the upset.
05:28That was a majority decision back in 2021.
05:31Seen a little bit of chippiness here.
05:34Alvarado don't want to fall for that.
05:36Do not fall for that.
05:37Be the boxer.
05:38That's what we call dirty boxing.
05:39And I like it.
05:40No, it's good.
05:41I like it.
05:42And listen.
05:43If you're Alvarado's corner, at some point in your career, you've got to face someone like this who brings these tactics to the table and you are going to have to adjust to it at one point or another.
05:56And here comes Alvarado right back.
05:57He stood nice and calm.
05:58Took the storm.
05:59He came back.
06:00And I think...
06:01This is where...
06:02Alvarado got to come out.
06:03Josh got to come out right now.
06:04Now I'll bark him.
06:05He threw his load.
06:06I'll tell you what.
06:07The crowd is hyped up for this one.
06:08Oh, beautiful right hand.
06:09And that hurt Rodriguez.
06:10That right hand definitely hurt Rodriguez.
06:11That's a big potential turn to point for Alvarado.
06:12He really needed something to stem the tide.
06:13And here comes Alvarado.
06:14And here comes Alvarado.
06:15Right back.
06:16He stood nice and calm.
06:17Took the storm.
06:18He came back.
06:19And I think...
06:20This is where...
06:21Alvarado got to come out.
06:22Josh got to come out right now.
06:23Now I'll bark him.
06:24He threw his load.
06:25I'll tell you what.
06:26The crowd is hyped up for this one.
06:28Oh, beautiful right hand.
06:30And that hurt Rodriguez.
06:31That right hand definitely hurt Rodriguez.
06:33That's a big potential turn to point for Alvarado.
06:36He really needed something to stem the tide.
06:38He may have gotten it.
06:39We'll see if he can capitalize here in the final minute of round two.
06:43That one punch did.
06:45It sounds weird.
06:46He could have won the round for him.
06:47Yes.
06:48Because he took that storm.
06:50Yes.
06:51Did the Rodriguez come out throwing bombs?
06:53Yeah.
06:54But Alvarado stood calm, patient, and picked his spots.
06:59No, and you're right Ray.
07:00Sometimes you have to let that fighter punch himself out.
07:03And then you come back charging with your own comeback.
07:06And you see Alvarado trying to pick up the pace here at the end of round two.
07:10And that could be momentum that carries into the next round.
07:13I love also how the referee is allowing the fighters.
07:20Yes.
07:21You know, to do what they gotta do.
07:23They're throwing elbows.
07:24They're throwing shoulders.
07:25Allow it.
07:26Why stop it?
07:27Just break them up and say fight again, gentlemen.
07:30And there's the bell for round two.
07:31And I agree with your point, Ray.
07:32Sometimes you have to let the fighter figure it out and find a way to get out of that clinch.
07:36Find a way to get out of the ropes or get off the ropes.
07:38Here's some action.
07:39There's that right hand.
07:40He stood patient and let Rodriguez rush himself in and took the last part of the round.
07:48That round there I gave to Alvarado.
07:50I got it.
07:511-1.
07:52You know, this third round is a very big round.
07:55Rodriguez blow his load.
07:58Because Alvarado is patient.
08:00You can see in the corner both fighters look patient.
08:03But Alvarado, this is the fight he wanted.
08:05He wanted Rodriguez to come out, throw your load, throw your bombs, work for the crowd,
08:10and I'm just gonna throw my one shot and hurt you.
08:13And sometimes as a fighter, in this case Alvarado, you see that opponent come out so aggressive,
08:18you might lull him into a false sense of security thinking he's got it.
08:21Maybe he drops his guard a bit and that's where that right hand sneaks in.
08:24And I think that's what happened right in that second round.
08:26And now Rodriguez has to be a little bit more wary.
08:28Alvarado's not quitting yet by no stretch of the imagination.
08:32Here as we get ready for round three.
08:34Once again, Michael Parenti, Sucre Oliveira, it's Mill City mayhem
08:38and the mayhem part is really starting to pick up here in this featherweight bout.
08:41You've got Josh Alvarado in the blue trunks taking on Kevin Rodriguez in the red.
08:45Both fighters from Massachusetts.
08:47Nice little rivalry brewing here and it's just getting started.
08:50Another right hand landed by Alvarado.
08:53We'll see if that momentum from round two carries over for Alvarado.
08:59Rodriguez still swinging widely, still throwing those bombs.
09:03Rodriguez, he's bending with his waist and he's throwing wide which is leaving straight down the middle open.
09:10And that's where that patience from Alvarado comes in picking his spots.
09:15You saw that big right hand in round two trying to keep that going in round three.
09:19Referee trying to regain some control here too as you noticed.
09:23But still letting him fight.
09:28Yeah, he definitely is. He's doing a great job in there.
09:40Just under two minutes to go in round three.
09:42I'd like to see Alvarado be the aggressive one here now.
09:46Back Rodriguez out.
09:51And to your point, Ray, you wonder if Rodriguez really exuded all of his energy in those first round and a half.
09:56Beautiful right hand again by Alvarado.
09:58And there it is.
10:02You know, now suddenly Rodriguez finds himself on the defensive.
10:06I mean, Rodriguez is coming forward, throwing.
10:09But Alvarado is patient and stepping to the side, throwing that right hand.
10:13Continue doing what you're doing, Alvarado. Continue doing it.
10:17Both fighters are going to continue what they're doing.
10:20And Rodriguez still wants to make this a brawl right, as you can see.
10:23He's trying to tie him up, and then he gets that right hand free and tries to sneak it in.
10:28He's throwing wild, Rodriguez.
10:30But Alvarado's coming straight down that middle.
10:32That right hand is landing.
10:33Come back to the left hook.
10:36There, beautiful.
10:38Turned him and landed that right hand.
10:42Well, he's talking about the dirty box, and there's been a lot of it.
10:44These guys are fighting in the phone booth, if you will, right on top of each other this entire fight.
10:49This is what Lowe is like.
10:51This is what Lowe is known for.
10:52It's hard fights.
10:53And this fight right here brought back what we all did.
10:57And listen to this crowd.
10:58They're loving every second of this fight.
11:00Too bad it's only four rounds.
11:02I wish we had six or eight.
11:03These guys could keep it going.
11:07Alvarado's laying that right hand all day.
11:09Beautiful right uppercut.
11:10Nice uppercut that time.
11:12Shot a little right and came at that right uppercut.
11:15But Rodriguez is still coming forward.
11:18And that's what you have to worry about sometimes with the judges, right?
11:21What do they see?
11:22Do they see the fighter coming forward, or do they see the fighter who's landing the better punches?
11:27Alvarado got him up.
11:31But again, comes back Rodriguez.
11:33What a great ending to that round three.
11:35Round three in the books.
11:36We've got one more to go.
11:37This is still anybody's fight.
11:39Take a look at some of the action here from round number three.
11:41You can see Rodriguez.
11:42He's coming forward.
11:43But Alvarado is waiting for him and is countering that right uppercut.
11:47He started throwing that shot right and then put it into the right uppercut.
11:52Ray, it seems like as Rodriguez is coming forward,
11:55he's finding himself getting tied up with Alvarado.
11:58Should he make more of a considered effort to keep some distance to actually land the punches?
12:01It seems like he's getting close and then he can't.
12:03He's trying to execute that short right hand and it's not working.
12:06If Rodriguez wants to be aggressive, be aggressive with your hand.
12:09Don't walk in.
12:10Because as he's doing, he's walking in and Alvarado is sitting back and just leaning back
12:16and throwing that right hand or right uppercut or left hook.
12:19He has a range of punches.
12:20He could just land on him because Rodriguez is just rushing in.
12:24So a very entertaining round three.
12:28Really, all three rounds have been entertaining and we just got one more to go here.
12:31So we get ready for this finale of this featherweight bout.
12:35Crowd on its feet.
12:39Alvarado's contingent cheering.
12:41The Rodriguez fans are loving it.
12:43Still anybody's fight, Ray.
12:47Here comes Rodriguez again coming out as the aggressor.
12:50He's coming very aggressive.
12:52He got a, like I say, calm aggression.
12:55Beautiful.
12:56Right uppercut again by Alvarado.
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13:03Nice exchange again.
13:04Beautiful left hook.
13:05And Alvarado snuck in another right hand there too.
13:12Alvarado in the blue trunks.
13:16Rodriguez in the red, white, and blue.
13:18Just over two minutes ago in this fight and it's still up for grabs.
13:23Rodriguez is just rushing in.
13:28You've got to do more than just rushing.
13:30You've got to punch when you come in.
13:32Not rushing and then try to punch.
13:35And it looks like Alvarado kind of has the timing down as Rodriguez rushes in.
13:39He's been able to duck under that overhand right.
13:41Yep.
13:43Alvarado's not even stepping to the side.
13:46He's just leaning to the side and landing that right hand.
13:48And sometimes sneaking that right uppercut right in.
13:52And I don't know if Rodriguez has done enough to switch up what he brings to the table.
13:56I think he's trying to go to the well too many times with that big overhand right.
13:59And Alvarado's been reading it.
14:00You have it so right.
14:01He's trying to just throw that right hand or that big left hook and try to get out of here.
14:05Like I tell everybody, you're not Mike Tyson.
14:07You're not.
14:08Well, this right here.
14:09Wait, you're not Pacquiao.
14:10You ain't got that big left hook.
14:16This crowd is loving this fight.
14:17They love this fight.
14:18What an atmosphere here at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
14:22Really brings you back to the old days and big time local boxing.
14:26And you're really getting a taste of it here tonight at Mill City Mayhem.
14:29Once again, CES Boxing doing an outstanding job.
14:32Bringing the best in New England to the forefront here on Swear of Combat.
14:36Once again, we thank you for joining us.
14:38Michael Parenti, Sucuri Oliveira, bringing you all the action.
14:42We're loving this one.
14:43And we still have got...
14:48And Kevin Rodriguez.
14:49See, Josh is doing great.
14:50Rodriguez wants to be the inside fight.
14:51But Alvarado's...
14:52He's letting him come in.
14:53He's holding him.
14:54And then dropping that right hand over the top.
14:56And that's why I said the ref is doing a beautiful job.
15:02He's letting him throw there a couple of puns in there.
15:03Then he breaks them apart.
15:04Nice right hand again by Alvarado.
15:05Back in Rodriguez against the ropes.
15:06Final 15 seconds.
15:07Rodriguez just can't find that distance.
15:08And like you said, Ray, really warm up.
15:09He's letting him come in.
15:10He's letting him come in.
15:11He's holding him.
15:12And then dropping that right hand over the top.
15:13And that's why I said the ref is doing a beautiful job.
15:14He's letting him throw there a couple of puns in there.
15:15Then he breaks them apart.
15:16Nice right hand again by Alvarado.
15:17Back in Rodriguez against the ropes.
15:18Final 15 seconds.
15:19Rodriguez just can't find that distance.
15:20And like you said, Ray, really walking in.
15:21Rushing in.
15:22Rushing in.
15:23That right hand again.
15:24And there's the final bell.
15:25What a showdown between Josh Alvarado and Kevin Rodriguez.
15:27The crowd on his feet here at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
15:47What a fight.
15:48It's so fine, the fight a night.
15:53tonight.
15:54It's going to be hard to top this one. You had two guys
15:56a year's worth of pent-up
15:59energy and frustration letting it all
16:01out here over these four rounds is what you'd love to see.
16:07Alvarado, beautiful fight.
16:09First round was definitely for Rodriguez.
16:11He came out, commanded
16:13the fight, was landing
16:15his right hand, left hooks. Then after
16:17that, Alvarado's been nice and
16:19patient and just allowed
16:21Rodriguez to rush in and kept
16:23just laying that right hand over the top
16:25of the right uppercut. It seemed like
16:27once Alvarado found a home
16:29for that right hand, it really changed the perception
16:31and the pace of the fight
16:32over those final two and a half
16:35rounds. So we'll see how the judges have it. Again,
16:37we're just the sideline
16:39reporters, if you will, with our unofficial
16:41scorecards and opinions. But it looks
16:43like Alvarado really started to find
16:45his footing. Looks like Rodriguez was more
16:47frustrated as the fight went on. We will
16:49see how the judges have it. I'm dying
16:51to see what this decision is and who gets this win.
16:53It's a big one for whoever gets it.
16:55And you're talking about the amount of time
16:57these two fighters have had away from the ring.
16:59Even fighting a year ago, they hadn't fought much
17:01before that. And they're still at the age
17:03Rodriguez is 27
17:05Alvarado's 24. So much
17:07mileage ahead of him here. And this is
17:09a great way. A win here tonight really starts
17:11to get you going in the right direction
17:13and possibly for a very
17:15busy finish in 2025 for
17:17whoever wins and even whoever loses a chance
17:19to get back in there. So I think it's good
17:21for both guys to get that first one under their belt
17:23in 2025 and then just see where it
17:25goes. And it was such a good
17:27fight that, you know what, why not
17:29fight again? These fighters, you
17:31know, I'm going to go on, go on.
17:33Fight again. You're not going to find fight.
17:35If you can find a different fight, go ahead.
17:37Sometimes you've got to refight to fight
17:39again. Not always that easy. That's right.
17:41With that, we've got four rounds in the books.
17:43We're going to send it up to Steve Mays, our
17:45ring it up to. Low auditorium, no
17:47shortage of action there. Give it up
17:49for these two guys.
17:56After four rounds of hard-fought
17:59action, we go to the
18:01judges' scorecards. Judge Frank
18:03Lombardi had it 40-36.
18:06Judge Robin Hayes
18:07had it 39-37.
18:09And Judge Steve Rita
18:10had it 40-36.
18:13For your winner, by unanimous
18:15decision,
18:16out of the blue corner,
18:19Josh, the one,
18:21Alvarado!
18:26So there it is, Ray.
18:2840-36 on two scorecards,
18:3039-37 on the other.
18:32Josh Alvarado, as we expected,
18:34based on what we saw, gets the victory.
18:36Very hard-fought victory.
18:37Two judges had it a shutout.
18:40I think 3-1 was a more
18:41closer indicative of how this fight went.
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