Pinoy MMA vet Jessie Rafols loses comeback bout at PXC 49

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Pinoy MMA vet Jessie Rafols loses comeback bout at PXC 49
Shane Alvarez forces Jessie Rafols, who was sidelined for nearly two years due to injuries, to wave the white flag

MANILA, Philippines – Shane “Pikaboo” Alvarez spoiled Jessie Rafols’ much-awaited return to active competition by submitting the Filipino fighter on the undercard of PXC 49 on Friday, August 7 at the University of Guam field house in Mangilao, Guam.

Alvarez  forced Rafols – who was sidelined for nearly two years due to injuries – to wave the white flag with a rear-naked choke at the 3:45 mark of the first round.

A professional mixed martial arts competitor since November 2007, the 30-year-old veteran made it a difficult night for Alvarez on the mat, fastening a standing guillotine submission hold before locking a tight triangle choke.

However, Alvarez was able to secure the top position, giving him the opening to move into side control before placing himself on Rafols’ back to latch onto a body triangle and a rear-naked choke.

Rafols tried to defend and shrug off the dangerous strangle, but Alvarez stringently gripped his opponent’s neck to get the tap.

With the impressive victory over Rafols, Alvarez improves his prizefight record to 11-2 and reinserts his name into the winner’s column following a first-round stoppage loss to former UFC flyweight stalwart Darren Uyenoyama in October 2014.

Rafols (8-5) drops his second-straight outing and has not won a bout since submitting Keiff Mangusan with a first-round rear-naked choke in December 2012 under the Philippine-based Universal Reality Combat Championship banner. – Rappler.com

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