to come by and enjoy the birthday festivities, Roman. Sylvia asked me to ask you one more time. She worries about your well-being.”
R oman smiles in appreciation , “I’m no good at birthday parties, Marco. Babies, cake and me don’t mix. But I appreciate the invite.”
“ N o problem man ,” Alvarado assures.
A Referee steps in and outstretches his arms that signal them to go to their corners.
T he bell rings . Both men automatically switch to a different mindset; that of kill or be killed.
O ther fighters pause their workouts to witness this sparring matchup that will go as many rounds as it takes to declare a winner.
W ith The Pretty , you have a freak physical specimen with killer kickboxing blows. And with Alvarado, you have a cunning, elusive Jujitsu stylist; an expert in his Martial Arts field with a nine-and-a-half reach advantage.
T hough just a sparring match , this could very well be one of the best match-ups anyone could imagine.
A l asks The Pretty before the bell rings, “Alvarado may have a shot. Treat this as a title fight.”
T he Pretty adjusts his gloves , “Everyone has a shot, Al. But it’s my job is to take that away from them.”
A l steps out of the ring.
T he bell sounds .
P laying a mental game as well as a physical, The Pretty squats low to the ground and almost crawls towards Alvarado. He keeps one hand on the ground so that Alvarado can’t kick him.
H e’s up now and bounces right to left before a leg sweep. Alvarado avoids the tumble and does a right, right left jab. None of them lands on, The Pretty.
A lvarado darts in and out of the strike zone. The Pretty uses his left leg in a hook fashion and makes contact with the right side of Alvarado’s head. Alvarado stumbles back, but quickly regains his footing.
T he Pretty using a spinning back kick and just misses Alvarado by an inch. However, it may as well have been missed by a mile, as far as The Pretty is concerned.
T uesday returns from a meeting and is intrigued by the Titan matchup. She keeps her distance, yet studies every nuance of the bout.
M ost women with her upbringing would recoil at the sight of men beating on other men for sport. Most women would find it barbaric to pound a man when he’s down and to purposely draw blood.
B ut this sport arouses something in Tuesday. She sees them as modern-day warriors and to the victor goes the spoils.
T he Pretty and Alvarado shuffle around the ring with only each other in their sites.
A lvarado counter strikes with a kick to the leg. He’s as good as any when it comes to this technique. And there’s no windup to his kicks because of his Jujitsu style of training. He doesn’t step before he throws his kicks; just kicks from his stance which means most of his opponents can’t see them coming.
H owever , The Pretty has studied Alvarado and has picked up a clue that may even be hidden to Alvarado himself. His thigh muscles contract just before the strike that gives The Pretty a split second to make a counter move.
T he Pretty continually changes his stance. He doesn’t fight southpaw or orthodox, so his opponent cannot anticipate what he’s going to do next.
T he Pretty fakes left , hits right and catches the cheek of Alvarado, which sends him stumbling back a few steps before he again recovers.
A lvarado just misses with his right hook counter as The Pretty outstretches his right arm and shuffles to the left.
B oth men have gone all in; this isn’t just another sparring match. As far as The Pretty and Alvarado are concerned, this is life or death, and everyone in the gym can feel it.
A lvarado rushes forward with a karate blitz that causes The Pretty to lose his balance for a split second. He recovers before Alvarado can do further damage.
A lvarado lands a body kick to the left as The Pretty blocks a follow-up with his forearm. Alvarado grows more confident and dangerous.
A lvarado uses one of the Pretty’s techniques; a
R oman smiles in appreciation , “I’m no good at birthday parties, Marco. Babies, cake and me don’t mix. But I appreciate the invite.”
“ N o problem man ,” Alvarado assures.
A Referee steps in and outstretches his arms that signal them to go to their corners.
T he bell rings . Both men automatically switch to a different mindset; that of kill or be killed.
O ther fighters pause their workouts to witness this sparring matchup that will go as many rounds as it takes to declare a winner.
W ith The Pretty , you have a freak physical specimen with killer kickboxing blows. And with Alvarado, you have a cunning, elusive Jujitsu stylist; an expert in his Martial Arts field with a nine-and-a-half reach advantage.
T hough just a sparring match , this could very well be one of the best match-ups anyone could imagine.
A l asks The Pretty before the bell rings, “Alvarado may have a shot. Treat this as a title fight.”
T he Pretty adjusts his gloves , “Everyone has a shot, Al. But it’s my job is to take that away from them.”
A l steps out of the ring.
T he bell sounds .
P laying a mental game as well as a physical, The Pretty squats low to the ground and almost crawls towards Alvarado. He keeps one hand on the ground so that Alvarado can’t kick him.
H e’s up now and bounces right to left before a leg sweep. Alvarado avoids the tumble and does a right, right left jab. None of them lands on, The Pretty.
A lvarado darts in and out of the strike zone. The Pretty uses his left leg in a hook fashion and makes contact with the right side of Alvarado’s head. Alvarado stumbles back, but quickly regains his footing.
T he Pretty using a spinning back kick and just misses Alvarado by an inch. However, it may as well have been missed by a mile, as far as The Pretty is concerned.
T uesday returns from a meeting and is intrigued by the Titan matchup. She keeps her distance, yet studies every nuance of the bout.
M ost women with her upbringing would recoil at the sight of men beating on other men for sport. Most women would find it barbaric to pound a man when he’s down and to purposely draw blood.
B ut this sport arouses something in Tuesday. She sees them as modern-day warriors and to the victor goes the spoils.
T he Pretty and Alvarado shuffle around the ring with only each other in their sites.
A lvarado counter strikes with a kick to the leg. He’s as good as any when it comes to this technique. And there’s no windup to his kicks because of his Jujitsu style of training. He doesn’t step before he throws his kicks; just kicks from his stance which means most of his opponents can’t see them coming.
H owever , The Pretty has studied Alvarado and has picked up a clue that may even be hidden to Alvarado himself. His thigh muscles contract just before the strike that gives The Pretty a split second to make a counter move.
T he Pretty continually changes his stance. He doesn’t fight southpaw or orthodox, so his opponent cannot anticipate what he’s going to do next.
T he Pretty fakes left , hits right and catches the cheek of Alvarado, which sends him stumbling back a few steps before he again recovers.
A lvarado just misses with his right hook counter as The Pretty outstretches his right arm and shuffles to the left.
B oth men have gone all in; this isn’t just another sparring match. As far as The Pretty and Alvarado are concerned, this is life or death, and everyone in the gym can feel it.
A lvarado rushes forward with a karate blitz that causes The Pretty to lose his balance for a split second. He recovers before Alvarado can do further damage.
A lvarado lands a body kick to the left as The Pretty blocks a follow-up with his forearm. Alvarado grows more confident and dangerous.
A lvarado uses one of the Pretty’s techniques; a
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