Raul Rosas Jr. showed he has the remarkable rear-naked choke videogame, as he outworked Ricky Turcios on the mat.
In the function primary card bout of UFC on ESPN 57 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., the 19-year-old Rosas Jr. (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) fought Turcios (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on the ground, ultimately protecting a rear-naked choke complete at 2: 22 of Round 2.
Turcios tried to get into his Rosas Jr.’s head right out of the gate. He declined a glove touch and rather shouted at Rosas Jr. before tossing a difficult kick.
A coupleof minutes lateron, Rosas Jr. was managing from top position after getting a takedown, and the fans started shouting “Ricky draws” for his opening shenanigans.
The rest of the round would be invested on the canvas rushing and amazing rear-naked choke series from both. Turcios had his own locked in, however Rosas Jr. slipped out to lock on to a choke of his own, however neither would get the surface in the opening round.
Rosas Jr. came out of the gate quick in Round 2, linking with a great step-in knee before getting another takedown and finding his method to Turcios’ back. Soon enough, Rosas Jr.’s arm was under the neck onceagain, however this time, there would be no escape for Turcios, who was required to tap.
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During his post-fight interview, Rosas Jr. committed the battle to his justrecently deceased coach and asked Dana White to boost the reward to $100,000 so he might purchase his mom a home.
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Rosas Jr. has now won back-to-back battles. In his previous outing, he stopped Terrence Mitchell with punches from install for a f