Raul Rosas Jr. proved he possesses the superior rear-naked choke sport, as he outworked Ricky Turcios on the mat.
Within the characteristic predominant card bout of UFC on ESPN 57 at KFC Yum! Middle in Louisville, Ky., the 19-year-old Rosas Jr. (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) battled Turcios (12-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) on the bottom, finally securing a rear-naked choke end at 2:22 of Spherical 2.
Turcios tried to get into his Rosas Jr.’s head proper out of the gate. He refused a glove contact and as an alternative yelled at Rosas Jr. earlier than throwing a tough kick.
A number of moments later, Rosas Jr. was controlling from prime place after getting a takedown, and the followers started chanting “Ricky sucks” for his opening antics.
The rest of the spherical could be spent on the canvas scrambling and thrilling rear-naked choke sequences from each. Turcios had his personal locked in, however Rosas Jr. slipped out to latch on to a choke of his personal, however neither would get the end within the opening spherical.
Rosas Jr. got here out of the gate quick in Spherical 2, connecting with a pleasant step-in knee earlier than getting one other takedown and discovering his strategy to Turcios’ again. Quickly sufficient, Rosas Jr.’s arm was below the neck once more, however this time, there could be no escape for Turcios, who was compelled to faucet.
ANOTHER SUBMISSION VICTORY FOR RAUL ROSAS JR. 😤 #UFCLOUISVILLE pic.twitter.com/W91vYlcNSi
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 9, 2024
Throughout his post-fight interview, Rosas Jr. devoted the struggle to his not too long ago deceased coach and requested Dana White to extend the bonus to $100,000 so he may purchase his mom a home.
RAUL ROSAS JR. WAS HYPED AFTER HIS WIN 🗣️ #UFCLOUISVILLE pic.twitter.com/B2dEbQ1kg6
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 9, 2024
Rosas Jr. has now gained back-to-back fights. In his earlier outing, he stopped Terrence Mitchell with punches from mount for a first-round stoppage. The younger prospect is now 3-1 in his UFC profession, and hopes to land a spot on the upcoming card at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
Turcios entered on the heels of a cut up determination victory over Kevin Natividad, which got here in November 2022. The loss in opposition to Rosas Jr. knocks him again to .500 in his UFC profession.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 57 outcomes embody:
- Raul Rosas Jr. def. Ricky Turcios through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 2, 2:22
- Brunno Ferreira def. Dustin Stoltzfus through TKO (spinning again elbow) – Spherical 1, 4:51
- Zach Reese def. Julian Marquez through TKO (strikes) – Spherical 1, 0:20
- Puna Soriano def. Miguel Baeza through unanimous determination (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
- Ludovit Klein def. Thiago Moises through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Carlos Prates def. Charlie Radtke through knockout (physique shot) – Spherical 1, 4:47
- Brad Katona def. Jesse Butler through unanimous determination (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
- Montana De La Rosa def. Andrea Lee through cut up determination (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Daniel Marcos def. John Castaneda through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Denise Gomes def. Eduarda Moura through cut up determination (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)
- Taylor Lapilus def. Cody Stamann through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Puja Tomar def. Rayanne Amanda through cut up determination (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
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