Raul Rosas defeated Morales after judges’ decision at UFC Mexico

Raul Rosas defeated Vince Morales after a unanimous decision by the judges at the UFC gala in Mexico.

Raul Rosas Jr. and Vince Morales faced each other in one of the most promising bouts of the UFC ‘s Mexico gala. The duel entered the main card and was contracted for three rounds in the cockfighting limit.

The 20-year-old Raul Rosas was the favorite of the duel despite the fact that it was his opponent who had far more experience. Rosas entered the octagon with a series of three wins in a row while Morales had two defeats in a row.

Very strong low kicks to open the fight. Raul Rosas quickly moves to bring out boxing combinations. Morales in retreat, and Rosas takes advantage of the moment to lift his rival up and hurl him against the mat. Excellent takedown performed by the Mexican. Rosas works actively from the top and attacks with ground and pound punches. Vince attempted a guillotine, however Raul managed to take his head out. Morales tried to get up, however, Rosas cleverly got behind his rival’s back and tries to stretch him so that he can work on pinning the choke from behind. A very good sweep by Vince Morales, who goes for a Peruvian tie-up however time ran out to submit his rival.

Rosas works with a left straight. Morales hits with a right however Raul immediately responds. Both fighters began to focus mainly on boxing work. Rosas Jr moves in for a takedown. After several attempts, Rosas finally takes the fight to the mat. Morales attacks with an elbow from the bottom. A ground ball during which Raul stays behind Vince’s back the whole time. Rosas ends the round on top.

Morales once again had a chance to pin the choke, but Rosas managed to survive the attack. Raul can now work from the top. Vince moves for Raul’s leg however this attempt was also unsuccessful. At the end of the round, Morales again tried to choke his opponent, however, Rosas pulled his thumb up and managed to survive this attempt as well. In the end, Raul Rosas defeated Morales after a unanimous decision by the judges.