R. Vieira wins in his UFC debut. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc_brasil
Specialty of the house. As expected, Rudolph Vieira He showed the world that he has a great future in MMA. After the expectation of his debut in Ultimate, the Brazilian introduced martial arts fans to his greatest specialty by defeating Poland's Oskar Piechota via submission in the second round at UFC Montevideo, this Saturday. The triumph marked the Rio native's sixth consecutive victory.
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MMA enthusiasts were eager to see how Rodolfo would perform in the event that brings together the best athletes in the world. Multi-time jiu-jitsu world champion, the Brazilian debuted in the new sport in 2017 and, since then, has had six fights at middleweight (up to 83,9kg) and has never been beaten.
Before the event this weekend, Vieira had four submissions in his last five fights. In the week preceding the Uruguayan card, the Rio native made no secret of his strategy that he would try to win by submission as quickly as possible.
His opponent, Oskar Piechota, 29 years old, was trying to recover from the first defeat of his career, which occurred in July last year, when he faced Gerald meerschaert, and was also beaten by submission. The Pole, after the setback, now has two defeats and 11 wins on his professional record.
The fight
Rodolfo started the fight by taking the initiative with a jab, which hit his opponent. Being cautious, the athlete kept an eye on Oskar's movement. Once again the Brazilian managed to hit his opponent with a punch. After the attack, Vieira tried for the first time to take his opponent to the ground. The Pole defended himself and responded with a good combination of punches. Halfway through the round, the Rio native managed to take down his opponent and started working to try to finish the fight. Piechota managed to defend himself from the Brazilian, but Vieira didn't give up. At the end of the stage, Oskar managed to get up, but there was no more time.
In the second round, the Pole started taking the initiative and trying to punch the Brazilian in the face. Vieira was waiting for the right opportunity to take down his opponent, who was trying not to give Rodolfo any opportunities to use his jiu-jitsu. After two minutes, the Rio native got the takedown near the center of the octagon and tried again to finish. Oskar, however, exploded and managed to get up. With the fight strategy on the ground, the Brazilian once again took down Piechota and started to score in the fight by throwing good punches to Oskar's face. After finding a space, Rodolfo managed to fit in a katagatame and forced the Pole to give up.
UFC Montevideo results
MAIN CARD
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Valentina Shevchenko defeated Liz Carmouche via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Vincent Luque derrotou Mike Perry in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Luiz Eduardo Garagorri defeated Humberto Bandenay via unanimous decision by the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): Volkan oezdemir derrotou Ilir Latifi by knockout at 4m31s of R2
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Rudolph Vieira defeated Oskar Piechota via submission 4m26s into R2
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Enrique Barzola defeated Bobby Mofett via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight (up to 77,3kg): Gilbert Durinho defeated Alexey Kunchenko via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Ciryl Gane derrotou Raphael Bebezão via submission 4m12s into R1
Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Marina Rodriguez derrotou Tecia torres in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,1kg): Rogerio Bontorin derrotou Raulian paiva by technical knockout at 2m26s of R1
Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): Chris Gutierrez derrotou Geraldo de Freitas in the judges' split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3kg): Alex Leko defeated Rodrigo Kazula via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Veronica macedo derrotou Polyana viana by submission at 1m09 of R1
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