R. Vieira (photo) defeated Team Nogueira teammate M. Adamas to advance to the semifinals of TUF Brasil 4. Photo: UFC
The bantamweight Reginaldo Vieira made the opportunity to return to the competition worthwhile and is the first representative of the brothers' team Rodrigo Minotauro e Rogério Minotouro in the semi-final of TUF Brasil 4. In the ninth episode of the series, shown in the early hours of this Monday (01), the São Paulo native took advantage of the withdrawal of the injured Giovanni Soltado, from the Shogun team, and defeated his teammate Matheus Adamas to advance to the next phase.
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The program
This Sunday's episode began with drama and emotion. After a quick retrospective on the previous fight between Netto BJJ and Erick Índio Brabo, attention turned to the departure of Giovanni Soldado of the competition.
The Team Shogun representative had already suffered injuries to his shoulder and groin. But a mouth infection and the side effects of medication were the determining factors for him not to continue in the contest.
Thereby, Reginaldo Vieira, who had been defeated in the first fight inside the house to Matheus Nicolau, returned to the competition to face his best friend in confinement Matheus Adamas.
On the side of Team Shogun, which had won all the fights until then, the departure of Soldado, considered one of the favorites in the dispute, shook the athletes. A farewell letter from Giovanni left in the changing rooms brought tears from Bruno Korea and the Argentine Nazareno Malegarie.
If on Team Shogun's side the emotion at the departure of a teammate took over, on Team Nogueira the respect and friendship between Adamas and Reginaldo was contagious.
“I don’t know what it’s like to fight a brother, but we need to be professionals,” he said. Matheus Adamas. During preparation, the two lost weight together, helped each other with training and exchanged experiences before the confrontation.
The fight
In a fight between friends, respect at the beginning of the fight prevailed. The first movements involved a lot of study and little effective exchange of blows.
Reginaldo took the initiative and moved forward, throwing a few blows, even though most of them went empty. On the other hand, Matheus seemed to be waiting for the best moment to attack, but he was never in danger.
In the second round, however, Reginaldo came back more aggressive. He pressed his rival against the bars and during a frank exchange of punches he managed a knockdown. Vieira still tried to continue the punishment from above, but Adamas got up. He was knocked down again, however, he managed to recover and keep the dispute going.
In the final moments, determined not to lose the fight, Matheus opened the game and even connected good punches on Reginaldo. Admas still managed a takedown and ended the fight on top. But it wasn't enough to turn the partial around. In the end, victory Reginaldo Vieira in the unanimous decision of the judges.
semifinalists
with the victory of Reginaldo Vieira, the four bantamweight semifinalists are defined. The representative of Team Nogueira joins Matheus Nicolau, Dileno Lopes e Bruno Korea, all from Team Shogun. Among the light ones, Joaquim Netto BJJ, Glaico France e Nazareno Malegarie, representatives of Team Shogun are also awaiting the definition of the last place among the four best next week
Next fight
The last spot in the TUF Brasil 4 semifinals will be decided in the next program. In a lightweight fight, representing the Nogueira brothers' team Fernando Butcher face Adilson Jack Godzilla, from the team Mauricio Shogun.
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