The absolute final of World Pro, starring Marcus Buchecha and Rodolfo Vieira in Abu Dhabi, received the stamp of approval of Roger Gracie .
The biggest name in the history of Jiu-Jitsu followed the event via the internet, in London, where he lives, and applauded the match, won by the athlete of Checkmat by 2-0 after a a last second sweep.
Roger, in an exclusive interview with tatame, praised the willingness of fighters, looking to finish in times of “stalling” in Jiu-Jitsu championships.
“The two are to be congratulated, but who impressed me the most was Rodolfo. He was losing to Buchecha for the past few times, and came super prepared. He must have trained hard for the championship, for this was the time where he was the closest to winning. He messed up in the last three seconds of the fight for a silly mistake. Buchecha showed once more, why he is in a great phase. I think I fought the absolute best on the day than the day of the weight. The game was flowing for him, he was perhaps more suited to the time zone, I don’t know. It was a great fight. ”
The sweep applied by Buchecha according to Rodolfo, was not stabilized, as mandated by the rule. Thus, the referee should have indicated the advantage, not the points. However, Roger disagreed with the GFTeam athlete.
“I believe the Buchecha has managed to stabilize the sweep, yes,” said Gracie, continuing. “A moment that caught my attention was when Rodolfo was going for the mount. There, the judge could have given the four points. I thought he was scoring, but it was not mistake to not give the points. “
About their rivalries in Jiu-Jitsu:
“This rivalry is what gives excitement to the sport. In the history of Jiu-Jitsu, There were always not more than two or three athletes to constantly reach the finals, creating this rivalry. Generally, athletes who regularly face each other never win with a large margin over the other. And that is repeating itself with Rodolfo and the Buchecha. In my day, I had Jacare, Xande and then came Romulo, who reached the final of three absolute. Currently, the most anticipated and are Buchecha vs Rodolfo “.
