Rafa Mendes vs Galvao Sparring for ADCC

[Jack LaBarge]

This has been out since May but I've never seen it posted.

[FRANK BARCA]

clinch clinch clinch. Decisons decisions!!!

[Mike Nall]

Here's another good one with Keenan Cornelius

[Andrew Alexander]

Here's another good one with Keenan Cornelius

Is it just me or am I the only one not into watching Rafa? Especially after M3

[MichaelPecero]

Its just you. That match at M3 was Clark non-stop defending/stalling Rafa to a decision then waiting for the last ten seconds to pretend he was attacking as well.

[Eddie Bravo]

Crazy that he tapped Galvao. Spiral to 50/50 to a failed back take but it got him top position which led to the gator roll off the scramble. Incredible

[Tony Toffolo]

Is it just me or am I the only one not into watching Rafa? Especially after M3

i can never get enough

[Mike Nall]

Crazy that he tapped Galvao. Spiral to 50/50 to a failed back take but it got him top position which led to the gator roll off the scramble. Incredible

Totally agree. Galvao ain't easy to choke and is a lot bigger than Rafa. Keenan Cornelius said that during the entire 3 month ADCC 2013 training camp that Rafa didn't get tapped out once, and that camp was daily training with killers like Rafa, Galvao, Keenan, and JT Torres. I know Gui Mendes and Dean Lister helped a lot also.

Is it just me or am I the only one not into watching Rafa? Especially after M3

I'd say it's just you man. That was an odd match, and nobody really knows why he didn't change his strategy, but 9/10 times he's a submission machine that relentlessly sweeps or takes the back and finishes. Nogi he's even more fun to watch IMO, and the M3 match was a fluke/oddity. I've never really seen a match like that from him before, and I don't expect to see one again.

He's had some other boring matches with Cobrinha in the gi, but they're both so good they usually cancel each other out and the matches are slow. You should watch their 2009 ADCC Final. No-gi. Rafa was 19 and it was his first Abu Dhabi. They had a 40 minute Double OT war where they both traded tons of sweeps, subs, and back takes. It's a clinic on spiral guard, gator rolls, darces, guillotines, reaping heel hooks, 50/50 heel hooks, kimuras, back control, good wrestling. Overall one of my top 3 favorite no-gi matches ever. It's free on youtube in 3 parts.

[Aiseop]

What is their mat made of? Doesn't look like standard tarp cover? Is that canvas?

[Mike Nall]

What is their mat made of? Doesn't look like standard tarp cover? Is that canvas?

I'm not sure, but i know it has tires under it. I also know Keenan Cornelius said the mats there get way more slippery than the mats at Atos San Diego.